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Kent Road Rally 2005
Sevenoaks & District Motor Club
19th/20th February 2005
Clerk of the Course: Chin
Route: 160 Miles
Maps: 188 & 199
Starters: 24
Winners: Phil Kendall/David Coles (Peugeot 309 GTi)
Despite completing the event with a broken clutch cable, Phil Kendall/David Coles took victory on Sevenoaks & DMC’s Kent Rally; the navigator's second successive win on the Kent.
Winners: Phil Kendall/David Coles (Peugeot 309 GTi)
Photograph: © M&H Photography
The event abandoned its usual territory and for 2005 the majority of the 160 mile route was within East Sussex, with the last ten sections using the notorious yellows and whites of the Pevensey Levels. The night was cold, but the roads were dry, so the freezing tempratures didn't cause the competitors too many difficulties.
The winners had been free of any penalty at the petrol halt and may have maintained this to the finish but for a snapped clutch cable. They dropped six minutes in the second half to scrape home just a minute in front of the BMW of Richard Lawley/Nick Clarke.
Lizzie Pope was a late replacement for Ben Greenfield in the passenger seat of Doug Kingsley’s Nova and the pair were rewarded with third overall and the top Semi-Expert award. This was despite being somewhat over exuberant on a byway in the first half and having to do some repair work to the front suspension/transmission at Petrol.
Like the winners, Steve Coles/Bob Blows, debutting the driver's new Peugeot 106, also had a clean sheet at Petrol, but, soon afterwards, went out with handling problems, this was after a damaged tyre was replaced with an unsuitable spare. Ian Mepham/Matt Fowle were also on the retirement list after the diff broke on their 205.
A well supported Novice class, where contenders had simpler navigation, was won by Andy Fields/Rob Fields, they dropped a total of seventeen minutes, thirteen minutes better than second novices Nick Baker/Paul Gibbs.
The only survivors of the Club event were Colin Hiscock/Christine Hiscock; they had a character-building night, but still made the finish.
OVERALL RESULTS
| Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
| 1 | Phil Kendall | David Coles | Peugeot 309 GTi | 6m 00s | |
| 2 | Richard Lawley | Nick Clarke | BMW 325i | 7m 00s | |
| 3 | Doug Kingsley | Lizzie Pope | Vauxhall Nova GTE | 17m 00s | |
| 4 | Mike East | PRAR | Peugeot 106 | 21m 00s | |
| 5 | Jon Taylor | Andrew Garrett | Peugeot 309 GTi | 1F 31m 00s | |
| 6 | Gordon Popperwell | Brian Jaggs | Ford Escort Mexico | 2F 15m 00s | |
| 7 | Chris Langley | Ian Collings | Ford Escort RS2000 | 4F 24m 00s | |
| 8 | Matt Endean | Ian Phillips | Ford Mondeo | 13F 41m 00s | |
| 9 | Graham Yates | Richard Arnold | Peugeot 205 GTi | 13F 47m 00s | |
| Novice Class | |||||
| 1 | Andy Fields | Rob Fields | Ford Escort | 17m 00s | |
| 2 | Nick Baker | Paul Gibbs | Ford Escort | 30m 00s | |
| 3 | Stewart Crook | David Findlay | Peugeot 205 GTi | 1F 34m 00s | |
| 4 | Paul Freeth | Derek Mines | Peugeot 205 GTi | 2F 25m 00s | |
| 5 | Andy Wood | David Town | Fiat 127 | 3F 30m 00s | |
| 6 | Max Utting | Douglas Utting | Ford Focus | 11F 49m 00s | |
| 7 | Leila Thompson | Rob Thompson | Peugeot 205 GTi | 20F 45m 00s | |
| Clubman Rally | |||||
| 1 | Colin Hiscock | Christine Hiscock | Ford Fiesta XR2i | 23F 46m 00s | |