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Clerk of the Course: Mark Jukes & Aled Jones
Route: 110 Miles
Maps: 145
Starters: 60
Winners: Arwyn Thomas/Andy Bowen (Ford Escort)
Arwyn Thomas/Andy Bowen took a close fought victory on the Bro Teifi Rally, beating early leaders Eilir Morris/Phil Clarke by just nine seconds after 110 miles of competition.
The Cardigan based event, was a round of the West Midlands Road Rally Championship and attracted a maximum entry of sixty cars.
The use of the event sponsor's premises at Pantgwyn Quarry as a start venue allowed competitive motoring to commence immediately. A tight route in classic 'Cilwendeg country' followed.
Top seeds Tony Davies/Dyfan Davies were amongst the early retirements when the gearbox on their Golf failed. Car 2, Elgan Jones/Byron Jones, fared little better as they were forced to withdraw just prior to Petrol when the clutch cable broke on their Astra.
Alun Gaunt/Marc Jones were expected to do well, but wrong slot lost them the lead and then a missed code board cost them third place.
Sarah Harmer/Cath Woodman made the long journey from East Anglia for the event and finished tenth despite dropping time dealling with a broken exhaust.
For a comparatively short event there were a number of lead changes. John Evans/Andrew Thomson looked in a strong position until drive shaft failure put them out early in the second half. Hefin George/Dilwyn John then took the lead but lost it on the very final section as they dropped over two minutes to the quickest crews - they finished third.
Eilir Morris/Phil Clarke should have benefitted from this but fastest time by 17 seconds at the very last control gave Thomas/Bowen their narrow win.
The leading Semi-Experts were Nick Abbot/Mark Andrew, who clinched ninth overall in their Escort.
The intricate route, which utilised numerous farm tracks, proved a tough test for the novices, however six were classified as finishers, with Mike James/Richard Evans (Ford Escort) taking class honours.
TOP TEN RESULTS
Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
1 | Arwyn Thomas | Andy Bowen | Ford Escort | 8m 00s | |
2 | Eilir Morris | Phil Clarke | Ford Escort | 8m 09s | |
3 | Hefin George | Dilwyn John | Mazda 323 Turbo | 9m 16s | |
4 | Meirion Evans | Patrick Walsh | Ford Escort | 9m 43s | |
5 | Gary James | Ieuan Thomas | Talbot Avenger | 11m 53s | |
6 | Paul Holmberg | Dave Pitchford | Ford Escort | 12m 20s | |
7 | Darren Jones | Carl Williamson | Ford Escort | 14m 47s | |
8 | Steve Griffiths | Ian Cooke | Ford Escort | 16m 16s | |
9 | Nick Abbot | Mark Andrew | Ford Escort | 22m 11s | |
10 | Sarah Harmer | Cath Woodman | MG Maestro | 24m 12s |