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Rali Bro Caron 1998
Sponsored by Tuf Treads
Lampeter & District Motor Club
21st/22nd February 1998
Clerk of the Course: Aneurin James
Route: 140 Miles
Maps: 146
Starters: 90
Winners: Alan Gaunt/Maurice Leach (Peugeot 205 GTi)
Alan Gaunt/Maurice Leach took their Peugeot 205 to a dominant win on the Rali Bro Caron to make it two wins in a row on the Lampeter & District MC event. As ever the rally, which was a round of three major road rally championships, attracted a full 90 car entry. Crews faced a 140 mile route consisting of just two competitive sections, the petrol halt being the only respite.
These facts were of little interest to Wynne Pickersgill/Shaun O'Gorman whose Escort ground to halt within half a mile of the start with an electrical fault. A few miles later Huw Evans/Patrick Walsh crashed out and a similar fate befell Des Phasey before the halfway mark was reached.
Also in the list of retirements were Geraint Davies/Emyr Jones who were going well when they broke a halfshaft on their Corolla at the Silian hairpin. Cyril Crook/Chris Ware struggled through most of the rally without any rear brakes on their Sunbeam, eventually, a few miles from the end, they slid into a ditch.
When the lead cars reached Petrol it initially seemed that Melvyn Evans/John Gilbey were leading, however when their timecard was checked it was found that they had failed to collect a signature for the first Main Control and they were duly excluded.
Gaunt/Leach had taken the fastest time on the first section, but lost the lead briefly to the Escort of Dennis Quinn/Andrew Thomson at TC6, however by Petrol the Peugeot pairing were back in front and almost two minutes clear. They had a scare in the second half when they picked up a puncture but managed to change the wheel in an easily cleanable section and so it didn't stop them taking victory by exactly one and a half minutes.
Quinn/Thomson found themselves tied for second at halfway with Gary Davies/Dorian Evans, but the latter secured the runner up spot at the finish by being the fastest overall in the last section. Gethin Lewis/Aled Jones finished fourth, a position they may have improved on but for their comparatively lowly seeding which resulted in them being delayed by slower cars.
On the 1997 Bro Caron Emyr Morgan/Carwyn Lloyd won the Novice Class, in 1998 they went one better and took the Semi-Expert Class and a creditable fifth overall. The Novice award was won by Gareth 'Gog' Jones/Wyn Thomas who were 14th overall, a result made more remarkable by the Bro Caron being the driver's very first event. Sixty-two crews made it back to the Finish at Lampeter.
OVERALL RESULTS
| Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
| 1 | Alan Gaunt | Maurice Leach | Peugeot 205 GTi | 2m 34s | |
| 2 | Gary Davies | Dorian Evans | Ford Escort | 4m 04s | |
| 3 | Dennis Quinn | Andrew Thomson | Ford Escort | 4m 35s | |
| 4 | Gethin Lewis | Aled Jones | Ford Escort | 5m 00s | |
| 5 | Emyr Morgan | Carwyn Lloyd | Ford Escort | 2m 28s | |
| 6 | Nick Evans | Alan Hands | Ford Escort | 6m 15s | |
| 7 | Pete Cotton | Dave Pitchford | Ford Escort | 7m 01s | |
| 8 | Clive Greves | Rob Duke | Vauxhall Chevette | 7m 09s | |
| 9 | Glyn Jones | Alan Ginn | Talbot Sunbeam | 7m 20s | |
| 10 | Huw James | Owen Dodd | Vauxhall Cavalier SRi | 7m 37s | |
| 11 | Arwyn Rees | Lyn Thomas | Vauxhall Astra | 7m 44s | |
| 12 | Toby Adam | Pat Gadsby | Ford Escort | 8m 01s | |
| 13 | Adrian Davies | Marc Jones | Ford Escort | 8m 05s | |
| 14 | Gareth 'Gog' Jones | Wyn Thomas | Ford Escort | 8m 23s | |
| 15 | Gary Jones | Iestyn ap Dafydd | Toyota Corolla | 9m 06s | |
| 16 | Gareth Evans | Nigel Lloyd | Ford Escort | 9m 09s | |
| 17 | Wayne Morris | Paul Middleton | Ford Escort | 9m 23s | |
| 18 | Ian Elias | Phil Roach | Ford Escort | 10m 40s | |
| 19 | Peter Zjalic | Richard Preece | Toyota Corolla | 11m 06s | |
| 20 | Aled 'Cacen' Evans | Eryl Evans | Ford Escort | 11m 41s | |
| 21 | Dave Boucher | Jon Stobbs | Ford Escort | 11m 45s | |
| 22 | Martin Evans | Ceri Davies | Nissan Micra | 11m 50s | |
| 23 | Dorian Davies | Stephanie Lomax | Ford Fiesta XR2 | 12m 05s | |
| 24 | Chris Painter | Steve Quine | Vauxhall Nova | 12m 47s | |
| 25 | Clayton Gibbons | Martyn Whiteland | Volvo 760 | 13m 00s | |
| 26 | Karl Hancocks | Steve Durbin | Ford Escort XR3i | 14m 11s | |
| 27 | Aled James | Philip Griffiths | Ford Escort | 17m 08s | |
| 28 | Jeremy Davies | Meredith Davies | Ford Escort | 17m 23s | |
| 29 | Mark Jones | Haydn Williams | Ford Escort | 17m 41s | |
| 30 | Robert Rees | Ann Rees | Ford Escort | 18m 47s | |
| 31 | Bernie Harrison | Mark Owen | Ford Escort XR3i | 18m 48s | |
| 32 | Paul Davies | Phil Ralphs | Ford Escort | 19m 06s | |
| 33 | Wyn Owens | Mair Roberts | Vauxhall Cavalier SRi | 19m 08s | |
| 34 | David Jones | Aled Jones | Vauxhall Nova | 19m 58s | |
| 35 | Selwyn Price | Sean Crowley | Ford Escort | 20m 11s | |
| 36 | Eirwyn Davies | Brian Jenkins | Ford Escort | 21m 29s | |
| 37 | Alun Davies | Richard Davies | Opel Manta | 28m 40s | |
| 38 | Mark Harris | Mark Powell | Ford Escort | 28m 51s | |
| 39 | Andrew Davies | Ian Taylor | Ford Escort | 30m 03s | |
| 40 | Dai Davies | Chris Winn | Ford Escort | 35m 36s | |
| 41 | Tony Watkins | Medwyn Evans | Mini 1275GT | 37m 09s | |
| 42 | Richard Briddon | Edryd Evans | Toyota Starlet | 37m 15s | |
| 43 | Marc Lewis | Dave Thomas | Opel Ascona | 1F m 37s | |
| 44 | Clive Wakeley | Byron Jones | Ford Escort | 1F 12m 02s | |
| 45 | Kev Nunns | Neil Spiers | Toyota Corolla | 1F 12m 14s | |
| 46 | Roddy Daniels | Anthony Evans | Vauxhall Astra | 1F 12m 16s | |
| 47 | Terrence Pressdee | Iain Tullie | Vauxhall Chevette | 1F 12m 57s | |
| 48 | Ryan Leary | Debra Joseph | Ford Fiesta | 1F 13m 06s | |
| 49 | Nick Broadway | Andy Oakes | Ford Sierra | 1F 13m 08s | |
| 50 | Nick Abbot | Mark Andrew | Ford Escort | 1F 15m 03s | |
| 51 | Robert Price | Rhys Davies | Vauxhall Astra | 1F 15m 29s | |
| 52 | Iwan Rees | Peter James | Ford Escort | 1F 17m 39s | |
| 53 | Alan Jones | Barry Davies | Ford Escort | 1F 17m 52s | |
| 54 | Nicholas Yates | Simon Yates | Ford Escort | 1F 27m 56s | |
| 55 | Nick Giles | James Martin | Ford Sierra | 1F 33m 16s | |
| 56 | Huw Rowcliffe | Dai Lambert | Ford Escort Van | 2F 13m 16s | |
| 57 | Iwan Williams | Matthew Picton | Ford Escort | 2F 14m 22s | |
| 58 | Arwyn Williams | Glyn Evans | Ford Escort | 2F 15m 12s | |
| 59 | Arwyn Davies | Andrew Morgan | VW Golf | 3F 39m 06s | |
| 60 | Arwel Hamer | Jack Fowler | Ford Escort | 7F 22m 00s | |
| 61 | Chris Palmer | Fiona Jenkins | Ford Escort | 8F 19m 57s | |
| 62 | Michael Thomas | Richard Owen | Vauxhall Astra | 9F 35m 31s |