Motorsport: Bogie Borders on perfection with Jim Clark rally victory

Published on Monday 25 May 2009 10:12

SCOTLAND'S brightest young rally prospect, Dumfries 21-year-old David Bogie, conquered the super-fast Border country lanes to win the Jim Clark Reivers Rally, the latest round of the Scottish Championship.

Bogie finished the eight-stage, 62-mile Duns-based event 15 seconds ahead of the Subaru Impreza of Duns driver Euan Thorburn, with Oban's Willie Bonniwell third in another Subaru.

"This is a huge boost for my hopes of lifting the Scottish Championship," Bogie said after clambering out of his Mitsubishi Evo IX.

On the first day of the two-day International event, which was a counter in both the British Rally and Irish Tarmac Championships, Irish drivers filled the top five places.

Derry's Eugene Donnelly mastered the 17 stages and 150 miles in his Skoda Fabia World Rally Car to finish 23.2 secs ahead of the Subaru Impreza WRC of long-time leader, Meath's Tim McNulty.

In contrast to yesterday's success, Bogie was forced to retire when the engine of his Mitsubishi Evo X blew its engine midway through the opening stage on Saturday morning.