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27th Preston Rally
Sponsored by Preston Garage Ltd of Writtle, Chelmsford
Chelmsford Motor Club
3rd/4th December 2005
Clerk of the Course: Adrian Gladwin
Route: 190 Miles
Map: 143, 144, 154 & 155
Starters: 60
Winners: Steve Monk/Pip Clode (Toyota Corolla GT)
Steve Monk/Pip Clode won the 27th Preston Rally even though at one point they had actually decided to retire from the event.
Winners: Steve Monk/Pip Clode (Toyota Corolla GT)
Photograph: M&H Photography
Novice Class Winners: Rob Kitchen/Simon Banham (Peugeot 205 GTi)
Photograph: M&H Photography
The pairing arrived at Second Petrol on the classic Chelmsford MC rally with the transmission of their Corolla making loud and ominous noises. They decided to head for home, however four miles down the road the noises disappeared, they resumed the contest and came home as winners.
Monk/Cole dominated the rally, taking fastest time on ten of the event's eighteen sections. Andy Baker/Lee Burgess were the only crew to even come close to the winners' pace, they took fastest time on the first section before being passed by the flying Corolla.
At First Petrol Monk/Cole led Baker/Burgess by 38 seconds, but by Second Petrol their lead was almost three minutes and was extended by a further 30 seconds at the Finish.
There was a close battle throughout the event between the Turner brothers; Revival winner Jamie, who had Graham Raeburn on the maps, pipped Owen and Andrew Dadswell to third after the latter suffered suspension damage.
Top seeds Matt Fowle/Graham Dance had a short event retiring on the first section with a broken CV joint.
The route was challenging in places, with Chalk Farm, Feltwell Farm and Whiteplot Farm being particularly muddy.
Despite conditions, there was a very high finishing rate for the Preston, with 46 cars being classified, 27 clean of fails.
OVERALL RESULTS
| Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
| 1 | Steve Monk | Pip Clode | Toyota Corolla GT | 33m 25s | |
| 2 | Andy Baker | Lee Burgess | Peugeot 205 GTi | 36m 51s | |
| 3 | Jamie Turner | Graham Raeburn | Rover Metro GTi | 46m 07s | |
| 4 | Owen Turner | Andrew Dadswell | Rover Metro GTi | 47m 37s | |
| 5 | Lee Earthy | Paul Barrett | Peugeot 205 GTi | 48m 11s | |
| 6 | Ian Mepham | Bob Blows | Peugeot 205 GTi | 52m 13s | |
| 7 | Gordon Popperwell | Brian Jaggs | Ford Escort RS2000 | 59m 50s | |
| 8 | Doug Kingsley | Ben Greenfield | Peugeot 106 Rallye | 60m 38s | |
| 9 | Frank Evans | Dan Spittlehouse | Toyota MR2 | 65m 59s | |
| 10 | Tim Daltry | Rob Grainger | Peugeot 205 GTi | 70m 24s | |
| 11 | Keith Pitcher | Kenneth Howlett | BMW 325i | 72m 06s | |
| 12 | Simon Randell | Paul Davenport | Volvo 360 | 74m 33s | |
| 13 | Mark Turner | Mark Oliver | Peugeot 206 | 74m 51s | |
| 14 | Andy Rowe | Andrew Bargery | Peugeot 205 GTi | 79m 28s | |
| 15 | Neal Allsopp | Tony Vanderheide | Ford Fiesta | 79m 29s | |
| 16 | Ian Newton | Dave Pedley | Ford Escort | 81m 19s | |
| 17 | Roy Gillingham | Paul Hollingham | Rover 416 GTi | 87m 34s | |
| 18 | Rob Walter | David Jones | Peugeot 309 GTi | 88m 18s | |
| 19 | Graham Child | Kevin Ablitt | Ford Escort Mexico | 88m 22s | |
| 20 | Richard Bradbury | Phil Prosser | Peugeot 205 GTi | 91m 22s | |
| 21 | Phil Wilkins | John Parsons | Peugeot 106 XSi | 94m 55s | |
| 22 | Phil Kendall | David Coles | Peugeot 309 GTi | 97m 08s | |
| 23 | Richard Atherton | Chris Bowden | MG Maestro | 98m 31s | |
| 24 | Peter Skillen | Stewart Merry | Peugeot 205 GTi | 100m 44s | |
| 25 | Andy Elcomb | Daren Hall | Vauxhall Cavalier | 107m 10s | |
| 26 | Phil Bennett | Rebecca Baldock | Peugeot 205 GTi | 108m 33s | |
| 27 | Chris Parmenter | Andy Merchant | MG Maestro | 118m 58s | |
| 28 | Gavin Rogers | Carrie Rogers | Ford Escort | 1F 71m 34s | |
| 29 | Rob Kitchen | Simon Banham | Peugeot 205 GTi | 1F 106m 09s | |
| 30 | Clive Baty | CROW | Toyota Corolla GT | 2F 57m 29s | |
| 31 | Mark Banham | Steve Lloyd | Subaru Legacy | 2F 62m 25s | |
| 32 | Rob Henchoz | Eric Richardson | Volvo 142 | 2F 94m 13s | |
| 33 | Paddy Jones | Tony Longstaff | VW Polo | 2F 125m 20s | |
| 34 | Michael Vergers | Cath Woodman | BMW 325i | 6F 45m 07s | |
| 35 | Matthew Endean | Thomas Ward | Fiat Uno | 8F 119m 09s | |
| 36 | Russ Smith | Dan Harrison | Vauxhall Cavalier | 8F 138m 36s | |
| 37 | Kevin Williams | S Pearson | Ford Sierra | 13F 121m 32s | |
| 38 | Dave Leadbetter | Nichola Smith | Citroen ZX | 14F 116m 28s | |
| 39 | Keith Lane | Richard Boyens | Vauxhall Nova GTE | 17F 93m 32s | |
| 40 | Jonathan Lawes | Simon Lawes | Renault Clio | 19F 100m 08s | |
| 41 | Benjamin Bloomfield | Chris Bethell | Vauxhall Cavalier | 20F 81m 43s | |
| 42 | Ian Perry | James Sunderland | Citroen BX | 20F 88m 47s | |
| 43 | Brian Marquis | Ben Marquis | Ford Escort | 20F 143m 21s | |
| 44 | Trevor Suckling | Gavin Leech | Citroen Xantia | 32F 86m 46s | |
| 45 | Paul Swindells | Lizzie Pope | Triumph TR7/8 | 35F 56m 14s | |
| 46 | Chris Valentine | Rich Mills | Hillman Imp | 36F 89m 06s |