Jock Armstrong had to settle for second place in the McDonald and Munro Speyside Stages Rally on Saturday.
The Castle Douglas driver had won the opening round of the KNC Groundworks Scottish Rally Championship in his Subaru Impreza.
But this time around, he and co-driver Hannah McKillop had to be content with the runner-up spot, nearly half a minute behind the winning duo of Finlay Retson and Paul Beaton in their Ford Fiesta R2.