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As for the Cambrian Rally which I competed on yesterday it was another new event for me and it used the famous welsh forests of Clocaenog and Penmachno, both used previously in the RAC Rally. The rally started and finished at its base at Llandudno and I finished 12th in class and 115 overall out of 166 starters. The reason for my worst result this year was my 5th tyre failure of the year, 9 miles into the 16 mile last stage (Clocaenog). I was up to 4th going into the stage but the while changing the wheel the car fell of the jack twice, causing much time delay. My main competition for the BTRDA Rally First Class RF1.4 was Chris Jones in the other Rallyschool Lupo, but he went off on the 3rd stage and wasn't't able to continue.

The photos above show Joe and myself at the end of a successful 2009 Season and the second photo where we are tackling the Quarry on the Penmachno North Stage on the Cambrian Rally 2009. More photos can be found if you click here Rally Gallery

If you click on the following link you will be able to see Neil Johnson's article in the Lancashire Telegraph on our Cambrian rally experiences and winning the BTRDA Rally First 1.4 Class. Press coverage.

Thanks as usual to Joe Cruttenden for being my Co-Driver for the Cambrian rally and for the 2009 season. Many thanks to my mentor John Goff who's help and advise has been invaluable, and thanks also to the Rallyschool team who have expertly prepared the car throughout the season.

As for the future who knows .....I'd like to compete on the Rally First to be able to win the overall championship which I've just missed out on this year, but John Goff is trying to organise a Mazda 2 Championship which also sounds very exiting.

Bye for now