ROAD RALLY ROUND-UP

Aled Stephens/clive Jones took their maiden rally win on the Classic Lanes Rally. On the driver’s home territory, they had built up a half-minute lead by

Petrol and extended this to over a minute before the final section of the night. A puncture within the last few miles cost them time, but the Vauxhall Astra duo still came home 43 seconds ahead of the field.

The attrition rate among the top crews was very high, with only seven of the top 20 starters completing the route. The crews who held second to fourth place at the halfway halt all retired in the second half. Most notable among these were Mark Lennox/max Freeman who broke a driveshaft on their Ford Escort. These mishaps allowed former winning driver, Glyn Price, who had Ryan Griffiths navigating, to move into the runner-up spot at the Finish.

A notable result was achieved by Zac Lewis/alun Horn as they won the Novice Class and finished fifth overall.

Results

Classic Lanes Road Rally

Organiser: Welsh Border Car Club Date: August 10-11 Where: Welshpool Championships: None Route: 85 Miles Starters: 60.

1 Aled Stephens/clive Jones (Vauxhall Astra) 3m16s; 2 Glyn Price/ryan Griffiths (Ford Escort) +43s; 3 Kevin Bolver/dafydd Evans (Talbot Sunbeam); 4 Richard Jones/nathan Summers (Escort); 5 Zac Lewis/alun Horn (Ford Fiesta ST); 6 Chris Leach/ Simon Thompson (Escort); 7 Deion Atkinson/aron Jones (BMW 318Ti); 8 Geraint Parkes/richard Jackson (Honda Civic); 9 Richy Williams/will Atkins (BMW 318); 10 Dave Dart/dave Andrew (Proton Satria).

Class Winners: Semi-experts: Danny Hanson/ Lucy Norbury (Citroen Saxo); Novices: Lewis/ Horn.