DEAR READER,

FIRST OF ALL I MUST CONGRATULATE THE ORGANISERS ON A VERY WELL RUN EVENT, NO NONSENSE NO TRICKERY BUT THIS IS WHAT I EXPECT FROM THE DAFFYDD RICHARDS ORGANISING TEAM.

AS THIS WAS MY THIRD ATTEMPT TO FINISH THE RALLY AFTER A HEAD GASKET BLEW ON PC 15 TWO YEARS AGO WITH IAN CLWB LAST YEAR BROKE A HALF SHAFT ON PC 5 WITH SION SO GETTING TO THE FINISH WAS A BIG ACHIEVEMENT FOR ME.

THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAD ALL NIGHT WAS THE FAN BELT CAME OFF WITHIN 3 MILES OF THE FINISH AND THE POTTY LIGHT WAS GETTING A BIT DIM, BEING NO SPRING CHICKEN, WITH A DEFICIT IN THE EYE DEPARTMENT MC4 WAS A NICE SIGHT WITH THE ENGINE STEAMING AS WE WAITED TO BOOK IN.

THE ONLY PROBLEM SION HAD ALL NIGHT WAS A FEW SIDEWAYS INCIDENTS ON THE WHITES WHICH WAS ENTERTAINING TO SAY THE LEAST BUT HE DROVE THE CAR VERY WELL AND WE BOTH THOUROUGLY ENJOYED THE EVENT WHICH IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT

THIRD TIME LUCKY SO THEY SAY

I HAD A LOOK AT THE RESULTS BEFORE I RETIRED HOME TO BED TO CHECK MY FIGURES WITH THEIRS BANG ON AS THEY SAY DROPPED 11.55 ALL NIGHT. DON'T KNOW WHAT I FINISHED IN CLASS (DON'T CARE) FINISHED!!!!

I THEN TOOK A CLOSER LOOK, WOW THE WINNER DROPPED 5.05 AND IN 19TH PLACE (US) WE DROPPED 11.55 NEARLY 7 MINUTES SEPARATING THE TOP 19 THAT'S COMPETITIVE RALLYING.

ITS ALSO NICE TO HEAR EXCELLENT COVERAGE BY RADIO CEREDIGION ON THE WAY HOME (NO RADIO IN RALLY CAR) IT WAS A PLEASURE TO HEAR INSTEAD OF FOOTBALL BUT IM BIASED AND I DON'T WANNA GO THERE

58 FINISHED THAT'S GOOD AND A HANDFULL OF CREWS WITH FAILS JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT ROAD RALLYING STANDARDS ARE GETTING BETTER

CANT WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR
ALAN COSLETT JONES(NAVIGATOR CAR 18)