RAC_2008_Results

2008 Results

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Wilson Takes 'Unfinished Business' Win

Following his untimely retirement from the inaugural Roger Albert Clark Rally in 2004, Malcolm Wilson posted a warning for the rest of the field when he said that he had 'unfinished business' on the event. On Monday afternoon, he laid the spectre of that non-finish in spectacular fashion when he led the field home with a winning lead of over six minutes.

Meanwhile, at the Carlisle Racecourse prize giving, one of the biggest cheers of the night was reserved for Bob Bean who at seventy years of age brought his venerable MK1 Cortina home in ninth place overall.

Final Results Roger Albert Clark Rally

Pos	No.	Driver	Navigator	Car	Class	Total
1	3	Malcolm Wilson	John Millington	Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800	D5	3:42:01
2	5	David Stokes	Guy Weaver	Ford Escort RS1600	C5	3:48:25
3	18	Seamus O'Connell	Paul Wakely	Ford Escort Mk2	D5	3:51:57
4	12	Charlie Taylor	Steve Bielby	Ford Escort	D5	3:52:20
5	14	Phil Squires	Mick Squires	Ford Escort RS1800	D5	3:53:35
6	17	William Onions	Tim Hobbs	Ford Escort RS1800	D5	3:58:12
7	26	Reg Britton	Gerry Buckley	Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800	D5	4:03:10
8	22	Andrew Siddall	Colin Thompson	Ford Escort RS2000	C3	4:03:29
9	41	Bob Bean	Malcolm Smithson	Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1	B4	4:03:32
10	4	Steve Perez	Kevin Rae	Lancia Stratos	C5	4:10:45

Results courtesy of Tynemouth Computer Services

Hemingway Wins Open Rally

Speaking prior to this year's event, 'Roger Albert' stalwart Dave Hemingway said that he hoped to improve on the two fourths and a third overall that he had already achieved in the Roger Albert Clark Open Rally and this year he certainly did that! Coming home almost nine minutes ahead of his nearest rival Dave gave a convincing performance at the head of the Open Rally field. Convincing for us but maybe not convincing enough for Dave who is rumoured to have been slowed down by his navigator Simon Ashton in the latter stages of the event when he was still trying to build up a 'cushion' between him and the next car. I think Simon told him that over eight minutes was a big enough cushion...

Photograph Courtesy of Paul Lawrence

Final Results Roger Albert Clark Open Rally

Pos	No.	Driver	Navigator	Car	Class	Total
1	45	Dave Hemingway	Simon Ashton	Ford Escort	E3	4:00:29
2	50	Phil Jobson	Caroline Lodge	Ford Escort Mk2	E2	4:09:38
3	58	Stuart Newby	Giles Brooksbank	Ford Escort	E3	4:10:2
4	57	Marcus Noble	Brian Hodgson	Ford Escort Mk2	E3	4:11:59
5	53	Martin Shaw	Dave Evans	Ford Escort	E2	4:14:23
6	46	Andy Madge	Pat Cooper	Toyota Corolla	E2	4:29:30
7	52	Phil Burton	Mal Capstick	Ford Escort	E4	4:35:36
8	54	Colin Hope	Nick Patrick	Proton Satria	E2	4:36:32
9	51	Brian Maguire	Anthony Helliwell	Peugeot 205GTI	E3	4:43:46
10	49	Ray Barnes	Geoffrey Watson	Austin Mini	E2	5:39:21

Results courtesy of Tynemouth Computer Services