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G&P Memorial Rally 2005

Sponsored by Legend Fires

Garstang & Preston Car Club

11th/12th Jun 2005

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A healthy entry of 53 cars took the start of the Lancashire based G&P Memorial Rally. The field was led away by the 2004 winners, Simon Harrison/Paul Holmberg (Ford Escort).

The first half of the event centred around the tight twisty lanes of Map 97, using famous sections such as Foxes Pulpit, the Heights and the numerous loops around Killington.

Simon Tate/Richard Wilson were the first retirement of the night, their Citroen Visa cut out and wouldn't restart. The problem was eventually traced to a fault in the ignition wiring loom, but by that time too much time had been lost. A blown clutch put the VW Golf of Ed Dentice/Tom Wilcox out in the first half.

There were a number of incidents on the opening section. Myles Gleaves/James Chaplin (Peugeot 205) went off twice, losing around three minutes, this probably cost them top three finish; they eventually finished in fourth place. Dave Broadley/Dave Wilkinson (Lada Riva) side swiped a concrete post after just five miles and had to be towed out by a fellow competitor. They recovered to take the second placed Semi-Expert Award.

Also in trouble at an early stage were Ade Green/Mick Fern (Seat Ibiza); they overshot a tightening left hander, losing their spotlights and a lot of time. They went on to finish in twelfth place. Jonathan Bossen/Steve Prince put their Impreza on top of a garden wall and got no further.

Steve Head/Graham Raeburn (Vauxhall Nova) were the crew setting the pace and arrived at Petrol with what seemed to be a healthy lead; however, it was found that they had failed to get signatures at two time controls. This error cost them two fails and the win.

This meant that Merfyn Hughes/Graham Dance (Subaru Impreza) held the lead, but had Harrison/Holmberg close behind. Jason Stone/Dan Stone (Peugeot 205 GTi) were also in the hunt, but were to end their rally in a ditch on Littledale Fell.

The second half took crews south via Littledale Fell onto Map 102 with sections over and around the Trough of Bowland.

This was Harrison's home territory and there was no denying him and Holmberg the win; the pair ended the event over 90 seconds ahead of Hughes/Dance. Frank Evans/Dan Spittlehouse (Proton Compact) finished in third, five minutes behind the winners.

Terry Martin/David Taylor (Peugeot 205) and Mark Price/Brynmor Pierce (Subaru Impreza) both missed the same code board; the resultant fails dropped them well down the order.

The battle for the win in the Historic Category was a fight between two Mini Coopers. Michael Pedley/David Pedley took the win after James Tyson/Neil Harrison, the early leaders, retired at Petrol with a failed clutch. The Historic Rally was Round Five of the HRCR Nocturnal Championship and, unlike the main event, was timed to the minute.

After a slow start, and time lost retracing their steps to find a code board, Dan Willan/Heather Grisedale (Vauxhall Astra) fought back in the second half to take the win in the Semi-Expert Class. The Novice Class was won by Dave Gardner/Darren Taylor (VW Golf).

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OVERALL RESULTS

	Pos	Driver	Navigator	Car	Penalty
	1	Simon Harrison	Paul Holmberg	Ford Escort RS2000	12m 37s
	2	Merfyn Hughes	Graham Dance	Subaru Impreza	14m 00s
	3	Frank Evans	Dan Spittlehouse	Proton Satria	17m 31s
	4	Myles Gleaves	James Chaplin	Peugeot 205	18m 25s
	5	Rob Chalmers	Ric Chalmers	Peugeot 309 GTi	20m 06s
	6	Stan Featherstone	Mike Ogram	Peugeot 205	20m 13s
	7	Alex Willan	Paul Taylor	Vauxhall Astra	20m 35s
	8	Paul Schatz	Jerry Hettrick	Peugeot 205	21m 45s
	9	Dan Robinson	Ian Gibbins	Proton Compact	22m 50s
	10	Steve Entwhistle	Jason Crook	Mini Cooper	23m 33s
	11	James Hoyles	Iain Tullie	Peugeot 106	25m 01s
	12	Adrian Green	Mick Fern	Seat Ibiza	26m 47s
	13	Simon Lamb	Fred Bent	Ford Escort	27m 53s
	14	Jason Stone	Daniel Stone	Peugeot 205 GTi	28m 32s
	15	Dan Willan	Heather Grisedale	Vauxhall Astra	31m 43s
	16	Chris Astley	Chris Bebbington	Ford Focus	34m 15s
	17	Bill Chadwick	Alan Edwards	Peugeot 205	38m 21s
	18	Mark Price	Brynmor Pierce	Subaru Impreza	1F 21m 53s
	19	Terry Martin	David Taylor	Peugeot 205	1F 22m 03s
	20	Malcolm Grisdale	Bob Hargreaves	Subaru RX Coupe	1F 25m 48s
	21	Adam Wiseberg	Peter Blackett	Renault Clio	1F 26m 40s
	22	Steve Head	Graham Raeburn	Vauxhall Nova	2F 9m 29s
	23	Robert Wakeun	Gavin Ford	Subaru Impreza	2F 31m 30s
	24	Dave Gardner	Darren Taylor	Volkswagen Golf VR6	3F 32m 18s
	25	Dave Broadley	Dave Wilkinson	Lada Riva	3F 38m 12s
	26	Chris Richardson	Marcus Pomfret	Rover Mini	4F 25m 18s
	27	Neil Mashiter	Rachael Medich	Ford Escort	4F 45m 00s
	28	Danny Cowell	Gareth Milston	Ford EScort	4F 45m 21s
	29	James Smith	Chris Melling	Rover 216	5F 51m 15s
	30	David Head	Caroline Lodge	Suzuki Swift	5F 58m 40s
	31	Russell Smith	Sandy Loynd	Peugeot 205 GTi	6F 36m 12s
	32	Lee Jones	Phil Martin	Vauxhall Astra	6F 65m 47s
	33	Paul Buckel	Steven Butler	Vauxhall Nova	9F 23m 21s
	34	Paul Blanchard	Ian Poulson	Vauxhall Astra	12F 28m 00s
	Historic Rally
	1	Michael Pedley	David Pedley	Mini Cooper S	15m 00s
	2	Andy Lane	Paul Robinson	Triumph TR4	22m 00s
	3	Chris Jenkins	Tony Brooks	Mini	30m 00s
	4	Wes Massam	Shon Gosling	Volvo Amazon	38m 00s
	5	Colin Evans	Nigel Raeburn	MG B GT	43m 00s
	6	Jason Karl Stone	Mark Wiseberg	VW	139m 00s
	7	Rodger Goth	Martyn Taylor	Vauxhall Viva	7F 50m 00s

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