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Sweet Lamb Stages 2004
Ecurie Royal Oak Motor Club
19th September 2004
Clerk of the Course: Martin Rowe & Nigel Bayley
Stages: 10 (55 Stage Miles)
Venue: Sweet Lamb & Hafren
Starters: 51
Winners: Tim Freeman/Darryl Savage (Mitsubishi Lancer E3)
Tim Freeman/Darryl Savage took an emphatic win on Ecurie Royal Oak MC’s Sweet Lamb Stages, their second victory in a week; the pair had won the Dukes Stages the previous weekend. At Sweet Lamb they took fastest time on the first stage and then drew clear of the field as their principal challengers fell by the wayside.
Winners: Tim Freeman/Darryl Savage (Mitsubishi Lancer E3)
Photograph: rallyroots.com
The rally consisted of ten stages, both in Sweet Lamb and the Hafren Forest. The last stage being a fifteen mile test.
Freeman/Savage took fastest time on seven of the stages and ended the rally over 90 seconds ahead of the runners up, this was despite an engine that mysteriously seemed to loose boost at certain points in power range.
Paul Alexander/Mike Panes, who were out testing their Evo8, were Freeman’s closest challengers. They were slowed by a broken EGR valve on the second set of stages, but two fastest stage times left them within striking distance of the lead with just the final test to go. Unfortunately they picked up a puncture soon after the start and their challenge was over.
Patrick Naylor/Andrew Lawrence (Ford Sierra Cosworth), competing on their first gravel rally for twelve years, would then have taken second place but they stopped on the last stage as well.
Welsh Championship Winners: Tim Jones/Don James (Ford Escort)
Photograph: rallyroots.com
Derek Tracy made the journey from Ireland for his first taste of Welsh stages on maps and, partnered by Dave Williams, took the runner up spot in his Ford Escort WRC. He had been on the pace for the second half of the rally, taking fastest time on SS8, after settling in on the first four stages.
Dave Jenkins/Graham Cox (Subaru Impreza WRC) were in a strong third place after four stages but they went off the road and out of the rally within a mile of starting SS5.
Tim Jones/Don James secured the Millers Oil Welsh Clubmans Championship and were the leading two-wheel drive car in fifth place overall. Their main challengers, Stuart Clarke/Cliff Simmmons (Ford Escort), had drowned out in a ford on a link section and suffered a misfire for the follwoing stage, then, on SS7, they retired with a failed diff.
PEUGEOT 205 CHALLENGE
The Sweet Lamb Stages was a round of the Peugeot 205 Challenge and twenty-nine contenders took the start.
205 Challenge Winners: Clive Bayliss/Dominic Brown (Peugeot 205)
Photograph: rallyroots.com
Mike Nipper could have sewn up the title with a category win on the event, he was in second place just four seconds off the lead, when he went off the road on the final test.
Robbie Dale/Mark Mason led the Chasllenge after two stages, but went out on SS5 when they hit a log and bent the rear axle.
Jeremy Dawes/Cliff Jones had a lead of 14 seconds in the 205 Challenge after SS4, but destroyed their Peugeot in an off on SS6.
This left Clive Bayliss/Dominic Brown to reap the reward of a well judged run to take the win and tenth place overall. Tom Walster/Ian Holliday were second, just fourteen seconds behind, and were first in the Beginners class. Tom Fowle/Rob Spragg were struggling with a lack of power due to a broken exhaust, but salvaged third place at the Finish.
OVERALL RESULTS
| Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
| 1 | Time Freeman | Darryl Savage | Mitsubishi Lancer E3 | 62m 17s | |
| 2 | Derek Tracey | Dave Williams | Ford Escort WRC | 63m 53s | |
| 3 | Neil Andrew | Mark Spavin | Ford Sierra 4x4 | 65m 48s | |
| 4 | Colin Minton | Bryan Hull | Subaru Impreza | 65m 58s | |
| 5 | Tim Jones | Don James | Ford Escort | 66m 08s | |
| 6 | Simon Maczak | Dai Richards | Ford Escort Cosworth | 66m 12s | |
| 7 | Andrew Graham | Julian Jones | Ford Escort Cosworth | 67m 44s | |
| 8 | Mark Goodwin | Wayne Davies | Ford Escort Cosworth | 69m 08s | |
| 9 | Spencer Wilkinson | Clive Dunbabin | Subaru Impreza | 70m 47s | |
| 10 | Clive Bayliss | Dominic Brown | Peugeot 205 GTi | 72m 11s | |
| 11 | Tom Walster | Ian Holliday | Peugeot 205 GTi | 72m 25s | |
| 12 | Tom Fowler | Rob Spragg | Peugeot 205 GTi | 72m 44s | |
| 13 | Nik Blackhurst | Richard Brunning | Peugeot 205 GTi | 73m 01s | |
| 14 | Robert Wilson | Dylan Jenkins | Peugeot 205 GTi | 73m 15s | |
| 15 | Stephen Lewis | Aled Richards | Peugeot 205 GTi | 75m 11s | |
| 16 | David E Jones | Michael Roberts | Ford Escort Cosworth | 75m 22s | |
| 17 | Julian Brine | Raymond Davies | Peugeot 205 GTi | 75m 30s | |
| 18 | Justin Fowler-Bishop | Simon Edwards | Peugeot 205 GTi | 75m 44s | |
| 19 | Andy Davison | Sandie Taylor | Peugeot 205 GTi | 76m 12s | |
| 20 | Craig Pearce | Robert Humble | Peugeot 205 GTi | 76m 28s | |
| 21 | Andrew Davies | Peter Davies | Peugeot 205 GTi | 76m 38s | |
| 22 | Chris Poulson | Andrew Dover | Peugeot 205 GTi | 76m 47s | |
| 23 | Paul Gould | Sam Collis | Peugeot 205 GTi | 77m 34s | |
| 24 | Steve Rogers | Pete Gill | Peugeot 205 GTi | 78m 17s | |
| 25 | Derek Holland | Neil Ireland | Peugeot 205 GTi | 78m 39s | |
| 26 | Shaun Hattersley | Paul Briggs | Peugeot 205 GTi | 78m 43s | |
| 27 | Adrian Hopwood | Dan Knight | Peugeot 205 GTi | 78m 54s | |
| 28 | Lee Jones | Phil Martin | Peugeot 205 GTi | 79m 03s | |
| 29 | Simon Rees | Dan Mayo | Peugeot 205 GTi | 79m 11s | |
| 30 | Paul Watkins | Peter Watkins | Peugeot 205 GTi | 79m 20s | |
| 31 | Charlie Pye | Dave Tinsley | Ford Escort RS | 79m 44s | |
| 32 | Paul Hartfield | Richard Wheatley | Peugeot 206S Hart | 81m 26s | |
| 33 | Paul Blake | Matt Thomas | Peugeot 205 GTi | 82m 14s | |
| 34 | Kit Leigh | Tim Leigh | Peugeot 205 GTi | 84m 01s |