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Rali Bro Cader 1998
Sponsored by John Roberts (Ffestiniog) Ltd
Harlech & District Motor Club
19th/20th September 1998
Clerk of the Course: Chris Evans
Route: 148 Miles
Maps: 124
Starters: 64
Winners: Ian Jones/Alan Jôs (Peugeot 205 GTi)
Ian Jones/Alan Jôs took a clear victory on Harlech & District MC's Rali Bro Cader. The North Wales event was a round of all three major road rally championships; the Welsh, West Midlands and North Western. It used a 148 mile route which took crews in a clockwise loop around Map 124 in southern Snowdonia.
An opening regulairty section from Trawsfynydd to Llanuwchllyn led to a run through the Dolgellau maze, before crews moved to the tight stonewalled lanes in the Harlech area for the second half.
Local favourites Jones/Jôs were on the pace all night in their Peugeot 205, they led from the second section to the end. Dennis Quinn/Andrew Thomson picked up least penalties over the first section, but fell back with a slipping clutch on their Escort to finish second. However the result consolidated their already substantial lead in both the Welsh and West Midlands Championships.
Geraint Davies/Sarah Gluyas were third in their Toyota Corolla, although they had lost over two minutes to most of their rivals on the first regularity section. Peter Zjalic/Ricard Preece, in another Corolla, were fourth. These results gave the two crews an outside chance of denying Quinn/Thomson the two championship titles. Similarly Paul Holmberg/Paul Jones came home fifth to keep the driver's hope of a third successive North Western crown alive, as he narrowed the gap to Brian Harrison, who could only manage twelfth place.
The 1997 winners, Kevin Ikin/Rob Jones, had a very short rally as the engine on their Escort went sick after just a couple of miles. The 1996 winners faired little better; Cyril Crook/Chris Ware lost several minutes in the first half after drowning out in a ford, they then went out of the event on the penultimate section when they their Sunbeam made substantial contact with a stonewall. Dave Jones/Gareth Price were another crew to visit the water when they put their Corolla off the road in the first half.
Meanwhile both Huw James/Deian Rees and Elgan Jones/Aled Jones, having passed scrutineering, were excluded from the event for the use of illegal tyres.
The Semi-Expert award went to Nick Bloxham/Martyn Allen who brought their Peugeot home in 14th overall, while the leading novice crew, Robin Jones/Gerallt Jones, were six places further back in their Escort XR3. Of the 64 starters 38 made it to the finish of a very well received event.
OVERALL RESULTS
| Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
| 1 | Ian Jones | Alan Jôs | Peugeot 205 GTi | 8m 06s | |
| 2 | Dennis Quinn | Andrew Thomson | Ford Escort | 9m 29s | |
| 3 | Geraint Davies | Sarah Gluyas | Toyota Corolla | 12m 31s | |
| 4 | Peter Zjalic | Richard Preece | Toyota Corolla | 12m 54s | |
| 5 | Paul Holmberg | Paul Jones | Ford Escort | 16m 03s | |
| 6 | Tudor Morris | Gerallt Davies | Ford Escort | 18m 48s | |
| 7 | Michael Pedley | David Pedley | Ford Escort | 19m 37s | |
| 8 | Pete Cotton | Dave Pitchford | Ford Escort | 19m 53s | |
| 9 | Richard 'Tyson' Morris | Owen Dodd | Toyota Corolla | 20m 01s | |
| 10 | Jason Hardy | Stephen Roberts | VW Golf | 21m 04s | |
| 11 | Neil Griffiths | Carl Williamson | Ford Escort | 22m 52s | |
| 12 | Brian Washbrook | Cliff Washbrook | Ford Escort | 23m 52s | |
| 13 | John Jones | Dave Stocking | Renault 11 Turbo | 24m 59s | |
| 14 | Nick Bloxham | Martyn Allen | Peugeot 205 GTi | 42m 00s | |
| 15 | Martyn Evans | Ceri Davies | Nissan Micra | 45m 05s | |
| 16 | Ian Elias | Phil Roach | Ford Escort | 48m 47s | |
| 17 | Gerallt Davies | Michael Evans | Toyota Corolla | 1F 15m 49s | |
| 18 | Iwan Pritchard | Paul Owen | Ford Escort | 1F 18m 51s | |
| 19 | Steve Barrett | Neil Coulson | Mitsubishi Cordia | 1F 40m 44s | |
| 20 | Steve Hughes | Karl Sieben | Ford Capri Laser | 2F 46m 00s | |
| 21 | Jenny Patterson | Arial Jones | Subaru RX Coupe | 3F 34m 40s | |
| 22 | Richard Roberts | Ian Monaghan | Ford Escort | 4F 33m 09s | |
| 23 | Robin Jones | Gerallt Jones | Ford Escort XR3i | 4F 51m 38s | |
| 24 | Carwyn Edwards | Rees Owen | Ford Escort | 4F 40m 17s | |
| 25 | Iorwerth Jones | Bill Robertson | Peugeot 205 GTi | 4F 59m 35s | |
| 26 | Kevin Jones | Keith Jones | Toyota Corolla | 4F 69m 00s | |
| 27 | Bryn Jones | Rhun Ellis | Ford Escort | 5F 42m 48s | |
| 28 | Richard Jones | Heath Griffiths | Ford Escort | 6F 29m 58s | |
| 29 | Elfed Williams | Ian Evans | Talbot Samba | 7F 51m 28s | |
| 30 | Trystan Bevan | Dylan Jones | Vauxhall Chevette | 8F 35m 09s | |
| 31 | Paul Jones | Steve Roberts | Vauxhall Nova | 10F 47m 14s | |
| 32 | Wayne Morris | Paul Middleton | Ford Escort | 11F 21m 59s | |
| 33 | Elfyn Davies | Paul Roberts | VW Golf GTi | 16F 21m 33s | |
| 34 | Gareth Davies | Andrew Davies | Vauxhall Chevette | 22F 43m 54s | |
| 35 | Stephen Jones | Leon Jones | Vauxhall Nova | 29F 65m 27s | |
| 36 | Simon Cottrell | Marcus Watmough | Toyota Corolla | 51F 30m 30s | |
| 37 | Derek Dauncey | Brendan Bailey | Peugeot 205 GTi | 56F 49m 04s | |
| 38 | Gareth Hughes | David Evans | Vauxhall Astra | 78F 63m 20s |