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1 HRCR Historic Road Rally Championship 2002 RESULTS It s been the busiest year yet for the HRCR Historic Road Rally Championship. With 16 rounds contributing to five separate Challenges, there has certainly been something for everyone. After the disappointment of 2001 when only four rounds survived the foot & mouth crisis, the 2002 series remarkably ran through with every round running on its originally scheduled date. The competition in every Challenge was intense, with all three major Challenges going right to the last round to decide the winner Congratulations to the 2002 HRCR Historic Road Rally Champions, David Hughes and Richard Dix, who demonstrated that a big Volvo can beat the Minis! The 2002 Championship Rounds R1 Gremlin R2 Powderham R3 Alan Rogers R4 Welsh Rally Retro R5 East Anglian Classic R6 Hughes R7 Leukaemia R8 Half Night R9 Ross Traders R10 St Wilfrids R11 Targa Rusticana R12 Rallye Bristowe R13 Regis R14 Classic Illuminations R15 Palladwr R16 Ilfracombe Well done to all the 2002 Challenge winners: Premier Challenge David Hughes Richard Dix Nocturnal Challenge Terry Pickering Paul Robinson Classic Challenge Peter Goldsbrough Andrew Swann Newcomers Challenge Wesley Massam Bernard Northmore HERO Pre-60 Challenge Terry Pickering Bernard Northmore You ll find the full championship results and prize winners listed on the following pages. Congratulations to all award winners. We do hope to see you all at the HRCR Awards Presentation Dinner on 22 nd February. If you haven t ordered your tickets yet, give Tony Barron a call on as soon as you can, before they re sold out. Championship Coordinator: Andy Gibson, 70 Grasmere Road, Chestfield, Whitstable, Kent CT5 3NA Tel/fax: Andy@HRCR.co.uk Website: Photographs Tony Large, Dave Shields, Geoff McGladdery, Eric Richardson.

PREMIER CHALLENGE The drivers championship went right down to the wire, with Dave Hughes doing just enough on the Classic Illuminations to finish one point ahead of Worth Birkill.

Len Olds was usually fastest on tests in his TR4, but Paul Heal, mostly navigated by son Matthew, posted some consistent scores to claim third place in the Challenge.

2 PREMIER CHALLENGE The drivers championship went right down to the wire, with Dave Hughes doing just enough on the Classic Illuminations to finish one point ahead of Worth Birkill. Having both missed Round 2, the Alan Rogers, and with Worth s non-finish on the Welsh Retro, these two crews had to come from behind but finished well ahead of all other challengers. Len Olds was usually fastest on tests in his TR4, but Paul Heal, mostly navigated by son Matthew, posted some consistent scores to claim third place in the Challenge. Richard Dix has dominated the navigators table, following his first ever win (with wife Gill) on the Alan Rogers. For all other rounds he was with Dave Hughes in the Volvo, and they capped their championship victory by taking their long-awaited first outright win together on the Ilfracombe. Andy Ballantyne, navigating in Len Olds TR4, held second navigator place, albeit 50 points behind the winner. Paul Robinson s challenge was doomed after a non-finish on the Targa Rusticana, with no opportunity to replace it with a better score. However, as Paul has won 1 st place in the Nocturnal Challenge, the 3 rd place Premier Challenge navigator award goes to Judy Howles. HRCR Road Rally Champions David Hughes Richard Dix 2 nd Premier Challenge Worth Birkill Andy Ballantyne 3 rd Premier Challenge Paul Heal Judy Howles The Premier Challenge Rounds R2 Powderham R3 Alan Rogers R4 Welsh Rally Retro R5 East Anglian Classic R7 Leukaemia R11 Targa Rusticana R12 Rallye Bristowe R14 Classic Illuminations Drivers Car Best 6 R2 R3 R4 R5 R7 R11 R12 R14 1 David Hughes Volvo Amazon # Worth Birkill Morris Mini # Paul Heal MG BGT # Len Olds Triumph TR # 36 5 Dick Appleton Mini Cooper S Brian Cope Mini Cooper S # Wesley Massam Volvo PV # 33 8 Ted Howles Reliant Scimitar GT Terry Pickering Triumph TR Pam Butterworth Landrover/Wols Navigators Best 6 R2 R3 R4 R5 R7 R11 R12 R14 1 Richard Dix # 35# Andy Ballantyne Paul Robinson Judy Howles Bernard Northmore Paul Doe Graham Carter Matthew Heal Shon Gosling Jeanne Taylor # indicates a score not counted in the best 6

NOCTURNAL CHALLENGE After a poor start to the year, when they non-finished on the Gremlin and missed the East Anglian Classic, Terry Pickering and Paul Robinson in the Triumph TR3 pulled out all the

3 NOCTURNAL CHALLENGE After a poor start to the year, when they non-finished on the Gremlin and missed the East Anglian Classic, Terry Pickering and Paul Robinson in the Triumph TR3 pulled out all the stops on the last five rounds to post a shattering set of points. As the TR3 had to finish the Ilfracombe to win the Challenge, the chasing contenders had to be there just in case it faltered, but it survived to take a creditable third place and net the 2002 Nocturnal Challenge. Nocturnal Challenge Rounds R1 Gremlin R4 Welsh Rally Retro R5 East Anglian Classic R8 Half Night R10 St Wilfrids Wesley Massam and Bernard Northmore had taken the early lead in R12 Rallye Bristowe the Challenge in their Volvo PV, but their points were not good enough R14 Classic Illuminations to hold on when they had to start dropping scores. R16 Ilfracombe Premier Challenge winners, David Hughes and Richard Dix put up a good challenge to the rapid TR3, finishing second. However their Premier Challenge awards take precedence, thereby giving second overall driver to Dick Appleton and the second navigator award to Bernard Northmore. Ian Young, navigator in Tony Brooks Saab Sonett, announced his retirement after the Ilfracombe, but does have the third placed navigator award as consolation. 1 st Nocturnal Challenge Terry Pickering Paul Robinson 2 nd Nocturnal Challenge Dick Appleton Bernard Northmore 3 rd Nocturnal Challenge Wesley Massam Ian Young Drivers Car Best 6 R1 R4 R5 R8 R10 R12 R14 R16 1 Terry Pickering Triumph TR # David Hughes Volvo # 37 35# Dick Appleton Mini Cooper S # Wesley Massam Volvo PV # Peter Noad Audi 80 GT Tony Brooks Saab Sonett V Peter Baker Lancia Fulvia Worth Birkill Morris Mini Brian Cope Mini Cooper S Paul Heal MG BGT Navigators Best 6 R1 R4 R5 R8 R10 R12 R14 R16 1 Paul Robinson 244 2# Richard Dix 228 2# 37 35# Bernard Northmore # Ian Young Michael Valentine Shon Gosling Peter Cox Dave Wilson Andy Ballantyne Matthew Heal # indicates a score not counted in the best 6

The Targa Rusticana and the Palladwr were highly rated as challenging drivers events Richard Dix, partnering wife Gill in their MG Midget on most of these rounds, was top scoring navigator by a

4 CLASSIC CHALLENGE The success of this challenge in 2002 has shown just how many HRCR members enjoy daytime historic rallying. This year s series has also shown that not all rallies of this type are just a tour around the lanes, or alternatively, a navigator s nightmare. The Targa Rusticana and the Palladwr were highly rated as challenging drivers events Richard Dix, partnering wife Gill in their MG Midget on most of these rounds, was top scoring navigator by a country mile, but having won the Premier Challenge with Dave Hughes, he couldn t take this one as well. The Palladwr saw a final face off between Gill Dix and Peter Goldsbrough, in his pretty Renault Alpine A110, for the top driver. Neither finished in the top 10 but Peter s better result gave him the 2002 Classic Challenge. Len Olds, who has been showing everyone how fast a TR4 can go around the special tests, took an overall win on the final Classic Challenge round, to claim third driver spot. The Classic Challenge Rounds R3 April Alan Rogers R6 May Hughes Rally R7 June Leukaemia R9 July Ross Traders R11 August Targa Rusticana R13 October Regis Rally R15 November Palladwr Rally Colin Hewitt and Andrew Swann have been competing together in the Triumph Vitesse for many years, but the latter part of 2002 has brought them to the forefront, with a 3 rd place on the Regis and 4 th on the Palladwr. These results were enough for Andrew to claim a well deserved top navigator award. He is followed by two ladies who are chauffeured by their husbands, Jeanne Taylor in the familiar red Mini and Alison Simmonds in the Wolseley st Classic Challenge Peter Goldsbrough Andrew Swann 2 nd Classic Challenge Gill Dix Jeanne Taylor 3 rd Classic Challenge Len Olds Alison Simmonds Drivers Car Best 5 R3 R6 R7 R9 R11 R13 R15 1 Peter Goldsbrough Renault Alpine A # Gill Dix MG Midget Len Olds Triumph TR John Pascoe Volvo Robert Taylor Austin Mini # # Colin Hewitt Triumph Vitesse # Paul Simmonds Wolseley # Peter Noad Audi 80 GT # # 20 9 Laurence Burrage Austin A # Ted Howles Reliant Scimitar GT Navigators Best 5 R3 R6 R7 R9 R11 R13 R15 1 Richard Dix # # 2 Andrew Swann # # Jeanne Taylor # # Alison Simmonds # Steve Freeman # Tony Pettie Peter Cox # # 20 8 Judy Howles Dave Wilson Nick Handy # 28 # indicates a score not counted in the best 5

HERO CHALLENGE for Pre-1960 Cars In its second year, the HERO Challenge is doing its bit to bring out the older cars, which are always good to see on these historic rallies.

The award winners have shown that these pre-1960s can even compete on even terms with the later models.

The TR3 s navigator on the night rallies was Paul Robinson, but despite getting six maximums in this challenge, he didn t score on two daytime events and so didn t get into the HERO Challenge awards.

5 HERO CHALLENGE for Pre-1960 Cars In its second year, the HERO Challenge is doing its bit to bring out the older cars, which are always good to see on these historic rallies. And there has been plenty of variety; Sunbeam Rapier, Austin A35, VW Beetle, Wolseley 1500, Volvo PV, Daimler Dart and Triumph TR2/3 have all scored points. The award winners have shown that these pre-1960s can even compete on even terms with the later models. On his way to the HERO Challenge win, Terry Pickering has collected overall wins in his TR3, even on competitive night rallies. The TR3 s navigator on the night rallies was Paul Robinson, but despite getting six maximums in this challenge, he didn t score on two daytime events and so didn t get into the HERO Challenge awards. Wesley Massam and Bernard Northmore, in the Volvo PV, scored well early in the season to take a lead, so Bernard was there at the end to collect the top navigator award. 1 st HERO Challenge Terry Pickering Bernard Northmore 2 nd HERO Challenge Wesley Massam Chas Davies 3 rd HERO Challenge Terry Schraider Dave Cooper 1 Terry Pickering 89 2# 2# 15# 14 15# # # 15 2 Wesley Massam # 6# 14 12# # 14 10# 14 12# 13# 3 Terry Schraider Keith Wilson # # 2# 11 2# 5 Peter Pratt Jeremy Ford Andi Crellin John Kiff Paul Simmonds # 8# Laurence Burrage # 9# 1 Bernard Northmore # 14# 12# # 14 10# 14 12# 13# 2 Chas Davies Dave Cooper # 2# 11 2# 4 Paul Robinson # 15# Stephen Myers Mark Kelly Alison Simmonds # 8# David York Julie Eaglen Robert Kiff # indicates a score not counted in the best 6 Note: You couldn t count more than 4 scores from either the Classic Challenge rounds or the Nocturnal Challenge rounds in the best 6. Wesley Massam & Bernard Northmore Terry Schraider & Chas Davies

NEWCOMERS CHALLENGE It regularly happens, that crews who start the year as Novices, or even Beginners, by the end of a long season s rallying are mixing it with the Experts and going for top 10

This year our Newcomers Challenge contenders have come on in leaps and bounds, none more so than the 2002 Newcomers Challenge winners, Wesley Massam and Bernard Northmore in the red Volvo PV.

And with their HERO Challenge awards as well, they ll need assistance to carry away their collection on February 22 nd.

6 NEWCOMERS CHALLENGE It regularly happens, that crews who start the year as Novices, or even Beginners, by the end of a long season s rallying are mixing it with the Experts and going for top 10 placings. This year our Newcomers Challenge contenders have come on in leaps and bounds, none more so than the 2002 Newcomers Challenge winners, Wesley Massam and Bernard Northmore in the red Volvo PV. We never expected Newcomers Challenge contenders to be collecting awards in the Nocturnal Challenge, but these have done it. And with their HERO Challenge awards as well, they ll need assistance to carry away their collection on February 22 nd. Runners up Pam Butterworth and Shon Gosling started the year in the most unlikely of rallying vehicles, a Land Rover, but then brought out a Wolseley 1500 on later rounds. Third placed crew, Phil Shingler and Eric Richardson, in the Mini with the novel remote controlled Retrotrip, took third Newcomers Challenge place. Many competitors look forward to reading Eric s detailed report after every event, which appears on the team s website, 1 st Newcomers Challenge Wesley Massam Bernard Northmore 2 nd Newcomers Challenge Pam Butterworth Shon Gosling 3 rd Newcomers Challenge Phil Shingler Eric Richardson 1 Wesley Massam # 15 12# 13# 14 13# 15 9# 15 13# 13# 2 Pam Butterworth # 11# 12# # 13 12# # 3 Philip Shingler # 4 Paul Simmonds Emma Henchoz Andi Crellin Robert Oxley Jeremy Ford David Clifford Valerie Gilmore Bernard Northmore # 14# 13# 14 13# 15 9# 15 13# 13# 2 Shon Gosling # 11# 12# # 13 12# 14 12# 11# 15 3 Eric Richardson 82 12# # # 9# 2# 4 Alison Simmonds Robert Henchoz Mark Kelly Neil Martin Stephen Myers Paul Clifford Graham Gilmore # indicates a score not counted in the best 6 Pam Butterworth & Shon Gosling Phil Shingler/Eric Richardson Mini

Keith Wilson & Dave Cooper Laurence Burrage CLASS A1 Masters in pre-1960 Historic Cars 1 st in Class A1 Keith Wilson Tony Pettie 2 nd in Class A1 Laurence Burrage Julie Eaglen 3 rd in Class A1 Peter

39 29 16 21 5 Peter Pratt 144 2 12 29 36 36 29 6 John Kiff 125 26 25 26 15 33 7 Peter Joy 96 18 21 2 17 36 2 8 Peter Baker 28 20 8 9 Shaun Bateman 2 2 1 Paul Robinson 244 2# 38 42 42 40 42 40 2 Chas

7 Keith Wilson & Dave Cooper Laurence Burrage CLASS A1 Masters in pre-1960 Historic Cars 1 st in Class A1 Keith Wilson Tony Pettie 2 nd in Class A1 Laurence Burrage Julie Eaglen 3 rd in Class A1 Peter Pratt Robert Kiff 1 Terry Pickering 248 2# 2# 38# 29# # # 40 2 Terry Schraider Keith Wilson # 28 9# 2# 27 2# 4 Laurence Burrage Peter Pratt John Kiff Peter Joy Peter Baker Shaun Bateman Paul Robinson 244 2# Chas Davies Dave Cooper # 2# 27 2# 4 Tony Pettie Julie Eaglen Robert Kiff Charlotte Taylor Graham Carter Anthony Preston Sue Pickering Lin Hon Baker Note: Awards are allocated after the Premier, Classic, Nocturnal and HERO Challenge awards. CLASS A2 Experts in Pre-1960 Historic Cars 1 Andrew Davies Dennis Hubble Jonathan Davies John Cotton Note: Neither crew started the 4 rounds needed to qualify for an award.

Jim Deacon & Dave Wilson Brian Cope CLASS B1 Masters in 1960-67 Historic Cars 1 st in Class B1 Brian Cope Dave Wilson 2 nd in Class B1 Jim Deacon Steve Freeman 3 rd in Class B1 John Pascoe Matthew

19# 36 40 5 Paul Heal 209 40 8# 32# 36 32 36 32 33 31# 6 Brian Cope 199 29 38 25# 34 31 2# 2# 35 32 7 Peter Goldsbrough 195 39 25 36 31 35 29 8 Jim Deacon 189 30 39 40 38 2 40 9 Gill Dix 166 40 36 34

8 Jim Deacon & Dave Wilson Brian Cope CLASS B1 Masters in Historic Cars 1 st in Class B1 Brian Cope Dave Wilson 2 nd in Class B1 Jim Deacon Steve Freeman 3 rd in Class B1 John Pascoe Matthew Heal 1 David Hughes 232 2# 39 37# 35# 35# 38 37# 37# Worth Birkill # 2# 32# # 39 3 Dick Appleton # 35# Len Olds # 28# 35 19# Paul Heal # 32# # 6 Brian Cope # # 2# Peter Goldsbrough Jim Deacon Gill Dix John Pascoe Peter Horsburgh Keith Grant # 13 Geoff McGladdery Geoff Breakell Chris Hunt Cooke Pat Robinson George Alexander Navigator Best 6 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 1 Richard Dix 233 2# # 35# 36# 35# 38 34# 37# 37# 37 36# 39 20# 40 2 Dave Wilson # 40 23# 36 3 Steve Freeman # 35 26# 39 2# Matthew Heal 200 8# Andy Ballantyne Michael Valentine Graham Carter Paul Doe Cliff England Mark Appleton Lee Vincent Nigel Raeburn Paul Robinson David Kirkham Tony Pettie Terry Dunn 51 2# Anthony Preston Peter Ward Len Olds 9 9 Note: Awards are allocated after the Premier, Classic, Nocturnal and HERO Challenge awards.

Peter Noad & Peter Cox CLASS C1 Masters in 1968-74 Post-Historic Cars 1 st in Class C1 Peter Noad Peter Cox 2 nd in Class C1 Peter Baker John Evans 3 rd in Class C1 Ted Manktelow 1 Peter Noad 217 34

9 Peter Noad & Peter Cox CLASS C1 Masters in Post-Historic Cars 1 st in Class C1 Peter Noad Peter Cox 2 nd in Class C1 Peter Baker John Evans 3 rd in Class C1 Ted Manktelow 1 Peter Noad # 35 2# # 37 14# 20# 33# 2 Peter Baker # Ted Manktelow Ian Crammond Keith Jenkins John Larkin Geoff Twigg Ian Phillips Sue Pickering Peter Cox # 35 2# # 37 14# 20# 2 John Evans David Holmes Lee Vincent David Kirkham Jim Bowie Graham Carter Peter Ward Lin Hon Baker Andrew Swann David Hughes Note: Only 2 navigators started the required 4 rounds to qualify for an award.

Rob & Jeanne Taylor Chris Jenkins/Kevin Chaffey Mini CLASS B2 Experts in 1960-67 Historic Cars 1 st in Class B2 Robert Taylor Andrew Summers 2 nd in Class B2 Colin Hewitt Stan Appleton 3 rd in Class

2 12 36 6 Ian Adams 49 5 17 27 7 Jean Appleton 34 2 32 8 Stan Appleton 13 13 1 Andrew Swann 189 29 21# 30 25 20# 30 38 37 2 Jeanne Taylor 186 30 24# 2# 23# 28 32 30 26# 33 33 3 Judy Howles 179 18# 26

10 Rob & Jeanne Taylor Chris Jenkins/Kevin Chaffey Mini CLASS B2 Experts in Historic Cars 1 st in Class B2 Robert Taylor Andrew Summers 2 nd in Class B2 Colin Hewitt Stan Appleton 3 rd in Class B2 Ted Howles 1 Robert Taylor # 2# 23# # Colin Hewitt # Ted Howles # 26 24# Mark Summers Keith Colman Ian Adams Jean Appleton Stan Appleton Andrew Swann # # Jeanne Taylor # 2# 23# # Judy Howles # 26 24# Andrew Summers Stan Appleton Bob Smith Neil Lewis Note: Navigators awards were allocated after the Premier and Classic Challenge award winners. CLASS C2 Experts in Post-Historic Cars 1 st in Class C2 Chris Jenkins Kevin Chaffey 2 nd in Class C2 Tony Brooks Nick Handy 1 Chris Jenkins # # 2# 26 2 Tony Brooks Chris Exelby # 28 4 Richard Fisher Brod Purdy Chris Rabbets Kevin Chaffey # 2 Nick Handy # 28 3 Ian Young Neil Lewis Rick Hands Peter Frazer 9 9 Note: As there were only six in the class there is not a 3 rd in class award.

Paul & Alison Simmonds Emma & Rob Henchoz CLASS N1 Novices in Pre-1975 Historic and Post-Historic Cars 1 st in Class N1 Paul Simmonds Robert Henchoz 2 nd in Class N1 Emma Henchoz Mark Kelly 3 rd in

36 4 Emma Henchoz 158 23 33 22 25 14# 17 38 5 Philip Shingler 151 26 23 32 32 19 19 2# 6 Andi Crellin 135 28 6 39 30 2 30 7 Robert Oxley 117 3 25 20 26 19 24 8 Jeremy Ford 115 20 16 16 11 32 20 9

11 Paul & Alison Simmonds Emma & Rob Henchoz CLASS N1 Novices in Pre-1975 Historic and Post-Historic Cars 1 st in Class N1 Paul Simmonds Robert Henchoz 2 nd in Class N1 Emma Henchoz Mark Kelly 3 rd in Class N1 Andi Crellin Neil Martin 1 Wesley Massam # 15# 31# 22# 28# 36 24# 38 14# Pam Butterworth # 22# 19# # 33 16# 28 19# 27 3 Paul Simmonds Emma Henchoz # Philip Shingler # 6 Andi Crellin Robert Oxley Jeremy Ford Geoff Rogers Valerie Gilmore David Clifford David York Mark Hinchley Andrew Nash Graham Gilmore Janet Shoolingin- Jordan Richard Scott Mark Garnier John Hill Bernard Northmore # 31# 22# 34 28# 36 24# 38 14# # 2 Shon Gosling # 22# 19# 26# # 33 16# 28 19# Eric Richardson # 32 19# 27 10# 19# 2# 4 Alison Simmonds Robert Henchoz # Mark Kelly Neil Martin Stephen Myers David York Graham Gilmore Paul Clifford Geoff Rogers David North Melanie Kanarek Richard Scott Peter Shoolingin Jordan 17 Jenny Hill 2 2 Note: Awards are allocated after the Newcomers Challenge awards.

27 6 Steven Scanlan 29 21 8 7 Anthony Pounder 17 2 2 11 2 1 Malcolm Lamb 59 20 30 9 2 Tony Green 31 2 29 3 Ian Hextall 29 21 8 4 Richard White 19 19 5

12 Richard White CLASS N2 Beginners in Pre-1975 Historic and Post-Historic Cars Award Winners Driver 1 st in Class N2 Damon Green 2 nd in Class N2 Richard White 1 Damon Green Richard White Maurice Williams Bill Wyatt John Ault Steven Scanlan Anthony Pounder Malcolm Lamb Tony Green Ian Hextall Richard White Marc Bennett-Coles Adrian Brown Beatrice Pounder Note: No navigators started the required 4 rounds to qualify for awards. Anthony Pounder

Results Output Car Driver Type Launch Split 1 Split 2 Speed Run Class A1 Road going Series Production Cars up to 1400cc Class

Results Output Car Driver Type Launch Split 1 Split 2 Speed Run Class A1 Road going Series Production Cars up to 1400cc Class Results Output Class A1 Road going Series Production Cars up to 1400cc Class T4 Mandy Sillifant Peugeot 106 1400CC Practice 4.97 34.11 Practice 3.90 32.35 Event 3.94 31.59 Event 3.49 fail Event 3.46 no