Richard Hogg and Mark Hanna secured an excellent fifth overall at the 2007 Dogleap Stages Rally, round six of the Pacenotes MSA Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship!

Piloting their Skoda Octavia WRC, the crew emerged from the final stage just one second clear of sixth placed Seamus Devine, after they struggled through the closing miles with a mechanical problem.

Despite their problems, Hoggy kept his foot down to cling on to his top five position. It was an excellent result for the team, on what was their debut event with the car in the forests.

Hoggy and Tubsy have more outings planned later in the year, so watch this space!