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Club NewsChampionship Regs, click HERE Championship Registration Form, click HERE Forest Championship Points, click HERE Tarmac Championship Points, click HERE Road Rally Championship Points, click HERE 28th Dec-West Wales Rally Spares Xmas Stages A good haul of awards for PTMC members on the Xmas Stages starting off with Rob Tout/Hu Kent they finished a very good 2nd overall and 1st in class on Hu,s first visit as a competitor to Pembrey in 18yrs,close behind them were Phil Turner/Simon Anthony achieveing another good result and finishing the season off with 5th overall and 3rd in class,next up was WAMC B10 Forest drivers Champion TC Lloyd/Craig Maggs they finished 25th overall and 2nd in class on TC second tarmac event and Craig,s first venture onto the black stuff not to far behind them was Dale Clatworthy navigating for Mike Pugsley they finished 34th overall and 1st in class,with Dale achieveing his first 1st in class on the stages as a navigator,just a couple of place further back were Ian Hoffman/Emma Louise Todd they finished 40th overall and 6th in class,unfortunatly the day didnt go to plan for Mark Ellis or Ian/Ben Godney,Mark retired at the end of ss1 with center diff failure,whilst Ian/Ben retired two stages later with a collapsed rear wheel bearing. PTMC would like to wish all their members,competitors,marshalls a Happy New Year in 2012 3rd/4th Dec-Mel Harries Road Rally/Talbenny Winter Stages/Roger Albert Clark A good weekend for results for club members on the Mel Harries Road Rally, Rob Wilson/Dylan Jenkins Peugeot 206 Gti finished 2nd overall and 1st in class, Nigel Phillips/Dale Bowen Proton Compact had an eqaully good result and came home 3rd overall and 2nd in class, Andrew Richardson navigating for Jamie Wilson Subaru Imprezza retired reason unknown ,driver Dale Clatworthy swopped seats for this event and was navigating for Gareth Reed in Dale's old car the Nissan Micra they also retired reason unknown ,Huw Jones/Marc Clatworthy also had a very good result and came home 18th overall and 4th in class and also won the 1400 award . On the Talbenny Winter stages Mark Ellis swopped seats for this one and was sitting with Nigel Jones in the Subaru Imprezza they finished a creditable 2nd overall and 1st in class,not to far behind them was Phil Turner/Simon Anthony also in a Subaru finished 4th overall and 2nd in class,Trevor Baynham /Anthony Bailey withdrew after ss2 due fuel pump issues in the Mk2 Escort, and finally young Carwyn Watkins/and not so young Owain Roberts are out to give the Nova a run in readiness for 2012 and hopefully the recent retirements are a thing of the past unfortunatly they failed to start due to not been able to get the car sorted throu the week. On the Roger Albert Clark Chris Davies is once again navigating for Neville Jones in the Mk2 Escort on Chris,s first event on OS Map they came home 17th overall and 7th in class .Well done all. 26th Nov-The Hall Trophy Rally,Blyton. On the Hall Trophy Rally Gareth Short once again navigating for Kasia Nicklin in the Nissan Micra in the Junior F1000 section of the event finished the event with no drama,s and came home 9th in the Juniors,well done both. 12th Nov-Wales Rally GB/Nationals Congratu;ations to Cameron Davies/Alistar Dodd competing in the National section of the WRC Wales Rally GB they finished just outside the top 30 cars and finished 1st in their class on Cameron's first event outside the Junior Championship,Sherryn Roberts navigating for Roger Platt retired when there engine gave up the ghost also to retire was Yan Griffiths navigating for Gareth Lewis they went off and hit a tree ,with the car damaged to much retirement was instant both crew members were ok but the car will need some attention, Chris Davies navigating for Neville Jones did not start due to electing to miss the rally due to having to re-prepare the car for the Roger Albert Clark Rally.Well done Cameron and better luck next time to those who retired 5th/6th Nov-The Tempest Stages/Glyn Memorial Rally/Sarn Helen Road Rally. Well done to Trevor Baynham/Anthony Bailey on the Tempest Stages they finished 16th overall and 3rd in class after having some better luck than of late ,with the engine staying intacted.Unfortunatly Damian Thomas/Elliot Edmondson retired after ss2 with seized brakes not the best debut for Elliot on his first event with Damian .On the Glyn Memorial Gareth Short who navigated for Kasia Nicklin in the F1000 Junior Championship finished where they started at 9th overall.On the Sarn Dylan Jenkins navigating for Adrian Jones in the Subaru finished 4th overall and 2nd in class,Andrew Richardson navigating for Jamie Wilson also in a Subaru finished 23rd overall,late entry Nigel Phillips navigated by Llion Williams in the Proton Compact finished just in front of Andrew at 22nd overall aftera small excursion, unfortunatly Mark Clathworthy navigating for Luke Morgan retired the Peugeot 106 Gti reason unknown and finally Dale Clatworthy navigating for James Wilson in the Suzuki Swift finished 49th overall and 3rd in class.Well Done All. 29th/30th October-The Fat Albert Stages/Rali Cilwendeg Rally Not the best of events for Mark Ellis/Gareth Short they retired after ss4 whilst in 4th overall with an engine fire an faulty gearbox on the Fat Albert Stages also competing at the same event is Chris Wheeler navigated by Yan Griffith they didnt fair much better either retiring on ss1 with gearbox failure.On the Rali Cilwendeg Masters navigator Dylan Jenkins once had a top result again and finished 4th overall and 1st in class with Adrian Jones in the Subaru Imprezza ,Expert class driver Nigel Phillips had a poor result he also retired with power steering failure after the power steering belt had snapped.Well done Dylan and better luck next time to everybody else. 16th October-The Peter Lloyd Stages Congratulations to Yan Griffiths who was navigating for Alex Rossiter in the Citreon C1 they finished 36th overall and 5th in class not to far behind them were Ian Hoffman/Emma Loiuse Todd in the 205Gti and they finshed 43rd overall and 6th in class,Cameron Davies/Chris Williams in the Chevrolet Spark finished 44th overall and 10th in class after a few problems,Wynne Watkins/Sherryn Roberts finished 53rd overall and 6th in class after a puncture on the first loop of the last stage.Not so fortunate were Carwyn Watkins/Owain Roberts who retired on ss2 with carburettor problems.On the last stage Darren Tancock/Jon Roberts retired their Vauxhall Corsa with front suspension damage whilst 3rd in class,also to retire on the last stage was Phil Turner/Simon Anthony with power steering failure and an engine compartment fire.Well done all that finished. 8th October-The Cambrian Forest Rally Congratulations to Yan Griffiths who was navigating for Gareth Lewis in his Ford Escort MK2 they finished 31st overall and 1st in class H2,not too far behind was Chris Davies navigating for Neville Jones also in a Ford Escort they finished 40th overall and 5th in class H3 ,two cars behind Chris was Hu Kent navigating for John Worthing in a RS 2000 finished 42nd overall and 7th in class H3.Well Done All. 24/25th September-Woodbridge Stages/Patriot Stages. On the Woodbridge Stages Mark Ellis was navigating for John Davies in the Vauxhall Nova unfortunatly they retired on the last stage with a broken suspension arm whislt 5th overall,in the Junior F1000 section of the event Gareth Short navigating for Kasia Nicklin finished 4th overall while Cameron Davies/Alistair Dodd finished 9th overall and unfortunatly Yan Griffiths navigating for Alex Rossiter retired on the last stage when they hit a tree,both crew members were ok,but the car was heavily damaged. On the Patriot Stages at Caerwent Phil Turner/Simon Anthony finished 20th overall and 5th in class after a trying day with a spin,a couple of overshoots,windscreen wiper failure and a loss of brakes for two stages but they were glad to finish and to get good club championship points , Wynne Watkins/Sherryn Roberts finished 28th overall and 6th in class after deciding to keep on going after ss1 when Wynne felt ill ,Dale Clatworthy/Gareth Short finished 36th overall and 7th in class which was an excellent result for the lads as their were 27 cars in there class,Chris Wheeler/Yan Griffiths also finished and came home 56th overall and 16th in class.Unfortunatly Gwilym Owen/Jamie Vaughan retired at the end of SS4 with a small electrical fire under the dashboard also on the retirement list was Marc Clatworthy navigating for Mike Pugsley and they retired on ss5 with mechanical failure.Well done all. 17/18th September-Rali Mon Well done to Nigel Phillips who made the long trip up to the Isle Of Anglesey for the Rali Mon.Nigel finished the event 15th overall from a seeding of 41st in the Proton Compact.Well done Nigel. 3rd/4th September-The Woodpecker Stage Rally/The Merion Road Rally/The Twilight Road Rally
Another good weekend of results for PTMC's members starting off on the Woodpecker was Chris Davies navigating for Neville Jones in the N14 Subaru they finished 22nd overall after a steady run ,whilst moving up the leader board throughout the day without any problems ,while Damian Thomas/Ian Jones put on a last stage attack and came home 59th overall and 5th in class in their Peugeot 205Gti from T.C Lloyd/Craig Maggs also in their Peugeot 205Gti whom finished 62nd overall and 7th in class after dropping 22secs in the last stage while catching the car in front which hampered them with the hanging dust.Unfortunately Trevor Baynham/Anthony Bailey in their Escort Mk2 retired but had very good run ,they did have a small coming to with a gatepost earlier on in the event which damaged the rear qaurter panel but that was their least of their problems when the engine let go with two stages to go,Co-driver Anthony reported it was a great event even thou we,ve had a few problems but with four PTMC crews all competing/servicing together made it a really enjoyable day. On the Merion Road Rally on Saturday Night, Dylan Jenkins navigating for Kevin Davies had another good result and came home in 4th overall and 3rd in class in the sideways Escort Mk2,while Nigel Phillips debuted his new Proton Compact he brought the car home in one peice but back down in 27th overall due to intermitant spotlights,which Nigel reported as being happy with his result due to the fact that he hasnt got the best of eye sight now in his senior years. On the Twilight Road Rally, Father and Son crew Dale/Marc Clatworthy didnt have a very good night retiring early into the evening with sheared wheel bolts in their RWD Toyota Corrolla ,Dale reported to be absolutley tamping with the retirement has he said he didnt hit anything at all and was at a loss why the bolts sheared ,but thats rallying for you folks.Well done to those who finished and better luck next time to those who retired 28th August -Mewla Rally,Epynt. Some good results for PTMC members on the Mewla Rally,Chris Davies navigating for Jeremy Straker brought home the Darrian in 21st overall and 6th in class after overcoming power steering issues on SS3 the longest stage of the event,whilst Phil Turner/Simon Anthony brought the Subaru back in at 27th overall and 5th in class after suffering a slow puncture on the first loop of stages,Wynne Watkins/Sherryn Roberts who havled there starting position came home 34th overall and 4th in class even with a faulty intercom system that was intermitant.Luck to start was Hu Kent navigating for Jonathan Vamplew who failed scrutineering due to out of date seats but they manage to source a pair of seats so that they were able to continue in the event brought back the Subaru in 45th overall and 7th in class ,not so fortunate was Yan Griffiths navigating for Chris Wheeler on his debut at Epynt in the Citreon C2 at the young age of 17 retired with two stages to go on SS6 with a small off on Burma Road which damaged the car so were unable to continue,when the young lad was going extremely well. 19th/20th/21st August-BRC Ulster Rally/The Centenary Stages,Cottesmore Some good results last weekend for PTMC Members,Chris Davies navigating for Alex Parpottas in the Fiesta finished day two in the BRC Challenge 3rd overall and 2nd in class.While in the BHRC Section of the Ulster Hu Kent navigating for Guy Woodcock finished 14th overall and 1st in class.On the Centenary Stages Mark Ellis co-driving this time for Adrian Brown in his Mk1 Escort finished 4th overall and 3rd in class.While in the F1000 Juniors section of the event Cameron Davies finished 2nd overall while Yan Griffths finished 9th overall and Gareth Short finished 14th overall. 13th August-The Neath Valley Modern/Historic Stages Some good results on the weekend for PTMC members out competing on this local event starting off with the Moderns we have late entry Chris Davies navigating for Geoff Jones in their Imprezza seeded at car 3 they finished 1st overall on Chris's 100th rally. Trevor Baynham/Anthony Bailey seeded car 36 in their Mk2 Escort finished well up the entry list at 14th overall and 2nd in class, PTMC's maximum attack man TC Lloyd/Craig Maggs in their Peugeot 205 Gti also finished well up the entry list and finished at 17th overall and 1st in class,next up was Yan Griffiths navigating for Sean Bannister in the Citroen C2 they finished 23rd overall and 4th in class.Peter Jones/Graham Joseph also finished well in the immaculate TR8 and they finished 35th overall and 5th in class.In the Historic section of the event Hu Kent navigating for Ian Beveridge in the big Volvo PV544 finished 10th overall and 1st in class but on the retirement list there was Dai Lloyd/Sherryn Roberts with another engine failure on SS1 also on SS1 Damian Thomas/Rhodri Morgan also retired with a broken driveshaft ,well done to all that finished and better luck next time to those that didnt. 7th August-Miward Construction Stages,Ditton Priors Not a good weekend for Yan Griffiths navigating for Chris Wheeler in the Citroen C2 they retired on the Ditton Priors event with a broken driveshaft on ss5 whilst having a good run better luck next time both. 31st-July-Harry Flatters Rally,Epynt. A good result for Rob Tout/Dan Holley Car 5 in their Evo 9 they finished in the top 10 with a creditable 9th overall and 1st in group N,Wynne Watkins/Sherryn Roberts Car 55 in their Subaru Impreza were looking for a good result to push them up the Championship table which they achieved and came away with 21st overall and 3rd in group N on Wynne's third event on the ranges,Mike Jones navigating for Richard Battern in his Evo 5 the first time the pair have competed together they finished 29th overall and 6th in class on Richard's first visit to the ranges.Not so fortunate were Chris Davies/Jeremy Straker in the Darrian who retired with a broken steering rack,while Phil Turner/Simon Anthony were struck down again with driveshaft issues and a cracked rear diff cradle,Well done all to who that finished and better luck next time to those who didnt. 24th July-The Classic Motorsport/Kick Energy Pirelli Junior 1000 Brawdy stages/The Bill Gwynne Rallyschool Coracle stages. A good reuslt on the Brawdy Stages for Mark Ellis/Mick Wilcox Subaru Impreza they finished 4th overall and 1st in class,Carwyn Watkin/Owain Roberts Vauxhall Nova retired on Carwyn's first stage event with fuel starvation,Phil Turner/Simon Anthony Subaru Impreza also retired with rear suspension damage and a broken driveshaft .In the Junior section of the event Gareth Short navigating for Kasia Nicklin Nissan Micra retired after Kasia had put in some sterling times , they retired with broken front suspension,Yan Griffiths navigating for Alex Rossiter Citreon C1 finished a very good 5th overall with no drama,s to report On the Bill Gwynne Rallyschool Stages,PTMC have Swansea Bay class winners Trevor Baynham/Anthony Bailey in their Mk2 Escort they finished 27th overall and 3rd in class after a small overshoot at a hairpin which dropped them some time just in front of Trevor/Anthony, Ian Hoffman/John Roberts Peugeot 205 Gti finished 26th overall and 3rd in class.Chris Davies navigating for Chris Jones in his Nissan Micra retired on SS2 with a small roll which navigitor Chris broke his elbow so was unable to continue ,Hope you have a speedy recovery Chris. 16th July-Swansea Bay Clubmans/Historic Rally A good weekend for PTMC members competing on the Swansea Bay Clubmans Rally.Starting off with Damian Thomas/Anthony Litchfield who finished 12th overall and 1st in class 02 and also 1st PTMC member to finish, and also secured enough points on the rally to be crowned the MSA Welsh Rally Champions 2011 in Class B10 with two rounds to go,Congratulations Both.One car behind Damian/Anthony were Trevor Baynham/Anthony Bailey they finished 13th overall and 1st in class 04 after losing the alternator belt on SS5 but managed to do some emergency repairs to enable them to complete the final two stages.Not so a good day for Thomas Lloyd/Craig Maggs after a slow start on SS1 they pushed a little to hard on SS3 and overshot a crest and hit a tree head on,both were ok and the car had minimal damage with the help of spectators at the incident they were back on the road with minimal time loss and climbed back up to 14th overall and 3rd in class 02.Ian Hoffman/Lee Saunders had a steady run has the crew hadnt had much seat time in the car and came home 18th overall and 5th in class 02.Marc Clatworthy navigating for Gareth Reed had a half roll on the first bend of SS1 but they recovered the time loss and came home 20th overall and 1st in class 01 on Gareth,s first event in the car. On the behalf of all the competitors whom were competing they would like to thank the Organisers/Marshals/Radio Crews/Medical Crews for running an outstanding event.Well Done All. 9/10th July-The Nicky Grist Quinton Stages/JRT Enville Stages A mixed bag of results for PTMC members out last weekend starting off with the Nicky Grist Quinton Stages Thomas Lloyd/Craig Maggs finished 53rd overall and 1st in class in their Peugeot 205Gti,they also claimed maximum WAMC Championship points for class B10 which now puts them in first place in class for the Championship,another good results was for Kenny/Alan Brown in their Nissan Almera they had a steady run and finished 67th overall and 2nd in class N3.But unfortunatley Dylan Jenkins navigating for Roger Taylor in his Mk2 Escort retired on ss5 with a loss of power ,Two times Welsh B10 Champion Dai Lloyd/Sherryn Roberts were another crew to suffer engine related problems and retired on ss2 in their Peugeot 205Gti,one car behind Dai/Sherryn was Yan Griffiths navigating for Sean Bannister in the Citreon C2 they were also on the retirement list with broken steering on ss6. Also over the weekend the JRT Enville Stages at Anglesey race circuit which is a round of the Formula 1000 Junior Championship where PTMC have two members competing.Gareth Short navigating for Kasia Nicklin had their best result to date with 4th overall in the Juniors they seemed to have started where they left off two rounds previously and we at PTMC hope that continues for them.Two times F1000 Junior Champion Cameron Davies/Chris Williams second outing with the Chevrolet Spark was more successfully than their first event in the new car,but there is still some developement work to be done to match the top three at present, they came in a creditable 5th overall in the Juniors.Well done all. 3rd July-The Three Counties Stages. Congratulations to Mark Ellis /Ceri Simpson they were seeded Car 6 in their Subaru Imprezza at The Three Counties Stages run by Bournemouth & District Car Club and finished with another very good result of 3rd overall,Mark reported that the car ran faultless all day and only needed water and fuel.Well Done both 26th June-Mid Summer Stages,Caerwent. A number of club members out competing last weekend starting off with Phil Turner/Simon Anthony Car 13 in their Imprezza they finished 6th overall and 2nd in class and also picked up maximum WAMC Championsip points for overall and class so a good weekend,Wynne Watkins/Sherryn Roberts Car 35 also in an Imprezza they finished 16th overall and 3rd in class after a few spins in the morning and a wrong slot due to a organisers mistake with not taping off one road,Owian Roberts/Jon Roberts retired their Astra Sport on stage three due to alternator failure and faulty sensor while Rob Tout/Dan Holley retired their Evo 9 on the last stage whilst 3rd overall with a puncture, Yan Griffiths co-driving for Chris Wheeler in a Toyota Yaris was moved back into the Junior section of the event due to Chris not having the required licence and are Car 43 they finished a very good 4th overall in the Junior F1000 Championship,while Cameron Davies/Chris Williams Car 83 in their Chevrolet Spark finished well down the order due to a service crew member not fastening down the bonnet pins and whilst out on stage the bonnet flew up and opened onto the windscreen dropping quite a bit of time dropping them to 8th overall in the Juniors ,Gareth Short co-driving for Alex Rossiter in a Citroen C1 and are Car 97 didnt have a good day as they were excluded from the event due to a Juniors F1000 Championship regulation which the car failed. 8th June-PTMC Brian Davies's Retirement from Rallying. The legendary “ Flying Postman “ Brian Davies of Swansea has asked me to inform all his fellow competitors ,past sponsors , friends and motorsport associates, that as from the weekend of The Mini Epynt he will be retiring from competition. He will be turning out on the odd occasion in his much loved corolla. (Epynt Hill Climb) 7th June-PTMC Junior Cameron Davies seals Works Drive Chevrolet to make British Rally debut with new Spark 4th/5th June-Severn Valley Forest Rally/The Marches Mini Epynt Another good weekend for PTMC members starting off TC Lloyd/Craig Maggs, they finished 13th overall and 1st in class after a few spins on SS1 but once clear of SS1 they put the hammer down and clawed the time loss from the morning,s first stage.This time the roles were reversed and fellow club member Damian Thomas/Ian Jones came home 2nd in class and 15th overall in the modern section of the Severn Valley Rally.In the Classic Catergory 3 Section of the event Hu Kent co-driving for Guy Woodcock finished 17th overall and 2nd in class whilst one car behind was Chris Davies co-driving for Neville Jones, and they finished 18th overall. On the Mini Epynt, Subaru driver Phil Turner/ Paul Wakely had a down on power car due to a blowing manifold for the entire event but still manage to finish 12th overall and 4th in class,another new pairing of driver and co-driver combination is Neil James co-driving for Chris Hambly they finished 51st overall and 6th in class while Wynne Watkins/Sherryn Roberts failed to finish due to powersteering failure and a small under bonnet fire which was put out rather rapidly and decided to call it a day to save the car. 27th/28th May-Jim Clark Rally/Launch Motorsport Stages/Classic Tracks Road Rally. Congratulations to Yan Griffiths on the Jim Clark Rally,Yan co-driving for Thomas Preston finished 21st o/a and 6th in cls in the National Section of the event, but they did have a few drama's along the way picking up a puncture on ss7 and and losing the brakes on the last stage which was the fastest of the event and doing 140mph in the BMW was quite scary with no brakes.Unfortunately Chris Davies co-driving for Ella Flynn on her first stage event has a driver retired on the very last stage with a broken driveshaft in the Challenge Section of the event. Congratulation also to Mark Ellis on the Launch Motorsport Stages,Mark had a good rally after a few retirements of late.Mark was leading overall until the lunchbreak in his Imprezza but dropped some time after lunch and finally finished a very solid 2nd o/a and 1st in cls. Congratulations to Huw Jones/Matthew Tucker on the Classic Tracks Road Rally, they finished 29th o/a and 4th in cls 3 and also picked an extra award for 1st in cls in the under 1400cc cls .Unfortunately Andrew Richardson failed to finish after a off through a fence on the 3rd selective but the final nail in the coffin was a rear top mount ripped out on the 7th selective which resulted in their retirement .Well Done All. 21st/22nd May-Clwydian Cars Stage Rally/Jack Neal Memorial Rally/1000 Lanes Road Rally A good weekend for Simon Anthony co-driving for Cheshire's Andy Williams in his Subaru seeded at car 11 on the Clwydian Cars Stages at Trawsfynnydd they finished 7th overall and 2nd in class with Simon claiming maximum class points in the WAMC championship and a good haul of points for overall co-drivers championship. On the Jack Neal Memorial at Blyton Airfield ,Gareth Short co-driving for Junior driver Kasia Nicklin in the F1000 Junior section of the event seeded car 7 in their Nissan Micra finished 7th overall in the Juniors. On the 1000 Lanes Road Rally,Andrew Richardson navigating for Jamie Wilson finished a solid 13th overall,while Rob Wilson/Dylan Jenkins finished 18th overall after having reliability issues with the car for the 3rd year on a row on this particular event,Son and Father crew Dale/Marc Clatworthy finished 21st overall but also picked up some minor damage to the rear bumper after contact with a forest gate post, whilst Nigel Phillips finished hot on their tails at 22nd overall.Well Done All.
14th/15th May- SJR Motorsport Plains Forest Rally/TSH Stages. A good weekend for PTMC starting off with the Plains Rally based at Welshpool. Damian Thomas /Anthony Litchfeild finished 4th in class after a tremendous battle against fellow PTMC members TC Lloyd/Craig Maggs which Damian took the class/club honours by 1 second from TC /Craig who finished 5th in class,not to far behind them were Dai Lloyd/Sherryn Roberts who finished 7th in class in the highly competitive B10 class.Unfortunately Mark Ellis retired on ss2 co-driving for Tony Ginn. On the TSH Stages Rob Tout/Laura Tout retired on ss9 in the main part of the Rally.The TSH Stages qualifying round of the F1000 Junior Championship, PTMC's Gareth Short co-driving for Alex Rossiter finished 6th overall in the Juniors while unfortunately Yan Griffiths co-driving for Chris Wheeler retired on day 2 with ECU failure. 29th/30th April/1st May-Pirelli International/Corinium Stages/Borders 1000 Road Rally A good weekend for PTMC club member Hu kent co-driving for Guy Woodcock Car 138 Mk2 Escort in the Historic section of the Pirelli International they finished 11th overall and 1st in class,also competing in the Historic section is Chris Davies co-driving for Chris Nikon Car 159 Mk1 Escort unfortunately they retired after ss7 with no drive. On the Corinium stages we have F1000 Junior Champions Cameron Davies/Gareth Yelland car 101 Nissan Micra they finished 3rd overall in the Juniors after pulling back from 19th overall from early on the in the event,Mark Ellis co-driving for Alex Rossiter Car 113 Citroen C1 retired after ss4 with clutch failure while Yan Griffiths co-driving for Chris Wheeler Car 114 Toyota Yaris finished 6th overall and Gareth Short co-driving for Kasia Nicklin Car 115 Nissan Micra finished 7th overall in the Juniors section of the event. On the Borders 1000 Road Rally we have Expert navigator Dylan Jenkins navigating for Glyn Price Car 8 in the Mk2 Escort they finished 8th overall and 7th in class. Congratulations all that finished and better luck next time to those who didnt. 23rd/24th April-E&M Motor Flctors Night Owl Rally A mixed bag of results for Dylan Jenkins and Nigel Phillips.Dylan was 7th o/a and 6th in cls at petrol ,while Nigel was 19th o/a and 18th in cls. After petrol Dylan had moved up two places to 5th o/a and 4th in cls,while Nigel had dropped to 66th o/a and 36th in cls due to gearbox gremlins in his proton and this is the positions they stayed at for the final MTC.Well Done Dylan and better luck next time Nigel on the 1000 Lanes in four weeks time. 16th April-Horiba D'Isis Stages/Somerset Forest Rally. Not a good weekend for Mark Ellis co-driven by Janice Moore on the Horiba D'Isis Stages at the Mira Proving Ground they retired on ss1 due to a broken radiator ,better luck next time Mark. Yan Griffiths had a good weekend on the Somerset Stages co-driving for Matthew Robinson in his Subaru they finished 22nd overall and 6th in class. 9th/10th April Rali Bro Teifi/Bob Shaw Memorial Rally. Another good weekend for PTMC members. Phil Turner/Simon Anthony, Wynne Watkins/Sherryn Roberts and Dale Clatworthy/Matthew Tucker on the Bob Shaw Memorial Rally at Talbenny. Phil/Simon finished 3rd overall and 1st in class after a hard event,which resulted them their best result to date. Wynne Watkins/Sherryn Roberts finished 11th overall and 2nd in class,once again their best result to date and Dale/Matthew finished 23rd overall and 3rd in class once again their best result to date and also their first outing together in the new car. Andrew Richardson finished 16th overall on the Rali Bro Teifi after starting from car 40 but unfortunately Nigel Phillips retired with a broken drive shaft on the first section of the event.Well done all. 2/3rd April-Bulldog Stage Rally/ Welsh Dragon Tyres Road Rally.
Manfred Kampshulte/Dylan Jenkins.Photo courtesy of Brian Gilbert. A good weekend for club members Dylan Jenkins and Andrew Richardson on the Welsh Dragon Tyres Road Rally,Dylan finished 1st overall and Andrew finished 2nd overall and 1st in class.On the Bulldog International Hu Kent finished 21st overall and 3rd in class in the Historic section of the rally ,also competing on the rally but in the National section of the event was Chris Davies,Yan Griffiths,Damian Thomas. Chris managed to finish 12th overall and 6th in class,Yan finished 18th overall and 2nd in class and Damian finished 28th overall and 3rd in class.Congratulations all for a top weekend for PTMC members 27th March-The Tour of Caerwent. Well done to Phil Turner/Simon Anthony they manage to get their first finish of the year and came 12th o/a and 3rd in class with no gearbox problems to report of.Unfortunately Wynne Watkins/Sherryn Roberts retired on the first stage after coming into contact with a concrete block hidden in the grass which broke the front offside suspension ,better luck next time both. 13th March-Tour of Epynt. A number of club members that were taking part on last weekends Tour of Epynt on the Military Ranges above Sennybridge were Dale/Marc Clathworthy who finished 50th o/a and 4th in cls on there first visit to the ranges,Wynne Watkins/Sherryn Roberts also first timers to the ranges finished 53rd o/a and 7th in cls,those not so fortunate were Mark Ellis/Janice Moore retired after the last stage with gearbox failure. Phil Turner/Simon Anthony also retired with gearbox failure when gearbox jammed solid on ss3, Brian Davies/Neil James also retired on ss3 with two nearside punctures at the end of the Burma Road , Lyr Jones/Andrew Richardson also retired on ss1 reason unknown,and finally Yan Griffiths retired on ss6 reason unknown.Congratulations to the two crews that finished and better luck next time to those that didnt. 5th/6th March-Gremlin Road Rally/The Mid Wales Stages. On the Gremlin Road Rally, Rob Wilson/Dylan Jenkins seeded car 7 in their Peugeot 206 GTi finished 10th overall,Nigel Phillips seeded car 18 in his Proton Compact finished 17th overall and Huw Jones/Marc Clatworthy seeded car 61 in their Citroen Saxo finished 35th overall.On the Mid Wales Stages,Thomas Lloyd/Craig Maggs seeded car 34 in their Peugeot 205 GTi retired after stage 2 whilst leading their class by 29seconds with alternator failure which resulted in the battery then failing,Hu Kent seeded car 332 co-driving for Guy Woodcock in his Mk2 RS 2000 in the Classic Section of the event finished 7th overall and 1st in class.Well done all to those that finished and better luck next time to those who didnt. 19th/20th February-Kynaston Auto Services Rally/Rali Bro-Caron /Rali Cwm Gwendraeth Some good results on the weekend for PTMC members ,Mark Ellis seeded at car 2 on the Kynaston Auto Services at Smetharpe finished 3rd overall and 2nd in class after a long battle with Gary Le Coadou in his Toyota Corrolla WRC.Mark losing out on the final stage with a slight bump to the car which occured the time loss for 2nd overall and 1st in class.Then into Saturday night/Sunday morning we have Nigel Phillips car 19 and Dylan Jenkins car 23 competeing on the Rali Bro-Caron they both came away with good finishes,Dylan finished 14th overall and Nigel finished 16th overall on a tough and highly competative event and finally on Sunday we had Phil Turner/Simon Anthony car 15 and Wynne Watkins/Sherryn Roberts car 36 on the Rali Cwm Gwendraeth.Wynne and Sherryn finished 15th overall and 5th in class on their first event together and first time visit for Wynne at the Pembrey circuit.Unfortunatley Phil and Simon retired with sheared wheel bolts failure on stage 5 whilst 8th overall and 2nd in class.Well done all. 12th February - Wyedean Rally A number of club members were competing on the Wyedean Rally on the weekend. Hu kent finished 48th o/a and 2nd in class, Damian Thomas finished 98th o/a and 3rd in class. Dale/Marc Clatworthy finished 120th o/a and 5thin class. Chris Davies retired their Subaru S9 WRC on the first stage with gearbox failure, whilst Sherryn Roberts retired on stage 3, with a highspeed off. Both crew members were ok, but slighty bruised. The car looked rather second hand, a new front end and suspension required to repair the ex Ian Godney Subaru. 23rd January - Red Kite Stages A good start to the season for Thomas "TC" Lloyd/Craig Maggs they finished 21st Overall and 1st in class and also claiming the Highest placed Peugeot and maximum class points in the ICS Welsh Clubmans Forest Championship,Dai Lloyd/Simon Anthony finished 26th Overall and 3rd in class,Dai also took points for 3rd in class for the ICS Welsh Clubmans Forest Championship but unfortunantly Hu Kent co-driving for Carmathen's Dai Roberts retired on the first stage with ignition failure but were able to fix the car for the last two stages on the Trophy Rally. 8th/9th January - Mel Harries Memorial Rally A good start to the season for Robert Wilson/Dylan Jenkins on the weekend winning the Mel Harries Memorial Rally, based at Ammanford. A very slippery night in the lanes for everybody as the temperatures plummeted in the early hours. The winning crew had a number of minor excursions into the South Wales shrubbery, but luckily managed to keep the car on track to take the win.
28th December - Christmas Stages - Pembrey A number of PTMC members broke the Xmas holidays up with a trip to Pembrey, to blast off that Turkey! Phil Turner finished 10th O/All and 5th in class, Marc Clatworthy finished 23rd O/All and 8th in class, Dale Clatworthy/Matthew Tucker finished 26th O/All and 2nd in class, TC Lloyd/Paula Williams finished 33rd O/All and 3rd in class. Final championship points are now available pending the check on the 6th January for membership cards marshal sign off. Well done to all award winners. Please check your results to ensure that there are no errors. 29/30th November - Ilfracombe Rally/Blyton Hall Trophy The success in the 2010 rally championship world continues for Port Talbot Motor Club, with one of the long established members becoming the first Welsh driver to win the Association of South Western Motor Clubs Road Rally Championship 2010 for some thirty five years ! Nigel Phillips took his Proton Compact rally car to an impressive and consistent string of results over the eight championship rounds at numerous locations around the South coast of England and the West Country, competing against rally crews with detailed knowledge and experience of roads local to themselves, where-as Nigel was making regular treks eastward across the Severn Bridge into rally country that was entirely new to him, although he was aided all season by navigator Tom Jefferies of Taunton. Nigel took the drivers title, and Tom the navigators championship win, the rallies based variously at Plymouth, Devizes, Exeter, Exmouth, Taunton, Bournemouth, Torbay, and finally a very icy event in the Ilfracombe region across the Severn Estuary. Scores from six of those eight events could be counted, the championship duo securing a first and second overall and six further good results in the top ten of each event, the title battle going down to the very last round of the 2010, so intense was the contest for series honours. The Proton performed reliably and perfectly for the season, prepared and maintained by Mike Morgan Rallying of Glyn-Neath, for whom Nigel and Tom have nothing but praise, that and the double ASWMC championship win making the long journeys to and from distant locations – and the Severn Bridge toll on every event – worthwhile ! The victory certainly shows that Port Talbot Motor Club has strength across the age groups in rallying, and with the older drivers – and co-drivers and navigators – able to pass on the knowledge they have gained over the years, allied to the enthusiasm and commitment of younger competitors, the club looks to have a formula for continued success. Gareth Short & Gareth Yelland were competing on the Blyton Hall Trophy Rally and managed to finish 4th O/All and 12th O/All respectively in the Junior Championship, despite the snowy weather that weekend.
20th/21st November - Malvern Showground / Talbenny Winter Stages Some good results for PTMC members on the weekend at Talbenny. Phil Turner/Simon Anthony managed to finish 9th O/All and 3rd in class in the Subaru, Wynne Watkins/Matthew Tucker managed to finish 17th O/All and 4th in class in the Subaru and Dale/Marc Clatworthy finished 45th O/All and 7th in class in the Micra on the Malvern Showground Stages. 13th/14th November - Wales Rally GB Nat B 2 PTMC crews managed to get entries for the National B event, tagged onto the back of Wales Rally GB. Thomas Lloyd/Craig Maggs in their first season of rallying managed to finish 39th O/All and 4th in class after a very tough event in the Peugeot 205 GTi. Not so fortunate were Steve Jones/Andrew Richardson, who retired on stage 2 of the rally, blowing the diff on the start line in the Escort Cosworth. I think that this is the first event for Steve in a very long time. 6th November - Tempest Rally
30th/31st October - 50th Cilwendeg Road Rally This year, the Cilwendeg rally is celebrating a very special milestone. The Cilwendeg remains one of the premier rallies in Wales and over the coming weekend, crews will once again travel from all over the country to compete and enjoy the legendary atmosphere at Newcastle Emlyn. This year, the club will also be resurrecting a forgotten Cilwendeg tradition, the Cilwendeg Rally Forum, with the likes of Ron Beecroft, Nicky Grist, Phil Mills in attendance. The club has also secured the famous Newcastle Emlyn Mart for the traditional start venue, with proceedings kicking off around 7pm, with Ryland James interviewing the top ten competitors and more. S4C's Ralio will also be there, along with Radio Ceredigion, to produce a special Cilwendeg programme. PTMC members will also be there flying the club flag, with previous Cilwendeg winners Adrian Jones/Dylan Jenkins starting at car 5 and Nigel Phillips/Rob Richardson at car 48. The entry list can be downloaded HERE. 16th/17th October Sarn Helen Rally / Prima Motorsport Stages Some goot results for PTMC members on the weekend. Adrian Jones/Dylan Jenkins finished 9th O/All on the Sarn Helen Rally, after a medicore run. Nigel Phillips failed to finish, retiring afte his stand in Nav did not feel too well. Dale/Marc Clatworthy also failed to finish the WAMC event. Mark Ellis put in a strong performance to finish 2nd O/All on the Prima Motorsport Stages, not quite making that 1st O/All. A busy weekend for Chris Davies, retiring on the first corner of the first stage on the Cheviot rally on Otterburn and then finishing 15th O/All on the Cambrian rally in the North Wales classic staes. 2nd/3rd October - Peter Lloyd Stages / Breidden Rally Some good results for PTMC members on the weekend. Another stunning result for Cameron Davies/Gareth Yelland in the F1000 Junior championship, taking the overall win and also sealing the championship for the 2nd consecutive year on a very wet Peter Lloyd Stages. Kasia Nicklin/Gareth Short had a goody run to finish 8th O/All in the F1000 championship. Not so fortunate, were Phil Turner/Simon Anthony, who after puting in a strong start, up to 9th O/All after stage 1, picked up 2 punctures and finished a lowly 34th O/All. Glyn Price/Dylan Jenkins, last years Breidden rally winners had a medicore run, finishing 6th O/All, losing a little too much time with a steady start to the event. Nigel Phillips/Chris Cooper Jones had a short event after Nigel frightened Chris with a little too much of the Vatanen touch! Dale/Marc Clatworthy also failed to finish the tough WBCC Welsh Championship Round. 25th/26th September - Patriot Stages / Woodbridge Stages Some strong results for PTMC members on events last weekend. Cameron Davies/Gareth Yelland continued with their strong performances in the F1000 Junior championship winning the Woodbridge Stages. A very busy weekend for Gareth short co-drving to 9th O/All on the Woodbridge Stages and then finishing a very strong 18th O/All & 1st in Class on the Patriot Stages, Caerwent. Not so fortunate were Phil Turner/Simon Anthony, with another non finish in the Subaru, with an overheating car. Matthew Tucker did not fair very well either, retiring after 2 stages, not feeling very well. 12th September - Brawdy Stages Another cracking result for Cameron Davies/Gareth Yelland on the Brawdy Stages on the weekend, managing to take 2nd O/All in the junior category, which is a very competitve championship.
4th September - Woodpecker Stages Another lacklustre weekend for PTMC members on the Woodpecker rally. Chris Davies retired with hydraulic/gearbox problems, whilst Trevor Baynham/Anthony Bailey retired with engine problems. Ian Hoffman/Ian Jones also retired with a fuel leak on SS7. The only club members to finish were newcomers Thomas Lloyd/Craig Maggs on their 2nd event, finishing 85th O/all 29th August - Melwa Rally Not the best results for PTMC members on the Mewla rally on Epynt last weekend. Phillip Turner/Simon Anthony retired on SS1 with diff failiure, only 2.5miles into the stage. Brian Davies/Neil James also retired on SS1, when Brian became unwell. A trip to A&E was in order, but Brian was luckily diagnosed with dehydration, so is well on the mend now. A speedy recovery is wished to Brian and we hope to see him out on the stages again very soon. Chris Davies was also navigating in the Zimbawe national Championhsip with up & coming driver Quentin Mitchel and finished the rally in 3rd O/All. 21st August - Centenary Stages Mark Ellis will be competing on the Centenary Stages, Barkston Heath, Licolnshire on the weekend in the Subaru Impreza. Mark will be running as Car 1. Good luck to him. 14th August - Neath Valley Stages / Rali Bro Tysul Some good results for PTMC club members on the weekend. Chris Davies managed to finish 7th O/All & 1st class on the Neath Valley Stages, but were not eligable for overall awards. Micah Morris/Ioan Lewis managed to get to the finish in he tangerine dream and took 19th O/All and 3rd in class. Dai Lloyd/Matthew Tucked finished 27th O/All and 3rd in class, this being Matthew's first event. TC/Craig Maggs finished 33rd O/ALl and 6th in class on their first ever event. Trevor Baynham/Anthony Bailey failed to finish with a loss of oil pressure on stage 3. Adrian Jones/Dylan Jenkins came close, but could not repeat their win on the previous week on the Bro Tysul rally, finishing 5th O/All & 2nd in class, a fail putting an end to the chance of the win. Huw Jones/Marc Clatworthy managed a very good 15th O/All and 6th in class on the event.
Dai Loyd / Matthew Tucker - Neath Valley Stages
7th/8th August - Barcud Rally A cracking night in the lanes around Tregaron & Lampeter was had by Adrian Jones/Dylan Jenkins on the Barcud Rally, leading at Petrol and continuing to the finish with 1st O/All. Not such a good night for Nigel Phillips/Michael Gilbey. A strong 8th position petrol was lost when the Proton suffered electrical problems once again.
Adrian Jones/Dylan Jenkins - 1st O/All, Barcud Rally. 1st August - Harry Flatters Rally / Fat Albert Stages Not the best weekend's results for PTMC crews. Phil Turner/Simon Anthony never made the start of the Harry Flatters, as the gearbox did not turn up! Gwilym Owen retired after Stage 6, when the alternator bolts sheared. Chris Davies managed to finish 35th O/All in the Evo with Pat Jerome. Brian Davies/Neal James managed to finish 40th O/All in the corrolla. Huw Williams retired on Stage 1, after hitting a sheep! Mark Ellis had a frustrating rally, when the gearbox exploded on the start line of SS1 on the Fat Albert Stages. 25th July - Coracle Stages A number of PTMC members took part in the Coracle Stages based at the Sweet Lamb complex Mid Wales. Chris Davies, who was co-driving in a Subaru Impreza managed to finish 28th O/All, whilst new club members Trevor Baynham/Anthony Bailey finished 33rd O/All and 2nd in class. Not so fortunate was Damian Thomas and Ceri Simpson, who managed to roll their Peugeot 205 not far from the start of the rally! The service crew worked hard to get it up and running so the crew could continue on the trophy rally. Despite their roll and no windscreen they managed to claim 5th fastest overall stage time on ss6 with a time of 6.56secs. 10th July - Quinton Stages A very good result for PTMC member Chris Davies on the Quinton stages, finishing 18th O/All and 2nd in class, Co-driving in a Subaru Impreza. 20th June - Mid Summer Stages / JRT Enville Stages Not a very good event at Caerwent for Phil Turner/Simon Anthony after losing 3rd gear on the car whilst 7th O/All. Cameron Davies/Gareth Yelland decided on a trip un North to Anglesey for the JRT stages. They managed to finish 21st O/All and 1st Juniors. 12th/13th June - GPMC Memorial Road Rally Nigel Phillips/Greg Leeman made the long trip up the M5/M6 to Preston for the Garstang & Preston Motor club memorial rally. They managed to finish a very creditable 6th O/All and received the best newcomers award. 05th/06th June - Rali Bro Ddyfi / Mini Epynt Stages After their stunning result last weekend on the 1000 lanes, Dale/Marc Clatworthy made the trip to Machynlleth for the Bro Ddyfi. Not so fotunate this time, they picked up a fail and finished 22nd O/All. Phil Turner/Simon Anthony got another top 10 finish with an 8th O/All on the Mini Epynt Stages on the weekend. Mark Ellis was not so lucky, retiring the car after damaging the radiator after landing heavily. 29th/30th May - 1000 Lanes Road Rally A fabulous result for Dale/Marc Clatworthy on the 1000 lanes this weekend, bringing the 1000cc Micra back to the finish in 9th O/all, winning class 2 and also the 1st under 1400cc. It also promotes them to the relms of calass 1 now! Not so lucky were Robert Wilson/Dylan Jenkins with the engine expiring after taking in a load of water in the ford at coelbren woods. A shame, as they were 2nd O/All going into the night leg, just 9secs shy of the leader. Nigel Phillips/Tom Jeffries also had a bad night, picking up 2 fails for booking into a time control early, costing them a potential 10th O/All. 15th May - Plains Rally / TSH Stages Damian Thomas failed to finish the Plains rally, when the engine blew on stage 3. An encouraging start was made though, with a 2nd fastest time in class on stage 2. Mark Ellis made it another top 3 finish on the TSH stages with a 3rd O/All and 1st in class, against the more powerful cars on the event. Cameron Davies/Gareth Yelland kept up the momentum with a 2nd O/All in the F1000 Juniors on the TSH stages. 1st/2nd April - Welsh Rally / Myotis Road Rally - Border 100 Road Rally / Jack Neal Memorial Some cracking results for PTMC members on this weekends host of events. Phil Turner/Simon Anthony managed a very impressive 10th O/All with Gwilym Owen/Lisa Evans taking 22nd O/All on the Epynt ranges on the Welsh Rally. Dave Jones/Chris Cooper Jones finished a stunning 4th O/All and 1st Semi-Expert on the Myotis Road Rally with Nigel Phillips/Tome Jefferis finishing 9th O/All. Glyn Price/Dylan Jenkins overcame a dislodged plug lead to finish 6th O/All on another very well run Border 100. Not such a good day for Cameron Davies/Gareth Yelland in the F1000 Junior championship as they went off and damaged the front end of the car consideably. They were on the pace at the time of the off, so will need to get the car fixed in time for the next championship event. |
