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The Malky Rally 2000

Sponsored by Brace's Bakery

Blackwood & District Motor Club

28th/29th October 2000

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Gary Jones, partnered by Dave Pitchford, made it three wins in four years on his local event, Blackwood MC's Malky Rally, in the process beating off a strong challenge from 1999 winners Toby Adam/Pat Gadsby.

The 130 mile rally used an interesting route, being completely contained within the urban area of south-east Wales. The eleven sections for the most part were confined to the mountain sides overlooking the Gwent valleys.

The unfamiliar territory, with many tracks not on the maps, meant that local knowledge was a major advantage and this was reflected in the fact that the top four finishers were all from Blackwood.

It was always expected that the battle for victory would be between Jones/Pitchford and Adam/Gadsby, and so it proved. However Jones always had the upper hand, building up a twenty second lead by the petrol halt and extending this to over two minutes by the end.

In 1999 Jones had taken the runner up spot with Andrew Card as his partner, in 2000 Card swapped seats and with Mark Robinson on the maps finished third. The Blackwood whitewash was completed by Grant Parker/Gwyn Williams taking fourth.

Steve Rogers/Paul Jones finished fifth, a result which clinched the Under 1300cc Welsh Championship for Jones, however Jerry Jones, who finished seventh, was still challenging Rogers with one round remaining. Splitting these two Under 1300 crews were Paul Webb/Justin Brooks who took the Standard Production Award.

Torrential rain and gales were the traditional weather for the Malky and 2000 was no exception. Downpours made the going difficult for competitors. Dennis Quinn/Dave Evison lost time attempting to negotiate the muddy approach to PC6 - a control that was eventually scrubbed - and came home ninth..

Andy Sheppard/Mike Hart were also delayed after getting bogged down and this dropped them to eighth. An agressive drive by Gareth Jones/Patrick Walsh came to an abrupt end when they misjudged a left hander and put there Escort XR3 onto its roof

Despite his relatively lowly finish, Dennis Quinn still held the lead of the Welsh Championship, but had Toby Adam, Gary Jones and Steve Rogers just a few points behind.

Graham Evans/Ian Mills withdrew at Petrol, unhappy with the advantage being given to local competitors. This meant that Mills relinquished the lead of the Welsh Championship Navigators' table to Pat Gadsby, although Paul Jones and Dave Pitchford, as well as Mills, were still in with a chance of taking the title on the Peak Revs.

Steve Reed/Dave Williams won the Semi-Expert Award but retained their Class 2 status as they finished eleventh, just one place ahead of their class rivals Andrew Lewis/Nigel Gardener.

The Malky proved a tough test for the novices, of the 22 who started just three made it to the petrol halt, with only two completing the whole course. The class winners were Michael Nippers/Stuart Powell who were fifteenth, while the other finishers were Aly Wilcox/Michael Wilcox who were twenty-fifth and last.

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OVERALL RESULTS

	Pos	Driver	Navigator	Car	Penalty
	1	Gary Jones	Dave Pitchford	Toyota Corolla	10m 09s
	2	Toby Adam	Pat Gadsby	Ford Escort	12m 20s
	3	Andrew Card	Mark Robinson	Toyota Corolla	16m 43s
	4	Grant Parker	Gwyn Williams	Toyota Corolla	26m 39s
	5	Steve Rogers	Paul Jones	VW Polo	27m 45s
	6	Paul Webb	Justin Brooks	Vauxhall Astra	29m 07s
	7	Jerry Jones	Mark Appleton	Mini Clubman	30m 24s
	8	Andy Sheppard	Mike Hart	Toyota Corolla	35m 35s
	9	Dennis Quinn	Dave Evison	Ford Escort	38m 00s
	10	Mike Morgan	Chris Ware	Suzuki Swift	41m 03s
	11	Steve Reed	Dave Williams	Ford Escort	44m 00s
	12	Andrew Lewis	Nigel Gardener	Toyota Corolla	44m 39s
	13	Andrew Stripp	Ceri Davies	Ford Escort	45m 56s
	14	Russell Carson Brown	Dean George	Ford Escort	47m 05s
	15	Michael Nippers	Stuart Powell	Peugeot 205	48m 21s
	16	Nick Yates	Simon Yates	Ford Escort	53m 29s
	17	Hefin George	Daniel Thomas	Nissan Sunny GTi-R	58m 04s
	18	David Wilmer	Mark Powell	Ford Escort	1F 74m 23s
	19	Owain Beaman	Carl Williamson	Ford Sierra	2F 65m 18s
	20	Christian Prynne	Clifford Jones	Peugeot 205 GTi	3F 65m 47s
	21	Chris Wright	Erik West	Mini Cooper S	7F 41m 36s
	22	Chris Smith Bowen	Nigel Nelson	Ford Escort RS	7F 116m 52s
	23	Nick Broadway	Andy Oakes	Ford Escort	7F 132m 36s
	24	Michaek Kimber	Paul Jenkins	Peugeot 205 GTi	8F 163m 43s
	25	Aly Wilcox	Michael Wilcox	Citroen AX	11F 195m 09s

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