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Rally report 4

Damp conditions is making the going tricky for everyone, with many drivers describing the roads as very slippy.
William Stobart made it through in his Ford Focus WRC, but reckoned the roads were treacherous.
Neil Wearden had a 'big moment' in Little Lowther with his Ford Escort, but still enjoyed himself, describing the event as just like the "RAC Rally from the 'Good Old Days!"
"I'm a bit rusty but I love this stage!" he said.
Ominously for Neil, Darren Atkinson, who is right behind him, reckoned he was "just getting warmed up"!
Number ten seed Gary Cooper was delayed by two punctures early on, but was happy to have made it through Lowther with all four tyres still inflated.
Trevor Smith and Paul McClure (car 23, Ford Escort) had a moment when they went off backwards, but survived and still managed to joke about it with the marshals when they reached the end of the stage.
The hay bales in Lowther have taken a pounding too.
Richard Fry (car 43) emerged from the end of the stage with a damaged front end on his Impreza - and plenty of straw still attached to his front bumper.
Alan Gardiner and Robin Nicholson also picked up some damage after colliding with a gate and post in Lowther, although Gardiner was quick to blame the organisers, saying it was 'a damn silly place to leave them!"

Interim positions after SS4 at 10.31am

1 2 Dougie Hall/Mitsubishi Evo 9 9:34 9:33 1:28 1:27 22:02 1
2 11 Steven Hogg/Subaru Impreza N12 9:53 9:39 1:25 1:36 22:33 2
3 1 William Stobart/Ford Focus WRC 9:48 9:48 1:30 1:28 8:00 22:34 3
4 7 Neil Wearden/Ford Escort MkII 10:01 9:53 1:27 1:29 22:50 4
5 6 Darren Atkinson/Ford Escort Mk 10:11 9:48 1:31 1:29 22:59 5
6 4 Bruce Edwards/Darrian T9 10:15 9:43 1:32 1:34 23:04 6
7 5 Bob Grant/Subaru Impreza 10:14 10:01 1:28 1:29 23:12 7
8 12 David Hardie/Subaru Impreza 10:13 10:02 1:31 1:29 23:15 8
9 13 Richard Cook/Subaru Impreza 10:17 10:09 1:34 1:34 23:34 9
10 9 James MacGillivray/Ford Escort 10:23 10:09 1:37 1:35 23:44 10

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