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Carpet Bagger Rally 2003

Bournemouth & District Car Club

25th/26th January 2003

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Terry Pickering/Paul Robinson took their Triumph TR3 to victory on Bournemouth and District CC’s Carpet Bagger Rally. The popular road rally, which mixed modern and historic cars, used a 170 mile route, featuring 45 time controls, in the tight lanes of Somerset and Dorset.

Heavy rain in the days leading up to the rally had covered the roads in a layer mud, this not only made the going treacherous, but increased the difficulty of differentiating between roads, tracks and gateways. The entire route was made up of regularity controls and this seemed to favour the navigators who majored on historic rallies.

Pickering/Robinson finished the event almost eight minutes clear of their nearest rival, however it had not been a straightforward win, the crew reporting that they had lost eight minutes with wrong slots. The driver's wiper blade failed on the first section, so it was swapped with that on the passenger side. They also felt fortunate to have finished as the starter motor, which had struggled during the event, failed completely when they got home and tried to take the car off the trailer. They also found that the clutch, despite only being on its second rally, had only 20 miles left on it at the Finish.

Dominic Worsfold/Matt Fowle continued their good run of results by taking the runners up spot, however they had visited a Devonshire hedge at an early stage in proceedings. This misdemeanour cost them their spotlights and broke a wishbone mounting, which led to odd handling for the rest of the night. They decided on a steady run for the remainder of the event. A strategy that worked resulting in their second place finish.

Worth Birkhill/David Harris were third having lost over four minutes looking for a hidden slot.

The 2001 winning driver Peter Noad, who on this occasion was partnered by Dave Kirkham, finished in fourth, while the leading novice crew, Chris Simmons/Mike Stayte were in fifth place. The leading Semi-Experts were Tony Brookes/Alan Hudson who were competing in their regular Saab Sonett.

Paul Ross/Andy Oakes (Peugeot 205 GTi) led at the petrol halt, but then broke a drive shaft in the second half.

A number of crews failed to make the finish after getting caught out by the conditions and going off the road. Most notable amongst these were Mike Biss/Cath Woodman. They were delayed early on after they picked up a puncture at exactly the same spot as Biss had got one on the 2001 event. They continued but then ran over a wheel that had been dropped by an earlier car, this led to a big dent in the sump and a loss of oil pressure which forced them out.

Others who ended their rally in a ditch included Darren Dixon/Peter Barnard and Mike East/PRAR; both crews were competing in Peugeot 205s. Stuart Wood/Paul Waterton retired after a heavy landing put a hole in the sump of their Mondeo Estate.

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OVERALL RESULTS

	Pos	Driver	Navigator	Car	Penalty
	1	Terry Pickering	Paul Robinson	Triumph TR3	19m 54s
	2	Dominic Worsfield	Matt Fowle	Peugeot 205 GTi	28m 04s
	3	Worth Birkill	Dave Harris	Morris Mini	31m 51s
	4	Peter Noad	Dave Kirkham	Audi 80 GT	36m 30s
	5	Chris Simmons	Mike Stayte	Peugeot 205 GTi	50m 47s
	6	John Kiff	Andrew Tong	VW Beetle	51m 14s
	7	Steve Powell	Lee Vincent	Ford Escort RS2000	52m 11s
	8	Steve Cole	Bob Blows	Peugeot 205 GTi	55m 06s
	9	Len Olds	Ryan Pickering	Triumph TR4	61m 33s
	10	Andy Coshan	Phil Kendall	Talbot Sunbeam	61m 50s
	11	Paul Swindells	Richard Howatt	Peugeot 309 GTi	63m 43s
	12	Jack Curran	Dave Bardwell	VW Golf GTi	64m 18s
	13	Barry Luxton	Nic Jones	VW Golf GTi	67m 56s
	14	Dick Appleton	Richard Dix	Mini Cooper S	69m 55s
	15	Tony Brooks	Alan Hudson	Saab Sonett	73m 13s
	16	Brian Cope	Stan Appleton	Mini Cooper S	74m 47s
	17	Damon Green	Shon Gosling	Volvo Amazon	75m 28s
	18	Phil Collings	Mark Collings	Peugeot 205 GTi	76m 42s
	19	Andrew Garrett	Susan Broughall	Peugeot 106	77m 30
	20	Paul Heal	Matt Heal	MGB GT	79m 25s
	21	Dave Crook	Barry Palmer	Peugeot 205 GTi	87m 10s
	22	Rob Reynolds	Alan Colyer	Subaru Impreza GL	87m 32s
	23	Jonah Nuttgens	David Coles	Peugeot 205 GTi	90m 15s
	24	Ken Pape	John Stringer	Ford Escort	130m 32s
	25	Bob Wisniewski	Paul Lettington	Vauxhall Nova GTE	137m 58s
	26	Geoff Skillen	Ian Collins	Ford Mondeo	167m 13s
	27	B Small	O Small	Ford Sierra 4x4	17m 47s
	28	Zip Zerihan	Lizzie Pope	Toyota MR2	264m 47s
	29	Dave Barbara	Duncan Cox	Rover 220 GSi	289m 18s
	30	M Spindles	A Belcher	Austin Healey 3000	326m 26s
	31	Sam Collins	Olly North	VW Golf GTi	355m 26s
	32	Timo Rumary	Daryl Powell	Audi 80	459m 57s

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