Andy Davies and Michael Gilbey guide their Impreza in front of huge crowds to victory
The 29th and 1st of March saw the annual Bro Caron road rally held by Lampeter and district motor club. One again sponsored by Windy corner coaches, this year’s event saw Dafydd Evans and Cadog Davies take over the role of clerks of the course after three very successful events at the hands of Marc Hughes who stepped down from the role although was still helping out. Between them they put on a route of some 95 miles all on OS map 146, with the majority of the route taking place on the southern half of the map. Once again it featured in the welsh road rally championship and for this year it was the opening round so needless to say the entry filled at an incredibly quick rate, with over 90 entries received in the first hour of regulations being available, unfortunately such was the popularity that a number of crews found themselves on the reserves list, crossing their fingers that a space would become available.
29th of February & 1st of March 2020
Supported by
2019 Winners Kevin Davies & Alan James
Photo by Gary Jones Rally Photography
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Huw and Owen Rowcliffe on their way to victory on the Cambrian (Joseph John Gilbertson)
On the 18th and 19th of January Tregaron motor club held the first welsh road rally of the year, a 60-mile closed to club event that also included a test at the Mid Wales activity centre in Pontrhydfendigaid. In among the sixty entrants the rally gained were a handful of Lampeter members, with the first being at car 2, which went to Malcom “tar” Jones who was making a rare appearance in the lanes, with him was regular navigator Dafydd Evans who was using the event as a shakedown ready for the Welsh championship that would begin a month later. They were out in Malcolm’s Peugeot 206 GTI. At car 9 was Arfon Griffiths who was navigating for Barry Jones. It was the first road rally for a number of years for Barry and Arfon would be helping him get back into the swing of things on this event. They were using a Mk2 Ford escort. At 12 were another Peugeot 206, this one being crewed by Jonathon Davies and Andrew Gaunt. Down in the semi expert class would be another Peugeot 206, occupied by father and son team Huw Rowcliffe and Owen Rowcliffe. They started at 31.
George Williams and Cadog Davies on their way to winning the Eagle (Joseph John Gilberston)
It’s been a busy end to the year for club members with a number of events taking place. With the long nights now back as winter arrives the road rallying calendar picks up pace with events taking place almost every weekend. The welsh road rally championship approaches the end there were two events still to compete, which naturally attracted members from Lampeter and district motor club on the entry lists.