HUGHES-JONES MAKES IT THREE IN OCTOBER
In a surprise result, Arwel Hughes-Jones and Dylan
John Williams became the first North Walian crew ever to win the Cilwendeg.
Competition for the road rally classic started with a three-mile test during the afternoon. Andy Davies and Michael Gilbey were fastest here, but they went out with clutch problems during the night leg.
A number of crews missed a passage check on the test and collected a fail. Most notable among these were previous winners, Dyfrig James/Emyr Jones, along with Martin Curzon/Daniel Jones and Gavin Edwards/Alan James. All three crews withdrew at this point.
The night section settled into a battle between HughesJones/Williams and John Davies/Eurig Davies. They were closely matched, but the former crew led from the second section to the finish, giving the driver his third win of the month.
The chase by Davies/
Davies was hampered by the fact their Astra’s gearbox mounting broke at the quarter distance mark; they completed the event with the sump guard keeping the box in place.
A puncture cost George
Williams/Cadog Davies five minutes on the opening section and they finished outside the top 10.
Just two seconds separated winners Barry Lindsay and Martyn Petry from secondplaced Noel Cochrane/Oly McCollum at the end of the Solway Classic and Targa
Rally, which was based at the Rowrah Circuit.
Results
Rali Cilwendeg
Organiser: Teifi Valley Motor Club When: October 22-23 Where: Newcastle Emlyn Championships: ANWCC Route: 100 miles Starters: 86.
1 Arwel Hughes-Jones/Dylan John Williams (Ford Escort) 14m26s; 2 John Davies/Eurig Davies (Vauxhall Astra) +24s; 3 Ieuan Evans/ Richard Williams (Escort); 4 Iwan Jones/Ryan Griffiths (Escort); 5 Llyr Williams/Ceri Davies (Peugeot 206); 6 Hefin Jones/Llinos Jones Davies (Escort); 7 Darren Moon/Andrew Lowe (Escort); 8 Nathan Summers/Jordan Dziadulewicz (Escort); 9 Michael Roberts/ Natasha Roberts (Escort); 10 Ioan Lloyd/Dylan Evans (Escort). Class winners: Evans/ Williams; Joshua Weston/Gethin Jones (106).
Solway Historic and Targa Rally Organiser: Wigton Motor Club When: October 23 Where: West Cumbria Championships: NESCRO Tests: 16 Starters: 37.
1 Barry Lindsay/Martyn Petry (Peugeot 206 XSi) 19m28s; 2 Noel Cochrane/Oly McCollum (Ford Escort) +2s; 3 Geoff Hall/ Paul Bosdet (Vauxhall Nova Sport); 4 Daniel Place/Ryan Parker (Peugeot 309); 5 Bob Hargreaves/Andrew Fish (BMW 318Ti); 6 Philip Hodgson/Lewis Hodgson (Mazda MX-5); 7 Neil Raven/Ann Forster (Mazda MX-5); 8 Craig Stamper/Fiona Tyson (Citroen C2); 9 Kevin Stones/Chris Holden (Toyota MR2); 10 Alex Willan/Paul Taylor (BMW 316). Class winners: Lindsay/Petry; Cochrane/McCollum.