Down's Martin Taggart has won the 1999 Lighthouse Single Stage Rally, taking full advantage of dramatic late spins from David James and Jimmy Lambert.

Taggart was third going into the final stage, just three seconds down on leader James, with Lambert best placed to pounce for victory.

After the Gorey driver dramaticaly spun in the final quarter of the stage, Lambert was set to cap a spectacular 1999 with a win.

But unbelievably, he skidded on exactly the same stretch of the homeward leg and crashed out, handing an unlikely victory to the Northerner.

James finished second overall.

Full details to come.