DEVON CREAM FOR BLOXIDGE FAMILY PAIRING IN THEIR GOLF
Exeter Racecourse was the base for the HERO Challenge One with victory going to the VW Golf GTi of Paul and James Bloxidge. The fatherand-son pairing led for most of the day, only losing first place briefly at the event’s mid-point.
Simon Ayris and Matt Outhwaite were 10 seconds behind to take the runner-up spot. They had been badly delayed by farm traffic on the first regularity and had to use their joker to reduce their penalty at the next control to 15s.
Experienced driver Tim Sawyer took to the maps for the first time and navigated Steve Farmer to third place.
Competing in a well-prepared Peugeot 206, Barry Lindsay and Martyn Petry took a clear win on the White Heather Targa at Kirkbride Airfield. They finished two and a half minutes ahead of the field.
Stephen Place and Daniel
Place narrowly beat Martyn Taylor/Peter Wright to the runnerup spot; Taylor/Wright were winners in the Historic Category.
David and Callum Alexander had been expected to go well but retired with a broken driveshaft early on.
Jack and Simon Brien took their Porsche 911 to victory on the Generations Rally. They overhauled long-time leaders
Roger and Leigh Powley in the final sections of the three-day event.
Ian Mills
Results
Challenge One
Organiser: HERO-ERA When: March 23 Where: Devon Championships: HERO Challenge Cup Route: 150 miles Starters: 66.
1 Paul Bloxidge/James Bloxidge (VW Golf GTi) 1m00s; 2 Simon Ayris/Matt Outhwaite (MGB Roadster) +10s; 3 Steve Farmer/Tim Sawyer (Volvo Amazon 123GT); 4 Ken Binstead/Sarah Binstead (Austin Healey 3000); 5 Steve Robertson/Julia Robertson (Triumph TR3); 6
Toby Strauss/Josh Strauss (Saab 96 V4); 7 Mike Dixon/ Liz Dixon (MGB GT); 8 Patrick Walker/Daisy Walker (Alfa Romeo GT 1600); 9 Paul Day/Alun Jones (MGB); 10 Graeme Bolt/Caroline Bolt (Fiat 124 Spider). Class winners: John Evans/Freddie Evans (BMW 325i); Edward Linton/Martin Phaff (Hillman Imp); Dave Alcock/Danielle Pool (Datsun 280Z).
White Heather Targa
Organiser: Wigton Motor Club When: March 23 Where: Kirkbride Airfield Tests: 25 Starters: 27. 1 Barry Lindsay/Martyn Petry (Peugeot 206) 31m29s; 2 Stephen Place/Daniel Place (Peugeot 309 GTi) +2m30s; 3 Martyn Taylor/Peter Wright (Vauxhall Astra); 4 Dave Short/James Greenhough (Ford Escort); 5 Matthew Burton/Megan Stakim (Mazda 2 Sport); 6 David O’Connor/Olly Ragg (Mazda MX-5); 7 John Challinor/Kieron Anders (Fiat Uno); 8 Mike Cook/Ross Blyth (Ford Fiesta ST150); 9 Kevin Stones/
Chris Holden (Toyota MR2); 10 Ian Maxwell/Alistair Maxwell (MGB GT). Class winners: Taylor/Wright, Short/Greenhough, Maxwell/Maxwell.
Generations Rally
Organiser: Rally The Globe When: March 22-24 Where: North Wales Route: 345 miles
Starters: 90.
1 Jack Brien/Simon Brien (Porsche 911) 53s; 2 Roger Powley/Leigh Powley (Porsche 911E) +2s; 3 Tomasz Dzitko/Michal Dzitko (Triumph TR4); 4 Dick Baines/Harry Baines (Mini Cooper S); 5 Paul Taylor/Sophie Haslam (Ford Escort RS2000); 6 Mike Procter/Alexander Procter (Mini); 7 David Ward/ Eleanor Parham (Lancia Fulvia); 8 David Liddell/ Edward Liddell (Triumph TR4); 9 Charlotte de Montmorency/Philippa Bailey (Triumph Dolomite); 10 Nick Sleep/Jessica Sleep (Bentley Supersports). Class winners: de Montmorency/Bailey.