Higgins' 11-second victory was the closest in the event's history
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Manxman Mark Higgins and co-driver Rory Kennedy clinched an excellent victory in the Rally Isle of Man on Saturday.
The pair finished 11 seconds ahead of Eamonn Boland and Damien Morrissey to claim a fourth Rally IOM victory in the closest finish in the event's history.
Former British champion Higgins said: "It was great to come into one of my favourite stages with a 14-second lead but the pressure was still on.
"We had to drive hard, we knew Eamonn would be pushing us all the way."
"It is a very narrow last stage and we gave it everything we had without being stupid and taking too many risks."
The victory was made even more satisfying as the production car pairing beat the Subaru World Rally Car of Boland and Morrissey in the process.
Guy Wilks and Phil Pugh were third, with Higgins' brother David and Ieuan Thomas in fourth, enough to retain the British Championship lead.
The next Manx finishers were Paul Curphey and Mark Perryman who finished in 10th spot, Robin Callin and Christopher Reynolds in 26th and Wyn Humphrey and Rob Fagg 32nd.
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