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JJ Brown Memorial Rally 1997
Sponsored by Express Motors
Caernarvonshire & Anglesey Motor Club
6th/7th December 1997
Clerk of the Course: Dylan Humphries
Route: 110 Miles
Maps: 113 & 114
Starters: 60
Winners: Bryan Glass/Richard Parry (Ford Escort)
Bryan Glass threw off a reputation as a perennial non-finisher to win Caernarvonshire & Anglesey MC's JJ Brown Memorial Road Rally. Despite being a closed to club event the rally attracted a full 60 car entry as well as sponsorship from Express Motors of Penygroes. The 110 mile route was split with 40 miles on Anglesey and the rest on the mainland.
Glass, partnered by Richard Parry, managed to complete the route without incurring any penalty, a result which gave them a two minute winning margin over the Escort of Tudor Morris/Gerallt Davies, the only other crew to finish fail free.
Five other crews were clean of time penalties at the finish but Arwel Griffiths/Carwyn Evans (Peugeot 205) picked up two fails, leaving them in third. Dave Jones/Steve Kerr (Ford Escort) picked up three fails, finishing in seventh. Top seeds Ian Jones/Alan Jones (Peugeot 205) were among three cars that ended with four fails, but no time penalties. They were the winners of the tie-breaker and were classified in tenth at the end.
Lee Mathews/John Evans finished fifth in a Hillman Imp on 2 fails and 4 minutes.
Noel Hughes, navigated by his 14 year old daughter, future Welsh Champion, Gwawr, on her first rally, claimed second place in the Semi-Expert class in a 1971 Saab. They were beaten to the class win by Lee Hogdson/Steve Goodwin who finished eighth in their Peugeot 205. The Novice class was won by Gwylim Williams/Caren Williams in a Vauxhall Nova.
Ex-Welsh Champion Navigator Dave Thomas swapped to the driver's seat so that his daughter, Claire, could make her rallying debut; unfortunately they were one of a number of crews to fall foul of a very wet quarry. They eventually finished 45th out of 46 finishers.
TOP TWENTY RESULTS
| Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
| 1 | Bryan Glass | Richard Parry | Ford Escort | 0m 00s | |
| 2 | Tudor Morris | Garallt Davies | Ford Escort | 2m 00s | |
| 3 | Arwel Griffiths | Carwyn Evans | Peugeot 205 | 2F 0m 00s | |
| 4 | Shon Jones | Alan Jordan | Vauxhall Astra GTE | 2F 2m 00s | |
| 5 | Lee Matthews | John Evans | Hillman Imp | 2F 4m 00s | |
| 6 | Hugh Jones | Alan 'Fanta' Williams | Vauxhall Astra GTE | 2F 11m 00s | |
| 7 | David Jones | Stephen Kerr | Ford Escort | 3F 0m 00s | |
| 8 | Lee Hodson | Steve Goodwin | Peugeot 205 GTi | 3F 5m 00s | |
| 9 | Gerallt Davies | Michael Evans | Ford Escort | 3F 19m 00s | |
| 10 | Ian Jones | Alan Jôs | Peugeot 205 GTi | 4F 0m 00s | |
| 11 | Alwyn Jones | Aled Pennant | Ford Escort | 4F 0m 00s | |
| 12 | Huw Jones | Heddwyn Jones | VW Golf GTi | 4F 0m 00s | |
| 13 | Darren Herring | Dave Thomas | Subaru Impreza | 4F 2m 00s | |
| 14 | Geraint Bowness | Arwel Jones | Peugeot 205 GTi | 4F 8m 00s | |
| 15 | Gwilym Williams | Caren Williams | Vauxhall Nova | 4F 20m 00s | |
| 16 | Gwilym Davies | Steven Roberts | Talbot Sunbeam | 5F 2m 00s | |
| 17 | Noel Hughes | Gwawr Hughes | Saab 96 V4 | 5F 6m 00s | |
| 18 | Danny Harris | Dafydd Evans | Ford Sierra Sapphire | 5F 10m 00s | |
| 19 | Williams Lewis | Anthony Williams | Peugeot 205 GTi | 5F 13m 00s | |
| 20 | Kevin Jones | Geraint Jones | VW Golf GTi | 5F 18m 00s |