RALLY NEWS NO.9                   Pickering showground/Sunday 1.30

UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 12 STAINDALE
1st (12) Jonny Milner/Nicky Beech (Corolla WRC)  1.23.03.5
2nd (14) Steve Petch/John Richardson (Accent WRC) 1.24.26.5
3rd (16) Julian Reynolds/Ieuan Thomas (Impreza) 1.24.29.4
4th (3) Gwyndaf Evans/Chris Patterson (MG ZR) 1.28.03.6
5th (2) Guy Wilks/Roger Herron (Ford Puma) 1.28.56.6
6th (20) Nigel Heath/Steve Lancaster (Impreza WRC) 1.28.58.6
7th (5) Kris Meeke/Glenn Patterson (Ford Puma) 1.29.22.0
8th (24) Phil Morgan/Martin Douglas (Impreza N) 1.29.33.0
9th (29) Adrian Wilson/Keith Bardon (Impreza N) 1.30.47.0
10th (23) Jeremy & Paul Nolan (Lancer N) 1.31.19.6

Jonny Milner took time out to pirouette his Corolla WRC in front of the spectators here at the Pickering super special.  Jonny made it business as usual however when he went back into the forests and set fastest time through stage 12, Staindale, and it looks like he has set fastest time through stage 13, Langdale.  Further news from Langdale is that Julian Reynolds has got ahead of Steve Petch.

Gwyndaf Evans continues to lead the Super 1600s, although his MG was slightly baulked on the way to the service out control and lost 10s penalty. This did not affect Gwyndaf's overall position.  Indeed the MG engineers did A brilliant job once more in changing the gearbox and alternator inside the allocated 20 minute period. 

Peugeot's Rory Galligan has been forced into retirement, his 206 breaking it's cam belt in Staindale.  Leon Pesticcio started the super special here at Pickering, but a gearbox output shaft broke, and the 20 year old Welshman was forced to pull out of the event.  Quite a shame, although Leon and co driver Howard Davies were well down the list following yesterday's roll, they were setting the stages alight with fastest group N times. Further news in from Staindale is that young Kris Meeke had a heart stopping moment, his Puma engine refused to fire up after being switched off at the control. Eventually it did go and all is now well.

Phil Morgan continues to lead gpN, Phil having a smooth run in his Impreza, one of his best performances this year. Adrian Wilson is 2nd in gpN, Jeremy Noland 3rd.  Ollie Marshall in his Golf leads class A7 in the event from Kate Heath.  Italian visitor Marco Veroni continues to lead class N3 from Rob Stone. Mark Simpson leads cl.A5 and John Moxon class N1. 

CLUBMANS - Richard Hill in car No.413 leads today's Clubmans part of the rally after stage 11 from Gary Cooper with Donovan Jenkin 3rd. More news later. BRIAN AND LIZ PATTERSON         www.rallynews.net