Jock Armstrong and Hannah McKillop took the Snowman Rally win by just nine seconds after a day of drama in the forests north of Inverness.
The first half of the day had belonged to Scott Macbeth and Dan Forsyth. The Ford Fiesta R5 newcomers were fastest on the opening two stages of the day and third quickest on stage three despite a spin. They headed into stage four with a 16-second lead but would unfortunately roll out of the event.
Inheriting the lead, Armstrong and McKillop had spent the