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Clerk of the Course: Kevin Hutchings
Route: 115 Miles
Maps: 126 & 127
Starters: 41
Winners: Paul Davies/Dave Cartwright (Ford Escort)
The Oswestry pairing of Paul Davies/Dave Cartwright (Ford Escort) took victory on the second running of Telford AC's Saw & Weld Road Rally. They finished over a minute and a half ahead of the nearest opposition.
Although the entry was limted to just Novice and Beginners, no Experts nor Semi-Experts were allowed, the event attarcted a healthy entry of 41 starters. Of these 25 made it to the Finish.
The 115 mile pre-plot route took crews to the north and then east of the rally's base at Telford, into the Newport/Shifnal area. All penalties for the leading runners were dropped in the tighter first half.
Tim Cooper/Marcus Watmough (Ford Escort) claimed second overall and the Novice award; they were the only crew within striking distance of the winners. After a break from rallying of 15 years Frank Morgan paired up with Richard Patton, in a Vauxhall Astra, to take the Beginner's class and fourth overall.
Top seeds, Michael Bishop/Steven Bishop (Ford Escort), finished in seventh after picking up a fail at the third PC of the night.
TOP TEN RESULTS
Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
1 | Paul Davies | Jon Simcox-Bird | Ford Escort | 2m 15s | |
2 | Tim Cooper | Marcus Watmough | Ford Escort | 3m 52s | |
3 | Stewart Hemmings | Mark Freeman | Vauxhall Astra GTE | 14m 43s | |
4 | Frank Morgan | Richard Patton | Vauxhall Astra GTE | 11m 41s | |
5 | Kate Withers | Steve Warton | Vauxhall Nova | 22m 50s | |
6 | Connie Kiehl | Carl Bailey | Ford Escort | 35m 25s | |
7 | Michael Bishop | Steven Bishop | Ford Escort | 1F 10m 47s | |
8 | Ian Ross | Dean George | Ford Escort | 1F 10m 58s | |
9 | Paul Bunch | Richard Edwards | Ford Escort RS2000 | 1F 20m 45s | |
10 | Gary Moult | Gareth Davies | Ford Escort | 1F 30m 51s |