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205 Camsport Stages 2005
Tregaron Motor Club
3rd-4th September 2005
Clerk of the Course: Wyn Jones & Kath Rumney
Stages: 8 (35 Stage Miles)
Venue: Mid Wales Activity Centre
Starters: 45
Winners: Gareth Nutt/Kevin Haven (Peugeot 205)
Gareth Nutt/Kevin Haven took not only their first 205 Challenge win but also their first outright victory on the 205 Camsport Stages. The Tregaron MC event was contested exclusively by 205s and RWD Challenge BMWs. Crews tackled eight tarmac stages at the Mid-Wales Activity Centre, four on Saturday afternoon and four on Sunday morning.
SS1 saw a massive accident for Geno Cook/Tudor Jenkins who got out of shape on the downhill approached to the Ruins, they rolled seven times but both crew member escaped injury. Meanwhile Nutt had made his intentions clear by taking fastest time by 2 seconds from Chris Bayliss. These two drivers battled for the lead throughout the rest of the rally, Nutt was always in front but the contest was so close that the slightest error by one would have given the decisive break to the other. After the 35 stage miles they were separated by ten seconds.
Remarkably the top three positions remained unaltered from SS1 to the Finish. Ed Robinson held third throughout, he was never far off the pace and equalled the leader's times on a number of stages.
Steve Cressey won the battle of the BMWs and took fourth overall. Ciro Carannante won a close fight with Roland Llewellin to be second 325 home, Carannante snatching the position on the last stage.
Warren Fairbairn had been expected to be involved in the BMW lead battle, but an off on SS2 saw them pick up a stage maximum and they finished as sixth placed BMW.
Paul Rook won the 1400cc category and secured the category title for 2005. Andrew Chalmers had led the class after four stages, he fell behind Dark on SS5 and went off the road and out of the rally on SS6.
Two drivers were contesting the Beginners category, Tom Jones and Jez Rogers, finished on exactly the same penalties, the decision and category win going to Jones due to his SS2 time; the pair having taken the same time on SS1.
Top seed Tim Moffat had an unhappy event, he found his newly built engine lacking in power, the unit eventually failed on SS6. A puncture on SS1 and a roll on SS5 saw Ian Winstanley finish a lowly sixteenth, while Simon Goodwin survived a roll on SS3 only to complete the task properly on SS7.
Winners: Gareth Nutt/Kevin Haven (Peugeot 205) & Steve Cressey/Benjamin Cressey (BMW 325i)
Photograph: rallyroots.com
OVERALL RESULTS
| Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
| 1 | Gareth Nutt | Keith Haven | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 38m 59s | |
| 2 | Clive Bayliss | Mark Mason | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 39m 09s | |
| 3 | Ed Robinson | Holly Robinson | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 39m 23s | |
| 4 | Steve Cressey | Benjamin Cressey | BMW 325i | 39m 33s | |
| 5 | Robert Wilson | Dylan Jenkins | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 39m 43s | |
| 6 | Stephen Hancke | John Millard | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 39m 59s | |
| 7 | Ciro Carannante | Andrew Bailes | BMW 325i | 39m 59s | |
| 8 | Roland Llewellin | Paul Williams | BMW 325i | 40m 02s | |
| 9 | Andrew Davison | Sandie Taylor | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 40m 18s | |
| 10 | Craig Pearce | Rob Humble | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 40m 27s | |
| 11 | Andrew Fox | Liza Fox | BMW 325i | 41m 16s | |
| 12 | Will Parry | Iestyn Leyshon | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 41m 22s | |
| 13 | Shaun Hattersley | Paul Briggs | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 41m 22s | |
| 14 | Alick Kerr | Ian Angell | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 41m 25s | |
| 15 | Toni Carannante | Simon Coates | BMW 325i | 41m 26s | |
| 16 | Ian Winstanley | Neil Bye | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 41m 47s | |
| 17 | Andrew Davies | Timothy Young | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 42m 00s | |
| 18 | Paul Dark | Marc Williams | Peugeot 205 1.4 | 42m 09s | |
| 19 | Tom Jones | Kevin Winslade | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 42m 15s | |
| 20 | Jez Rogers | Chris Jones | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 42m 15s | |
| 21 | Chris Paulson | Barney Deakin | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 42m 19s | |
| 22 | Paul Goodman | Dave Goodman | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 42m 23s | |
| 23 | Craig Golder | Steve McPhee | Peugeot 205 1.4 | 42m 42s | |
| 24 | Peter Thompson | Peter Davies | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 43m 03s | |
| 25 | Robert Sartain | Robert Fisher | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 43m 12s | |
| 26 | Johan Nuitgens | Phil Kendall | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 43m 20s | |
| 27 | Riaz Rahmao | James Martin | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 43m 48s | |
| 28 | Warren Fairbairn | Derek Miller | BMW 325i | 44m 03s | |
| 29 | Barry Tottie | Holly Bailey | Peugeot 205 1.4 | 44m 23s | |
| 30 | Michael Rhodes | Andy Juniper | Peugeot 205 1.4 | 44m 33s | |
| 31 | Michael Rodel | Nigel Banks | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 44m 50s | |
| 32 | Steve Long | Wendy Gibson | BMW 325i | 45m 21s | |
| 33 | Darren Pugh | Deian Phillips | Peugeot 205 1.4 | 45m 26s | |
| 34 | Keith Pitcher | Kenneth Howlett | BMW 325i | 45m 52s | |
| 35 | Dennis Watts | Oliver Chappell | Peugeot 205 1.4 | 46m 56s | |
| 36 | Ray Stevenson | Arthur King | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 47m 44s | |
| 37 | Mark Instance | A J Knight | Peugeot 205 1.6 | 51m 15s |