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Cossack Rally 2004
Sponsored by Visual Packaging
Eastwood & District Motor Club
6th/7th November 2004
Clerk of the Course: Roger Hage
Route: 150 Miles
Maps: 129 130 & 141
Starters: 60
Winners: Richard Chown/Mark Wagstaff (Peugeot 205 GTi)
Richard Chown/Mark Wagstaff (Peugeot 205 GTi) took their maiden rally win on Eastwood & District MC’s Cossack Rally.
The rally was badly affected by fog and, despite the organisers extending maximum lateness for the second half, many crews were already out by that point.
It proved to be the toughest Cossack to date. In addition to the weather conditions, crews had to tackle 23 miles of private and farm tracks, as well as green lanes. These were mostly very wet and muddy.
Chown/Wagstaff were followed home by the first time pairing of Adrian Green/John Pickavance (Seat Ibiza). The result meant that Wagstaff had now secured the East Midland Navigation title.
A number of the crews, including the top three seeds, picked up a fail after missing the first time control. The navigational instruction told the competitors to pass under 10 transmission lines. The error was caused by crews finding an alternative solution to the navigation, however independent checks by the Stewards failed to support this interpretation; the Stewards found only one correct solution.
Most severely affected were Martin Betts/Charlie Wheeldon (Ford Escort), they would have won but for the resultant fail.
Nick Toplis/Mick Fern put their Vauxhall Nova GTE into a ditch on the Stonesby White. They were OTL by the time they got out.
The Semi-Expert award was taken by Andy Stinchcombe/Malcolm Young (Ford Sierra Sapphire), the crew having won the rally outright in 1989. Similarly the Novice award went to former international competitors Iain Freestone/Preston Ayres (Peugeot 205).
TOP TWENTY FINISHERS
| Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
| 1 | Richard Chown | Mark Wagstaff | Peugeot 205 GTi | 40m 00s | |
| 2 | Adrian Green | John Pickavance | Seat Ibiza | 44m 51s | |
| 3 | Dan Robinson | Ian Gibbins | Proton Coupe | 60m 57s | |
| 4 | Andy Stinchcombe | Malcolm Young | Ford Sierra Sapphire | 61m 09s | |
| 5 | John Dimbleby | David Dimbleby | Ford Fiesta XR2 | 62m 43s | |
| 6 | Frank Evans | Dan Spittlehouse | Toyota Corolla | 69m 29s | |
| 7 | James Everard | David Jobling | Peugeot 106 GTi | 71m 08s | |
| 8 | Iain Freestone | Preston Ayres | Peugeot 205 | 82m 54s | |
| 9 | Graham Child | Kevin Ablitt | Ford Escort Mexico | 86m 14s | |
| 10 | Martin Betts | Charlie Wheeldon | Ford Escort | 1F 37m 38s | |
| 11 | Craig Burgess | Lee Burgess | Peugeot 205 GTi | 1F 43m 28s | |
| 12 | Terry Martin | Paul Taylor | Peugeot 205 GTi | 1F 54m 24s | |
| 13 | Rob Walter | David Jones | Peugeot 309 GTi | 1F 109m 06s | |
| 14 | Stan Featherstone | Mike Ogram | Peugeot 205 GTi | 2F 46m 41s | |
| 15 | Adrian Ancliffe | John Chadwick | Ford Escort | 2F 50m 06s | |
| 16 | David Howell | Stephen Taylor | Citroen Visa | 2F 53m 15s | |
| 17 | Nik Kershaw | Paul Nelson | Peugeot 205 GTi | 2F 57m 40s | |
| 18 | Geoff Henman | Sam Collis | Peugeot 205 GTi | 2F 71m 14s | |
| 19 | Alistair Crosby | John Thornton | Peugeot 309 GTi | 2F 100m 22s | |
| 20 | John Taylor | Bill Grainger | Riley 1.5 | 3F 99m 58s |