Third time for Waimarino rally

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 8, Issue 381, 9 April 1991, Page 1

Third time for Waimarino rally

Joe McAndrew driving a Mazda 323 won the Webb Toyota Car Rally run in the Waimarino on Saturday 6 April.

Of the 44 cars that started 10 withdrew at various stages including top drivers Ray Wilson of Auckland at stage five, and Lewis Scott in stage two. The local team of Alan and Graeme Murdie withdrew during stage two with a broken radiator hose and blown head gasket. This is the third year that the Wellington Car Club have run their rally on Waimarino roads. Webb's garage was the headquarters for the rally. Crews had to report in there after each stage and all relevant information was entered on computer. This made for quick processing and

results for each stage were out moments after

the last car had checked in. Scrutineering of the cars was held at Ruapehu Motors between 6pm and 10pm on Friday

evening. Here all the cars were thoroughly checked by an A grade mechanic. On Saturday morning Turnpage2

Waimarino rally results

From page 1 the rally started at Owhakura Road the second stage was at Oruakukuru Road with the third stage down Middle Road. At the end of stage three Joe McAndrew was leading Ray Wilson by eight seconds with Ken Adamson a further 33 seconds behind. By the end of this stage there had been eight withdrawals. After the the fourth stage through Lakes and Pakihi Roads it was time for a lunch break and pit stop. Both sides of the Parapara

Road and Seddon Street were lined with rally cars and their support crews changing tyres, making repairs and having lunch. The fifth and final stage was run through Fields Track. Joe McAndrews (Wellington) won the rally in an elapsed time of 1:00:26, Ken Adamson (Hamilton) was second 1:01:07 with Peter Grimmer (Taupo) third in 1:01:40. all three were driving Mazda 323's. Wirmer in Class A was Marty Smith (Wellington) in a Nissan Sunny and a time of

1:06:03. David Black (Wellington) in a Toyota Starlet was second in 1:06:16 with Grant Brodie (Hawke Bay) in a Datsun 1200 third in a time of 1:09:03. In Class B Robert Murray (Manawatu) in a Toyota Corolla had a win with a time of 1:03:30 second was Kim Scott (Levin) in a Ford Escort 1600 1:06:27 and third Peter Leisham (Wellington) in a Izuzu Gemini 1:06:36. The presentations and social evening were held at the Ohakune Rugby Club on the Saturday night.