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Mid Summer Rally 2000
Sponsored by Just Cars
Telford Auto Club
10th/11th June 2000
Clerk of the Course: Kevin Hutchings
Route: 100 Miles
Maps: 126 127 & 137
Starters: 41
Winners: Wayne Morris/Dave Pitchford (Ford Escort)
Wayne Morris took a maiden victory on Telford AC's Midsummer Rally. Partnered by Dave Pitchford, the Bishops Castle driver threw aside the disadvantage of a 1300cc engine and came home four minutes clear of the two-litre Escort of Alun Evans/Carl Williamson.
The 100 mile non-championship event used the lanes to the south of Shrewsbury and attracted 41 starters.
Morris' margin of victory would have been less but his two closest challenges - Phil Turner/Nigel Roberts and Kevin Hesketh/Andy Moss - both picked up fails after missing to collect a signature for the very final passage control. This allowed Evans/Williams to take the runner up spot despite struggling to the finish with a failing altenator on their Escort and having being severely baulked at one point.
Despite a major wrong slot Adrian Higman/Cyril Jones finished third in their MG Maestro, while Richard Suff/Craig Parry in fourth were the last crew to be fail free. Turner/Roberts were therefore fifth, with Hesketh/Moss rounding off the top six.
Apart from Morris/Pitchford, it was not a good night for the top seeds. The 1999 winners, Paul Hughes/Paul Middleton, put their Astra into a bank on the first corner after the petrol halt. Des Phasey/Martin Phasey got their Escort stuck after losing their way on a white. Gary Jones/Andy Oakes had been going well when, early in the second half, the diff on their Corolla failed.
Winners: Wayne Morris/Dave Pitchford (Ford Escort)
Receive their awards from Dave Stocking of Telford AC
Grant Parker/Gwyn Williams had to miss out the final section after breaking their Corolla's exhaust. Nick Bloxham/Matyn Allen lost fifteen minutes when they visited a field in the first half and got home just inside maximum lateness. Roger Crump/Mike Hart were another crew to disappear in the second half.
Delwyn Price/Steve Herbert made it two class wins in two outings together by taking the Semi-Expert Class and seventh overall. They were fifteen minutes in front of their nearest rivals, Anthony Ellis/Ian Jarman. Wayne Elliott/Paul Edwards had shown some pace but picked up two fails and dropped to third in class.
Dave Edwards/Adrian Edwards were the first novices home, in 19th place overall, just two places in front of Mike Cooper/Chris Wilson who took second in class. Wayne Jones/Joanne Herbert managed to avoid going OTL at the final control by just eight seconds and were rewarded with the mixed crew award.
OVERALL POSITIONS
| Pos | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalty | |
| 1 | Wayne Morris | Dave Pitchford | Ford Escort | 8m 36s | |
| 2 | Alun 'Timo' Evans | Carl Williamson | Ford Escort | 12m 40s | |
| 3 | Adrian Higman | Cyril Jones | MG Maestro | 14m 17s | |
| 4 | Richard Suff | Craig Parry | Peugeot 205 GTi | 20m 27s | |
| 5 | Phil Turner | Nigel Roberts | VW Golf GTi | 1F 8m 53s | |
| 6 | Kevin Hesketh | Andy Moss | Ford Escort | 1F 11m 37s | |
| 7 | Delwyn Price | Steve Herbert | Ford Escort | 1F 14m 28s | |
| 8 | Glyn Price | Huw Jones | Ford Escort | 1F 15m 32s | |
| 9 | Martin Bradley | Gordon Bradley | Ford Escort | 1F 20m 14s | |
| 10 | Nick Bloxham | Martyn Allen | Peugeot 205 GTi | 1F 26m 31s | |
| 11 | Anthony Elias | Ian Jarman | Ford Escort | 1F 29m 25s | |
| 12 | Wayne Elliott | Paul Edwards | Toyota Corolla | 2F 15m 44s | |
| 13 | Paul Price | Vicki Price | Vauxhall Nova | 2F 21m 47s | |
| 14 | Alen Ridge | Simon Ridge | Ford Escort | 2F 26m 02s | |
| 15 | Grant Parker | Gwyn Williams | Toyota Corolla | 2F 26m 18s | |
| 16 | Wayne Jones | Joanne Herbert | Ford Escort | 2F 16m 15s | |
| 17 | Brandon Smith | Allen Hart | Opel Manta | 3F 26m 42s | |
| 18 | Nick Onions | Chris Lightburn | Talbot Sunbeam | 3F 28m 19s | |
| 19 | Dave Edwards | Adrian Edwards | Ford Escort | 3F 33m 13s | |
| 20 | John Furniss | Russell Roberts | Peugeot 205 GTi | 4F 30m 49s | |
| 21 | Mike Cooper | Chris Wilson | Ford Escort XR3 | 4F 40m 54s | |
| 22 | Tony Watkins | Medwyn Evans | Vauxhall Nova | 6F 41m 48s | |
| 23 | John Jones | Chris Rowlands | Renault 11 Turbo | 8F 21m 04s | |
| 24 | Graham Sturrock | Graham Overton | Peugeot 309 | 8F 31m 48s | |
| 25 | Bob Ward | Paul Liddle | Ford Escort | 9F 54m 41s | |
| 26 | Stephen Wynn | Ian Fellows | Peugeot 309 | 23F 37m 15s | |
| 27 | Mal Jones | Mark Edwards | Peugeot 205 | 31F 47m 52s |