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Cossack Rally 2003
Sponsored by Visual Packaging
Eastwood & District Motor Club
1st/2nd November 2003
Clerk of the Course: Roger Hage
Route: 160 Miles
Maps: 121 & 130
Starters: 57
Winners: Guy Robinson/Charlie Wheeldon (Proton Persona)
Two weeks after winning the 061 Rally, Guy Robinson/Charlie Wheeldon took their second win of the year on Eastwood & District MC’s highly popular Visual Packaging Cossack Rally. It was a close contest as Carl Hawkins/Iain Tullie were just eight seconds behind after battling through 160 miles of Lincolnshire lanes and tracks.
Each half of the rally started with a loop around the Barkstone Heath airfield. After the second visit Hawkins/Tullie felt that they had done enough to secure the win, but, despite a wrong slot that cost them almost a minute, the power and traction of Robinson/Wheeldon’s Proton Persona propelled them to victory. However the result gave Hawkins and Tullie the East Midlands Championship.
Andy Baker/Lee Burgess dropped vital time when a lorry obscured a slot, they thus finished third, a minute down on the leaders. Event sponsor Steve Webster, navigated by John Pickavance, finished in fourth.
John Dimbleby/David Dimbleby, started at No.17 and suffered some baulking on their run to fifth, while Martin Betts/Mick Fern dropped two minutes searching for a misplaced code board and were sixth.
Mark Whitford/Steve Porter had a short rally, retiring on the first section with gearbox problems on their Escort. Bernard Watkins/Adam Roper also failed to make it to the halfway point after they put their Cavalier into a ditch.
The leading Novice crew were David Wilkinson/Mark Garraway, who finished in twenty-seventh place overall. James Carter/Jonathan Stockdale were the first Historic crew home, just behind them were Colin Evans/Nigel Raeburn, who took their first finish of the year.
Dave Lewis/Charlie Tynan ((Ford Escort Mexico) picked up a fail for a wrong depart from the very first control. They finished in 46th place, out of 49 finishers.
OVERALL RESULTS
| Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
| 1 | Guy Robinson | Charlie Wheeldon | Proton Persona | 5m 04s | |
| 2 | Carl Hawkins | Iain Tullie | Vauxhall Nova GTE | 5m 12s | |
| 3 | Andy Baker | Lee Burgess | Peugeot 205 GTi | 6m 11s | |
| 4 | Steve Webster | John Pickavance | Subaru Impreza | 6m 36s | |
| 5 | John Dimbleby | David Dimbleby | Ford Fiesta XR2 | 7m 55s | |
| 6 | Martin Betts | Mick Fern | Ford Escort | 9m 00s | |
| 7 | Paul Davis | Mark Wagstaff | Peugeot 309 GTi | 9m 05s | |
| 8 | Malcolm Holdsworth | Richard Holdsworth | Toyota Corolla GT | 9m 15s | |
| 9 | Dan Robinson | Ian Gibbins | Peugeot 205 GTi | 9m 29s | |
| 10 | Stan Featherstone | Mike Ogram | Ford Sierra | 9m 54s | |
| 11 | Pete Gabbatiss | Andrew Hughes | Toyota Corolla GT | 12m 07s | |
| 12 | Nik Kershaw | Paul Nelson | Peugeot 205 GTi | 12m 20s | |
| 13 | Mark Slatcher | Justin Chapman | Vauxhall Astra GTE | 12m 43s | |
| 14 | Jeremy Rodgers | Mark Fearon | MG Maestro EFi | 13m 23s | |
| 15 | Andy Stinchcombe | Malcolm Young | Ford Sierra Sapphire | 13m 31s | |
| 16 | Bill Douglas | Stephen Hancock | Volvo 240 GLT | 14m 08s | |
| 17 | David Williams | Richard Booth | Renault Clio | 16m 22s | |
| 18 | Simon Randall | Paul Davenport | BMW M3 | 16m 40s | |
| 19 | Terry Martin | Simon Bentley | Peugeot 205 GTi | 17m 09s | |
| 20 | Dave Chapman | David Taylor | Peugeot 205 GTi | 17m 13s | |
| 21 | John Ross | Oliver Ross | Subaru Impreza | 17m 27s | |
| 22 | Dill Marshall | Dave Oliver | Peugeot 205 GTi | 19m 59s | |
| 23 | Jon Lawson | Chris Pringle | Honda Civic | 20m 25s | |
| 24 | Simon Tate | Richard Wilson | Opel Manta | 22m 04s | |
| 25 | Bob Wisniewski | Paul Lettington | Vauxhall Nova | 24m 03s | |
| 26 | Adrian Ancliffe | John Chadwick | Ford Escort RS2000 | 25m 15s | |
| 27 | David Wilkinson | Mark Garraway | Lada Riva | 26m 51s | |
| 28 | Alastair Crosby | John Thornton | Peugeot 205 GTi | 26m 09s | |
| 29 | Richard Lumb | Andrew Lumb | Vauxhall Nova | 30m 13s | |
| 30 | Graham Nunn | Gary Orton | Peugeot 205 GTi | 32m 02s | |
| 31 | James Carter | Jonathan Stockdale | Ford Escort | 35m 35s | |
| 32 | Colin Evans | Nigel Raeburn | MGB GT | 36m 04s | |
| 33 | Bill Chadwick | Alan Edwards | Peugeot 205 GTi | 36m 16s | |
| 34 | Brian Moore | Paul Dimbleby | Ford Escort | 36m 57s | |
| 35 | Dave Collyer | Chris Thorley | Vauxhall Nova GSi | 37m 18s | |
| 36 | Simon Banham | James Savage | Peugeot 205 GTi | 37m 18s | |
| 37 | Rob Walter | Dave Jones | Peugeot 309 GTi | 38m 00s | |
| 38 | Tim Daltry | Paul Fillis | Ford Escort RS2000 | 38m 26s | |
| 39 | Craig Whitehead | Lee Hudson | Ford Fiesta XR2 | 40m 32s | |
| 40 | Annette Pashley | Steve Pashley | Vauxhall Nova | 42m 51s | |
| 41 | Frank Evans | Dan Spittlehouse | Toyota Corolla GT | 49m 52s | |
| 42 | Simon Byard | Glyn Byard | Peugeot 205 GTi | 55m 13s | |
| 43 | Simon Taylor | Ian Faulkner | Peugeot 205 GTi | 83m 13s | |
| 44 | John Stephens | Paul Stephens | Citroen Visa | 94m 33s | |
| 45 | Nick Toplis | Paul Holmberg | Vauxhall Nova GTE | 1F 22m 14s | |
| 46 | David Lewis | Charlie Tynan | Ford Escort Mexico | 1F 23m 07s | |
| 47 | David Howell | Stephen Taylor | Opel Manta | 2F 54m 04s | |
| 48 | Nichola Hillier | David Broadley | Lada Riva | 3F 219m 11s | |
| 49 | Antony Baren | Matty Fox | Peugeot 205 GTi | 10F 281m 21s |