Plains Rally - Knutsford & DMC - 20/21 October 1973 Ovl Cls No Cls Entrant Driver Club Town Navigator Car c.c. Reg'n Colour Fails Penalties Award 1 1 12 1 Russell Brookes Port Talbot John Brown Ford Escort Mexico 0:11:15 1st Overall 2 2 19 1 Bill Gwynne Banbury Terry Thorp Ford Escort GTX 2K 0:17:56 2nd Overall 3 3 3 1 Old Woking Serv Stn Ltd Kevin Videan S&C Reading Peter Valentine Datsun 240Z KEV 824K 0:19:25 3rd Overall 4 4 2 1 Pierstune Frank Pierson BTRDA Whitchurch Colin Francis Ford Escort RS 1700 TNT 242J 0:19:26 4th Overall 5 5 5 1 Cars & Car Conversions Alan Conley S&C Northumberland Martin Holmes Clan Crusader FJR 297L 0:21:05 5th Overall 6 6 17 1 Roland Young NWCC Conway Dave Cowell Ford Escort Mexico XEV 848L 0:22:23 1st Expert 7 7 18 1 Jim Bullough BTRDA Lytham Barry Hughes Ford Escort AFV 171L 0:24:41 2nd Expert 8 8 6 1 Bob Jeffs BTRDA Frodsham David Taylor Ford Escort RS 1700 WTU 11J 0:25:22 3rd Expert 9 9 4 1 DTV George Hill BTRDA Oldham Keith Wood Vauxhall Viva 2300 XFC 455K 0:27:31 10 1 30 2 J James Port Talbot G Brace Ford Escort 1600 0:28:20 1st Semi 11 10 27 1 Shawspeed Preparations Skip Brown MONTAC Nantwich FIAT 128 FOE 350L 0:34:09 12 2 54 2 John Darlington ANWCC Chester Alan Nield Ford Escort RS 1600 WNT 115K 0:34:54 2nd Semi 13 11 14 1 Chris Lovell S&C Flackwell Heath Rod Palmer Clan Crusader APT 5L 0:36:52 14 12 28 1 Vin Huxley MONTAC Whitchurch P Caswell Ford Escort KBF 161H 0:36:57 15 13 44 1 Paul Bramford BTRDA Leicester Ted Bramford Ford Escort RS 1600 XJF 2J 0:37:36 16 3 73 2 Chris Dewing Quinton King's Newton Martin Hadley BL Mini Cooper S CWP 300B 0:43:11 3rd Semi 17 4 76 2 P Owen MONTAC Welshpool G Harding Ford Lotus-Cortina CEP 123D 0:44:33 18 5 80 2 Howley Racing (Warrington) John Taylor ANWCC Abram Charles Tyler BL Mini Cooper S LVM 14G 0:46:29 19 6 72 2 R Cotterill Quinton R Parmley Ford Escort 1800 0:46:37 20 14 33 1 Ray Holland ANWCC Lymm Geoff Whittaker Opel Ascona VNA 5L 0:48:07 21 15 63 2 John D Holloway MONTAC Shropshire Brian Anson Ford Escort Mexico MDH 560J 0:48:52 22 7 89 2 J G Bloor ANWCC A Chalmers BL Mini 0:49:35 23 8 77 2 Richard Williams Harlech Edwyn Evans Ford Lotus-Cortina ECA 850C 0:49:55 24 16 15 1 Demon Tweeks Bryan Roe ANWCC Middlewich Pete Forrester Ford Escort Mexico HRE 840K 0:50:40 25 9 59 2 Terry Kaby Towcester Terry Hughes BL Mini Cooper S BOO 911F 0:51:53 26 10 62 2 Elwyn Powell MONTAC Knighton Ian Creed Vauxhall Viva GT OUJ 977G 0:56:38 27 11 64 2 Brian Bayley Quinton Coseley Ron Bradley Hillman Avenger Tiger TRR 322L 0:56:48 28 12 65 2 Derek Essen ANWCC London Juliet Essen Ford Escort LMB 6L 0:59:17 1st Lady 29 1 93 3 John S Marsden ANWCC Ellesmere Port Malcolm W Scott BL Mini Cooper S 8086 KF 0:59:54 1st Novice 30 13 84 2 John Crosse Knutsford Birmingham A C Bodman BL Mini Cooper S AOK 397K 1:01:25 31 2 95 3 Peter Phillips MONTAC Shrewsbury Neil Penny Ford Escort Mexico AAD 994K 1:02:34 2nd Novice 32 14 91 2 Peter Taylor MONTAC Market Drayton Jim Bothwell BL Mini Cooper S 807 STF 1:03:13 33 17 52 1 A T Fisher Hereford W C Rowkins Austin Mini 998 1:03:31 34 3 102 3 Martin J Wright Knutsford Mold Roger Hargreaves Ford Escort Mexico UHG 103L 1:04:24 3rd Novice 35 15 69 2 A Todd BTRDA Robert J Gaskin Hillman Imp 1:05:45 36 4 96 3 Ian R Gandy BTRDA Stockport Christopher J Rostron Ford Escort VMA 137J 1:07:18 37 5 97 3 Leslie F Cotton Quinton Stoke-on-Trent Derek J Lowe Ford Escort PMJ 675J 1:07:42 38 16 71 2 Alan Oldaker Quinton Bromsgrove Richard Robinson BL Mini Cooper S KAB 215K 1:08:31 39 17 31 1 Shropshire Tyre Co Dave Nicholas MONTAC Minsterley Trevor Pritchard BL Mini Cooper S REP 206 1:10:12 40 18 79 2 Tom Mautner S&C Cheltenham John Garratt Ford Escort Mexico NYO 800L 1:11:50 41 19 53 1 D Tickle S Wright 1:12:42 42 6 41 3 P Reynolds P Hooper 1:15:40 43 7 99 3 Peter Hughes ANWCC Bodfari Kevin Jones Ford Escort TDJ 486G 1:24:51 44 20 43 1 Ron Beecroft John B Millington 1F 0:44:26 45 8 100 3 Peter Proudlove Knutsford Roger Williams-Wigley BL Mini BMB 15RK 2F 1:16:04 46 16 90 2 Garry Greenhalgh ANWCC Wrexham Graham Lewis Ford Anglia CKA 426B 2F 1:16:17 47 21 47 1 Stan Appleton Quinton Birmingham John Whitcomb Ford Escort Mexico FDH 15L 3F 1:10:56 48 9 101 3 Henry Dance ANWCC Wrexham Bob Shires BL Mini YDM 533 3F 1:26:27 49 10 109 3 B Price Hereford D Francis Morris 1000 4F 1:11:15 50 11 104 3 Keith Grimley ANWCC Wirral Philip Spencer Ford Escort NTE 121G 5F 1:09:43 51 12 117 3 R M Faulkner Hereford Llandrindod Wells F J Prile Ford Escort Mexico HYY 641K 5F 1:16:32 52 13 105 3 John Adams ANWCC Birkenhead Dave Adams Ford Escort KBG 488G 5F 1:26:39 19731020-plains / Results 1 / 3 Plains Rally - Knutsford & DMC - 20/21 October 1973 Ovl Cls No Cls Entrant Driver Club Town Navigator Car c.c. Reg'n Colour Fails Penalties Award 53 14 74 3 Paul Davies NWCC Bryan Edwards Vauxhall Viva 6F 0:34:09 54 19 78 2 D Williams A Evans 7F 1:25:48 55 15 116 3 John Houseman Quinton Market Drayton Stephen Murphy Ford Cortina HKA 674D 9F 1:40:54 56 16 110 3 R Jones Alistair Roberts 13F 1:00:42 57 20 57 2 B Hill MONTAC S Fletcher Ford Escort 1600 16F 0:57:23 58 17 108 3 Michael E Ridley BTRDA Bridgnorth Peter Williams BL Mini Cooper S DMP 893A 20F 1:10:43 59 18 114 3 Brian J Clifford BTRDA Swindon John H Hobbs Datsun 100A XMW 54K 22F 1:26:25 60 22 51 1 Jon Sephton BTRDA Liverpool John Grenville Ford Escort Mexico HDJ 799K 23F 1:15:06 61 19 112 3 Stephen Lee Knutsford Wigan John Weatherell Hillman Imp NJP 114K 23F 1:15:52 NC 83 2 Crookham Service Garage Neville Risbridger S&C Aldershot Alan Goswell Vauxhall Firenza 30F 0:59:03 NF 1 1 Hoopers of Bristol Nigel Rockey Port Talbot Bristol Paul White Ford Escort RS 1600 EHY 254K Retired NF 7 1 Martin Clark W&SS Westbury-on-Trym David Stephenson Ford Escort EHY 586K Retired NF 8 1 Philip Cooper Leeds Tony Viles Retired NF 9 1 Sky Petroleum Ltd Laurie Richards Port Talbot Market Drayton Nigel Raeburn Ford Escort SRE 101L Retired NF 10 1 Dave Roderick Port Talbot Swansea Mike Woodward Ford Escort Mexico HAX 686L Retired NF 11 1 Malcolm Angood Ted Cowell S&C Maidenhead Julian Chitty Ford Escort CHM 597H Retired NF 13 1 Thomas Motors of Blackpool John Edwards-Parton BTRDA Crewe Don Davidson Ford Escort Mexico JEP 830 Retired NF 16 1 Keith Billows MONTAC Hatton Heath Neil Wilson Ford Escort RTU 2L Retired NF 20 1 Minisport of Padiham Geoff Wright MONTAC Batley Dave Cabena BL Mini Cooper S FWW 665J Retired NF 21 1 Bernard Banning Port Talbot Nuneaton Rob Parrott Hillman Avenger 4 BAN Retired NF 22 1 Allan Jenkins Port Talbot Neath Lyn Jenkins Ford Escort Mexico SNM 533J Retired NF 23 2 Wallbond Coatings Geoff H Loos Bedford John Kappler Ford Escort Mexico NNM 88M Retired NF 24 1 W R Davies Ltd Richard Edwards MONTAC Newtown Anthony R Cowdale Ford Escort RS 1600 JEP 850J Retired NF 25 1 Smallman Oils Chris Beddow W&SS Wolverhampton Steve Fellows BL Mini 565 DRR Retired NF 26 1 Linda Jackson Tony Beddoes Retired NF 29 1 Fred Mason ANWCC Whitchurch Stephanie Mason Ford Anglia FWW 190J Retired NF 32 1 A Penfold Quinton R Smith Ford Escort GT Retired NF 34 1 John Bowers ANWCC Manchester Brian Race BL Mini Cooper S ABU 7J Retired NF 35 1 Minisport of Padiham Trevor Roberts Clitheroe David Hacking BL Mini Cooper S GAO 499L Retired NF 36 1 Dereliott Conversions Martin Watson MONTAC Wirral Jeff Hignett Ford Escort LMB 772L Retired NF 37 1 R N Cotterell W&SS J Horton Austin Mini Cooper S Retired NF 38 1 David McGarry BTRDA Blackburn Stephen Bye Ford Escort SNN 690L Retired NF 39 1 Clive Tomkinson ANWCC Wirral Triumph Dolomite Sprint Retired NF 40 1 Paul Windsor Knutsford Liverpool Ian Parry Ford Escort GKA 13L Retired NF 45 1 Roger Mallett St Albans Dave Otridge Ford Lotus-Cortina KBH 450G Retired NF 46 1 Robert Hoggins W&SS Essington Derrick Woolley Ford Escort TEA 649G Retired NF 48 1 Bob Francis ANWCC Rhuddlan Barry Bartlett Ford Escort GLL 1J Retired NF 49 1 John D Haden BTRDA Rugeley Derek Hall Vauxhall Firenza NOE 222L Retired NF 50 1 Mike Blake BTRDA Torquay John Burnett Hillman Avenger GT ELX 528J Retired NF 55 2 John Kendrick-Jones MONTAC Oswestry Roger England Ford Escort RS 1600 LEP 342K Retired NF 56 2 Gerdi Frickel ANWCC Chester Martyn Winrow Vauxhall Viva PXE 421F Retired NF 58 2 Haydn Jones MONTAC Dolgellau Tecwyn Jones Ford Escort OFF 16K Retired NF 60 2 B Hilton BTRDA P Barnes Ford Cortina 1500 Retired NF 61 2 Brian Powley Knutsford Tattenhall Roger Powley BL Mini Cooper S DHF 141E Retired NF 66 2 Dennis Pollington ANWCC Bromborough Bob Gartside Ford Escort Mexico AKC 54K Retired NF 67 2 Grant Edwards MONTAC Craven Arms John Savage Ford Escort YFK 628G Retired NF 68 2 Joe Reddaway ANWCC Higher Kinnerton S Roche Ford Escort SFM 692K Retired NF 70 2 Chris Gregory BTRDA Cheltenham Tony McMahon FIAT 128 1 FOW Retired NF 75 2 Tony Wetherall Knutsford Parkgate Brian Goff Ford Escort KNF 401F Retired NF 81 2 D Greenough ANWCC Wirral R J Clack Ford Escort HTD 85F Retired NF 82 2 Colin Bradshaw Cheadle Hulme Gordon Taggart BL Mini Cooper S 471 GXB Retired 19731020-plains / Results 2 / 3 Plains Rally - Knutsford & DMC - 20/21 October 1973 Ovl Cls No Cls Entrant Driver Club Town Navigator Car c.c.