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Greenleaves Rally 2003

Sponsored by Smithfield Garage Ltd + Tarmac (Western) Ltd

Sixty & Worcestershire Motor Club

15th/16th November 2003



Clerk of the Course: Brian Jenkins & Alan Warburton

Route: 109 Miles

Maps: 147 148 & 161

Starters: 37

Winners: Wayne Morris/Paul Middleton (Ford Escort)




Wayne Morris/Paul Middleton survived a scare when a throttle cable broke on their Escort to win Sixty & Worcestershire MC’s Greenleaves Road Rally.

Greenleaves Rally 2003
Winners: Wayne Morris/Paul Middleton (Ford Escort)
Photograph: M&H Photography

The final round of the Welsh Championship had attracted 46 starters to what was a very well received event. The rally was based in Builth Wells and took in a 109 mile route in the Welsh Border area.

Morris/Middleton encountered the cable problem at the very end of a competitive section and were therefore able to carry out repairs without losing any time. They went on to win the rally, with a victory margin of just nine seconds over Glyn Price/Steve Herbert.

Andrew Sheppard/Justine Brooks rounded off the top three, with Alyson Acreman/Byron Jones finishing in fourth.

Gerwyn Jones/Ceri Davies had led the eventual winners by one second at the halfway point, but a puncture in the second half cost them four minutes and they dropped to fifth place at the Finish. However this result was enough to secure the Welsh Championship Navigators' crown for Davies; Jones having taken the Drivers' title on the penultimate round, the Malky.

Neil Bevan was the only rival who could have denied Davies the series win, but he and driver John Davies had a troubled night and could only finish in fourteenth place.

Gary Jones/Andy Oakes had been in the title race until the Malky, on the Greenleaves they were the last placed crew after a disastrous event. A navigational error saw them miss out a loop in the first half, this meant that they booked in five minutes early at the next time control.

Derwyn Evans/Dave Evison finished just one place in front. Their Vauxhall Nova had struggled all night with a misfire and they only just made Petrol within their time limit.

Herbert’s second place strengthened his grip on the West Midlands navigators’ championship, where there was one round to go. Meanwhile Ian 'Dude' Roberts, who finished in sixth, now led the AWMMC drivers’ table. The final championship round was the Holrus in late November.

Adam Holder/Simon Harris finished in seventeenth place to secure the Semi-Expert Class, while Timothy Evans/Kate Jones won the Novice class on what was the navigator’s first ever rally.



OVERALL RESULTS

Pos Driver Navigator Car Penalty
1 Wayne Morris Paul Middleton Ford Escort 3m 48s
2 Glyn Price Steve Herbert Ford Escort 3m 57s
3 Andy Sheppard Justin Brookes Vauxhall Astra 4m 25s
4 Alyson Acreman Byron Jones Honda Civic 4m 36s
5 Gerwyn Jones Ceri Davies Ford Escort 4m 47s
6 Ian 'Dude' Roberts Iwan Jones VW Golf GTi 5m 15s
7 Garry Jenkins Eric Tong Peugeot 205 GTi 8m 23s
8 Islwyn Watkins Alun Probert Peugeot 205 GTi 8m 44s
9 Ian Orford Bob Jones Mazda 323 Turbo 8m 44s
10 Russell Carson-Brown Ian Cooke Peugeot 205 GTi 9m 23s
11 Martyn Evans Brian Jones Nissan Micra 9m 53s
12 Marc James Anthony Davies Ford Sierra 4x4 10m 57s
13 Delwyn Price Steve Price Ford Escort 11m 14s
14 John Davies Neil Bevan Vauxhall Nova 13m 41s
15 Jack Curran David Bardwell VW Golf GTi 14m 50s
16 Darren Dixon Peter Barnard Peugeot 205 GTi 17m 04s
17 Adam Holder Simon Harris Vauxhall Corsa 20m 50s
18 Darren Leeson Ian Hewlett Ford Escort 21m 39s
19 Chris Thompson Justin Talboys-Cotton VW Golf GTi 26m 55s
20 David Jones Glyn Price Peugeot 205 GTi 38m 18s
21 Timothy Evans Kate Jones Nissan Micra 39m 38s
22 Tony Watkin Medwyn Evans Vauxhall Nova 48m 12s
23 Steve Wynn Chris Wynn Ford Escort 1F 09m 26s
24 Cliff Jones Jason Reynolds Peugeot 205 GTi 1F 16m 30s
25 Doug Bowkett Clive Meredith Peugeot 309 GTi 1F 17m 29s
26 Nic Morris Nicky Cadwallader Ford Escort 1F 19m 06s
27 Christopher Williams Bryan Thomas Peugeot 106 1F 20m 20s
28 Bob Ward Jonty Bloxham Ford Escort 1F 33m 43s
29 Jason Hardy Daniel Richards VW Golf GTi 2F 16m 35s
30 Neil Nicholas Martin Phasey Ford Fiesta 2F 18m 06s
31 Matthew Maidment James Morgan Peugeot 205 GTi 2F 35m 47s
32 Lee Heywood Mark Hamilton Peugeot 205 GTi 3F 05m 17s
33 John Morris Vicky Price Peugeot 309 GTi 3F 27m 12s
34 Mark 'GT' Roberts Russell Roberts VW Golf GTi 3F 27m 48s
35 Steve Price Cyril Jones Toyota Corolla 4F 11m 00s
36 Adrian Griffiths Dean Davies Peugeot 309 GTi 4F 29m 35s
37 Derwyn Evans Dave Evison Vauxhall Nova 4F 35m 58s
38 Gary Jones Andy Oakes Toyota Corolla 19F 22m 00s