News Home > Latest News
Grizedale Stages 2008
The 2008 SG Petch ANECCC Stage Rally Championship season finished at a very cold but dry Grizedale Stages, but the low overnight temperature left slippy patches to catch the unwary.
The fastest SG Petch registered crew on the first stage were Alex Allingham/ Mark Glennerster (Subaru Impreza) who at first service reported the stages very slippy and were taking it steady but going to up the pace. They continued to head the registered competitors to the end, finishing 6th overall, but Mark didn’t get maximum co-drivers points as Richard Cooke had his first outing since the Border Counties in Mike O’Brien’s newly acquired Ford Focus 03 WRC, and they finished one place ahead in 5th overall.
The only SG Petch crew to retire were William Jarman/Mark Fisher (Escort Cosworth) who after a good start on stage 1 spun on stage 2 going backwards of the road causing substantial damage to the car, but despite their second retirement in a row retained 2nd place in the championship.
There was a close battle for 2nd between Geoff Wilson/Sean O’Neill (Ford Escort MkII) and Richard and Edwin Cook (Vauxhall Astra), Geoff was fastest on the first two stages, but Richard gradually hauled him in going ahead on the 5th, but on the last stage Richard hit a patch of very thick fog where he had to come to a complete stop, loosen his belts to look out the side window, before he could see where he was going, he lost 22 seconds allowing Geoff back ahead. John Bainbridge/ Giles Dykes (Subaru Impreza) were complaining of a lack of grip at first service, but a change to a different compound tyre worked wonders with much better grip reported at the finish.
The 1400’s were led home by Andrew and Reg Irving (Peugeot 205) who had 2 spins on the earlier stages, and a puncture near the finish of the last, Sian Beaty/Dave Antrobus (Ford KA) commented as most people did about how slippy the early stages were, but their biggest problem later on was the low sun which caused a few hairy moments. Last points scorer was Chris Purvis who was with his third different driver in the last 3 rounds, this time Stuart Wilson (Vauxhall Nova) had the pleasure.
This left the final points positions:-
Drivers Co Driver
Richard Cook – 107 pts Edwin Cook – 104 pts
William Jarman – 70 pts Mark Fisher – 70 pts
Barry Lindsay – 69 pts Michael Lindsay – 69 pts
Geoff Wilson – 58 pts Helen Hall – 57 pts
The 2008 SG Petch ANECCC Stage Rally Championship awards will be presented on Monday 8th December 2008 at 8.30pm at the:-
Sheep and Wool Centre, Egremont Road, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0QX
I have to thank West Cumbria Motorsport Club for accommodating the awards presentation. The award winners are as follows:-
1st Driver – Stuart Chapman Trophy - Richard Cook
1st Co-Driver – Brown and Hood Trophy - Edwin Cook
2nd Driver – Sherwoods Trophy - William Jarman
2nd Co-Driver – Teesside Motorsport Group Trophy - Mark Fisher
3rd Driver – Leadfoot Trophy – Barry Lindsay
3rd Co-Driver – Cumbria Motorsport Group Trophy – Michael Lindsay
Class 1 – 1st Driver – Sian Beaty
Class 1 – 1st Co-Driver – Reg Irving
Class 1 – 2nd Driver – Andrew Irving
Class 2 – 1st Driver – Carl Tuer
Class 2 – 1st Co-Driver – Rob Tuer
Class 2 – 2nd Driver – Kevin Monaghan
Class 2 – 2nd Co-Driver – Chris Purvis
Class 3 – 1st Driver – Marcus Noble
Class 3 – 1st Co-Driver – Helen Hall
Class 4 – 1st Driver – Geoff Wilson
Posted in Grizedale Stages on: December 1st, 2008