Bicester-based Major Motorsport’s Ian Barnes finished first in his class in in his MK1 Escort at the Rally North Wales as he made a successful return following a six-month break .

Despite wet and windy conditions making for slippery stages, Barnes and co-driver Rob Gilham had a trouble-free run, setting a great pace and gaining some valuable points in the Welsh Historic championship.

Tom Williams and Emma Morrison were seventh in the new Ultimate Micra in the second round of the Junior Formula 1000 Championship at Trac Mon Circuit, Anglesey.

Teammates Umberto Accornero and Rob Gilham span backwards into a tyre wall early on, but recovered to finish ninth.

Charlie Barlow won the junior event in his Major Motorsport-built ultimate spec Nissan Micra.

Gus Greensmith, the British junior rally champion, and co-driver Elliott Edmondson, were out of luck as a crash in their R2 Ford Fiesta ended their hopes in the Circuit of Ireland Rally.

The pair charged up to seventh, before going off.

Although the car was repaired, they had retire after being pulled out of a ditch by tractor after another crash.

After an early crash, the other car, a Fiesta R1, driven by actor Idris Elba, and co-driver Michael Orr, as part of a TV documentary, was repaired before they completed the course.