DEVILS OWN HISTORIC RALLY 17TH MARCH

[SMOKE GREY]

First event for me and the Orangebox for 2013 , and the first event for me since last september is this weekends Kirby Lonsdale Motor Clubs Devils Own. Only doing a few events this year as we are concentrating on our resoures on october/november when we are doing the Rally of The Tests.

We are lucky to have support from MINISPORT for this year, who many will know fielded their own 'works' cars on rallies for many years and i'm pleased to have them on board They have in the past won this rally with their famous NCK453P road rally Mini. There is a mix of moderns and historic crews out and some quick lads, going to have to pedal the little car hard, incidentally we have a combined car and crew age of 153 years Will let you know how we go on, 14 tests (including a forest) and two regularites, here the entry list:

1 Paul Wignall Jayne Wignall Porsche 911
2 Ross Butterworth TBC Ford Escort
3 David Marsden Mike Garstang Ford Cortina GT
4 Tot Dixon Maureen Dixon Morris Mini
5 Ian Curwen Gareth Williams Ford Escort
6 Tony Harrison Ayrton Harrison Proton Satria
7 Tom Wilcox Pete Johnson Toyota Starlet
8 Steve Entwistle Bob Hargreaves Austin Mini Cooper
9 David Agnew Graeme Mactavish Porsche 911
10 Tony Tomlinson Andrew Makinson Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
11 Steve Mitchell Ian Mitchell Peugeot 205
12 Peter Birtles Richard Goodacre Volvo Amazon
14 Paul Brereton Maurice Ellison Ford Escort
15 Graeme Cornthwaite Steve Aspin Morris Mini
16 David Alexander Stephen Perry Vauxhall Viva HB
17 Dave Whitaker TBC Nissan Sunny GTI
18 Mark Burton John Burton MG Midget
19 Chas Stansfield Martin Harwood Triumph TR3A
20 Stephen Byrne David Byrne Lancia Fulvia
21 Phil Griffiths James Clewer Landrover
22 Jon Hill Michael Pears Vauxhall Corsa
23 David Winter Sally Winter Ford Fiesta
24 Simon Farrar Dean Philips Ford Puma
25 Scott Wragg John Coulson Proton Satria GTI
26 George Eland Ian Eland Alfa Romeo GTV
27 Tom Vipond Chris Woods Peugeot 206 GTI
28 Brian Bradley Paul Makinson Mini
29 Geoff Fletcher Keith Fletcher Vauxhall Corsa
30 Robert Iveson Les Golding Peugeot 205
31 John Howarth Joe Jazmik Jaguar XK150
32 Steve Wright Jonathan Riseborough Ford Escort
33 Chris Wright TBC Mazda MX5
34 Jon Stynes Kieron Stynes Rover Mini
35 Sean Bramhall Phill Gough Austin Healey 100-6mm
38 Nathan Darbyshire Jonathon Ashworth Mazda MX5
36 Danny Cowell TBC Ford Escort
37 Steve Palmer Jack Palmer Ford Fiesta

[Ronnie]

Good Luck!!

[slowboy]

good luck steve, that is there to win mate,

[GraemeC]

Interesting to see Ian Curwen back out - I'm sure Bob'll be pushing you to beat him!

[GraemeC]

Well that was a different day to expected. Quite a few casualties of mechanical issues, Smoke being one unfortunately - looked to be going well too.

Personally I was a casualty of driver stupidity on at least 3 occasions, the worst resulting in 'parking' in a ditch in the forest



Therefore a little surprised to see the results and what seems to be a reasonable placed finish!



Thanks to Gary at Songasport for some great pics.

[SMOKE GREY]

Yep we retired. On the way to he start ( i drive my car to and from most events) i got a puncture on the OSF, typically on a dual carriageway with no hard shoulder, one lane open etc and had to drive on the flat Changed the the fronts for my spares which are 'knobbies', and got ourselves sorted.

Event got underway and we were enjoying ourselves, going well, and enjoying the loose going. Unfortunately the OS rubber coupling started knocking/breaking up, another test taken gently and a gradual worsening i decided to call it a day. Seems we were second at the time by one second 1000 cc

PS. Anyone got a set of GENUINE QL5000 joints for a good cause

[slowboy]

better luck next time steve, cracking pics gc, and good result all things considered, brill