Error-free run lands Rali Bro Preseli victory for Davies and Williams in their Peugeot

Road rallying returned to the lanes of South Wales, with Steffan Davies/ Iwan Williams taking victory on the novice-oriented Rali Bro Preseli.

Ioan Lloyd/Dylan Evans were fastest over the opening section but then lost four minutes in a ditch on the second and, having later missed a control, finished in 24th place at the end.

The long second section sorted out the gaggle of crews battling for the lead. Hefin Jones/Arwel Thomas led after it but then, on the third section, booked in early at a time control and added two minutes to their total.

A consistent run, avoiding errors, allowed Davies/Williams through to the win. One-time leaders, Eilir Williams/Owen Davies, were runners up, with Jones/Thomas in third.

Robi Wood/Osian Davies survived a tough route to claim a narrow win on the Moonlite Rally in Shropshire. They finished just five seconds ahead of Matt Barker/Nick Bloxham. Richard Jerman/Alan James suffered a puncture on a vital section and came in third at the Finish.

Mark Lennox/Ian Beamond would have won by 30 seconds but failed to collect a signature for a code board; the subsequent fail dropped them to 12th. Top seeds George Williams/Wil Atkins made the same error.

Results

Rali Bro Preseli

Organiser: Teifi Valley Motor Club When: March 26-27 Where: Pembrokeshire Championships: None Route: 75 miles

Starters: 62.

1 Steffan Davies/Iwan Williams (Peugeot 206) 10m33s; 2 Eilir Williams/Owen Davies (Vauxhall Corsa) +1m13s; 3 Hefin Jones/Arwel Thomas (Ford Escort); 4 Dilwyn John/Henri Cynwyl (Ford Puma); 5 Alyn Welsby/Daniel Parsons (Escort); 6 Hedd Wilshaw/Aled James (Ford Fiesta); 7 Michael Roberts/Natasha Roberts (Escort); 8 Trystan Leyshon/Dafydd Jones (Ford Focus); 9 Thomas Jones/Steffan Evans (Proton Satria); 10 Joanna Bond-James/Rhys Jones (MG ZR) Class winners: Novices: Jones/Evans; Beginners: Steffan Jones/Sian Davies (Fiesta).

Moonlite Rally

Organiser: Telford Auto Club When: March 26-27 Where: Shropshire Championships: None Route: 70 miles Starters: 30.

1 Robi Wood/Osian Davies (Ford Escort) 6m33s; 2 Matt Barker/Nick Bloxham (Peugeot 206)

+5s; 3 Richard Jerman/Alan James (Escort); 4 Iwan Davies/Andrew Lowe (Escort); 5 Callum Hughes/Ryan Griffiths (Ford Fiesta); 6 Andy Morgan/Colin Bowen (Citroen Saxo); 7 Al Gwilliam/Steven Owen (Subaru Impreza); 8 Gareth Price/Luke Sumner (BMW Compact); 9 Sam Wilson/Ian Clapham (MG ZR); 10 Stefan Morris/Simon Ridge (Escort). Class winners: Semi-Experts: Morgan/Bowen; Novices: Gwilliam/Owen