ROUND 1 - ERO Oak Leaf Stages, April 3 2005

 
Single venue, tarmac surface rally


1600, 1400 & RWD Challenge


Organisers Forward
2005 brings competitors a new type of event for the Oak Leaf Stages with the event specifically for the very popular 205 Challenge and the recently introduced BMW Championships.


The organisers have built on their many years of experience from running events at Flookburgh, Binbrook and now at Desborough to bring you a 10 stage multi-use rally that promises to be enjoyable and exciting.


ERO have an ongoing commitment to the airfield and have invested in the airfield since 2004 to keep damage to a minimum and also ensure the format ensures you, the competitor, have a safe and enjoyable days Motorsport.


The event is brought to you by an experienced organising team which has run events of this type for over ten years ably assisted by many volunteers from other clubs and associations, for which we are very grateful.


We hope you send your entries in quickly to avoid disappointment and look forward to the event and meeting you.

Clerk of the Course - Simon Bannaghan

Enteries secretary -
Lesley Marshal (01625 423790 before 9.00pm)

Link to the event website


Event downloads & links

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LOCATION
Desborough Airfield, Nr Wilbarston, Northants.
MultiMap link (based on Wilbarston not the airfield)


Regulations
Entry form
Entry list


Results

Finishing order
Car number order
Class order
Leaderboard
Stage analysis
What happened ...


What Pat said ....


Huge well done to all competitors , stunning action great day. Congratulations to Chris Bayliss/Mark mason on a historic win, well done to Ian/Neil for a great returm rally, while Pete Johnston/james Flynn also had a cracking return.

Its happened again I have no doubt that this year will be as competitive as ever with Bayliss, Stanny, Johnston, Pearce, Walster, Wilson, Nutt Davison, and new boys Moffat, Benson ,Robinson all up there, plus look out for lee Jones, Andy Davies, Shaun Hattersley, Chris greenall to name but a few.With Genos brother Lance and Rob Kucia to come good. WOW!

In the 1400s Well done to Craig Golder/Steve McPhee, taking a narrow win from Yasayuki/Stefan while Paul Dark[poojit] /Marc Williams will be right there, Andy Chalmers/Gemma Cantrell proved they had the pace to beat them all too!!

1600 Challenge
1st
Chris Bayliss/Mark Mason (57.26)
2nd
Ian Winstannley/Neil Bye (57.33)
3rd
Pete Johnson/James Flynn (57.33)

1400 Challenge
1st

Golder/McPhee (62.00)

2nd
Munakata/Arndt (62.12)
3rd
Dark/Williams (62.42)

RWD Challenge
1st

Warren Fairbairn/Derek (Milard) Miller (58.39)

2nd
Mike Vergers/Claire Renn (58.39)
3rd
Ciro Carannante/Michael Bailes (58.58)

 



Chris Bayliss and Mark Mason left with overall 1600 honors
Image © Digital Motorsport



1400 winners Craig Golder and Steve McPhee.
Image © Digital Motorsport



Warren Fairbairn/Derek "Milard" - "Sideways to Victory" on the first ever RWD Challenge event
Image © Digital Motorsport

Images, videos and anything else from the event ...

Winstannley/Bye, Nut/Haven & Bayliss/Mason spin video - © Andy Murphy of AJM Rallying

Images from Digital Motorsport

Images from SC-Photography

Images from Rally Action Photography


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