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    THORBURN GETS BACK TO THE TOP

    Jun 02, 2022 3 minutes
    Photos: Chicane Media

    Ten years ago, Euan Thorburn and Paul Beaton won both the Jim Clark and Reivers Rallies on the same weekend. The same pairing almost did it again last weekend.

    They were leading the main event until a suspected gearbox fault stopped their Ford Focus 05 WRC on Saturday but, after an overnight repair, bounced back to score victory on Sunday’s Reivers Rally.

    “It was just a burst hydraulic oil pipe that caused the problem yesterday,” said Thorburn, “so

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