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Mid Wales Clubman Stages 2005

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Newtown & District Auto Club

26th June 2005

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The Mid Wales Stages attracted an entry of 128 cars for the one day event. The competitors faced six stages totalling just under 43 miles. The Club Rally ran through SS3 to SS8, as SS1 and SS2 had been contested by the Historic Rally on Saturday afternoon.

The field was led away by 2004 BTRDA Champion, Graham Middleton, who, as usual, had John Morgan reading the pace notes in his Hyundai Accent WRC; they were hoping to repeat their 2004 success on the Mid Wales Stages, where they had been fastest on every stage.

From the Newtown base the route took crews to the northern end of Hafren for the start of the first stage, this used the outer tracks of Hafren North, finishing on the Miners’ Road, before a short non-competitive section led to the start of SS4, Nant Melen. This ran on the roads inside those used for SS3, finishing at Cwmbiga. These two tests were respectively 5.6 and 6.7 miles in length.

SS5 was Hafren South, it started at Pent-yr-Esgair and finished, after 5.85 miles, at Maesnant. Another short non-comp led to the longest stage of the day, a 13.2 mile test which started in Hafren before taking in the majority of roads in Sweet Lamb, finishing at Eisteddfa Gurig. There was then a welcome 40 minute Service at the RAC Car Park at Sweet Lamb.

After the break competition moved to Sarnau and a 5.1 mile stage at Cwymysgaden. Competitive motoring then concluded with a 4.4 mile stage at Ceri.

Middleton maintained his 2004 form by taking fastest time on the opening stage, SS3. The Hyundai was 24 seconds faster than the Subaru Impreza of Damien Cole/Paul Willetts, who, in turn, were five seconds ahead of the last minute entry Nigel Griffiths/Paul Morris, who were competing in a self built Group N Impreza.

Middleton extended his lead by 27 seconds on SS4, while Cole eked out another second from Griffiths. Already out by this point was the Mitsubishi Lancer E6 of Bob Morgan/Adrian Williams - the car suffered a failed differential. This was the latest in a series of retirements for Morgan; a broken gearbox had stopped him on the Wyedean and failed gearboxes had halted him on both the Somerset Stages and the Red Dragon.

There was drama on SS5 when Middleton suffered a puncture and had to drive for five miles on it; he lost 30 seconds to his rivals, but still held a lead of 17 seconds at the stage finish. Paul Walker/Vern Brown (Ford Escort Cosworth), who had been in sixth place after SS4, also picked up a puncture on the stage, they fell four places in the overall standings as a result.

The battle for the top two wheel drive competitor was closely contested with Tom Curtis/Dai Roberts (Peugeot 205 GTi), a 205 Scholarship challenger, was in sixth place, five seconds ahead of Geraint Mills/Jonny 'Tad' Evans (Opel Manta), who were just a second in front of Dave Brick/Rob Woodhouse (Ford Escort).

The 13 mile SS6, Esgair y Maesnant, made up almost a third of the competitive milage; it significantly rejigged the top ten places.

Despite a spin at the hairpin in the Sweet Lamb Bowl, Middleton was 42 seconds faster than anyone else and emerged from the stage with a lead of more than a minute. Griffiths was second quickest and passed Cole for second place, arriving at Service with an advantage of 13 seconds.

Brick was the fastest in the 2WD battle, moving ahead of both Curtis and Mills, the latter being slowed by a broken panrod tower, which got strapped up at Service.

Also on a run of bad luck on recent events were Dave Jenkins/Graham Cox; a blown turbo had caused their retirement on the Wyedean and then broken suspension had led to a non-finish on the Welsh International. They were in fourth place after SS5 on the Mid Wales Stages, but retired on SS6 when their Ford Escort WRC suffered a transmission failure.

With Jenkins' retirement, David Hughes/Stephen Marshall moved into fourth place; ex-motocross rider Hughes had made the journey from Scotland to test out his newly acquired Mitsubishi Lancer E8. Paul Walker recovered from his earlier strut problems and moved back to fifth place, 14 seconds behind Hughes.

Notwithstanding a persistent event-long misfire, Andrew Graham/Peter Brennan (Ford Escort Cosworth) were in ninth place at Service, having passed the AB Motorsport Peugeot 205 GTi of Simon Moore/Huw Mathias on SS6; Moore had caught and been held up by a slower car from the Sweet Lamb Bowl.

Moore was holding second place, behind Curtis, in the 205 Scholarship at this point; this was the order in which they would finish. Fellow Scholarship contenders Chris Reid/Dylan Evans had rolled in the dust on SS6, but continued and finished fifth in the category, just three seconds behind fourth placed Gaz Carless/Dave Stocking. Jody Bowcott/Mike Hart finished third in the Scholarship, despite their car continually jumping out of gear. Mike Roberts/Phil Morgan retired their 205 at Service with clutch failure.

In the 205 Challenge, 18 year old Ed Robinson, who had John Youd on the pace notes, had led initially, holding a narrow four second lead after SS5. However, Robinson was overhauled on the long SS6 and Philip McVay/Nick Cadwallader took the lead, with Chris Bayliss/Mark Mason seven second behind in second. McVay maintained this lead until the final test when his 205's engine failed and he was out. Bayliss was left to take the Challenge win, his victory margin over Robinson being 21 seconds. Ian Winstanley/Neil Bye had been expected to go well, but a blown head gasket put them out early on.

Brian Smullen/Padraig Hornett who were competing in the Irish 205 Championship, under the watchful eye of Mitsubishi works driver Rory Galligan, ended their rally in the undergrowth on SS6.

Will Onions/Tim Hobbs were an early retirement, their Escort Cosworth going out with a broken diff. A failed driveshaft on their Vauxhall Nova caused the demise of Gareth Edwards/Stuart Drake, while the similar car of Gareth Hockley/Jess Hockley suffered an engine failure. None of these made it as far as Service.

The event moved away from the Hafren/Sweet Lamb area for the final two stages, the penultimate test being at Cymysgawen. The top three were the fastest three through the 5.1 mile stage, with Middleton eight seconds ahead of Griffiths, while Cole was ten seconds off the leader. Equalling Cole's time was the Impreza of Paul Pritchard/Huw Lewis, who hadn’t set any top 20 times up to that point; they went on to roll in Ceri, but completed the event in 24th place overall.

Dave Brick continued his charge up the order on SS7, moving ahead of Paul Walker, for fifth overall, but only with an advantage of two seconds.

Graham Middleton completed the rally by taking his fifth fastest time of the day on the final stage, 4.4 miles in Ceri. This meant that he came home with a winning margin of 1m29s. Nigel Griffiths completed a trouble free run to take the runner up spot, 22 seconds ahead of Damien Cole. David Hughes just held off a late charge from Paul Walker to retain fourth place, but Walker’s speed over Ceri did see him pass Dave Brick and secure the top score in the Welsh Stage Championship.

Brick did take the 2WD honours, finishing 12 seconds ahead of Thomas Curtis and 19 in front of Geraint Mills; these three filled sixth, seventh and eighth overall in the final standings.

After his strut problems earlier on, Peter Beards was fourth fastest on SS6, fifth on SS7 and third on SS8; this pushed him back up to 14th place overall. In contrast, Tim Jones/Don James were lucky to make the Finish after their Escort’s gearbox started to fail on the Ceri stage; they were classified in 11th place.

As well as the 205 Scholarship and 205 Challenge, the Mid Wales Stages was also a round of the BMW RWD Challenge, another contest from the irrepressible Pat Flynn. Warren Fairburn/Derek Miller (BMW 325i) had been the early pace setters and had been ninth overall after SS5. Unfortunately, a broken engine mounting put an end to their rally on SS6. The same problem halted the BMW of Pete Jackson/Kieron O’Neill. This allowed Steve Cressey/Ben Cressey (BMW 325i) to come through and take the category win, with Martin Bradley/Gordon Bradley (BMW 325i) in second place.

There were five contenders, four Micras and a Nova, in the F1000 Championship. Series leader Tristan Dodd (Nissan Micra) was in front after three stages, but on the long SS6 Jamie Edwards (Nissan Micra) got in front. Edwards maintained this lead until the end, as Dodd rolled in Ceri and burnt out the clutch attempting to regain the road. This result moved Edwards to the top of the championship table.

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OVERALL RESULTS

	Pos	Driver	Co-Driver	Car	Penalty
	1	Graham Middleton	John Morgan	Hyundai Accent WRC	47m 04s
	2	Nigel Griffiths	Paul Morris	Subaru Impreza	48m 33s
	3	Damian Cole	Paul Willetts	Subaru Impreza	48m 55s
	4	David Hughes	Stephen Marshall	Mitsubishi Lancer E8	50m 28s
	5	Paul Walker	Vern Brown	Ford Escort	50m 32s
	6	Dave Brick	Rob Woodhouse	Ford Escort	50m 38s
	7	Thomas Curtis	Dai Roberts	Peugeot 205	50m 50s
	8	Geraint Mills	Jonny 'Tad' Evans	Opel Manta	50m 57s
	9	Simon Moore	Huw Mathias	Peugeot 205	51m 12s
	10	Andrew Graham	Peter Brennan	Ford Escort	51m 26s
	11	Tim Jones	Don James	Ford Escort	51m 27s
	12	Jody Bowcott	Mike Hart	Peugeot 205	51m 56s
	13	Huw Jeffreys	Avarina Connor	Subaru Impreza	52m 06s
	14	Peter Beards	Guy Weaver	Subaru Impreza	53m 06s
	15	Gaz Carless	Dave Stocking	Peugeot 205	53m 13s
	16	Chris Reid	Dylan Evans	Peugeot 205	53m 16s
	17	Chris Bayliss	Mark Mason	Peugeot 205	53m 58s
	18	Stefan Davies	Craig Burgess	Peugeot 205	53m 58s
	19	Dan Humphreys	Ian Pryce	Ford Escort	53m 58s
	20	Francis McDonnell	Bryan Hull	Subaru Impreza	54m 06s
	21	Paul Edwards	Ian Parry	Ford Escort	54m 11s
	22	Ed Robinson	John Youd	Peugeot 205	54m 19s
	23	Miles Johnson	Vicky Johnson	Peugeot 206	54m 20s
	24	Paul Pritchard	Huw Lewis	Subaru Impreza	54m 34s
	25	Scott Bennett	James Bennett	Mitsubishi Lancer E6	54m 39s
	26	Steve Cressey	Ben Cressey	BMW 325i	54m 49s
	27	Steve Bennett	Ieuan Thomas	Vauxhall Corsa	54m 55s
	28	Gareth Nutt	Kevin Haven	Peugeot 205	54m 55s
	29	Ian Tippett	Lee Burgess	Peugeot 205	55m 12s
	30	Andrew Davison	Sandie Taylor	Peugeot 205	55m 15s
	31	Robert Wilson	Dylan Jenkins	Peugeot 205	55m 19s
	32	Steven McPhee	Craig Golder	Peugeot 205	55m 20s
	33	Justin Fowler-Bishop	Neil Bevan	Peugeot 205	55m 31s
	34	Michael Bradley	Phil Pearce	Peugeot 205	55m 40s
	35	Martin Bradley	Gordon Bradley	BMW 325i	55m 54s
	36	Gary Scott	Mike Scrimgour	Peugeot 205	56m 03s
	37	Richard Lane	Frank Richer	Ford Escort	56m 27s
	38	Nick West	Mark Craine	Mitsubishi Lancer E4	56m 37s
	39	Matt Barker	Richard Walker	Peugeot 205	56m 41s
	40	Jason Nash	Peter Nash	Ford Escort	56m 45s
	41	Graham White	Martin Cooper	BMW 325i	56m 52s
	42	Austin McKinlay	Dominic Brown	Peugeot 205	57m 07s
	43	Kevin Mechem	Collette Mechem	Ford Escort	57m 08s
	44	Andrew Benson	Derek Benson	Peugeot 205	57m 15s
	45	Arthur Orme	Colin Edmund	Subaru Impreza	57m 22s
	46	Toni Carannante	Simon Coates	BMW 325i	57m 23s
	47	Geraint Davies	Steffan Davies	Peugeot 205	57m 33s
	48	Stephen Hancke	Samantha Richardson	Peugeot 205	57m 49s
	49	Simon Rees	Dan Mayo	Peugeot 205	57m 54s
	50	Michael Curtis	David Curtis	Peugeot 205	57m 59s
	51	Tudor Morris	Gerallt Davies	Ford Escort	58m 10s
	52	Andrew Davies	Tim Young	Peugeot 205	58m 20s
	53	Dominic Hodge	Ian Harden	Peugeot 205	58m 24s
	54	Gary Buckingham	Jez Kemp	BMW 325i	58m 32s
	55	Glen Farley	Dayle Traynor	Peugeot 205	58m 53s
	56	Chris Greenall	Matt Whattam	Peugeot 205	59m 23s
	57	Tim Moffat	Wyn Davies	Peugeot 205	59m 26s
	58	Huw Evans-Jones	Glenn Latham	MG ZR	59m 31s
	59	Nick Burton	Rob Hick	Vauxhall Corsa	59m 44s
	60	Adam Clews	Richard Jones	Vauxhall Astra	59m 49s
	61	Chris Paulson	Andrew Dover	Peugeot 205	59m 54s
	62	Lee Jones	Phil Martin	Peugeot 205	60m 00s
	63	Geno Cook	Tudor Jenkins	Peugeot 205	60m 15s
	64	Gareth Webb	Chris Jones	Suzuki Swift	60m 17s
	65	Tom Jones	Kevin Winslade	Peugeot 205	60m 28s
	66	Julius Deane	Charlie Chatburn	Peugeot 205	60m 31s
	67	Mark Christopher	Robin Christopher	Peugeot 205	60m 33s
	68	Andrew Fox	Lisa Fox	BMW 325i	60m 33s
	69	Len Evans	Peter Williams	Ford Ka	60m 46s
	70	Jamie Edwards	Pamela Hilton	Nissan Micra	60m 49s
	71	Keith Pitcher	Kenneth Howlett	BMW 325i	61m 25s
	72	Garie Toghill	Will Rutherford	Ford Escort	61m 31s
	73	Chris Shaw	Colin Thompson	Nissan Micra	61m 32s
	74	Jonah Huttgens	Phil Kendall	Peugeot 205	61m 46s
	75	Shaun Hattersley	Paul Briggs	Peugeot 205	62m 17s
	76	Sam Johnston	Paul Fitzpatrick	Peugeot 205	62m 25s
	77	Paul Price	Vicky Price	Peugeot 106	63m 17s
	78	Kieran Darrinton	Stephen Parnwell	Vauxhall Corsa	63m 23s
	79	Paul Constantine	John H Roberts	Nissan Micra	63m 32s
	80	Mike Roberts	Phil Morgan	Peugeot 205	64m 18s
	81	Nathan Marriott	Peter Reeson	Peugeot 205	64m 51s
	82	Dean Curtis	Jason Huntley	Ford Ka	65m 25s
	83	Carl Wilson	Corin Redman	Vauxhall Astra	66m 33s
	84	Steve Long	Wendy Gibson	BMW 325i	67m 25s
	85	Dennis Watts	Oliver Chappell	Peugeot 205	68m 09s
	86	Ciro Carannante	Mich Bailes	BMW 325i	68m 17s
	87	Jez Rogers	Chris Jones	Peugeot 205	68m 19s
	88	Andy Evans	Neville Boulds	Peugeot 205	68m 51s

MID WALES HISTORIC STAGES

	Pos	Driver	Navigator	Car	Penalty
	1	Steven Smith	John Nichols	Porsche 911	69m 34s
	2	Patrick Watts	Elgan Davies	Sunbeam Tiger	69m 45s
	3	Dessie Nutt	Geraldine McBride	Porsche 911	70m 21s
	4	Neil Calvert	Arlene Calvert	Lotus Cortina	71m 30s
	5	Chris Green	Hilary Green	Lotus Cortina	71m 51s
	6	Graham Waite	Mike Reynolds	Volvo Amazon 122S	74m 37s
	7	Matt Pearce	Derek Pearce	Mini Cooper S	76m 47s
	8	Gwilym Roberts	Gwawr Hughes	Ford Lotus Cortina	77m 00s
	9	Tim Beall	Pete Dalton	Lotus Cortina GT	78m 27s
	10	Hugh Currell	Mike Gamlin	Ford Lotus Cortina	82m 46s
	11	Keith Pettitt	Sharon Plummer	Ford Lotus Cortina	86m 24s
	12	Phillip Smith	Barbara Smith	Mini Cooper S	87m 49s
	13	Nick Pinkett	Julian Lucking	Saab 96 Sport	87m 53s
	14	Alison Lock	Jody Watson	Mini Cooper S	90m 42s

MID WALES POST HISTORIC STAGES

	Pos	Driver	Navigator	Car	Penalty
	1	Jeremy Easson	Den Golding	Ford Escort RS1600	67m 16s
	2	Gareth Lloyd	Ryland James	Ford Escort RS1800	67m 38s
	3	Martin Freestone	Chris Heyes	Ford Escort RS1800	68m 13s
	4	Dick Slaughter	Geoff Dearing	Ford Escort RS1800	68m 58s
	5	James Young	David Young	Ford Escort RS2000	69m 15s
	6	Ken Forster	John Stanger-Leathes	Ford Escort Mexico	69m 38s
	7	John Worthing	Bill Robertson	Ford Escort Mexico	70m 09s
	8	Craig Salter	Preston Ayres	Ford Escort RS1600	70m 29s
	9	Peter Lythell	Gill Cotton	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	70m 39s
	10	Andrew Street	Jez Mason	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	71m 09s
	11	Graham Wilson	Keith Fellows	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	71m 10s
	12	Chris Gravestock	Mark Harmer	Ford Escort RS2000	71m 39s
	13	Mark Clifford	Brett Clifford	Ford Escort RS2000	71m 45s
	14	Paul Drinkall	Roy Brown	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	71m 50s
	15	Neil Parsons	Chris Parsons	Ford Escort RS1600	72m 07s
	16	Julian Burch	Vicky Burch	Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	72m 31s
	17	Rikki Proffit	Dave Allcock	Ford Escort RS1600	72m 47s
	18	Ian Drummond	Tom Ward	Ford Escort RS2000	73m 13s
	19	Lawrence Green	Andrew Turner	Ford Escort Mexico	74m 53s
	20	Hugh Myers	Debby Myers	Datsun 240Z	74m 54s
	21	Paul Pesticcio	John Cadwallader	Ford Escort RS2000	75m 38s
	22	Duncan Pearcey	Andy Ballantyne	Datsun 240Z	76m 01s
	23	Ian Rix	Simon Sparey	Ford Escort RS1800	76m 05s
	24	Frank Cunningham	Aaron Forde	Ford Escort RS2000	77m 18s
	25	Paul Morris	Martin Jones	Ford Escort RS2000	77m 24s
	26	Mark O'Leary	Paul Dolby	Ford Escort RS2000	79m 03s

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