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Rali Bro Cader 2000

Sponsored by John Roberts (Ffestiniog) Ltd

Harlech & District Motor Club

9th/10th December 2000

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Gerallt Davies/Michael Evans took their first career victory on their local event, the Rali Bro Cader.

It was a good night for Harlech MC Toyota Corolla crews, not only did Davies/Evans take the win, but they were followed home by the similarly mounted Carwyn Evans/Elfyn Richards; the two crews being just eleven seconds apart but over a minute and a half in front of the nearest opposition.

To add to the home club's success Elfed Williams/Ian Evans took seventh overall and the Semi-Expert Class win, while Eifion Thomas/Keith Jones were the leading Novices - again both crews were in Corollas.

The Bro Cader had originally been scheduled to run in September but was postponed due to the fuel crisis caused by protesters blocking oil terminals. This was the second time in three years that Harlech MC had had to postpone the event; in 1997 it had originally clashed with Princess Diana's funeral. Despite this delay, its proximity to Christmas and, due to the date change, the loss of Welsh Championship status, the rally attracted a full entry

The event was run in torrential rain and this combined with the Autumn's wet weather made the going very tough; of the 74 starters only 28 made it to the Finish.

Among the long list of retirements were Michael Pedley/David Pedley (head gasket), Richard Lewis/Richard Preece (off), Geraint Davies/Patrick Walsh (fuel and lighting problems), Howard Price/Gareth Price (dropped valve) and Haydn Davies/Paul Roberts (collision with rock).

Most significantly, Jason Hardy/Alan Jôs broke their Golf's suspension after hitting a kerb near the end, at that point they had a lead of more than a minute.

The winners had been hampered, in the the heavy rain, by a broken connection which stopped the wiper motor on the first section. However they recovered to finish and take their maiden victory.

Carwyn Evans/Elfyn Richards lost second gear just before the petrol halt, but still managed to take the runner up spot, 11 seconds behind Davies/Evans.

The Bro Cader was the final round of the West Midlands Championship, Gary Jones/Dave Pitchford had already been crowned champions prior to the event, but came home fifth to round off a highly successful year.

Gareth 'Gog' Jones/Owen Dodd finished third, having lost three minutes after getting stuck on a hairpin in the Dolgellau Maze. The result secured the runner up spot in the West Midlands drivers' series for Jones.

Carl Williamson, navigating for Bryan Glass, finished sixth, which was enough for him to jump to second place in the final table. They had been stuck for almost seven minutes on the opening section.

The rally was also the final round of the North Western series, the championship had already been decided; winners Dave Jones and Paul Holmberg elected not to start the Bro Cader. However Elfed Williams' class win meant that he won the Novice Category for the series.

Due to an alternator problem on their Escort, Tudor Morris/Gerallt Davies had to contend with a severe misfire throughout the night. They ended up in 16th place.

The 1999 winners, Ian Jones/Alan Williams, should have started at Car 1, but Jones hurt his back on the Thursday before the Bro Cader and Williams had to draft in David Jones, on only his second rally, to do driving duties. They finished in fourth place.

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OVERALL RESULTS

	Pos	Driver	Navigator	Car	Penalty
	1	Gerallt Davies	Michael Evans	Toyota Corolla	6m 23s
	2	Carwyn Evans	Elfyn Richards	Toyota Corolla	6m 34s
	3	Gareth 'Gog' Jones	Owen Dodd	Subaru Legacy	8m 07s
	4	David Jones	Alan Williams	Peugeot 205 GTi	9m 02s
	5	Gary Jones	Dave Pitchford	Toyota Corolla	12m 59s
	6	Bryan Glass	Carl Williamson	Ford Escort	15m 04s
	7	Elfed Williams	Ian Evans	Toyota Corolla	15m 53s
	8	Trystan Bevan	Dylan Jones	Peugeot 205	22m 46s
	9	John Griffiths	Alan Jordan	Vauxhall Nova GTE	26m 54s
	10	Adrian Higman	Dave Evison	MG Maestro	1F 10m 25s
	11	Elfyn Davies	Gwyndaf Evans	Toyota Corolla	1F 13m 06s
	12	Iain Scott	Jez harris	Toyota Corolla	1F 18m 35s
	13	Richard 'Tyson' Morris	Huw Lewis	Toyota Corolla	1F 21m 24s
	14	Dewi Williams	Eilir Jones	Vauxhall Nova	1F 21m 29s
	15	Eifion Thomas	Keith Jones	Toyota Corolla	1F 22m 33s
	16	Tudor Morris	Gerallt Davies	Ford Escort	1F 26m 33s
	17	Ian Jones	Peter Tomlinson	VW Golf	1F 34m 29s
	18	Jim Paterson	Harry Stanley	Subaru RX Turbo	1F 35m 27s
	19	Dalis Ifans	Aled Richards	Vauxhall Astra	1F 39m 57s
	20	Brian Jones	Steve Herbert	Peugeot 309 GTi	1F 24m 03s
	21	Richard Hughes	Stephen Kerr	Peugeot 205 GTi	2F 19m 00s
	22	Stephen Wynn	Chris Wynn	Peugeot 309 GTi	2F 35m 36s
	23	Mike Ransley	Neil Postlethwaite	Vauxhall Astra	3F 35m 50s
	24	Wyn Williams	Nigel Jones	Peugeot 205 GTi	5F 43m 21s
	25	Stephen Dukes	Tim Rice	Ford Escort	7F 41m 47s
	26	Andrew Dale	Peter Dale	Vauxhall Nova	9F 41m 44s
	27	Tony Watkin	Medwyn Evans	Vauxhall Nova	11F 50m 42s
	28	Merfyn Williams	Derwyn Roberts	Vauxhall Astra	22F 12m 47s
	29	Malcolm Jones	Ian Fellows	Peugeot 205 GTi	32F 43m 36s

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