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Riponian Stages Rally Results
Second round of the 2008 SG Petch ANECCC Stage Rally Championship moved to the forests of North Yorkshire for the Riponian Stages Rally.
With the change from the tarmac of the first round, to the gravel, meant a completely different set of competitors scoring points. The only crew that has started both are the reigning champions Richard and
Edwin Cook, this time in their usual Astra, instead of the SGP Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 they used on the Jack Frost. After holding an early 12th overall, and 3rd ANECCC crew, they retired at first service when the Astra refused to start.
Malloch Nicoll made the long trip down from Dundee with his Mitsubishi Lancer and had a trouble free run to 6th overall and highest placed ANECCC crew. Second placed ANECCC crew were Charlie Taylor/Steve Bielby in their Ford Escort MkII in 10th overall, and second in class C, by 1 second. Carl and Rob Tuer brought their Super 1600 MG home 1st in class B and 3rd ANECCC crew, they had one slight off but lost little time, only their rear bumper.
The last ANECCC crew to finish were Nick Morgan/Shaun Leggott in the Ford KA who survied a few scary moments early on with strange handling due to a worn ball joint, this was repaired at service and led to a much less fraught second half of the rally. Ian Bainbridge/Giles Dykes unfortunately rolled out of the rally on stage 8.
Current standings are:-
Driver & Co-driver
=1st Richard Cook – 20 pts =1st Edwin Cook – 20 pts
=1st Malloch Nicoll – 20 pts =1st Steve Bielby – 20 pts
3rd Nick Morgan – 16 pts =3rd Amy Mackinnon – 15pts
=4th Graham Clark – 15 pts =3rd Rob Tuer – 15 pts
=4th Charlie Taylor – 15 pts =5th Michael Lindsay/Shaun Leggott – 12 pts
Regs for the 3rd round of the championship, the Malcolm Wilson Rally on 1st March are now available on the rally website www.malcolmwilson.co.uk
Championship Regulations and Entry Forms are available on the new championship website – www.anecccstagerally.co.uk /regulations.html
If anyone has any questions please contact.
Gordon Dundee
S G Petch ANECCC Stage Rally Championship Coordinator
Home - 0191 3773228
Mobile - 07799 140427
E-mail - gordon@dundee.fsworld.co.uk.
Posted in Riponian Rally on: February 11th, 2008