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Clerk of the Course: Graham Willcock
Route: 150 Miles
Maps: 100
Starters: 35
Winners: Steve Webster/Roger Hage (Subaru Impreza)
Steve Webster/Roger Hage (Subaru Impreza) snatched victory from Dan Robinson/Ian Gibbins (Proton Satria) on the very last section of the Ryemoor Trophy Rally.
The Malton MC event, which was highly praised by competitors, used a 150 mile route in North Yorkshire. It was split into three legs; the first contained four standard sections and two regularities. At the end of it Robinson/Gibbins held a one minute lead from Dave Champman/David Taylor (Peugeot 205) from tarmac stage driver Andy Bird, who had Mark Gilmour navigating (Peugeot 309); it was only Gilmour's second event.
Webster/Hage had lost around 90 seconds, due to a plotting error, on the second section and were only in sixth place at the end of the first time card. Terry Martin/Paul Taylor (Peugeot 205) were struggling with a lack of brakes and a cracked sump, which meant that their car was using a lot of oil. Top seeds Stan Featherstone/Mike Ogram (Ford Sierra) had lost three minutes with a wrong slot.
The second leg consisted of four more standard sections, plus a regularity. Robinson/Gibbins still led after it, but Webster/Hage were now in second. Bird/Gilmour were still in third. Featherstone/Ogram had recovered to fourth, while Chapman/Taylor had slipped to fifth.
The final leg included four further standard sections and two regularities. The latter included a mile and a half of forestry plus a ten mile loop of Helmsley Airfield, which was the finale of the event.
Webster/Hage snatched the lead over the Helmsley Airfield section to secure the win and consigning Robinson/Gibbins to the runner up spot and the Expert Class win. Bird/Gilmour maintained their pace to take third place and the Novice Class Award.
Despite their mechanical woes, Martin/Taylor looked to be on track for a top five finish, but an eight minute wrong slot dropped them to twelfth at the Finish.
Malcolm Grisedale/Bob Hargreaves retired their Subaru Coupe after putting it through a hedge. Curly Haigh/Sally Peacock had a short event after their Escort Van got stuck in a field. Dan Willan/Heather Grisedale were also early casualties when they broke a drive shaft.
TOP TWENTY RESULTS
Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
1 | Steve Webster | Roger Hage | Subaru impreza | 9m 45s | |
2 | Dan Robinson | Ian Gibbins | Seat Ibiza | 10m 06s | |
3 | Andy Bird | Mark Gilmour | Peugeot 309 GTi | 10m 53s | |
4 | Steve Featherstone | Mike Ogram | Ford Sierra | 13m 01s | |
5 | Dave Chapman | David Taylor | Peugeot 205 GTi | 13m 59s | |
6 | Paul Metcalfe | Stuart Wright | Mini | 15m 10s | |
7 | Andy Beaumont | Steve Petch | Proton Satria | 15m 33s | |
8 | Nick Toplis | Mick Fern | Vauxhall Nova | 16m 12s | |
9 | John Ross | Paul Nelson | Subaru Impreza | 18m 29s | |
10 | Andy Whittaker | Charlie Tynan | Peugeot 205 GTi | 19m 29s | |
11 | Alastair Crosby | John Thornton | Peugeot 205 GTi | 21m 17s | |
12 | Terry Martin | Paul Taylor | Peugeot 205 GTi | 21m 57s | |
13 | Tony Sims | Gavin Ford | Ford Sierra | 22m 00s | |
14 | John Cottam | Bill Parkin | Peugeot 205 GTi | 22m 24s | |
15 | Simon Tate | Richard Wilson | Opel Manta | 22m 28s | |
16 | Bill Chadwick | Alan Edwards | Peugeot 205 GTi | 23m 29s | |
17 | Frank Evans | Dan Spittlehouse | Toyota Corolla | 26m 03s | |
18 | Nichola Hillier | Dave Broadley | Rover Metro | 26m 30s | |
19 | Chris Dunn | Mark Edwards | Peugeot 205 GTi | 31m 53s | |
20 | Antony Baren | Ian Beech | Peugeot 205 GTi | 33m 29s |