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Suzanne Crowley Memorial Rally 1997

Sponsored by Williams & Sons, Ty Howel Quarry

Barcud Motor Club

2nd/3rd August 1997



Clerk of the Course: Roddy Daniels & Jon Stobbs

Route: 130 Miles

Maps: 135 & 146

Starters: 46

Winners: Alan Gaunt/Eurig Evans (Peugeot 205 GTi)




The last minute partnership of Alan Gaunt and Eurig Evans proved a success as the pair, who started at Car 20, took their Peugeot 205 to victory on Barcud MC's Suzanne Crowley Memorial Rally. The 130 mile road rally, which was a round of the North Western Championship, started and finished at Tregaron and took in the maze of lanes to the south-east of Abersywyth.

Suzanne Crowley Memorial Rally 1997

Deian Rees was hoping to make it a hat trick of wins as navigator on the event, however he and driver Elgan Jones failed to make it as far as Petrol after their Astra's radiator ruptured on the fourth section. Alyson Acreman/Byron Jones were also an early retirement; they picked up punctures on the first section.

With a pre-plot route there were over twenty crews still clear of penalty at the halfway halt, however there was to be a short plot and bash tie decider early in the second half, this started near Llangwyryfon. Times dropped here decided the final top ten places.

Gaunt/Evans emerged from the vital section just two seconds faster than the Sierra of Huw James/Neil Spiers. Thirty seconds further back were Huw Evans/Eryl Rees, the navigator making an impressive return after a long layoff from rallying.

Kevin Ikin/Chris Rowlands were the top scoring North Western Championship contenders in ninth; the result allowing Ikin to close the gap on runaway series leader Paul Holmberg, who non-started. The Semi-Expert class was won by Brian Harrison/Clifford Washbrook, while the Novice award went to the Hyundai of Rhydian Jones/Christopher Winn.

The Standard Production category fell to the eighth-placed Toyota Corolla of Geraint Davies, who was navigated by the newly married Sarah Gluyas, nee Preece. Sarah's husband Tim had a less successful night; he was naviagting for Sarah's brother, Richard, they picked up three fails and ended up in 28th place.



OVERALL RESULTS

Pos Driver Navigator Car Penalty
1 Alan Gaunt Eurig Evans Peugeot 205 GTi 0m 20s
2 Huw James Neil Spiers Ford Sierra 0m 22s
3 Huw Evans Eyrl Rees Ford Escort 0m 50s
4 Tony Davies Patrick Walsh VW Golf GTi 1m 14s
5 Gethin Lewis Aled Jones Ford Escort RS 1m 28s
6 Rob Thomas Iestyn Leyshon Ford Escort 1m 40s
7 John Edwards Owen Dodd Ford Escort 1m 41s
8 Geraint Davies Sarah Gluyas Toyota Corolla 1m 42s
9 Matthew Warner Aneurin James Opel Manta 1m 46s
10 Kevin Ikin Chris Rowlands Ford Escort 2m 00s
11 John Jones Dave Stocking Renault 11 Turbo 2m 05s
12 Michael Pedley Paul Griffin Hillman Avenger 2m 12s
13 Clive Greves Rob Duke Vauxhall Chevette 2m 20s
14 Will Whitehurst Phil Ralphs Ford Escort RS 2m 20s
15 Brian Harrison Cliff Washbrook Ford Escort 4m 00s
16 Nigel Davies Karen Davies Ford Escort 4m 31s
17 Roger Harris Beth Evans Vauxhall Astra 5m 46s
18 Marc Jones Bill Williams Mazda 323 7m 22s
19 Paul Jenkins Stephanie Lomax Ford EScort 11m 33s
20 Steve Durbin Mark Robinson Vauxhall Cavalier SRi 14m 20s
21 Rhydian Jones Chris Winn Hyundai Accent 14m 23s
22 Iwan Rees Aled Rees Ford Escort 21m 38s
23 Dylan Parry Mark Lloyd Ford Escort 23m 45s
24 Meirion Evans Dylan Jones Ford Escort RS2000 27m 32s
25 Jason Harries Huw Evans Ford Escort 1F 7m 28s
26 Robert Rees Ann Rees Ford Escort 2F 17m 59s
27 Emyr Morgan Carwyn Lloyd Ford Escort 2F 21m 30s
28 Richard Preece Tim Gluyas Ford Escort 3F 9m 37s
29 Ben Corbett Marcus Watmough Talbot Sunbeam 3F 12m 45s
30 Nick Giles James Martin Ford Sierra 3F 19m 06s
31 Chris Tindall Stephanie Lloyd Vauxhall Chevette 3F 28m 18s
32 Dyfed Owen Caren Williams Ford Escort 4F 8m 42s
33 Nick Evans Alan Hands Ford Escort 6F 3m 17s
34 Richard Briddon Mark Andrew Toyota Starlet 15F 33m 00s