LOMBARD RAC RALLY - RACMSA - NOV 1979 Ovl Cls No Cls Entrant Driver Club Navigator Club Car c.c. Reg'n Colour Fails Penalties Award 1st Overall 1 1 1 8 Eaton Yale Hannu Mikkola (SF) Arne Hertz (SF) Ford Escort RS 8:03:38 1st Class 8 2nd Overall 2 2 10 8 Andrews Heat for Hire Russell Brookes Paul White Ford Escort RS 8:14:07 2nd Class 8 3rd Overall 3 1 12 6 Team Datsun Europe Timo Salonen (SF) Stuart Pegg (ZA) Datsun Violet 8:16:22 1st Class 6 4th Overall 4 3 6 8 Rothmans Ari Vatanen (SF) Dave Richards Ford Escort RS 8:19:53 3rd Class 8 5th Overall 5 1 2 9 Lancia (England) Ltd Markku Alen (SF) Ilka Kivimaki (SF) Lancia Stratos 8:20:23 1st Class 9 6 4 18 8 Haynes of Maidstone John Taylor Phil Short Ford Escort RS 8:24:01 6th Overall 7th Overall 7 2 7 9 Dealer Team Vauxhall/Castrol Pentti Airikkala (SF) Risto Virtanen (SF) Vauxhall Chevette HS 2300 8:25:57 2nd Class 9 8 5 3 8 FIAT Motor Co (UK) Ltd Walter Rohrl (D) Christian Geistdorfer (D) FIAT 131 Abarth Rallye 8:26:37 8th Overall 9 6 4 8 Eaton Yale Bjorn Waldegard (S) Hans Thorzelius (S) Ford Escort RS 8:29:12 9th Overall 10 7 23 8 Ford Australia Greg Carr (AUS) Fred Gocentas (AUS) Ford Escort RS 8:30:31 10th Overall 11 8 29 8 Team Toyota (GB) Ltd Tapio Rainio (SF) Henry Liddon Toyota Celica GT 8:32:30 12 3 30 9 Dealer Team Vauxhall/Castrol Jimmy McRae Mike Nicholson Vauxhall Chevette HS 2300 8:33:43 3rd Class 9 13 4 9 9 BL Cars Per Eklund (S) Hans Sylvan (S) Triumph TR7 V8 8:33:04 14 2 31 6 Team Datsun Europe Andy Dawson Kevin Gormley Datsun Violet 8:40:05 2nd Class 6 15 9 28 8 Total Oil (GB) Ltd Malcolm Wilson Terry Harryman Ford Escort RS 8:41:33 16 5 32 9 BL Cars Graham Elsmore Stuart Harrold Triumph T7 V8 8:45:34 17 6 15 9 BL Cars Simo Lampinen (SF) Fred Gallagher Triumph TR7 V8 8:49:48 18 1 44 7 Audi Motorsport Harald Demuth (D) Arwed Fischer (D) Audi 80 9:01:59 1st Class 7 19 1 27 3 Alan Carter (NZ) Dave West Ford Escort RS2000 9:04:01 1st Class 3 20 2 35 7 Audi Motorsport Walter Smolej (S) Michael Schwageri (S) Audi 80 9:04:51 2nd Class 7 21 10 59 8 Geoff Fielding Tony Goulding Ford Escort RS 9:08:43 22 2 54 3 Julian Raymond John Daniels Ford Escort RS2000 9:09:03 2nd Class 3 23 3 33 6 Dealer Opel Team Brian Culcheth Monty Peters Opel Ascona SR 9:19:08 3rd Class 6 24 11 40 8 Tyre Services Geoff Simpson Alan Simpson Ford Escort RS 9:35:35 25 1 74 5 North Wales CC Colin Mack Keith Williams Talbot Sunbeam 9:39:49 1st Class 5 26 2 90 5 Stewart Robertson Roger Anderson Talbot Sunbeam 9:40:34 2nd Class 5 27 3 146 3 Alain Meyer (F) Jean-Pierre Rousseau (F) Ford Escort RS2000 9:43:47 3rd Class 3 28 3 58 7 Audi Motorsport James Rae Brian Coyle Audi 80 9:48:46 3rd Class 7 29 3 101 5 Peter Ripley Robert Reeves Toyota Corolla 9:49:04 3rd Class 5 30 4 72 6 Motoji Sekine (J) Yoshiteru Yokosawa (J) Datsun 160J 9:55:28 31 4 102 5 Derek Martlew William Stevenson Talbot Sunbeam 9:56:08 32 5 113 6 John Thompson David Ormond Ford Escort RS1600 9:57:21 33 4 55 3 Quicks of Chester Mike Stuart Frank Rowlands Ford Escort RS2000 9:58:00 34 6 88 3 VMJ Racing Marja-Liisa Korpi (SF) Eija Heinio (SF) Ford Escort 10:00:52 35 6 115 6 Geoff Lobb Mike Hollick Opel Kadett GTE 10:02:52 36 5 57 3 Patrick Snyers (B) Eric Symens (B) Ford Escort RS2000 10:03:49 37 5 163 5 Deryck Pickup Peter Bland Talbot Sunbeam 1.6 10:05:50 38 7 118 9 David Thompson Simon Thompson Vauxhall Chevette HS 2300 10:06:41 39 7 162 3 John Banks Terry Thorp Ford Escort RS2000 10:07:50 40 6 159 5 Paul Burch Graham Marlow Talbot Sunbeam 1.6 10:10:32 41 1 133 2 Ian Gandy Christopher Rostron Ford Escort 10:12:16 1st Class 2 42 8 148 3 Doggarts the North-East Department Stores Nicky Porter John Parker Ford Escort RS2000 10:15:31 43 1 86 1 Terje Sveinsvoll (N) Bill Barlow Honda Civic 10:23:24 1st Class 1 44 9 125 3 Roller Chain Holding Ltd John Handley John Clegg Opel Kadett GTE 10:23:38 1979 RAC / Results 1 / 4 LOMBARD RAC RALLY - RACMSA - NOV 1979 Ovl Cls No Cls Entrant Driver Club Navigator Club Car c.c. Reg'n Colour Fails Penalties Award 45 1 197 4 Brian Wiggins Tony Shepherd Vauxhall Chevette 10:28:22 1st Class 4 46 2 138 1 John Beadle Ian North Ford Escort Sport 10:30:52 2nd Class 1 47 2 105 2 Bryan Shipp Ernest Waldron FIAT 131 10:31:43 2nd Class 2 48 10 128 3 Total Oil (GB) Ltd Jayne Neate Lynda Stangle Ford Escort RS2000 10:40:11 49 11 124 3 AGJ Motors for Opel Alex Jackson Dave Orrick Opel Kadett GTE 10:41:51 50 7 143 5 John Potter Brian Hughes Talbot Sunbeam 1.6 10:42:11 51 7 155 6 Francois Colomb (F) Richard Kuss (F) Opel Kadett GTE 10:43:59 52 3 140 1 Newtown & DAC Graham Evans Jon Savage Ford Escort Sport 10:44:12 3rd Class 1 53 8 93 5 Hiroshi Murata (J) Satoshi Hayashi (J) Toyota TE37 10:53:35 54 3 187 2 British Caledonian Airways Geoff Twigg Bob Jones Hillman Avenger GT 10:57:31 3rd Class 2 55 8 121 6 Team Warsteiner Dirk Ipsen (D) Jurgan Krabbenhoft (D) Volkswagen Golf 17 10:58:01 56 2 171 4 Lancia (England) Ltd Arnaldo Gianmarini (I) Marco Rogano (I) Autobianchi A112 11:00:26 2nd Class 4 57 12 164 3 Peter Banham Trevor Harris BL Dolomite Sprint 11:01:39 58 4 149 1 Ronald Sinclair Christopher Spriggs Vauxhall Chevette 11:03:02 59 9 107 6 Holger Helle (DK) Ib Hildebrandt (DK) Opel Ascona 11:06:52 60 9 134 5 Stockton & DMC Malcolm Forbes Colin Penfold Ford Escort RS2000 11:07:22 61 3 173 4 Lancia (England) Ltd Fernando Perona (I) Riccardo Renna (I) Autobianchi A112 11:07:57 3rd Class 4 62 5 141 1 Neil Calvert Dave Read Ford Escort Sport 11:15:10 63 4 111 4 Philippe Schadeck (B) Raymond Collignon (B) Datsun 1200 11:21:38 64 10 182 6 David Barker Roy Wright Ford Escort RS 11:22:15 65 8 157 9 Schuler Presses Ltd Alvin Smith Roger Harper Triumph TR7 V8 11:23:53 66 5 137 4 D Pinnock Colin Barrell Philip Medlam Mazda 323 11:23:55 67 6 172 4 Lancia (England) Ltd Daniele Camerana (I) Daniele Cotto (I) Autobianchi A112 11:24:36 68 6 161 1 Toshio Chaki (J) Takayoshi Koyama (J) Toyota Starlet 11:25:27 69 7 176 4 Lancia (England) Ltd Guido del Prete (I) Carla Costa (I) Autobianchi A112 11:34:53 70 11 122 6 Mazda Sports CC Hidekazu Fujinama (J) Hiroshi Kubo (J) Mazda RX7 11:36:39 71 8 170 4 Lancia (England) Ltd Paolo Vittadini (I) Sergio Secchi (I) Autobianchi A112 11:42:15 72 7 99 1 VEB Automobilwek Eisenach Winfried Keitzmann (DDR) Bernd Frommann (DDR) Wartburg 353 WR 11:42:29 73 8 142 1 Michael May Terence Madden Ford Escort 12:04:13 74 1 147 10 Joe McHale (IRL) Christy Farrell (IRL) Volkswagen Golf Diesel 12:17:13 1st Class 10 5 6 SAAB-Scania AB Stig Blomqvist (S) Bjorn Cederberg (S) SAAB 99 Sedan Turbo Rtd SS17 (Engine) 8 8 Equipe Esso Roger Clark Neil Wilson Ford Escort RS Rtd SS17 (Engine) 14 8 Bror Danielsson (S) Ulf Sundberg (S) Ford Escort Rtd (Kielder) 17 9 Chrysler Competitions Centre Tony Pond Ian Grindrod Talbot Sunbeam-Lotus Rtd SS41 (Accident) 19 8 Team Toyota (GB) Ltd Lief Asterhag (S) Mike Broad Toyota Celica GT Rtd PC11 (Clutch/Brakes) 20 8 Total Oil (GB) Ltd Henri Toivonen (SF) Phil Boland Ford Escort Rtd SS31 21 8 Team Toyota (GB) Ltd Jean-Luc Therier (F) Michel Vial (F) Toyota Celica GT Rtd PC18 (Mechanical) 22 6 SAAB-Scania AB Ola Stromberg (S) Bo Reinicke (S) SAAB 99 Sedan Turbo Rtd PC11 (Water Pump) 24 6 Bjorn Johansson (S) Ragnor Spjuth (S) Opel Kadett GTE Rtd SS42 25 8 Holger Bohne (D) Peter Diekmann (D) Ford Escort RS Rtd SS5 (Drowned engine) 26 9 John Buffum (USA) John Brown Triumph T7 V8 Rtd SS17 34 9 BL Cars Terry Kaby Brian Rainbow Triumph T7 V8 Rtd PC18 (Engine) 36 6 Eric Sanders (ZA) Ednyfed Morgan Datsun 180J OTL Section 2 37 8 Luky (I) Fabrizia Pons (I) FIAT 131 Abarth Rallye Rtd SS53 (Diff) 38 9 Co-Driver David Stokes John Warner Ford Escort Rtd SS2 (Drowned engine) 39 8 Esa Sillanpaa (SF) Risto Anttila (SF) Ford Escort RS1600 Rtd TC6A (Engine) 41 9 Martin Group George Hill Ron Varley Vauxhall Chevette HS 2300 Rtd PC37 (Engine) 42 8 Crystal of Hull Mike Jackson Steve Howard Ford Escort RS Rtd SS2 (Head Gasket) 45 9 Chris Lord Ron Palmer Vauxhall Chevette HS 2300 Rtd PC11 47 8 Pekka Vilpponen (SF) Kai Haakkinen (SF) Ford Escort RS Rtd SS16 1979 RAC / Results 2 / 4 LOMBARD RAC RALLY - RACMSA - NOV 1979 Ovl Cls No Cls Entrant Driver Club Navigator Club Car c.c.