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Clerk of the Course: Chris Evans
Route: 125 Miles
Maps: 123 & 124
Starters: 73
Winners: Carwyn Evans/Elfyn Richards (Peugeot 205 GTi)
Carwyn Evans/Elfyn Richards took a narrow win in their Peugeot 205 GTi on Harlech & District MC’s E Roberts Memorial Rali Meirion.
The pairing came home just three seconds ahead of the VW Golf of Huw Myfyr/Gwawr Hughes. The two crews dropped time on just two of the event’s nine sections. The battle took place over 125 miles of the tight lanes in the Porthmadog area.
Dave Jones/Baz Green finished third to score significant points in the North Western Rally Championship, while Steve Herbert navigated Mei Jones to fourth to add to his series total. Less fortunate were Brynli Thomas/Paul Edwards who picked up a fail for a wrong depart at a time control.
The 2002 winners, Haydn Davies/Owen Dodd, had a difficult rally; their Golf struggled through the first half with a misfire, this was cured but failing brakes and clutch meant that fifth was their eventually finishing place.
Both Howard Price/Alan Williams and Gerallt Davies/Patrick Walsh had very short rallies, each retiring on the first hairpin with broken drive shafts.
There was a close battle for the win in the Semi-Expert class with Stephen Kerr/Helen Kerr narrowly beating Iestyn Williams/Ian Williams by twenty-six seconds.
In the Novice class Gwynfor Jones/Arwel Hughes-Jones were two minutes clear of their nearest rivals.
The Merion was the sixth round of the Welsh Championship and Jason Hardy/Alan Jôs, finishing in sixth place, took maximum points. However Gerwyn Jones/Ceri Davies took a step closer to the crown by finishing in tenth place.
OVERALL RESULTS
Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
1 | Carwyn Evans | Elfyn Richards | Peugeot 205 GTi | 3m 42s | |
2 | Huw Myfyr | Gwawr Hughes | VW Golf GTi | 3m 45s | |
3 | Dave Jones | Baz Green | Subaru Impreza | 4m 03s | |
4 | Mei Jones | Steve Herbert | Vauxhall Astra GTE | 4m 42s | |
5 | Haydn Davies | Owen Dodd | VW Golf GTi | 5m 34s | |
6 | Jason Hardy | Alan Jôs | VW Golf GTi | 5m 41s | |
7 | Dewi John Williams | Michael Evans | Peugeot 205 GTi | 5m 48s | |
8 | Tony Gush | Brynmor Pierce | Peugeot 205 GTi | 5m 53s | |
9 | Steven Roberts | Darren Garrod | Toyota Corolla | 5m 58s | |
10 | Gerwyn Jones | Ceri Davies | Ford Escort | 6m 39s | |
11 | Stuart Kelso | Eilir Jones | Peugeot 205 GTi | 7m 54s | |
12 | Harold Evans | Paul Roberts | Audi Quattro | 8m 30s | |
13 | John Baines | Andrew Baines | Ford Escort RS | 8m 43s | |
14 | Mal Acott | Huw Jones | Ford Escort | 9m 26s | |
15 | Dennis Quinn | Pat Gadsby | Ford Escort | 9m 48s | |
16 | Brian Jones | Phill Harrison | Peugeot 205 GTi | 9m 54s | |
17 | Stephen Kerr | Helen Kerr | Peugeot 205 GTi | 9m 58s | |
18 | Iestyn Williams | Ian Williams | Vauxhall Astra | 10m 24s | |
19 | John Robyns | Alan Parry | Peugeot 205 GTi | 11m 05s | |
20 | Eurig Thomas | Dylan Jones | Toyota Corolla | 12m 19s | |
21 | Kevin Price | Jane Price | Vauxhall Nova | 12m 21s | |
22 | Iwan Griffiths | Martyn Quant | Peugeot 205 GTi | 12m 32s | |
23 | Garry Jenkins | Eric Tong | Peugeot 205 GTi | 12m 41s | |
24 | Steve Wood | Wyn Lewis | Vauxhall Astra GTE | 12m 46s | |
25 | Steve Price | Cyril Jones | Toyota Corolla | 13m 38s | |
26 | Marc James | Anthony Davies | Ford Sierra 4x4 | 13m 53s | |
27 | Ian Orford | Peter Barnard | Mazda 323 4x4 | 14m 37s | |
28 | Rhys Ll Jones | Alwyn Roberts | Peugeot 205 GTi | 15m 38s | |
29 | Islwyn Watkins | Alun Probert | Vauxhall Astra | 15m 54s | |
30 | Chris Robinson | Graham Raeburn | Toyota Celica | 16m 16s | |
31 | John Broadhurst | Gareth Williams | Ford Escort | 17m 15s | |
32 | Alan Parry | Daniel Richards | Ford Escort | 18m 11s | |
33 | Gwynfor Jones | Arwel Hughes-Jones | Vauxhall Cavalier SRi | 18m 18s | |
34 | Bryn Jones | Dewi Roberts | Ford Sierra | 18m 49s | |
35 | Peter Roberts | Philip Todd | Vauxhall Nova GTE | 20m 13s | |
36 | Rhys Roberts | Philip Todd | Vauxhall Nova GTE | 22m 58s | |
37 | Nicholas Johnson | Tim Rice | Peugeot 205 GTi | 25m 13s | |
38 | Rhun Ellis | Keith Jones | Toyota Corolla | 25m 56s | |
39 | Aled Owen | Gavin Thompson | BL Mini | 27m 39s | |
40 | Brynli Thomas | Paul Edwards | Peugeot 205 GTi | 1F 7m 33s | |
41 | Elgan Jones | Byron Jones | Vauxhall Astra GTE | 1F 8m 33s | |
42 | Gwynfor Roberts | Paul Owen | Peugeot 205 GTi | 1F 9m 36s | |
43 | Arwel Williams | Derwyn Roberts | Vauxhall Astra | 1F 11m 21s | |
44 | Emyr Jones | Robin Evans | Toyota Corolla | 1F 11m 42s | |
45 | Alyson Acreman | Matthew Maidment | Honda Civic | 1F 13m 55s | |
46 | David Atkin | Rob Jones | Toyota Corolla | 1F 14m 36s | |
47 | Darren Leeson | Ian Kewlett | Ford Escort | 1F 17m 26s | |
48 | Medwyn Jones | Ian Clapham | Talbot Sunbeam | 1F 22m 54s | |
49 | Steve Nash | Chris Cooper-Jones | Morris Mini | 1F 24m 49s | |
50 | Lee Evans | Anthony Williams | Toyota Corolla | 2F 14m 44s | |
51 | Arwel Jones | Arwel Roberts | Vauxhall Chevette | 2F 31m 52s | |
52 | Gruffydd Parry | Emyr Stephen | Vauxhall Nova | 2F 40m 56s | |
53 | Lee Heywood | Mark Hamilton | Peugeot 205 GTi | 3F 15m 23s | |
54 | Eifion Jones | Hugh Jones | Peugeot 205 GTi | 3F 30m 54s | |
55 | Dod Davies | Alan Adams | Ford Fiesta XR2 | 3F 31m 03s | |
56 | Robat Edwards | Derek Jones | Vauxhall Nova | 3F 73m 52s | |
57 | Rhys Williams | Dafydd Williams | VW Golf GTi | 5F 35m 46s | |
58 | Steven John Williams | Geoff Williams | Peugeot 205 GTi | 6F 19m 13s | |
59 | Lee Hodson | Richard Jones | Peugeot 309 GTi | 6F 23m 16s | |
60 | Deiniol Williams | Eiddon Davies | Vauxhall Nova | 8F 51m 18s | |
61 | John Davies | Neil Bevan | Vauxhall Astra GTE | 22F 6m 10s | |
62 | Robin Jones | Chris Worsley | Ford Escort | 28F 7m 47s |