FLEMING AND RUMARY STRIKE AT THE END

Patience and consistency paid dividends for Craig Fleming and Paul Rumary as they claimed a 19-second win over Dan Gibson and Frankie Hillman’s Darrian T90 on the TSH Stages last Saturday.

The winning Subaru Impreza pairing began slowly in ninth spot behind a five-way lead battle between Gethin Davies, Joshua Davey and Gibson

(all Darrians), with Dave Parnell (Escort Mk1) and Richard Weaver (Mitsubishi Lancer E6) in close attendance.

However, Fleming and Rumary picked up pace and places throughout the morning and when Davies retired with a broken driveshaft on stage four, they were ideally placed to attack from third place. Two fastest times on stages six and seven helped them close in on the then-leader, Weaver. When the Mitsubishi’s gearbox broke on stage eight, Fleming set equal fastest time with Gibson on the final test to win.

Runner-up Gibson had a fifthstage spin costing 10s and lost his brakes when a reservoir cap came off mid-stage, a problem he fixed in service with a soft drinks bottle top. Third-placed Davey’s Class C-winning Darrian T90 ran faultlessly, enabling him to swap times with Gibson’s larger- engined Class D machine all day.

Results

TSH Stages 2022

Organisers: South Hams Motor Club When: May 14 Where: RRH Portreath, Cornwall

Starters: 60 Stages: nine.

1 Craig Fleming/Paul Rumary (Subaru Impreza) 1h09m36s; 2 Dan Gibson/Frankie Hillman (Darrian T90) +19s; 3 Joshua Davey/ Tamsyn Davey (Darrian T90); 4 Marc Clayton/ Nic Clayton (Toyota Starlet); 5 Sam Perring/ Will Frost (Mitsubishi Lancer E3) 6 John Lewis/Kath Curzon (Darrian T9); 7 Scott Barnes/Gary Whittington (Peugeot 106); 8 Tom Todd/Dan Morefield (Ford Escort Mk1); 9 Danielle Furzeland/Nick Fewins (Impreza B13); 10 Richard Barrow/Lee Hatter

(Impreza N14). Class winners: Chris Bird/Harriet Wilson (Rover Mini), Barnes/ Whittington, Davey/Davey, Gibson/Hillman, Perring/Frost.