The curtain came down on the 2007 Hankook Forest Challenge as the ANCRO Clubmen's crews contested the MEM Malton Forest Rally based in Pickering this weekend.

Making a welcome return to classic North Yorkshire stages, just four registered competitors were in action on the Malton Motor Club event as most of the championships had been wrapped up on the previous events meaning there was very little other than pride to play for.

The two drivers who entered improved their positions considerably whilst for the registered co drivers, it wasn't such a successful event. 

After two non-finishes in his Ford Fiesta ST, Max Utting took the win and with it the 25 points which moved him up from 6th in the standings to third behind winner Jonathan Greer and runner up Elfyn Evans. Robert Carr finished second behind Utting in his Ford Escort Mark 2 and in doing so, bumped himself up from 13th to 8th as a result.  

Sadly neither Mark Walker nor Geoff Atkinson could add to their co-driver's scores as Walker's Fiesta retired on SS8 with a broken differential whereas Atkinson in the Ascona had exited two stages earlier with a broken exhaust.

Final Championship Positions (provisional)

Drivers

1 Jonathan Greer 94pts

2 Elfyn Evans 82pts

3 Max Utting 80pts

4 John Evans 65pts

5 Tom Walster 63pts

6 Dave Brick 61pts

7 Steve Magson 41pts

8 Robert Carr 36pts

9 Polly Patti 35pts

10= Steven Finch 22pts

     Adam Gould 22pts
 

Co Drivers

1 Jonny Hart 94pts

2 Richard Edwards 82pts

3 Tim Sturla 63pts

4 Robert Woodhouse 61pts

5 Dai Roberts 56pts

6 Neil Featherstone 53pts

7 Geoff Atkinson 43pts

8= Stanley Graham 22pts

     Mark Walker 22pts

10 David Gamblin 20pts