Nova crew take strong Builth victory

Organiser: Herefordshire Motor Club Ltd When: November 4 Where: Builth Showground, Powys Starters: 55 Stages: 14.

After taking the lead with fastest time on the first two stages, Sam Davies/martin Lasper built on their early advantage and went on take a dominant first win on the Builth Showground Stages in their 1600cc Vauxhall Nova.

Last year’s winners John Perrott/keaton Williams pushed hard and set quickest times on stages five and six to close to within four seconds of the lead, before Davies responded with fastest times on the next two tests to build a 12 second advantage. When Perrott and third placed Len Jones/don James retired their Ford Escorts as both left the road, Davies had a commanding lead and went on to win by over a minute.

There was another class win for Dan Evans/jessica Hockly, who followed up their recent Pembrey class success, finishing an excellent second overall in their Suzuki Swift, as class rivals Ieuan Evans/lewis Morgan rounded off the podium in their Nova.

Fourth placed, father-anddaughter pairing Christian and Carys Prynne repeated their 2016 class win in their Peugeot 205 GTI.

Eryl Pritchard/iwan Williams, who set a number of quick times had to be content with a category win and seventh place in their Subaru Impreza, once the 3s-per-mile four-wheel-drive penalty was applied.