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31st Derbyshire Rally
Sponsored by VK Vodka Kick
Matlock Motor Club
9th/10th April 2005
Clerk of the Course: Charlie Wheeldon
Route: 145 Miles
Maps: 119
Starters: 60
Winners: Guy Robinson/Graham Raeburn (Subaru Impreza)
Guy Robinson/Graham Raeburn took a clear win on Matlock MC's VK Derbyshire Rally. The 145 mile event included a run through sponsor Steve Perez's grounds and the Focus WRC driver manned a control there.
Winners: Guy Robinson/Graham Raeburn (Subaru Impreza)
Photograph: © M&H Photography
Robinson was competing his newly acquired Impreza, purchased from Richard Hill and only delivered on the day before the rally. The winners survived a wrong slot in Black Harry Quarry without time loss, giving the driver his first win on his home event on what his third attempt at the Derbyshire.
Carl Hawkins/Iain Tullie led initially but Robinson/Raeburn pulled ahead on the second section through Tissington Ford. Hawkins/Tullie were still in touch when they retired with a broken tie bar just after petrol.
Steve Pashley/Richard Pashley took the runner up spot having survived an encounter with a tree in the final few miles. John Wilkinson/Paul Taylor took third, but would have been second if they hadn't missed a PC.
John Haden/Roger Hage and Nick Toplis/Mick Fern lost out after massive wrong slots; the latter crew dropping over ten minutes with there mistake.
A number of crews reported visits to the scenery, notably Mark Whitford/Daniel Stone lost 16 minutes with an incident in the first half, while Craig Burgess/Lee Burgess were unable to continue after their excursion. Steve Booth/Richard Chalmers lost 15 minutes with a similar error; they had to cut route and were finally classfied in 42nd place.
The Historic Rally, the fourth round of the HRCR Championship, was won by the Triumph TR3 of Terry Pickering/Paul Robinson. The win coming despite the crew having to struggle with an almost total lack of brakes in the second half.
OVERALL RESULTS
| Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
| 1 | Guy Robinson | Graham Raeburn | Subaru Impreza | 1m 19s | |
| 2 | Steve Pashley | Richard Pashley | Vauxhall Nova GTE | 3m 47s | |
| 3 | John Wilkinson | Paul Taylor | Mitsubishi Lancer E3 | 7m 15s | |
| 4 | Iain Freestone | John Pickavance | Peugeot 205 GTi | 8m 47s | |
| 5 | Stan Featherstone | Mike Ogram | Peugeot 205 GTi | 9m 17s | |
| 6 | Adrian Green | Mike Petch | Seat Ibiza GTi | 9m 56s | |
| 7 | Richard Chown | Mark Wagstaff | Peugeot 205 GTi | 10m 31s | |
| 8 | Jonathan Bossen | Owen Dodd | Subaru Impreza | 10m 49s | |
| 9 | Dan Robinson | Ian Gibbins | Proton Satria | 11m 34s | |
| 10 | Terry Pickering | Paul Robinson | Triumph TR3 | 11m 50s | |
| 11 | Geoff Henman | Sam Collis | Peugeot 205 GTi | 12m 42s | |
| 12 | Simon Gibson | Alan Ogden | Ford Escort RS | 13m 31s | |
| 13 | John Haden | Roger Hage | Subaru Impreza | 13m 33s | |
| 14 | James Hoyles | Gary Evans | Peugeot 106 Rallye | 13m 39s | |
| 15 | Martin Betts | Richard Hage | Ford Escort RS | 13m 51s | |
| 16 | James Carter | Jonathan Stockdale | Ford Escort | 16m 12s | |
| 17 | Robert Wakelin | Gavin Ford | Subaru Impreza | 17m 51s | |
| 18 | Nick Toplis | Mick Fern | Vauxhall Nova GTE | 18m 00s | |
| 19 | Wes Massam | Shon Gosling | Volvo Amazon | 18m 33s | |
| 20 | Ian Ainsworth | Alan Edwards | Peugeot 205 | 20m 35s | |
| 21 | Frank Evans | Dan Spittlehouse | Proton Compact | 21m 33s | |
| 22 | Kris Coombes | Steve Coombes | Peugeot 309 GTi | 23m 52s | |
| 23 | Michael Pedley | David Pedley | Mini Cooper S | 24m 03s | |
| 24 | Graham Reeson | Peter Reeson | Peugeot 309 GTi | 25m 49s | |
| 25 | Malcolm Grisdale | Bob Hargreaves | Subaru Coupe | 26m 03s | |
| 26 | Dave Broadley | Dave Wilkinson | Lada Riva | 26m 51s | |
| 27 | Mick Smith | Rhiannon Blythe | Ford Escort | 29m 46s | |
| 28 | John Stevens | Paul Stevens | Ford Sierra | 30m 59s | |
| 29 | David Mustarde | Mike Burrows | Alfa Romeo Giulia | 32m 47s | |
| 30 | Mark Whitford | Daniel Stone | Ford Escort RS | 32m 56s | |
| 31 | Bill Wyatt | Graham Dance | Triumph TR4 | 34m 49s | |
| 32 | Keith Colman | Tony Brooks | Volvo PV544 | 40m 25s | |
| 33 | Tim Daltry | Paul Fillis | Peugeot 205 GTi | 42m 15s | |
| 34 | Andy Lane | Dave Sanderson | Ford Escort | 48m 21s | |
| 35 | Andy Whittaker | Charlie Tynan | Peugeot 205 GTi | 48m 25s | |
| 36 | Johnathan Byard | Glyn Byard | Peugeot 205 GTi | 54m 50s | |
| 37 | Adrian Ancliffe | John Chadwick | Ford Escort | 60m 53s | |
| 38 | Geoff McGladdery | Anthony Harris | Ford Anglia | 1F 61m 40s | |
| 39 | Alex Kirk-Willey | Craig Hardman | Vauxhall Corsa | 3F 24m 12s | |
| 40 | Roger Powley | Leigh Powley | Hillman Imp | 4F 70m 04s | |
| 41 | Steve Booth | Richard Chalmers | Vauxhall Chevette | 5F 19m 09s | |
| 42 | Pete Jagger | Seb Marshall | Peugeot 205 Rallye | 5F 76m 46s | |
| 43 | Alistair Leggett | Jonathan Fisher | Rover Metro GTi | 7F 80m 27s | |
| 44 | Mark Taylor | Ross O'Brien | Peugeot 205 GTi | 9F 72m 43s | |
| 45 | Bruce Dunsmore | Craig Grist | Vauxhall Nova | 13F 66m 02s | |
| 46 | Paul Buckler | Steven Butler | Vauxhall Nova | 15F 146m 22s | |
| 47 | Les Smee | Ian Telfer | Skoda Felicia | 19F 198m 38s | |
| 48 | Andy Stewart | Claire Wilson | Vauxhall Nova GTE | 20F 107m 05s | |
| 49 | Paul Blanchard | Ian Poulson | Vauxhall Astra Sport | 21F 123m 57s | |
| 50 | Roy Massey | Stuart Allerton | Ford Escort RS | 26F 157m 03s | |
| 51 | Tadhg Concannon | Neil Mann | Daihatsu Sirion | 29F 216m 39s |