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Quaife Peugeot 206 Masters
Malcolm Wilson Rally - Round 1
York driver Ian Tippett and co-driver Lee Burgess won
the first round of the Peugeot 206 Masters championship
on Saturday at the Malcolm Wilson Rally, beating Steve
Rogers / Pete Gill by 1 minute 21 seconds, with Miles
Johnston / Eliot Retallick third. Johnston led initially,
building up a lead of more than a minute. But a broken
wheel on Grizedale North also shattered a brake disc,
and resulted in a huge time loss while mending the problem
in service, dropping them right out of contention. This
left Tippett to drive steadily, doing just enough to
keep ahead of Rogers to the finish. "I'm still
learning the car, but it's got better as the day has
gone on" said Tippett. The 206 Masters, which,
says series organiser Kevin Furber, is designed to give
competitors the same level of competition as the Peugeot
206 Super Cup but in a less pressurised atmosphere,
will follow the same championship rounds as the Peugeot
205 Scholarship.
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