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Three good mini crews amongst a quality entry for this event. 140 miles of PnB, starting and finishing at Blackburn Services.

1 Dan Willan KLMC Nick Bloxham Wolverhampton & SS Car Club Proton Compact Expert
2 Steve Retchless Malton MC Iain Tullie Ilkley DMC Ford Escort RS2000 Expert
3 John Leckie RDMC Gareth Price Proton Coupe Expert
4 Andy Nixon Sasha Heriot Matlock Ford Escort RS Expert
5 Pete Tyson KLMC Neil Harrison KLMC Mini Cooper S Expert
6 Tony Harrison KLMC Paul Taylor KLMC Proton Satria Expert
7 Dave Pedley Paul Holmberg Rhyl & Dist/ Clwyd Vale Ford Escort Expert
8 Andy Smith Malton MC Ali Procter Hadrian Ford Escort Expert
9 Jon Lawson Hadrian Richard Todd Eden Valley Proton Coupe Expert
10 Chris Day CDMC TBA Mini Cooper S Expert
11 Steve Entwistle Morcambe/HRCR Bob Hargreaves KLMC Austin Mini Cooper Expert
12 Simon Boardman CDMC/MCC Ian Raynor CDMC Mitsubishi Mirage Expert
13 Mark Yates KLMC Niall Cook Hexham Peugeot 106 Rallye Expert
14 David Wainwright Malton MC Yvonne Wainwright Malton MC Rover 200 Vi Expert
15 Sam Wainwright Malton MC Sam Collis Proton Satria Gti Expert
16 Tom Spencer Malton MC Sam Spencer Malton MC Vauxhall Corsa Expert
17 Andy Ritchie MCC Maurice Ellison Garstang & Preston Golf Gti Expert
18 Paul Brereton KLMC Graham Foxcroft Peugeot 306 Semi Expert
19 Andy Smallwood Beverley DMC David Bell Knutsford DMC Proton Coupe Semi Expert
20 Dominic McTear CDMC Irvine Holtom CDMC Peugeot 309 Gti Semi Expert
21 Danny Cowell Morcambe CC Mark Shepherd GPMC Ford Escort Semi Expert
22 Mark Byrne KLMC Thomas Byrne GPMC Nissan Micra Semi Expert
23 Matthew Broadbent Knowldale Andrew Hughes High Moor Volvo 340DL Semi Expert
24 Dion Wild CDMC Matthew Field Bury Peugeot 205 Gti Semi Expert
25 John Ingham HRCR Paul Threlfall York MC Alpha Gulia Super
26 Paul Flynn KLMC Richard Hunter Proton Satria Novice
27 John Byram MCC Chris Paskin MCC Peugeot 106 Gti Novice
28 Dave Head FDMC Christopher Dodds Whickham DMC Suzuki Swift Novice
29 Phil Davies Matlock Jon Lunn Sheffield & Hallamshire Peugeot 205 Gti Novice

Just finished chucking a bucket of water over the 'orangebox' . Going to struggle to be best Mini this weekend.

Anyone know who's navigating for Chris Day...?

Noooooooo I'm not ready yet,just wait a week for me!!!

Home early Gearbox making nasty noises, struggling for gears. Was going well to. Bugger

SMOKE GREY wrote:Home early Gearbox making nasty noises, struggling for gears. Was going well to. Bugger

Shame Keep us informed with regard's the problem ( when you find it).

Ronnie wrote:

SMOKE GREY wrote:Home early Gearbox making nasty noises, struggling for gears. Was going well to. Bugger

Shame Keep us informed with regard's the problem ( when you find it).

Yeh, commiserations Steve , kinda guessed you'd had some sort of mechanical when you failed to show at the MTC after petrol.

We did OK on the first card as well but my driver had developed a blazing headache by the time we got to the second, which, along with a stupid wrong slot and a few dodgy moments going across the tops , took the edge off things a bit. Reasonably pleased with our 14th o/a though, considering it was our first time out as 'Experts'.

Cheers, Niall.

PS. Nice to have a bit of a dice with you guys early on and thanks for overshooting that codeboard and allowing us a brief moment of glory in the 106 as we passed you - great fun!
PPS. You gonna get it fixed in time for the lummies?

Selection of pics from the event here including ones of Orangebox and Pete Tyson/Neil Harrison's car:

http://www.pro-rally.co.uk/gallery/2011 ... index.html

Ronnie wrote:

SMOKE GREY wrote:Home early Gearbox making nasty noises, struggling for gears. Was going well to. Bugger

Shame Keep us informed with regard's the problem ( when you find it).

In one word ' idler gear'. Well that's actually 2 words but whatever. Require new end casing , idler gear and thrust washers. New oil pump and it's 'grooved' the centre main shell , not journal , so quite lucky i suppose. Hopefully it will be back together in the next couple of weeks, doing the 'Illuminations' in october, 110 mile pre plot, start in Ambleside, Wrynose and hardknott passes are on. Orangebox was 7th in 63 and 2nd in 1964 on the 'lummies' so we will see what 2011 brings.

Oh and 'MINI' mag is coming to do a feature on it on the friday before the next rally.

Looking forward to that feature!
I've got their opposition coming tomorrow.....