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Gremlin Rally 2006
Sponsored by Dennis Motorsport
Brecon Motor Club
4th/5th March 2006
Clerk of the Course: Denis Cardell & James Chappelle
Route: 200 Miles
Maps: 146, 147 & 160
Starters: 94
Winners: Chris Jenkins/Tony Brooks (Austin Mini)
There were chaotic scenes at the start of the Gremlin Rally in Brecon as a number of competitors refused to start the event, and in some case prevented others from doing so. Some crews were concerned at the weather conditions they would encounter on the Epynt Ranges, this followed the previous weeks' artic weather, with these concerns being further fuelled by a heavy snow shower that hit Brecon just prior to the original start time.
Overall Winners: Chris Jenkins/Tony Brooks (Austin Mini)
Photograph: © Brian Gilbert
The start was delayed for an hour while the organisers drove the route to assess the situation. This resulted in a number of sections being scrubbed, but the decision was made that the rally would go ahead. A number of competitors still refused to start and some of these seem to have stopped others from leaving the line by standing in front of the cars.
It wasn't until Car 15, Michael and David Pedley, insisted on starting that the impasse was broken. Eventually 65 of the 94 crews who signed on did compete, of these 48 made it through to the Finish.
Twenty-nine competitors, including most leading Welsh Championship contenders, refused to start the rally. The event was eventually less than half its intended length - the final run over Epynt having to be scrapped due to the late start
For the second time in three years Chris Jenkins/Tony Brooks took their Mini to a popular win on the Gremlin.
Andy Lane/Iain Tullie (Ford Escort Mexico) would have beaten the Mini crew to the win but they, along with a number of other crews, missed the very first code board of the night; the penalty for missing a board was five minutes and they finished two minutes behind the winners.
The results gave Jenkins and Brooks the lead in the HRCR Night Championship, of which the Gremlin was the second round.
All the historic entrants took the start and all but two made the finish; Peter Barker/Lee Vincent put their Lancia into a deep ditch, while Neville Frampton/Mike Gray also visited the scenery, they got back onto the tarmac, but not within their maximum lateness.
The leading modern crew were Mark Robinson/David Powell, who, due to the conditions, made a late swap to a standard Ibiza; they finished in third place, three minutes ahead of fourth placed Matthew Jones/Richard 'Tyson' Morris (Vauxhall Astra).
OVERALL RESULTS
| Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
| 1 | Chris Jenkins | Tony Brooks | Austin Mini | 15m 00s | |
| 2 | Andy Lane | Iain Tullie | Ford Escort | 17m 00s | |
| 3 | Mark Robinson | David Powell | Seat Ibiza | 23m 00s | |
| 4 | Matthew Jones | Richard Morris | Vauxhall Astra | 26m 00s | |
| 5 | Martin Leonard | Phil Jones | VW Golf GTi | 28m 00s | |
| 6 | Mike Saywell | Nick Clarke | Peugeot 205 | 29m 00s | |
| 7 | Andrew Lewis | Andy Ballantyne | Peugeot 205 | 31m 00s | |
| 8 | Keith Jenkins | Shon Gosling | Saab 96 V4 | 31m 00s | |
| 9 | Ian Caddy | Alan Thomas | Ford Escort | 32m 00s | |
| 10 | David Jones | Glyn Price | Peugeot 205 GTi | 32m 00s | |
| 11 | Dick Appleton | Mark Appleton | Mini Cooper S | 38m 00s | |
| 12 | Steven Powell | Dave Sanderson | Saab 96 | 39m 00s | |
| 13 | Alex Reynolds | Ian Buxton | Toyota Corolla | 42m 00s | |
| 14 | Matt Fowle | Owen Turner | Peugeot 106 | 45m 00s | |
| 15 | Terry Pickering | Paul Robinson | Suzuki Swift | 48m 00s | |
| 16 | Damian Gill | Steve Roderick | Nissan Pulsar | 55m 00s | |
| 17 | Keith Coleman | David Wilson | Volvo PV544 | 55m 00s | |
| 18 | Garry Preston | Mike Sones | Vauxhall Nova | 59m 00s | |
| 19 | Neil Lewis | Simmon Lassam | Lancia Integrale | 69m 00s | |
| 20 | Nathan Jones | Tim Murphy | Peugeot 205 | 70m 00s | |
| 21 | Roger Holder | Ian Cooke | Ford Sierra 4x4 | 84m 00s | |
| 22 | David Jones | Phillip Hooper | Peugeot 205 | 88m 00s | |
| 23 | Russ Smith | Dan Harrison | Peugeot 205 | 89m 00s | |
| 24 | Ian Glass | Nicky Ward | Rover 2200 | 101m 00s | |
| 25 | Gareth Duncan | Kevin Duncan | Vauxhall Corsa | 101m 00s | |
| 26 | Richard Atherton | Chris Bowen | MG Maestro | 122m 00s | |
| 27 | Mark Hatton | Robin Moses | Peugeot 205 GTi | 124m 00s | |
| 28 | Mark Jones | Jerry Jones | Ford Escort | 126m 00s | |
| 29 | Daniel France | Kelvin Hughes | Ford Escort | 156m 00 | |
| 30 | Robert McClean | Susan McClean | Rover P4-100 | 161m 00s | |
| 31 | Nigel Strange | Ian Webb | Austin A40 Farina | 164m 00s | |
| 32 | Peter Chappelle | Zoe Brute | Ford Fiesta | 170m 00s | |
| 33 | Steve Durbin | Jon Davies | Peugeot 205 GTi | 170m 00s | |
| 34 | Sandy Loynd | Christopher Winter | Toyota Corolla | 183m 00s | |
| 35 | Colin Evans | Stan Appleton | MG B GT | 187m 00s | |
| 36 | Andy Shepherd | Paul Hardy | Peugeot 205 | 200m 00s | |
| 37 | Andrew Thomas | Chris Williams | Vauxhall Nova | 228m 00s | |
| 38 | Michael Pedley | David Pedley | Ford Escort | 232m 00s | |
| 39 | Roger Powley | Leigh Powley | Toyota Corolla | 241m 00s | |
| 40 | Michael Jones | Matthew Farr | Peugeot 205 | 251m 00s | |
| 41 | Giles Pursey | Bernard Northmore | Ford Escort | 251m 00s | |
| 42 | Jonty Bloxham | Nick Bloxham | Peugeot 106 | 255m 00s | |
| 43 | Cliff Jones | Jason Reynolds | Vauxhall Nova | 263m 00s | |
| 44 | Priscilla Llewelyn | David Filsell | MG A | 301m 00s | |
| 45 | Nick Evans | Andy Oakes | Toyota Corolla | 321m 00s | |
| 46 | Leigh Davies | Ryan Davies | Ford Escort | 336m 00s | |
| 47 | John Kiff | Rob Kiff | VW Beetle | 365m 00s | |
| 48 | John Williams | Phil Jones | Peugeot 205 | 409m 00s |