ROAD RALLY ROUND-UP THE PROCTERS STREAK AHEAD

The husband-and-wife team of Ali and Lynsey Procter took a second win of the year on the multi-venue

Blue Streak Targa in Cumbria.

They won with a victory margin of a minute over

Andy Beaumont and Andrew Fish but had a worrying day after damaging their Peugeot’s radiator fan on the fifth of the event’s 19 tests. In a slippery farmyard they slid into a concrete post. However, despite the very hot weather, they survived the day to take the win.

Some useful NESCRO Challenge points were gathered by Andy Graham/ Kat Sutton, who finished third. While Kevin Savage/ Philip Savage, who were fourth, would have preferred wetter weather to make their small Ignis competitive.

Bob Hargreaves/Colin

Fish might have been in the fight for a top place but had to stop to change a puncture on Test 4 and received a test maximum. They finished in seventh.

Saturday Night’s JD Romain Novices Rally was won in emphatic style by Bryn

Jones and Chris CooperJones. They finished the event over two minutes ahead of second-placed Deio Hughes/Catrin Enlli-Jones.

Expert competitors were only allowed to enter if they were partnered by a beginner and this was the Mentor

Class, which was won by Craig Jones and Matthew Percival in third place overall.

Results

Blue Streak Targa and Historic Rally Organiser: Spadeadam Motor Club When: August 14 Where: North Cumbria Championships: NESCRO Tests: 19 Starters: 34.

1 Ali Procter/Lynsey Procter (Peugeot 205 GTi) 27m 52s; 2 Andy Beaumont/ Andrew Fish (Sunbeam Rapier H120) +1m00s; 3 Andy Graham/Kat Sutton (Ford Fiesta ST); 4 Kevin Savage/Philip Savage (Suzuki Ignis Sport); 5 Chris Dodds/Peter Gibson (Proton Satria); 6 Richard Whittaker/Andrew Whittaker (Peugeot 205); 7 Bob Hargreaves/Colin Fish (BMW 318Ti); 8 Geoff Bateman/ Maggy Bateman (Peugeot 205 GTi); 9 Simon Jennings/Alan Edwards (Peugeot 106); 10 Oly McCollum/ Patrick McCollum (Mazda MX-5).

Class winners: Procter/Procter; Graham/Sutton.

JD Romain Novices Rally

Organiser: Rhyl & District Motor Club When: August 13-14 Where: North Wales Championships: None Route: 80 miles Starters: 46.

1 Bryn Jones/Chris Cooper-Jones (Ford Escort) 4m19s; 2 Deio Hughes/Catrin Enlli-Jones (Ford Fiesta) +2m12s; 3 Craig Jones/Matthew Percival (MG ZR); 4 Ken Rowlands/Tom Jones (Subaru Impreza); 5 Elis Hardy/Sion Rowlands (Mazda MX-5); 6 Sam Jones/ Sion Ellis Pierce Jones (Peugeot 205 GTi); 7 Lewis Rock/Rob Lloyd (Vauxhall Corsa); 8 David Barrowclough/John Barrowclough (Ford Escort); 9 Al Gwilliam/Steven Owen (Subaru Impreza); 10 Huw Evans/Carwyn Roberts (Nissan Micra). Class winners: Jones/Percival; Nathan Williams/Adam Lee Williams (Ford Fiesta).