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Danum Rally 2005
Lindholme Motor Sports Club
21st/22nd May 2005
Clerk of the Course: Ian Beech
Route: 130 Miles
Maps: 112 & 113
Starters: 27
Winners: Adrian Green/Ian Gibbins (Seat Ibiza)
A cautious approach to the Danum Rally saw Adrian Green/Ian Gibbins (Seat Ibiza) taking their second win of the year.
Lindholme MSC had laid out a 150 mile route on the fast rounds of Lincolnshire, however two visits to Hemswell Cliff airfield and the use of some farm tracks made for a competitive event.
Mike McKenna/Dan Spittlehouse (Mazda 323) led 2004 winners John Dimbleby/David Dimbleby (Ford Fiesta) by 25 seconds at the petrol halt, but both crews made errors noting down code boards in the next section and fell down the order. This allowed Green/Gibbins to move from third to first place, a position they weren't to lose.
James Hoyles/Iain Tullie (Peugeot 106 Rallye) finished in second place despite picking up a three minute penalty due to inadvertently booking in ahead of their scheduled time early on.
The leading Semi-Expert crew were Mick Smith/Rhiannon Blythe (Vauxhall Astra) who had been as high as fourth at one point before falling back to seventh at the Finish.
The only non-finishers were Ben Blanchard/John Turnbull, they were excluded for a give way offence.
OVERALL RESULTS
| Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
| 1 | Adrian Green | Ian Gibbins | Seat Ibiza | 4m 36s | |
| 2 | James Hoyle | Iain Tullie | Peugeot 106 Rallye | 7m 20s | |
| 3 | Malcolm Holdsworth | John Tubman | Honda Civic | 7m 21s | |
| 4 | John Dimbleby | David Dimbleby | Ford Fiesta XR2 | 8m 21s | |
| 5 | Stan Featherstone | Mike Ogram | Peugeot 205 GTi | 10m 34s | |
| 6 | Dave Chapman | David Taylor | Peugeot 205 GTi | 10m 56s | |
| 7 | Mick Smith | Rhiannon Blythe | Ford Escort | 11m 06s | |
| 8 | James Everard | David Jobling | Peugeot 106 GTi | 12m 55s | |
| 9 | Mike McKenna | Dan Spittlehouse | Mazda 323 | 15m 21s | |
| 10 | Trevor Faulkner | Chris Faulkner | Ford Mondeo | 16m 59s | |
| 11 | Iain Freestone | John Pickavance | Peugeot 205 Rallye | 21m 33s | |
| 12 | Alastair Crosby | John Thornton | Peugeot 205 GTi | 22m 10s | |
| 13 | David Howell | Richard Wilson | Opel Manta | 26m 09s | |
| 14 | Dave Broadley | Dave Wilkinson | Lada Riva | 31m 36s | |
| 15 | Simon Taylor | Ian Faulkner | Vauxhall Astra | 44m 27s | |
| 16 | Mark Edwards | Graham Gardner | Proton Persona | 46m 11s | |
| 17 | James Carter | Jonathan Stockdale | Ford Escort | 46m 29s | |
| 18 | Matt Blood | Graeme Potter | Peugeot 205 | 49m 49s | |
| 19 | Bill Chadwick | Alan Edwards | Peugeot 205 | 70m 50s | |
| 20 | Graham Reeson | Peter Reeson | Peugeot 309 GTi | 1F 18m 35s | |
| 21 | Russ Jones | Paul Rhodes | Mini 1275GT | 2F 37m 54s | |
| 22 | Tim Daltry | Stuart Samwell | Ford Escort RS2000 | 2F 85m 13s | |
| 23 | Lee Curtis | Roger Stoneley | Vauxhall Astra | 7F 118m 30s |