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Morecambe Road Rally 2005
Sponsored by Mitchells of Lancaster
Morecambe Motor Club
30th/31st July 2005
Clerk of the Course: Ashley Hodge
Route: 115 Miles
Maps: 97 & 102
Starters: 32
Winners: James Tyson/Neil Harrison (Mini Cooper S)
James Tyson/Neil Harrison took a clear win on the Mitchells of Lancaster Morecambe Rally, this was their second win of the month, they’d taken first place on the Countdown two weeks previously.
Winners: James Tyson/Neil Harrison (Mini Cooper S)
Photograph: © songasport.co.uk
The 115 mile route used some classic territory including Lowgill, White Moss, Littledale and the Trough of Bowland via numerous whites, bridleways and farmyards. The first half included a long unsurfaced section through farm land across Claughton Moor to Caton Wind Farm.
Tyson/Harrison sealed their win by taking fastest time over the Wray White, five miles of farm tracks around Claughton Moor. Mal Grisedale/Bob Hargreaves took the runner up spot, a reversal of the 2004 result when they had won and the Mini pairing had been second. Third place and the Semi Expert Class win was secured by Bill Chadwick/Alan Edwards.
Paul Mount/Simon Harrison went off the road on the first corner of the night but recovered to take fifth overall and second Semi-Expert, while third in class went to Dan Willan/Heather Grisedale; they had been heading for fifth overall, but a missed code board dropped them to 12th place.
Lee Jones/Phil Martin survived a late scare to take the Novice award; a water hose split on their Astra near the finish.
Alex Willan/Paul Taylor were on the pace of the front runners all night but a timing error dropped them to tenth at the finish.
A number of top runners failed to make the finish, Chris Day/Iain Tullie had a driveshaft fail on the first white of the night; Steve Head/Graham Raeburn only got eleven miles into the event before gearbox problems - a stripped second gear - halted their Nova, and Geoff Hall/Paul Bosdet were stopped by their Mini shearing its wheel studs.
OVERALL RESULTS
| Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
| 1 | Pete Tyson | Neil Harrison | Mini Cooper S | 11m 41s | |
| 2 | Malcolm Grisedale | Bob Hargreaves | Subaru RX Coupe | 13m 19s | |
| 3 | Bill Chadwick | Alan Edwards | Peugeot 205 GTi | 16m 47s | |
| 4 | Bruce Murgatroyd | Fred Bent | Peugeot 205 GTi | 18m 36s | |
| 5 | Paul Mount | Simon Harrison | Toyota Celica GT | 21m 20s | |
| 6 | Rob Chalmers | Ric Chalmers | Peugeot 309 GTi | 23m 27s | |
| 7 | Dave Gardner | Steve Coombes | VW Golf VR6 | 23m 33s | |
| 8 | Terry Martin | David Taylor | Peugeot 205 GTi | 24m 02s | |
| 9 | Lee Jones | Phil Martin | Vauxhall Astra | 30m 38s | |
| 10 | Alex Willan | Paul Taylor | Vauxhall Astra | 39m 50s | |
| 11 | Dave Whittaker | Matthew Field | Peugeot 209 GTi | 41m 01s | |
| 12 | Dan Willan | Heather Grisedale | Vauxhall Astra | 1F 20m 43s | |
| 13 | John Livermore | Phil Roath | Peugeot 106 Rallye | 1F 29m 36s | |
| 14 | Paul Brereton | Jerry Hettrick | Toyota Corolla GTi | 1F 34m 25s | |
| 15 | Paul Buckel | Steven Butler | Vauxhall Nova | 1F 35m 19s | |
| 16 | Damian Whittle | Irvine Holtom | Peugeot 205 GTi | 1F 43m 52s | |
| 17 | Steve Kenyon | Mark Shepperd | Ford Sierra | 2F 20m 04s | |
| 18 | Frank Evans | Russ Evans | Proton Compact | 2F 37m 18s | |
| 19 | Paul Simpson | Andrew Radcliffe | Vauxhall Nova | 2F 38m 06s | |
| 20 | Robert Parker | Tim James | Peugeot 309 GTi | 3F 24m 11s |