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Clerk of the Course: Ian Williams
Route: 140 Miles
Maps: 123
Starters: 70
Winners: Steven Roberts/Alan Jôs (Ford Escort)
Steven Roberts/Alan Jôs take their second successive victory on Harlech MC's Rali Llyn; for Jôs it was his fourth straight win on the North Walian road rally. However he made his job harder by booking in a minute early at a regularity control and the final result had eventually to be decided on a tie break.
Ian Jones/Alan Williams had led at Petrol but eased off to conserve their newly reshelled Peugeot in the second half. Unfortunately for them this allowed Roberts/Jôs to claw back enough time to be level at the Finish. The 1998 victors took the win on the basis of the least penalties dropped to ITC1.
The Rali Llyn demonstrated the popularity of road rallying in north-west Wales, with a capacity 70 car entry and large crowds of all ages spectating. The 140 mile route was based entirely within the Llyn peninsula, taking crews right down to its furthermost tip at Aberdaron
For Jason Hardy/Elfyn Richard it was to be a short event - the gearbox on their Golf failing after just seven miles. The Toyota Corolla of Arwel Griffith/Baz Green succumbed to similar problems before Petrol, the duo having led the event after the opening regularity section. Kelvin Evans/Iestyn Williams looked set for a top five place but dropped to 24th after booking in early at a control in the second half.
Kevin Ikin/Rob Jones, finished fourth despite their Escort suffering from clutch problems in the second half. The result gave Ikin the lead of the North Western Championship, as most of his rivals gave the event a miss.
The Semi-Expert Class was won by Geraint Bowness/Arwel Jones, who brought their Peugeot into eighth overall. While the leading novices were Raymond Thomas/Alan Davies who were twelfth in their Metro.
OVERALL RESULTS
Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
1 | Steven Roberts | Alan Jôs | Ford Escort | 3m 52s | |
2 | Ian Jones | Alan Williams | Peugeot 205 GTi | 3m 52s | |
3 | Carwyn Evans | Paul Roberts | Ford Escort | 4m 35s | |
4 | Kev Ikin | Rob Jones | Ford Escort | 4m 38s | |
5 | Edgar Jones | Alan Jordan | Toyota Corolla | 7m 16s | |
6 | Keith Jenkins | Edwyn Evans | Saab 96 V4 | 7m 59s | |
7 | Keith Parry | Lee Matthews | Opel Manta | 8m 27s | |
8 | Geraint Bowness | Arwel Jones | Peugeot 205 GTi | 9m 10s | |
9 | Mark Skellern | Jez Harris | Ford Escort Sport | 12m 06s | |
10 | Jayne Hill | Andrew Hughes | Vauxhall Nova GSi | 12m 13s | |
11 | Brian Harrison | Cliff Washbrook | Ford Escort | 14m 01s | |
12 | Raymond Thomas | Alan Davies | Austin Metro | 17m 53s | |
13 | Mark Williams | Chris Worsley | Peugeot 205 GTi | 18m 01s | |
14 | Richard Jones | Heath Griffiths | Ford Escort | 22m 11s | |
15 | Paul Jones | Paul Edwards | Vauxhall Nova SR | 22m 47s | |
16 | Paul Beckett | Marcus Watmough | Vauxhall Cavalier SRi | 22m 57s | |
17 | Noel Hughes | Arfon Jones | Saab 96 V4 | 24m 49s | |
18 | Iwan Williams | Gwion Pryderi | Ford Escort Mexico | 28m 28s | |
19 | Shane Richards | Jon Madoc-Jones | Ford Sierra | 29m 08s | |
20 | Dyfed Owen | Caren Williams | Ford Escort | 32m 42s | |
21 | Nick Banks | Alan Sutton | Citroen ZX | 43m 24s | |
22 | Kelvin Evans | Iestyn Williams | Toyota Corolla | 1F 4m 33s | |
23 | David Jones | Aled Williams | Ford Sierra | 1F 42m 51s | |
24 | Dick Humphreys | John Humphreys | Ford Escort | 1F 51m 42s | |
25 | Tudor Morris | Gerallt Davies | Ford Escort | 2F 17m 41s | |
26 | Steven Owen | Will Lynes | Ford Escort | 2F 34m 23s | |
27 | Bleddyn Jones | Iwan ap Llfnwy | VW Scirocco | 2F 43m 01s | |
28 | Neil Thomas | Elwyn Morgan | Peugeot 205 GTi | 3F 21m 14s | |
29 | Wyn Williams | Keith Jones | Vauxhall Astra | 3F 52m 07s | |
30 | Neil Bye | Stephen Bye | Ford Escort Mk3 | 5F 19m 10s | |
31 | John Jones | Dylan Jones | Vauxhall Astra GTE | 6F 14m 37s | |
32 | Phil Brown | Mark Watkins | Ford Escort | 10F 58m 14s | |
33 | Gareth Edwards | Trystan Bevan | Ford Escort | 12F 55m 28s | |
34 | Michael Jones | Colin Jones | Hillman Avenger | 57F 66m 21s |