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LinksOpposite Lock Rally - (Sat) 21 Jul 12
Posted: July 24, 2012 1:55 PM - 3425 Hits
Manby Showground near Louth Lincolnshire.
- Second Successive 4WD Victory For Sensational Newby
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Second Successive 4WD Victory For Sensational Newby
Posted: July 24, 2012 1:55 PM
Following his fantastic victory on his 4WD debut on the John Overend Memorial Stages Rally at Melbourne in May, Arron Newby made it two out of two with a sensational win on yesterday's Opposite Lock Stages Rally held at Manby Motorsport Complex in Lincolnshire.
On his first visit to the venue near Louth, the 17-year-old from Carnforth was once again driving the Robert Wiseman Dairies-sponsored and TEG Sport-prepared Group N Subaru Impreza for only the second time and in doing so, saw off a number of leading drivers in what was a full entry of 75 cars for the popular event.
In the car which was campaigned previously by Mark Higgins in the BRC, Newby and co-driver Martyn Taylor set second fastest time on the opening stage as they played themselves in on the venue's unique combination of 70% grass tracks and 30% tarmac runways but by the second, eight mile test, they hit the front and were never headed.
Newby gradually upped the pace during the first half of the rally as the part worn Pirelli K6 tyres proved ample for the job and by SS5, was well in command. With the aid of an in-car camera, Arron went even quicker on SS6 to claim the stage by some 20 seconds before ramming home his advantage on the final two tests to eventually win by a healthy 54 seconds.
Arron Newby:
"This is fantastic, I could really get the hang of this! I'm loving driving the Subaru and especially like the four wheel drive power as it's like sitting at home and driving a Playstation, it's absolutely perfect. The venue was brilliant and certainly unique and the car ran faultlessly all day so a big thanks to the team and hopefully we can make it a hat trick of wins next time I get to drive it."
Stuart Newby, TEG Sport team owner:
"We're all over the moon as this is another fantastic result. We were seeded at car number 6 and when I saw the entry list I knew there were some seriously quick competitors in it and thought it was going to be tough. But once again Arron has totally impressed me, he was going really well and he seems much more suited to four wheel drive than two wheel drive. We have a test on Tuesday in the Subaru on gravel and we'll look at getting a couple of events in before Arron's next scheduled outing on the Ulster Rally, maybe one in the Subaru and one in his normal BRC Skoda."
Seeded Entry List
Posted: July 17, 2012 12:14 PM
No Driver/Co-Driver (Make Model) [Class]
2 Ross Daniels/Paul Mankin (Subaru Impreza) [E]
3 Gavin Ruler/David Everard (Ford Escort) [B]
4 Duncan Moss/Adam Moss (Subaru Impreza) [E]
5 Paul Fisher/Tba (Mitsubishi Evo 4) [E]
6 Arron Newby/Martyn Taylor (Subaru N11) [E]
7 Michael Pickles/Ann Forster (Subaru Impreza) [E]
8 Gary Wayne/Andy Smith (Subaru Impreza) [E]
9 Andrew Apperley/Joe Lea (Subaru Impreza) [E]
10 Dave Hornbrook/Caroline Howell (Mitsubishi Evo 6 RS) [E]
11 Stuart Popplewell/Nigel Barber (VW Golf) [C]
12 Craig McIntosh/TBA (Ford Escort Cosworth) [E]
13 Lord Seb Coe/Sir Steve Redgrave (Jowett Javelin) [D]
14 Nick Dobson/TBA (Ford Escort) [C]
15 Chris Langthorne/Wayne Langthorne (Ford Escort RS) [C]
16 Steve Adamson/Marcus Blenkinsop (Subaru Impreza) [E]
17 Graham Gibbs/Reece Elliot (Peugot 106 GTI) [B]
18 Stuart Ranby/Ian Bass (Ford Escort MK2) [C]
19 Dave Welch/Stuart Proctor (Talbot Sunbeam) [C]
20 Mike Bayliss/Peter Dawson (BMW Compact) [D]
21 Stephen Oade/Joe Oade (Ford Fiesta) [C]
22 Mel Hudson/James Ducker (BMW 325i) [D]
23 Paul Harvey/Kerry Clayton (Ford Escort Cosworth) [E]
25 Ben Cree/Richard Shores (Peugeot 205 GTI) [B]
26 David Duff/Harry Oliver (Ford Escort mk2) [B]
27 Shaun Wilson/Errol Bairstow (subaru impreza) [E]
28 Craig Teasdale/Duncan Lilwall (Subaru Impreza) [E]
29 Mark Mazzitelli/Peter Butler (ford escort) [C]
30 Geoff Simpson/Mike Johnson (Mitsubishi Evo 6) [E]
31 Lorraine Leeming/Karen Fitz-simons (Ford Escort) [B]
32 Henry Kitching/Sioned Kitching (Vauxhall Nova) [B]
33 Bruce Lindsay/Don Bramfoot (Vauxhall Nova) [B]
34 Richard Evans/David Evans (Peugeot 106 GTi) [B]
35 Andy Graham/Rob Chesters (Subaru Impreza Turbo) [E]
36 David Hobson/Tim Hobson (Subaru Impreza) [E]
37 Leigh Birkin/Elizabeth Rowston (Subaru Impreza) [E]
38 Robert Kennedy/Kevin Hare (Talbot Sunbeam) [C]
39 Dennis Salt/Emma Deakin (Subaru Impreza) [E]
40 Mr John Moore/Mr Neal Bloor (Ford Rs Cosworth Sierra) [D]
41 Colin Treeby/TBA (Ford Fiesta) [B]
42 Philip Rowland/Philip Woodcock (BMW 323) [D]
43 Andrew Bayliss/James Crosland (Peugeot 205 GTi) [B]
44 Michael Umbrich/Marion Stead (Mitsubishi Lancer ) [E]
45 Sean Bailey/Nigel wetton (Subaru Impreza ) [E]
46 Tony Cox/Matt Burden (Ford Focus ST) [C]
47 Alan hick/Philip hewson (Peugeot 205) [C]
48 Robert Stoker/Barry Dove (Honda Civic) [B]
49 Steven Hancock/Tom Henman (Vauxhall Nova) [A]
50 Mike Thornton/Dave Scrimgour (Peugeot 205) [B]
51 Kevin Bicknell/David Evans (Vauxhall Astra GTE) [C]
52 Jody Shuffe/Garry Green (Peugeot 205) [C]
53 Jim Hinchliff/Stephen Mazzitelli (MG Midget) [A]
54 David Longfellow/Daniel Ward (Subaru Impreza) [E]
55 Simon Taylor/Caroline Ormsby (Proton Satria) [C]
56 Raymond Birkin/Luke Birkin (MG B GT) [C]
57 Mark Casey/Catherine Casey (Vauxhall Nova) [B]
58 Kari Bosworth/Katy Bates (Peugeot 106 GTI) [B]
59 Chris Marlow/Karl Gudgeon (BMW 316i Compact SE) [C]
60 John Marshall/Dan Surridge (MG ZR) [B]
61 John Clayton/Allan Jackson (Landrover Freelander) [E]
62 Nicola Neal/Samantha Bartlett (peugeot 205 XR) [A]
63 Katy Bullock/Simon Wing (Mitsubishi Evo) [A]
64 Mr Daniel Kennedy/Mr Benjamin Searle (Ford Sierra) [E]
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