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Rali Bro Dyfi 2001

Sponsored by Geoff Jones Rallysport

Dovey Valley Motor Club

3rd/4th February 2001

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With a comfortable winning margin, Huw Evans/Patrick Walsh made it two victories in two years on the Rali Bro Ddyfi.

The Dovey Valley MC event attracted 75 entries but after 140 miles of motoring the Aberyswyth pairing were over two minutes clear of their nearest rivals.

The rally moved its route further south for this year, venturing as far as the Clywedog Dam road and abandoning the Dolgellau area. However as in previous years the event was decided on the tracks of rally sponsor Geoff Jones' farm.

Evans/Walsh were a minute and half quicker than any other crew over this section, thus securing the victory and top Welsh Championship points. They were followed home by series rivals Graham Evans/Ian Mills in second place and Dennis Quinn/Dave Evison in third.

Witch Way winners Stuart Newby/Paul Holmberg were fourth in the Impreza, a result that after just three rounds puts them in a strong position in the North Western Championship.

Phil Turner/Owen Dodd survived an electrical fire early in the event, which left them without interior lights, to finish fifth, while late entrants Kev Parry/Gareth Price came in sixth and took the Standard Production Award.

Martin Lloyd/Steve Herbert continued their good run of results by totally dominating the Semi-Expert Class, coming home seventh overall. They were the only Class Two crew free of fails and twenty-five minutes quicker than their nearest challenger.

Dafydd Evans/Hywel Davies were equally emphatic winners in the Novice Class, only being denied a top ten finish due to the fact that they missed a code board.

Top south-eastern crew Mike Biss/Kath Woodman made the long journey to Machynlleth and were rewarding with eleventh overall and the Mixed Crew Award. This was just one place ahead of fellow long distance travellers John Harmer/Pat Gadsby.

The organisers introduced a new concept to Welsh road rallying with the use of Greek lettering on some code boards. Reigning West Midlands Champions Gary Jones/Dave Pitchford became a victim of one of these after picking up a fail for a infringement regarding one of the boards. It was an expensive mistake as they lost what would have been second place as a result of the penalty.

On the retirement list were Clive Wakeley/Byron Jones whose Escort succumbed to electrical problem early on in the rally, while Tony Davies/Dilwyn John also failed to make the petrol halt after a ball joint broke on their Corolla.

Nick Bloxham/Carl Williamson made a more dramatic exit from the rally when they rolled their Peugeot 205, severely damaging the newly built car. Gerwyn Jones/Ceri Davies were going well but then their Escort's head gasket failed almost immedately after the petrol halt.

Grant Parker/Gwyn Williams broke a halfshaft on their Corolla, while Howard Price/Steve Griffith went out when their similar car suffered a broken manifold. Haydn Davies/Alan Williams had a problematic event, going off on the first corner, then getting stuck in a farmyard for twenty minutes before finally crashing out of the rally.

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OVERALL RESULTS

	Pos	Driver	Navigator	Car	Penalty
	1	Huw Evans	Patrick Walsh	Ford Escort	2m 03s
	2	Graham Evans	Ian Mills	Toyota Corolla	4m 00s
	3	Dennis Quinn	Dave Evison	Ford Escort	4m 33s
	4	Stuart Newby	Paul Holmberg	Subaru Impreza	5m 14s
	5	Phil Turner	Owen Dodd	VW Golf GTi	6m 00s
	6	Kev Parry	Gareth Price	Ford Escort	6m 51s
	7	Martin Lloyd	Steve Herbert	Ford Escort	6m 55s
	8	Hefin George	Andy Oakes	Nissan Sunny GTi-R	7m 10s
	9	Ian 'Dude' Roberts	Nigel Roberts	VW Golf GTi	12m 08s
	10	Elfyn Richards	Alan Jôs	VW Golf GTi	13m 21s
	11	Mike Biss	Cath Woodman	Vauxhall Nova	13m 46s
	12	John Harmer	Pat Gadsby	MG Maestro	20m 21s
	13	Mark Harris	Neil Bevan	Peugeot 205 GTi	31m 31s
	14	Gary Jones	Dave Pitchford	Toyota Corolla	1F 3m 12s
	15	Gary James	Dylan Evans	Hillman Avenger	1F 7m 09s
	16	Dafydd Evans	Hywel Davies	Toyota Corolla	1F 12m 04s
	17	John Griffiths	Allan Jordan	Vauxhall Nova GTE	1F 16m 30s
	18	Wayne Morris	Paul Middleton	Ford Escort	1F 16m 54s
	19	Kev Nunns	Cyril Jones	Ford Sierra	1F 29m 28s
	20	Christian Prynne	Doody Farmer	Toyota Corolla	1F 30m 54s
	21	Barry Phillips	Aled Richards	Vauxhall Astra	1F 31m 46s
	22	Doreen Davies	Anthony Davies	Ford Escort	1F 40m 05s
	23	Jerry Jones	Ian Cooke	Mini Clubman	2F 24m 56s
	24	Paul Price	Gemma Price	Vauxhall Nova	3F 15m 15s
	25	Steven Roberts	Darren Garrod	Toyota Corolla	3F 18m 46s
	26	Eifion Thomas	Afan Thomas	Ford Escort	3F 38m 59s
	27	Andrew Williams	Wyn Davies	Vauxhall Astra	3F 43m 45s
	28	Simon Chandler	David Manning	Ford Escort	4F 58m 22s
	29	Paul Mumford	Glenn Latham	Peugeot 309 GTi	5F 26m 34s
	30	Ashley Morris	Michael Cartwright	Peugeot 205 GTi	5F 28m 25s
	31	Claire Evans	Allen Hart	Vauxhall Astra	5F 30m 01s
	32	Stephen Wynn	Chris Wynn	Ford Escort	6F 48m 02s
	33	Mal Jones	Ian Fellows	Peugeot 205 GTi	7F 63m 53s
	34	Tony Watkin	Medwyn Evans	Vauxhall Nova	7F 63m 53s
	35	Gareth Jenkins	Sharon Clarke	Ford Escort	11F 25m 01s
	36	Darren Jones	Heddwyn Jones	Vauxhall Nova	15F 9m 54s
	37	Mike Davies	Alan Jones	Ford Escort	30F 52m 13s
	38	Trevor Pritchard	Paul Hughes	MG Maestro	31F 29m 36s

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