ROAD RALLY ROUND-UP

Lying second at halfway, George Williams and Cadog Davies (Ford Escort Mk2) came through to win the Eagle Rally by just one second from Martin Curzon and Dafydd Evans in a Mk1 version.

Both were well ahead of third-placed Geraint Parkes and Jamie Mills (Honda Civic), who took Expert class honours by a narrow margin from Richy Williams and David Price (Vauxhall Astra).

There were a number of disqualifications as the driving standards observer came down hard on crews, including Welsh champions-elect Mark Lennox and Ian Beamond (Escort Mk2) losing third overall and for Beamond, the ANWCC Navigators’ title.

Novices Nigel Hughes and Ben Morgans (MG ZR) beat all the Semiexperts to take 13th overall, the Semi class won by Lewis Sim and Rhiannon James in a Renault Clio with 16th overall. Eight of the top 10 seeds all failed to be classified as finishers with various maladies.

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Eagle Rally

Organiser: Newtown & DAC When: December 7-8 Where: Powys Championships: WAMC, ANWCC Starters: 73 Results

1 George Williams/cadog Davies (Ford Escort Mk2) 2m46s; 2 Martin Curzon/dafydd Evans (Escort Mk1) +1s; 3 Geraint Parkes/jamie Mills (Honda Civic); 4 Richy Williams/david Price (Vauxhall Astra); 5 Matt Rees/rhys Griffiths (SEAT Ibiza); 6 James Giddings/rhodri Evans (Peugeot 206 GTI); 7 Daniel Williams/shaun Richards (BMW 318 Ti Compact); 8 Daniel Owens/jenny Evans (Nissan Micra); 9 Craig Bowler/dave Andrew (Civic); 10 Colin Davies/guto Davies (Escort RS2000).

Class winners: Expert: Parkes/ Mills; Semi-experts: Lewis Sim/rhiannon James (Renault Clio); Novices: Nigel Hughes/ Ben Morgans (MG ZR).