2009 Rally Isle of Man
Introduction '''2009 Rally Isle of Man''' was held on July 9–11, 2009, the 46th Rally Isle of Man and was round 4 of the 2009 MSA British Rally Championship, round 6 of the 2009 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship and round 5 of the 2009 MSA British Historic Rally Championship.A fifth win in the International section of the 2009 Rally Isle of Man, Mark Higgins became the most successive driver in the event with co-driver Bryan Thomas in a Subaru Impreza N11.In second place was close title rivals in the BRC Championship with Keith Cronin/Greg Shinnors from the pairing of Alastair Fisher/Rory Kennedy in third place both driving Mitsubishi Evo 9 cars. The 2009 Historic Rally provided a seventh overall win for Dessie Nutt with co-driver Geraldine McBride with a Porsche 911.The Post-Historic class was won by Steve Smith/John Nichols also driving a Porsche 911 and Classic section won by Gwyndaf Evans/John Nichols with a Ford Escort. The first leg of the Isle of Man Rally Challenge was won by Matt Edward/Rob Fagg and the second leg by Ross Ford/Gary McElhinney both driving Ford Fiesta ST cars. The 2009 Manx Trophy Rally provided the third win for local Isle of Man crew of George Collister/Janet Craine driving a Mitsubishi Evo 3 rally car.
Special stages DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader1(10 July) SS1 10:28 Staarvey 1 7.22 miles  Mark Higgins 6' 12.0 68.97 mph  Mark Higgins SS2 11:06 Kella 1 11.21 miles  Keith Cronin 9' 50.7 68.32 mph  Keith Cronin SS3 11:39 Ravensdale 7.14 miles  Keith Cronin 6' 10.0 69.97 mph SS4 13:23 Newtown 1 21.28 miles  Mark Higgins 17' 23.4 73.42 mph  Mark Higgins SS5 14:08 Cringle 1 13.66 miles  Mark Higgins 11' 23.4 71.89 mph SS6 15:58 Glen Roy 1 4.66 miles  Mark Higgins 4' 29.3 62.30 mph SS7 16:48 Maughold 1 3.30 miles  Mark Higgins 3' 07.8 63.25 mph SS8 16:51 Dog Mills 12.47 miles  Keith Cronin 10' 08.8 73.74 mph SS9 18:48 Marine 5.07 miles  Mark Higgins 4' 34.7 66.45 mph SS10 19:13 Castletown 1 1.26 miles  Mark Higgins 1' 25.5 53.11 mph SS11 19:30 Castletown 2 1.26 miles  Keith Cronin 1' 24.4 53.80 mph SS12 20:03 West Baldwin 11.65 miles  Mark Higgins 9' 41.3 72.15 mph2(11 July) SS13 09:33 Glen Roy 2 4.66 miles  Keith Cronin 4' 41.6 59.58 mph SS14 10:01 Maughold 2 3.30 miles  Keith Cronin 3' 04.3 64.45 mph SS15 10:26 Glascoe 5.83 miles  Keith Cronin 4' 42.7 74.22 mph SS16 10:47 Kella 2 11.21 miles  Keith Cronin 9' 45.7 68.90 mph SS17 12:33 Newtown 2 21.38 miles  Mark Higgins 17' 03.8 75.15 mph SS18 13:18 Cringle 2 13.66 miles  Mark Higgins 12' 17.0 66.71 mph SS19 15:03 Staarvey 2 7.22 miles  Keith Cronin 6' 12.6 69.76 mph SS20 15:41 Classic 13.27 miles  Keith Cronin 12' 19.4 64.62 mph
Results  Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points Isle of Man International Rally(BRC) 1.Mark Higgins  Bryan Thomas Subaru Impreza N11 2:37.47.2 0.0 20 2.Keith Cronin  Greg Shinnors Mitsubishi Evo 9 2:39.13.6 1' 26.4 18 3.Alistair Fisher  Rory Kennedy Mitsubishi Evo 9 2:44.12.5 6' 25.3 16 4.Steven Quine  Paul McCann Mitsubishi Evo 6 2:47.44.0		 9' 56.8 15 5.Euan Thorburn  Cambell Roy Subaru Impreza N11 2:48.18.9 10' 31.7 14 6.Dave Weston Jnr  Aled Davis Subaru Impreza N11 2:52.10.0 14' 22.8 13 7.Martin McCormack  Phil Clarke Subaru Impreza N11 2:53.07.4 15' 30.2 12 8.Jason Pritchard  Andrew Edwards Citroën C2 R2 Max 2:54.15.4 16' 28.2 10 9.Tom Walster  Craig Parry Renault Clio R3 2:54.30.5 16' 43.3 9  10.Andrew Leece  Richard Skinner Ford Fiesta ST 2:57.47.8 20' 00.6 8  Isle of Man Historic Rally – Category 1 Cars (registered before 31/12/67) 1.Dessie Nutt  Geraldine McBride Porsche 911 B5 2:58.14.0 0.0 15.5 2.Gary Edington  Jane Edington Singer Chamois 3:04.27.8 6' 13.8 15 3.Stephen Higgins  David Corlett Mini Cooper S 3:14.22.8 16' 08.8 – 4.Shinobu Kitani  Makoto Mizoi Austin Mini Cooper S 3:20.34.8		 22' 20.8 – 5.John Moxon  Stephen Moxon Volvo Amazon 122 S 3:21.40.9 23' 26.9 14 6.Alan Honess  Tim Sayer Ford Cortina Mk 1 3:32.08.8 33' 54.8 – 7.Matt Pearce  Derek Pearce Mini Cooper S 4:15.09.6 1:16.55.6 – 8.Philip Smith  Barbara Smith Porsche 911 4:45.41.7 1:47.27.2 12.5 Isle of Man Historic Rally – Category 2 Cars (registered between 1/1/68 and 31/12/74) 1.Steve Smith  John Nichols Porsche 911  2:41.16.6 0.0 15.5 2.David Stokes  Guy Weaver Ford Escort RS 1600 2:42.28.0 1' 11.4 15 3.Ernie Graham  Ashley Trimble Ford Escort RS 1600 2:44.15.7 2' 59.1 12.5 4.Derek Boyd  Roisin Boyd Porsche 911 2:44.40.7		 3' 24.1 11.5 5.Rupert Lomax  David Alcock Ford Escort Mk 1 2:44.56.7 3' 40.1 11 6.Drew Wylie  Ken Forster Ford Escort RS 2000 2:47.20.1 6' 03.5 13 7.Ken Forster  John Stager-Leathers Ford Escort Mk 1 RS 2000 2:49.08.7 7' 52.1 10 8.Peter Smith  Graham Wild Porsche 911 2:49.14.6 7' 58.0 9.5 9.Peter Lythell  Gill Cotton Porsche 911 2:51.03.5 9' 46.9 7.5 10.Andrew Siddall  Colin Thompson Ford Escort 2:51.53.0 9' 46.9 8 Isle of Man Historic Rally – Category 3 Cars (registered between 1/1/75 to 31/12/81) 1.Gwyndaf Evans  John Nichols Ford Escort 2:32.59.3 0.0 15.5 2.Phil Collins  Diarmuid Farley Opel Ascona 2:38.14.1 5' 14.8 – 3.Mark Solloway  Den Golding Ford Escort RS 1800 2:40.38.3 7' 39.0 – 4.Darren Moon  Chris Parson Ford Escort Mk II 2:43.26.1		 10' 26.8 12.5 5.Ian Corkill  Rivka Corkill Ford Escort Mk II RS 1800 2:44.46.5 11' 47.2 – 6.Guy Woodcock  Iwan Jones Ford Escort  2:45.32.3 12' 33.0 – 7.William Onions  Tim Hobbs Ford Escort Mk 1 RS 1800 2:49.05.0 16' 01.2 9.5 8.Roger Kilty  Lynette Banks Vauxhall Chevette HSR 2:51.12.6 18' 13.3 11 9.Chris Shooter  Bev LeGood Ford Escort 2:56.47.8 23' 48.5 – 10.Adrian Young  Keith Fellows Ford Escort RS 2000 2:59.35.1 26' 35.8 – Isle of Man Challenge 1 Rally 1.Matt Edwards  Rob Fagg Ford Fiesta ST 1:21.59.4 0.0 31 2.Ross Forde  Gary McElhinney Ford Fiesta ST 1:22.01.1 0' 01.7 – 3.Neil Matthews  John Connor Vauxhall Nova 1:25.08.7 3' 07.6 29 4.Brett Griffin  Sam Fordham Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 1:33.43.7 8' 35.0 27 Isle of Man Challenge 2 Rally 1.Ross Forde  Gary McElhinney Ford Fiesta ST 1:17.30.9 0.0 – 2.Matt Edwards  Rob Fagg Ford Fiesta ST 1:17.36.8 0' 05.9 31 3.Neil Matthews  John Connor Vauxhall Nova 1:22.08.4 4' 37.5 29 4.David Radcliffe  Steve Hartley Suzuki Swift GTI 1:23.06.09		 5' 36.0 25 5.Austin McKinlay  Anthony Palmer Peugeot 106 GTI  1:23.10.2 5' 36.9 24 6.Brett Griffin  Sam Fordham Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 1:23.20.9 5' 50.0 25 7.James Watts  Janice Moore Volkswagen Polo 1:25.30.1 7' 59.2 20 Isle of Man Trophy Rally 1.George Collister  Janet Craine Mitsubishi Evo 3 55' 31.0 0.0 – 2.Lee Batty   David Batty Ford Escort Mk II 56' 27.6 0' 56.6 – 3.James Hoseason   Maurice Jellie Darrian T90 GT 57' 28.8 1' 57.8 – 4.David Corris  Paul Bumfrey Ford Cosworth WRC 59' 05.3		 3' 34.3 – 5.James Quirk   Edwin Kennaugh Vauxhall Corsa 1:00.18.7 4' 47.7 – 6.Mark Straker   Neil Harrison Darrian T9 1:00.42.2 5' 11.2 – 7.Glenn Leece   John Tarrant Subaru Impreza N11 1:00.45.3 5' 14.3 – 8.Kevin Vondy   Nicholas Kaighin Vauxhall Corsa 1:00.46.6 5' 15.6 – 9.David Craine    Janet Leece Ford Escort Cosworth 1:02.06.1 6' 35.1 – 10.Guy Simpkiss   Debbie Parry Vauxhall Astra 1:02.06.1 7' 16.3 –
Retirements International*  Jonathan Greer/Kirsty Riddick (Mitusbishi Evo 9) – Rolled ('''SS8''');*  Molly Taylor/Jemma Bellingham (Suzuki Swift Sport) – Rolled ('''SS13''');*  Adam Gould/Sebastian Marshall (Subaru Impreza) – Rolled ('''SS17''');*   Matti Rantanen/Mikko Lukka (Renault Clio Ragnotti) – Accident ('''SS18''');
2009 [[British Rally Championship]] Drivers' championship  Pos Driver IRNW PIR JCIR RIOM UIR IROY  Pts  1  Keith Cronin 1 1 7 2 76 2  Mark Higgins 2 2 6 1 76 3  Alastair Fisher 7 4 10 3 57 4  Dave Weston Jnr 6 6 Ret 6 40 5  Jonathan Greer 8 5 11 Ret 38 6  Martin McCormack 14 11 15 7 38 7  David Bogie 5 3 Ret 20 33 8  Adam Gould 4 Ret 8 Ret 31 9  Tom Walster 9 21 16 9 31 10  Euan Thorburn Ret Ret 9 5 30 11  Jason Pritchard 11 30 17 8 29 12  Chris Firth 13 8 23 Ret 22 13  Craig Breen 10 10 Ret Ret 19 14  Stuart Jones 3 16 15  Daniel Siguardason 7 12 16  Geoff Jones 12 12 17  Luke Pinder 25 Ret 25 12 12 18  Matti Rantanen Ret Ret 13 Ret 11 19  Mark Gamble 21 18 18 Ret 11 20  Kris Hall Ret Ret Ret 11 10 21  Kyle Orr 17 13 Ret 10 22  Gordon Nichol 28 23 24 17 10 Pos Driver IRNW PIR JCIR RIOM UIR IROY Pts
Sources
External links * 2009 Rally Isle of Man official website