JONES CLAIMS SECOND BORDER 100 VICTORY

There was a rally-long two-way battle for the lead on the Border 100 with Iwan Jones/Andrew Lowe finally taking the top prize from Duncan Williams/Cadog Davies.

A third crew was involved for the first part of the event; Glyn Price/Dylan Jenkins led after the long opening section. They eventually fell back to a somewhat distant third place at the finish.

Williams/Davies then moved to the front and led for the remainder of the first half, as Jones/Lowe struggled with a misfire. At petrol Jones located the source of the problem, a cracked rotor arm, and, with a replacement fitted, he took the lead soon after the restart and came home for victory.

Williams/Davies were awarded the Les Roberts Memorial Shield for the best performance by a non-local crew, the event being run in Roberts’ memory.

Dan Morris/Kieran Price finished sixth; they would have been higher but for three minutes lost with an electrical problem early on.

A number of top crews had short rallies, all going out on the first section. These included Robi Wood and Daniel Jones, whose Escort suffered an engine failure three miles in. A snapped earth lead added Guy Woodcock and Andy Pullan to the sorry list, while broken wipers, vital in the torrential downpours, stopped Darren

Moon and Gary Evans. Results

Les Roberts Memorial Border 100 Organisers: Welsh Border Car Club When: April 6-7 Where: Llanfyllin Championships: ANWCC Route: 100 miles Starters: 75 1 Iwan Jones/Andrew Lowe (Ford Escort) 2m48s; 2 Duncan Williams/Cadog Davies (Escort) +28s; 3 Glyn Price/Dylan Jenkins (Ford Escort); 4 Gary Roberts/Darren Ikin (Peugeot 205); 5 Iwan Roberts/Aron Jones (Toyota Corolla); 6 Dan Morris/ Kieran Price (Ford Puma); 7 Matt Barker/Chris Ashley (Peugeot 206 GTi); 8 Ian Lloyd/Cyril Jones (Ford Escort); 9 Mark Lennox/Ryan Griffiths (Ford Escort); 10 Aled Stephens/Clive Jones (Vauxhall Astra). Class winners: Jack Mills/Ryan Fleet (Nissan Micra); Paul Gane/Olivia Roberts (Ford Focus).