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Clerk of the Course: Chris Astley
Route: 145 Miles
Maps: 102 103 & 109
Starters: 32
Winners: Stuart Newby/Paul Holmberg (Subaru Impreza)
After running course car on the Malcolm Wilson Stages during the day, Stuart Newby/Paul Holmberg took victory on the Memorial Road Rally overnight. This was the pair's second victory of the year.
The Garstang & Preston MC event had attracted sponsorship from Legend Gas Fires and offered the 32 starters a challenging 145 mile route. A new organising team put on a professional event, which counted towards both the North Western and SD34 Championships.
Newby/Holmberg brought their Subaru Impreza home almost a minute clear of the Escort of Michael Pedley/David Pedley. Terry Martin/Simon Bentley were third, although they dropped thirty seconds on the last section after their Peugeot stalled and was reluctant to restart, however the third place was enough to give them the lead of the SD34 Championship.
Former Welsh Road Rally Champion Carl Williamson had novice driver Nigel Thomas alongside him for the event; they were happy to claim fourth overall at the finish, giving Williamson another good score in the North Western Championship.
Simon Cottrell/Marcus Whatmough were lying second at Petrol but a turbo problem delayed them in the second half; they eventually finished fifth. Malcolm Grizedale/Bob Hargreaves were the last crew free of fails in sixth place.
Gary Jones/Dave Pitchford made the long journey north in their Toyota Corolla but were one of the few retirements, breaking an altenator bracket broke following two heavy landings after yumps.
The leading Semi-Experts, Steve Entwhistle/Mike West, finished ninth in their Skoda Felicia, while the winners of the Novice class, Colin Blunt/Mark Blunt, were one place further back in their Peugeot 205.
OVERALL RESULTS
Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
1 | Stuart Newby | Paul Holmberg | Subaru Impreza | 9m 50s | |
2 | Michael Pedley | David Pedley | Ford Escort G4 | 10m 44s | |
3 | Terry Martin | Simon Bentley | Peugeot 205 GTi | 11m 19s | |
4 | Nigel Thomas | Carl Williamson | Peugeot 205 GTi | 11m 32s | |
5 | Simon Cottrell | Marcus Watmough | Subaru Impreza | 12m 58s | |
6 | Malcolm Grisdale | Bob Hargreaves | Subaru Coupe | 15m 29s | |
7 | Iain Scott | Jez Harris | Toyota Corolla | 1F 12m 37s | |
8 | Niel Bye | Stephen Bye | Peugeot 205 GTi | 1F 13m 59s | |
9 | Steve Entwhistle | Mike West | Skoda Felicia | 1F 14m 38s | |
10 | Colin Blunt | Mark Blunt | Peugeot 205 GTi | 2F 25m 22s | |
11 | Daniel Dunbabin | Clive Dunbabin | Subaru Legacy | 2F 30m 36s | |
12 | Richard Davis | Gavin Wright | Ford Puma | 3F 55m 13s | |
13 | Russell Wood | Rodney Jackson | Vauxhall Nova | 4F 39m 08s | |
14 | Hubert Scott | Ian Bond | Peugeot 106 | 4F 45m 02s | |
15 | Mike Cartwright | Steve Warrington | Vauxhall Nova | 5F 20m 40s | |
16 | John Livermore | Philip Roath | Hillman Avenger | 5F 35m 04s | |
17 | Patrick O'Connor | Alastair Spurr | Toyota Celica | 6F 16m 02s | |
18 | Bruce Lindsay | Steve Jones | Vauxhall Astra | 6F 27m 26s | |
19 | Paul Whitelock | Jake Carling | Renault Clio | 16F 64m 11s | |
20 | Paul Mount | Shelley Rogerson | Toyota Celica | 17F 51m 57s | |
21 | Sam Cook | Scott Haydon | Peugeot 205 | 45F 63m 43s | |
22 | Chris Catterall | Nathan Hargreaves | Peugeot 205 | 47F 59m 44s |