Welsh Motorsport

 

Caernarvonshire & Anglesey Motor Club Limited has many championships covering most forms of motorsport, from social gatherings to rallies. These pages will show latest listings of some, and reports on events as they happen.

APRIL FOOLS AUTOTEST - 14th April 2007 Report:

Siôn Matthews (below right) continues to be the boy to beat, the 16-year old taking a 9 second victory on round 3 of C&A MC's MAS challenge autotest & PCA which was held on the tarmac roads of the Anglesey Showground over 2 test sites. All the competitors (below-Griff Parry, Siôn Matthews, Eifion Jones and Endaf Jones) got to "walk the course" before the kick-off at 1pm.

       

Of the 31 entries, it was newcomer Mark Hughes (below left) who intially took the lead, ending the day 0.3 seconds ahead of Siôn over the six runs at the short test site down the side of the main buildings. However, 7 line faults over the six long road tests dropped him to 3rd at the end, behind Ryan Cardwell, also new to these events, in an Mi16V 205Gti (below right).

  

3.5 seconds was all that seperated the top two crews in the PCA section, the winner, Waynne Allman used his 205 Gti (below left), whilst runner-up, Endaf Jones with Eifion Jones sitting alongside had to borrow Siôns Nova when Endafs Metro cut out driving off the trailer, and refused to re-start.

  

The drama's of the day started off with hot favourite at this venue, Griff Parry pulling off the road on test 2. He is here pictured (below left) changing both drive shafts, before realising it was actually the diff at fault. Arwel Williams / Tim Shaw had a bit of clutch slip, and then overheating problems in the Astra Gte, while Mark Bailey had body damage when he rolled the Red Nova onto its roof(below right).

  

Carey Lindley (below left) almost did the same stunt as Mark Bailey, but turned into the slide and kept the Nova on four wheels. Mark Allman used the Ibiza Cuora Sport for the first time, and won the Large engined class with the 2.0 ltr car(below right).

  

There were just a couple of RWD cars out, Mark Campbell squeezing into the top 10 with his Mk2 Escort (below left). It's not often you see a BMW on an autotest, so it was exciting to watch Gavin Ryan (below right) on his way to 20th.

  

A big thanks to the venue owners for allowing the use of the Showground, and to organsiers and marshals: Dewi Hughes, Lynne Edwards, Tex, Paul Cross, Ieuan Roberts, Gruff Thomas, Arwel Thomas, Darren and son, Sion Môn and anyone else I missed. Thanks.

More competitors:

  

Class S winner Warren Cardwell               Chris Brierley finished with a blown engine         below: Derwyn Roberts 7th O/A           below: 14-year old Joey Taylor in his new car

  

  

above: David Williams 2nd cl L                     above: Arwel Williams retired overheating

Our thanks to Duncan Littler for the copywritted photo's.

 

Results of both events (listed together):

1st   A   Siôn Matthews               Nova Sri 1.4           501.3 secs     FTD Autotest

2nd  A   Ryan Cardwell               205 Gti 1.9             510.1             1st F

3rd   A   Mark Hughes                 205 Gti 1.9             515.7             2nd F

4th   P   Waynne Allman             205 Gti 1.6             522.0             FTD PCA

5th   P   Endaf Jones                  Nova Sri 1.4           525.4             1st M

6th   A   Eifion Jones                  205 Gti 1.6             528.5              3rd F

7th   A   Derwyn Roberts           Micra 1.0                533.4

8th   P   Lee Barnes                    205 Gti 1.6             541.3              2nd M

9th   P   Mark Allman                   Ibiza 2.0                 543.9              1st L

10th P   Mark Campbell               Escort Mk2 1.6        548.0

11th P   Steve Jones                  Rover 100 Gti 1.4    551.1

12th P   David B Williams            Ibiza 2.0                   554.1

13th A   Micahel Tolan                Nova 1.2                  562.3

14th A   Carey Lindley               Nova 1.2                   564.0

15th A   Neil Jones                     Fiesta 1.6                 564.8

16th P   Sam Evans                    Metro Gti 1.4            568.4

17th A   Ian Cooper                   Fiesta 1.6                 573.1

18th P   Warren Cardwell           Cinquecento 0.9      583.9          1st S

19th P   Ricky Evans                  Astra GTE 1.8           589.4

20th P   Gavin Ryan                   BMW 316 1.6            593.2

21st P   Kevin Griffiths               Nova saloon 1.2        595.8

22nd A  Dion Owen                   Dawoo Espero 2.0      602.3

23rd  A  Edward Griffiths          Rover 100 Gti 1.4       608.0

24th  P  Chris Brierley               Golf Mk2 1.8               608.6

25th  P  Joey Taylor                 Nova 1.2                     611.0

26th  P  Richard Doherty         Cinquecento 0.9          661.9

27th  A  Damien Guildford        Escort Mk5 1.4            662.6

Retirements:

Mark Bailey                         -         Rolled his Nova on test 2

Tim Shaw & Arwel Williams  -        shared an Astra GTE which overheated

Gruffydd Parry                   -         Blew the diff on his Nova GTE on test 2

Aberconwy PCA

C&AMC & NWCC ran 3 sites for the 20 club drivers at Bwlch gwyn Quarry, Anglesey. After the 10 long tests in the PCA section it was Mark Campbell driving his Mk2 Escort who took the top step of the poduim. Runner-up for the second time was Ryan Cardwell in the rapid 205 Gti, 9 seconds down.

                               Mark Campbell - FTD PCA                                   

In 3rd spot was Lee Barnes, actually the fastest man, but a Wrong Test in the morning robbed him of another win at this venue, a favourite of his.

  

Ryan Cardwell - 2nd O/A                         Lee Barnes - 3rd O/A                                         

Mark Bailey had a new Nova for this event after rolling on the last event, and despite a very sick knocking engine managed to pick up a 1st in class award. The other class winner was Kevin Griffiths in a Nova saloon, finding the deisel front shocks worked well over the loose surface.

  

Mark Bailey - 1st Class M                                     Kevin Griffiths - 1st Class S

  

Chris Brierly - 7th                                                 Gavin Ryan - 6th

Ricky & Paul Evans (Astra) retired with an engine oil leak, and Edward Griffiths (Metro) pulled over with drive failure.

In the Autotest section Eifion Jones took the winners trophy, finished just 1 second ahead of Phil Kendall.

                       Efion Jones - Autotest winner                          

Alan King came in a creditable 3rd position in the Sierra Saphirre, while Gareth Vickers beat Michael Warmington who were shareing a Skoda Felicia.

  

Phil Kendall - 2nd O/A                              Alan King - 3rd O/A