17:00  - Who was quickest?
A quick scan through the results comes up with Best on the Selectifs as
Jamie Turner/Graham Dance (Rover Metro) 1st on 11, 2nd on 8, 3rd on 3
Dale Glover/Sean Ward (Vauxhall Nova) 1st on 8, 2nd on 4, 3rd on 5
Owen Turner/Andrew Dadswell (Rover Metro) 1st on 7, 2nd on 7, 3rd on 2
Iain Tullie/Carl Hawkins (Vauxhall Corsa) 1st on 6, 2nd on 8, 3rd on 4.
Dave Smith/Pete Johnson, Mike Biss/Cath Woodman; Rob Reynolds/David Coles, Stephen Sawley/Rob Johnson, Jeff Orford/David Muir all had two Selectif quickest times.

12:30  - Full Results listing
36 pages of detailed results for the 2005 Lombard Revival Rally. (700KB)
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11:46  - Never Too Old
Britain's oldest rally regular, 78-year-old Willy Cave. "You should never give up, and you are never too old; one day I will win this event," says the man who was in the Standard Pennant team with Paddy Hopkirk when they finished third overall in 1954

11:04  - Christmas TV
Look out for the AMG-produced TV film which will be shown on Christmas Eve on the Motors Channel. So, not all of the Christmas televsion schedules will be boring...

10:47  - Top Novice
The highest placed Top Novice on his first-ever rally was Paul Draycott the co-driver to Andy Actman in the works-assisted Daihatsu Sirion, who finished 14th overall having plunged to 109th at the end of the first day.… some fight back, some learning-curve!

10:45  - Among the front-runners
Dale Glover, car 66, in the white Vauxhall Nova, was second overall on the second day, and rally leader on the third - but came under intense pressure in the final sections and finally dropped to 21st.... "I'm not too disheartened" he said at the finish, last year's Lombard was my first ever rally, and I've only taken part in four other smaller events since so we were delighted to be worrying the front-runners.

10:25  - Next year?
Among the shoal of emails received at the Rally Office are a number of competitors wanting to sign up for the next one... entries open on Feb 1st, and the route will be an all-northern edition, planning is now under-way.

Tuesday - 10:00  - Follow Up Snippets
The highest placed youngster was the winning co-driver - Graham Dance is only a few days past his 21st birthday.

18:30  - Final Overall Classification.
The final overall classification for the 2005 Lombard Revival Rally.
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12:00  - All Penalties listing for Leg 4
Detailed listing of all Leg 4 penalities
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Monday 11:00  - Final Leader Board for the 2005 Lombard Revival Rally.
(use the links above for all placings)
1 Jamie Turner/Graham Dance (Rover Metro Gti) - 05h21m10s
2 Matthew Fowle/Peter Joy (Peugeot 106 Rallye) - 05h30m48s
3 Mike Biss/Cath Woodman (Vauxhall Corsa) - 05h37m42s
4 Richard Pashley/Steve Pashley (Vauxhall Corsa Sport) - 05h40m57s
5 Duncan Williams/Nick Darkin (Peugeot 106 XSI) - 05h41m38s
6 Andrew Duerden/Graham Parkinson (Vauxhall Astra) - 05h43m10s
7 Dave Smith/Pete Johnson (Vauxhall Astra) - 05h45m24s
8 Roy Gravestock/Tim Ball (Vauxhall Nova SRi) - 05h46m10s
9 Paul Heal/Mathew Heal (MG ZR) - 05h47m55s
10 Keith Farrance/Dick Lines (Peugeot 106 Rallye) - 05h49m29s

22:11  - A Banham Miracle Cure
Banham/Inskip miracle cures are a regular feature for rally competitors on events where they act as mechanical rescue - They performed more miracles today. Among them - at least six cars were dragged out of Caerwent with broken suspension and/or drive shafts - after getting all these critically wounded cars back on the road Peter and Andy were soon at Chepstow Park to work their magic on the Corsa of Geoff Lobb & Chris Holliday who we reported earlier as retiring with a broken sump. The Corsa has now arrived at the Llandudno finish - "We had a good competitive run this afternoon" said Chris Holliday.

21:45  - Leg 4 Interim Leader Board at Leg 4 Lunch
1 Jamie Turner/Graham Dance (Rover Metro Gti) - 04h39m28s
2 Iain Tullie/Carl Hawkins (Vauxhall Corsa) - 04h34m47s
3 Matthew Fowle/Peter Joy (Peugeot 106 Rallye) - 04h47m24s
4 Mike Biss/Cath Woodman (Vauxhall Corsa) - 04h53m14s
5 Duncan Williams/Nick Darkin (Peugeot 106 XSI) - 04h55m27s
6 Richard Pashley/Steve Pashley (Vauxhall Corsa Sport) - 04h55m38s
7 Andrew Duerden/Graham Parkinson (Vauxhall Astra) - 04h57m57s
8 Roy Gravestock/Tim Ball (Vauxhall Nova SRi) - 04h58m21s
9 Dave Smith/Pete Johnson (Vauxhall Astra) - 04h58m59s
10 Paul Heal/Mathew Heal (MG ZR) - 04h59m46s

20:20  - Latest retirements and incidents
Both Sophie Robinson/Claire Mole (Volkswagen Polo) and Edward Robinson/Adrian Robinson (Peugeot 106 Rallye) have retired for unknown reasons. Ted Howles/Mike Gray (MG ZR) were off the road for a long time after Selectif 4.10 but have now regained the road. Iain Tullie/Carl Hawkins (Vauxhall Corsa) have broken in Legends Park. Adam Wiseberg/Peter Blackett (Renault Clio) lost all their oil after hitting a rock in the road - a disappointing end after running in the top ten for most of the event. Pat Tierney/Ed Scott (Peugeot 106 Rallye) are another to fall victim to the Activity Centre armco retiring with broken steering and drive shaft.

18:00  - More Treacherous Activity
Overnight leaders Dale Glover and Sean Ward reached the lunch halt safely although their car bore scars from a brush with a large rock and Sean has fears of possibly booking in early at a previous time control.

15:30  - Treacherous Activity
The Mid Wales Activity Centre is claiming more victims as ice over blind brows leave the crew as passengers while they head for the unforgiving armco.

15:00  - On the brink
Charlie and Faye Campey had a very lucky escape today after a scary moment on the Llynne Brianne dam road. A piece of armco saved them from a drop towards the reservoir. They have now regained the road and are catching up.

14:30  - Wot no connection
Lombard Live has been too long asleep after planned internet connections proved more elusive than grip on todays Selectifs. Back now.

12:45  - Caerwent bites hard.
Caerwent lived up to its reputation this morning as many cars fell foul of the lethal combination of ice, cattle grids and the notorius kerbs. Among the casualties is Neil Wilson and Tony Davies (Ford Puma). Rob Ellis reported "It's carnage in here". Having survived Caerwent Ian and David Jones finish Chepstow Park in a cloud of steam with a blown heater hose and more seriously Geoff Lobb and Chris Holliday ended a good run as the oil drained from a cracked sump on their Corsa.

06:45  - All Penalties listing for Leg 3
Detailed listing of all Leg 3 penalities
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06:40  - Overall Classification for Leg 3 - Newport
Maintaining their Leg 3 lunchtime lead the leading car for the Leg 4 restart is Dale Glover and Sean Ward having a remarkable drive in their Vauxhall Nova.
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Sunday 06:30  - Leader Board at the end of Leg 3 - Newport
1 Dale Glover/Sean Ward (Vauxhall Nova SR) - 03h03m23s
2 Iain Tullie/Carl Hawkins (Vauxhall Corsa) - 03h06m47s
3 Jamie Turner/Graham Dance (Rover Metro Gti) - 03h07m32s
4 Matthew Fowle/Peter Joy (Peugeot 106 Rallye) - 03h10m41s
5 Mike Biss/Cath Woodman (Vauxhall Corsa) - 03h16m07s
6 Richard Pashley/Steve Pashley (Vauxhall Corsa Sport) - 03h16m09s
7 Nigel Gray/Christine Gray (Vauxhall Corsa Sport) - 03h16m59s
8 Duncan Williams/Nick Darkin (Peugeot 106 XSI) - 03h17m49s
9 Ian Jones/David Jones (Vauxhall Corsa SRi) - 03h17m50s
10 Stephen Hodge/Jonathan Soames-Waring (Vauxhall Corsa) - 03h19m19s

23:45  - Classification at Leg 3 Lunch Time
Dale Glover & Sean Ward take over the lead from the Turner brothers at Leg 3 lunch time. Find the full classification here.
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22:10  - Another transmission failure
Felix Wright and Catriona Rings are the latest in an extending line of crews to retire with transmission failure. Their Ford Focus succumbed when the clutch took excessive punishment regaining the road after a Radnor off. Without the help of a handy film crew they might still be stuck in the forest.

22:00  - Leg 3 Lunch Halt Leader Board.
1 Dale Glover/Sean Ward (Vauxhall Nova SR) - 01h42m04s
2 Iain Tullie/Carl Hawkins (Vauxhall Corsa) - 01h44m55s
3 Jamie Turner/Graham Dance (Rover Metro Gti) - 01h45m17s
4 Owen Turner/Andrew Dadswell (Rover Metro) - 01h46m20s
5 Matthew Fowle/Peter Joy (Peugeot 106 Rallye) - 01h47m39s
6 Ian Jones/David Jones (Vauxhall Corsa SRi) - 01h48m05s
7 Richard Pashley/Steve Pashley (Vauxhall Corsa Sport) - 01h48m30s
8 Mike Biss/Cath Woodman (Vauxhall Corsa) - 01h48m45s
9 Adam Wiseberg/Peter Blackett (Renault Clio) - 01h49m30s
10 Andy Glossop/Chris Taylor (Ford Puma) - 01h49m44s

21:45  - Monaco with weeds
After Radnor, several more Selectifs awaited in the Forest of Dean area before cars took on the rigours of Caerwent at night, the military ground which has been described by someone with vivid imagination as "The Monaco Grand Prix course in weeds" is a tortuous and sinous layout of vicious kerbs and potted tarmac known not to take any prisoners if not treated with the utmost respect. Penalties here are expected and the leaderboard will for certain be changed by those who get Caerwent right. Many are likely to come unstuck. It's practice for a similar session in Caerwent first thing in the morning.

21:35  - Big contrast in weather conditions
The slippery winter conditions of the event's first dip into Wales today was in total contrast to Weston Park, the traditional Lombard RAC Rally venue saw two Selectifs, as well as the famous water splash, all run in brilliant autumn sunshine.

21:25  - Steaming in Radnor
Several crews splashed to the finish line in Radnor through a deep ford only to cough on two or three cylinders to the end of the timed section, and several drowned out totally and had to be pushed across the line. Steam from hot brakes and exhausts filled the farm yard finish.

21:20  - Owen Turner suffers gearbox failure
Owen Turner, who has been a contender at the top of the leaderboard in his Metro, now leaves the Metro charge to his brother, as his gearbox has gone - he expects to take massive penalties tonight to fix it when others are in parc-ferme, in order to continue tomorrow but all hope of being up with the leaders vanished in Radnor Forest this afternoon as the car had to be nursed to the end of a punishing Selectif.

20:45  - Two more cars retire
As the leading cars reach the Newport checkpoint at the end of Leg 3 we hear the David Winstanley & Terri Metcalfe have retired their MG ZR after a second fuel pump failure left them without any spares and the Citroen AX GT of Kevin Wilson & Paul Caunt as retired with transmission failure.

20:30  - Lunch Halt Classification
We will publish the lunch time classification as soon as it is available

16:30  - Very slippery in Ceri.
The talk among crews at the lunch halt on Leg 3 was of a great Selectif in Weston Park and very slippy conditions in Ceri forest. There were many close escapes in the treacherous conditions on the remnants of snow and ice but the broad smiles indicate an exciting drive. "That was fun" said Tony Davies after a skating rink drive with Neil Wilson in the Ford Puma.

11:45  - Turners do battle at Weston Park
As the Lombard Rally starts Leg 3 on the way to the Welsh forests the Turners, Jamie & Owen, both set equal fastest at Weston Park this morning with a time of 3m 08s

09:30  - Overcoming problems
Car 135 - the Skoda Favorit of James Parman & Mark Hamilton - Reports. "Had bad day On 2nd Silverstone test broke a tappet and lost a valve. Sourced spares stripped and rebuilt rocker shaft in layby. Now back running ok." James and Mark finished Leg 2 with a total penalty of 2h41m07s

06:15  - All Penalties listing for Leg 2
Detailed listing of all Leg 2 penalities
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06:10  - Overall Classification for Leg 2 - Chester
Regaining their lead after a brief takeover at lunchtime on Leg 1 is the Rover Metro of Owen Turner and Andrew Dadswell. But their lead is only a single second.
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Saturday 06:00  - Leg 2 Overall Leader Board at Chester.
1 Owen Turner/Andrew Dadswell (Rover Metro) - 01h13m08s
2 Jamie Turner/Graham Dance (Rover Metro Gti) - 01h13m09s
3 Iain Tullie/Carl Hawkins (Vauxhall Corsa) - 01h13m21s
4 Jamie Turner/Graham Dance (Rover Metro Gti) - 01h13m43s
5 Matthew Fowle/Peter Joy (Peugeot 106 Rallye) - 01h15m07s
6 Mike Biss/Cath Woodman (Vauxhall Corsa) - 01h15m11s
7= Richard Pashley/Steve Pashley (Vauxhall Corsa Sport) - 01h16m21s
7= Paul Watts/Andy Ballantyne (Peugeot 205 XS) - 01h16m21s
9 Adam Wiseberg/Peter Blackett (Renault Clio) - 01h16m29s
10 Nigel Gray/Christine Gray (Vauxhall Corsa Sport) - 01h16m38s

22:30  - Landrover required to recover stranded Astra.
The ford at Bruntinthorpe produced moments for several crews but it was not the water that caused problems for Graham Parkinson & Andrew Duerden who became beached on bank after a slight misjudgement of the 90-left immediately before the ford. Unable to move they needed a good tug from a friendly Landrover to regain the road. They were lucky to loose only five minutes.

21:50  - Leg 2 takes a toll.
Known retirements on Leg 2 include Philip Harris/Roger Gillard (Vauxhall Nova SR) - Cam pulley; Iain Freestone/Nick Kennedy (Peugeot 205 Rallye) - Gearbox; John O'Brien/Ross O'Brien (Peugeot 106 Rallye) - Blown out the side of the engine; James Tyson/Neil Harrison (Mini Cooper S) - Electrical failure; Jim Smith/Jim Bain (Vauxhall Astra) - Drive shaft and transmission failure; Roy Mapple/Peter Ward (MG ZR) - cause not known at this time; Stephen Cooper/James Hobden (Volkswagen Polo) - gearbox failure.

20:40  - Classification at Leg 2 Lunch Time
Jamie Turner takes over the lead at Leg 2 lunch time. Find the full classification here.
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20:20  - Leg 2 Lunch Stop Leader Board.
These times now include extra penalties from test faults.
1 Jamie Turner/Graham Dance (Rover Metro Gti) - 42m50s
2 Owen Turner/Andrew Dadswell (Rover Metro) - 42m58s
3 Iain Tullie/Carl Hawkins (Vauxhall Corsa) - 43m00s
4 Andy Rowe/Cat Lund (Peugeot 205 Rallye) - 43m15s
5 Matthew Fowle/Peter Joy (Peugeot 106 Rallye) - 43m34s
6 Iain Freestone/Nick Kennedy (Peugeot 205 Rallye) - 44m29s
7 John Cotton/Gill Cotton (Citroen AX GTi) - 44m34s
8= Nigel Gray/Christine Gray (Vauxhall Corsa Sport) - 44m39s
8= Paul Watts/Andy Ballantyne (Peugeot 205 XS) - 44m39s
10= Geoff Lobb/Chris Holliday (Vauxhall Corsa) - 44m57s
10= Adam Wiseberg/Peter Blackett (Renault Clio) - 44m57s

16:25  - Good crowds at Wollaton Park
Media interest and good crowds had to wait an extra half hour before the cars arrived after Friday afternoon traffic holdups. The quicker cars put on a good display in the dipping afternoon sunshine - how long can the good weather last? Reports have reached us that Stephen Cooper & James Hobden have lost all the gearbox oil from their VW Polo in Mockery Wood. It is not known at this time whether any reapirs can be made.

11:55  - Not too fast but great fun
Car 44 reports - "Struggles up every hill, two fat blokes in a 1 litre car! Missed split in Silverstone 2 but got it right on the second run. Lost number plate in Bruntingthorpe ford, grest fun though."

11:10  - From a sunny but cold Silverstone
After an early morning Oxford start the leading cars have reached the Silverstone selectifs where the Turner brothers were seen having to overtake slower cars as the entry is not reseeded until the Chester restart tomorrow morning. The second Silverstone test brought another Polo drive shaft failure. This time for Robert Belcher and Robert Francis who had given their spare shaft to John Hall last night. Peter Banham has reached the sticken car and is busy making repairs.

00:55  - All Penalties listing for Leg1
Detailed listing of all Leg 1 penalities
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00:53  - Overall Classification for Leg 1 - Oxford
Establishing their place at the top of the leader board at the end of the prologue is the two Rover Metros of Owen Turner/Andrew Dadswell and Jamie Turner/Graham Dance.
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Friday 00:09  - Prologue Leader Board.
The revised leader board after all cars have returned to the Holiday Inn parc ferme.
1 Owen Turner/Andrew Dadswell (Rover Metro) - 09m43s
2 Jamie Turner/Graham Dance (Rover Metro Gti) - 09m50s
3 Dale Glover/Sean Ward (Vauxhall Nova SR) - 09m55s
4 Iain Tullie/Carl Hawkins (Vauxhall Corsa) - 09m56s
5 Kevin Wilson/Paul Caunt (Citroen AXGT) - 09m58s
6= John Cotton/Gill Cotton (Citroen AX GTi) - 10m03s
6= Andrew Duerden/Graham Parkinson (Vauxhall Astra) - 10m03s
8 Robin Eyre-Maunsell/Peter Scott (Citroen AX GTi) - 10m04s
9= Paul Heal/Mathew Heal (MG ZR) - 10m05s
9= James Tyson/Neil Harrison (Mini Cooper S) - 10m05s

23:30  - Prologue retirements
Suffering mechanical failure on the prologue section this evening were John Hall & Simon Brown who had a rare drive shaft failure on their Volkswagen Polo and Neil & Robert Lloyd who's Volvo 340 has retired - describing their problem as a blown engine - especially sad for Robert Lloyd the youngest competitor on the event at just 14 years old

21:20  - Early leaders after the Prologue.
Turner & Dadswell are immediately showing their form at the head of the leader board although there is still time for changes with only 54 cars returned and several quick crews among the later numbers still to come.
1 Owen Turner/Andrew Dadswell (Rover Metro) - 09m43s
2 Jamie Turner/Graham Dance (Rover Metro Gti) - 09m50s
3 Mike Biss/Cath Woodman (Vauxhall Corsa) - 09m57s
4 John Cotton/Gill Cotton (Citroen AX GTi) - 10m03s
5 Andrew Duerden/Graham Parkinson (Vauxhall Astra) - 10m03s
6 Paul Heal/Mathew Heal (MG ZR) - 10m05s
7 James Tyson/Neil Harrison (Mini Cooper S) - 10m05s
8 Iain Freestone/Nick Kennedy (Peugeot 205 Rallye) - 10m06s
9 Rob Reynolds/David Coles (Peugeot 106 Rallye) - 10m09s
10 John Flynn/Richard Wise (Citroen AXGT) - 10m22s

21:00  - First cars return from prologue section
Happily the rain has stayed away and the prologue section is under way over a series of very slippery farm tracks around the Didcot area. First cars returning the Holiday Inn report a good evening run - "Much more fun than an evening in the bar" and there is still plenty of evening left altough early nights are on order ready for the 7:20am start and a long day on Friday.

16:50  - Lull before the storm
The evening prologue section is over a secret route not disclosed to competitors until 15 minutes before the first car leaves at 18:30 so there is now a lull while the crews wait for route details to be handed out.

16:30  - Clear skies but will it last.
After rain storms and dark clouds earlier this afternoon the skies have now cleared so the hope is for a dry run on this evenings prologue section. All the cars except for two late arrivals have now passed the technical scrutiny. The only notified non starter is the MGZR of Paul and Sandra Merryweather.

Thursday 14:10  - Relaxed mood before the start
There is a generally relaxed mood at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford this afternoon although a few crews are coping with the usual drop of pre-event dramas. David Winstanley (MGZR) and Felix Wright (Ford Focus) have fallen foul of the noise scrutineer so Peter Banham is already busy doing the KwikFit thing. Dave Smith & Pete Johnson (Vauxhall Astra) suffered an alternator failure on the way to Oxford but have now fitted a temporary replacement. More unfortunate is Nicky Porter who had a bump on the road this morning. The front of his usually immaculate car is now a little less than perfect but Tony Fowkes is busy making repairs. Nicky was honest enough to admit a momentary loss of concentration rather that look to blame any other factors.

Wednesday 23rd  - Is everyone ready?
Very soon it will too late to make any more last minute plans after the flag drops on the 2005 Lombard Rally. The Organisers want to take this early opportunity to thank all the volunteer marshals and officials who will be working so hard over the next four days; to wish every competitor the very best of luck and reward for their efforts and to welcome and thank Lombard for their encouragement and support in reviving rallying for the enthusiast in the best tradition of the earlier Lombard RAC rallies now brought right up to date for 2005.
Regular Lombard Live coverage will start on Thursday 24th.