KENT RALLY 2000 19/20 FEB
Results
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Place |
Car No. |
Driver/Navigator |
Car |
Club |
Fails |
Mins |
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1= |
1 |
Martin Smith |
Toyota Corolla |
Eastbourne & Ram MC |
0 |
0 |
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PRAR |
Windsor CC |
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1= |
2 |
Steve Coles |
Peug. 205Gti |
Guildford MC |
0 |
0 |
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Bob Blows |
Guildford MC |
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3 |
5 |
Doug Kingsley |
Vaux. Nova GTE |
Borough 18 MC |
0 |
1 |
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Ben Greenfield |
Borough 18 MC |
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4 |
4 |
Ken Pape |
Ford Escort Mk1 |
Hart MC |
0 |
4 |
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John Stringer |
Southsea MC |
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5 |
3 |
Paul Wright |
Ford Escort Mk11 |
CSMA |
0 |
13 |
|
Malcom Barber |
CSMA/Green Belt MC |
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6 |
7 |
Dave Bushby |
Ford Escort Mk11 |
Borough 18 MC |
0 |
13 |
|
Matt Clark |
Borough 18 MC |
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7 |
9 |
Gavin Johnson |
Peugeot 106 |
Guildford MC |
2 |
14 |
|
Stephan Miles |
Guildford MC |
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8 |
14 |
James Coyne |
Peug. 205 Gti |
Wessex MC |
2 |
19 |
|
Steve Azzopardi |
Wessex MC |
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9 |
10 |
Richard McClachlan |
Ford Escort Mk11 |
Chelmsford MC |
3 |
16 |
|
Matthew McClachlan |
Chelmsford MC |
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|
10 |
6 |
Nick Powter |
Vaux. Cavalier |
Bexley LCC |
3 |
40 |
|
Glyn Williams |
Bexley LCC |
Awards:
|
The KENT Trophy - 1st Overall Driver |
Steve Cole = Martin Smith |
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The BEAR Troohy - 1st Overall Navigator |
Bob Blows = PRAR |
|
1st Master Driver |
Steve Cole = Martin Smith |
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1st Master Navigator |
Bob Blows = PRAR |
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1st Expert Driver |
Ken Pape |
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1st Expert Navigator |
John Stringer |
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1st Semi-Expert Driver |
Doug Kingsley |
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1st Semi-Expert Navigator |
Ben Greenfield |
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1st Novice Driver |
Michael Church |
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1st Novice Navigator |
Robert Jacobs |
Class Results:
|
Place |
Car No. |
Driver |
Car |
Club |
|
Masters: |
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1= |
1 |
Martin Smith |
Toyota Corolla |
Eastbourne & Ram MC |
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PRAR |
Windsor CC |
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1= |
2 |
Steve Coles |
Peug. 205Gti |
Guildford MC |
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Bob Blows |
Guildford MC |
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Experts: |
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1 |
4 |
Ken Pape |
Ford Escort Mk1 |
Hart MC |
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John Stringer |
Southsea MC |
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2 |
3 |
Paul Wright |
Ford Escort Mk11 |
CSMA |
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Malcom Barber |
CSMA/Green Belt MC |
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Semi-Experts: |
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1 |
5 |
Doug Kingsley |
Vaux. Nova GTE |
Borough 18 MC |
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Ben Greenfield |
Borough 18 MC |
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2 |
7 |
Dave Bushby |
Ford Escort Mk11 |
Borough 18 MC |
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Matt Clark |
Borough 18 MC |
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3 |
9 |
Gavin Johnson |
Peugeot 106 |
Guildford MC |
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Stephan Miles |
Guildford MC |
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4 |
14 |
James Coyne |
Peug. 205 Gti |
Wessex MC |
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Steve Azzopardi |
Wessex MC |
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5 |
10 |
Richard McClachlan |
Ford Escort Mk11 |
Chelmsford MC |
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Matthew McClachlan |
Chelmsford MC |
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6 |
6 |
Nick Powter |
Vaux. Cavalier |
Bexley LCC |
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Glyn Williams |
Bexley LCC |
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Novices: |
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1 |
12 |
Michael Church |
Nissan Micra |
Oxford MC |
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Robert Jacobs |
Oxford MC |
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2 |
11 |
Alan Sayers |
Ford Fiesta |
Sevenoaks DMC |
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Mark Stokoe |
Croydon MC |
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3 |
15 |
Lynne Buddle |
Mini HL |
Blackpalfrey MC |
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Clive Buddle |
Blackpalfrey MC |
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4 |
13 |
Gary Johns |
LR Discovery |
Blackpalfrey MC |
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Bill Coney |
Blackpalfrey MC |
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Retirements: |
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16 |
Edmund Wisniewski |
Vaux. Nova |
Wessex CC |
Accident |
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Adrian Weeks |
Wessex CC |
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8 |
Frank Collins |
VW Golf Gti |
Croydon DMC |
Accident |
|
Andy Ayling |
Croydon DMC |
Report:
As the first round of the SECS 2000 Road Rally Championship, a joint venture between the Associations of South Eastern and Central Southern Motor Clubs, and the LCAMC championship a higher entry was anticipated but the format of straightforward navigation allowed the Semi-Expert class a good night out and the two non-finishers were victims of the slippery conditions.
The only two Masters entered, Martin Smith/PRAR (reigning EMAMC champions) and Steve Coles/Bob Blows (reigning ASEMC and ACSMC champions) had a trouble free night to turn in two sets of clean sheets after 160 miles of the twisty lanes around West Kent and its borders with Surrey and Sussex.
The event was hosted by Westerham Garage, Seat dealers in Westerham with their facilities available to the event which proved useful to Novice crew Alan Sayers and Mark Stokoe who had fractured their exhaust on the way to the event.
The first few sections which ran up and down the North Downs caught several crews out and in places the frost became a bit of a problem, especialy for Edmund Wisniewski/ Adrian Weeks who attached the scenery with their Nova before TC4. From here the route used favourite lanes around the Greensand Ridge before heading off East to the petrol halt at Roadchef Maidstone Services. After petrol the route jinked around the Eastern edge of 188 including a short section up the drive of a Sevenoaks members farmhouse to a Control in his yard - right outside his mother-in-law’s bedroom - the entire field failed to wake her!
From there the route headed back West to run South of Tunbridge Wells and over to map 187 for the final few sections before the finish at Roadchef Clacket Lane Services on the M25.
There were no problems in sorting the results and the prizes were presented by just after 7.00am. All together an enjoyable event deserving a better entry than the 15 Nat. B and 5 Clubman competitors who enjoyed the Kentish lanes.
KENT CLUBMAN RALLY 2000 19/20 FEB
Results
|
Place |
Car No. |
Driver/Navigator |
Car |
Fails |
Mins |
|
1 |
22 |
Mike Frank |
Ford Escort Mk11 |
0 |
3 |
|
Simon Greenway |
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2 |
25 |
Dave Clark |
Peugeot 306 |
1 |
4 |
|
Leigh Gray |
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3 |
21 |
Steve Thompson |
Skoda 130GL |
1 |
5 |
|
Robert Thompson |
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4 |
23 |
Mick Rose |
Austin Mini |
33 |
48 |
|
Chris Rose |
Retirement:
|
24 |
Neil Brewer |
Austin Mini |
|
Andrew Hall |
Awards:
1st Driver Mike Frank
1st Navigator Simon Greenway
Event details:
Clubman status Navigational Rally running behind The National B Kent Rally for members of Sevenoaks DMC.
Mileage reduced to 105 miles.
Won by Mike Frank/Simon Greenway of Cambridge with the Powerush Rally organisers Dave Clark/Leigh Gray in second place.