BRITISH Rally Championship driver Matt Cotton from St Teath brought the silverware home last weekend, when he contested the season opener, Rallye Sunseeker.

Matt finished a creditable 12th overall and 2nd in class against a strong international field which assembled in Bournemouth to compete over 65 hard fought stage miles.

The championship is one of the most highly regarded in the world and due to the new two wheel drive only format, has attracted entries from esteemed manufacturers such as Ford, Renault and Citroen.

Driving a Ford Fiesta ST in the AVS Motorsport team and returning to international competition for the first time in 4 years, Matt and co-driver Glyn Thomas from Hutton in North Somerset had a tall order ahead of them when the event started with an autograph session in Poole Harbour on Friday night.

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