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MullMurmurs – Chapter 5
Provisional Leaderboard after SS8 (of 19)
1 Neil MacKinnon/Daniel Barritt (Subaru Impreza WRC) 54 Minutes 35 Seconds
2 Dougi Hall/Andy Richardson (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) 55m 29s
3 John Cope/Robert Fagg (Subaru Impreza WRC) 55m 58s
4 Paul Kirtley/Jim Kitson (Subaru Impreza) 56m 34s
5 Daniel Harper/Chris Campbell (BMW MINI Cooper S) 56m 51s
6 James MacGillivray/Ian Fraser (Ford Escort Mk2) 57m 03s
7 John Swinscoe/Paula Swinscoe (Mitsubishi Lancer) 57m 32s
8 Tristan Pye/Kirsty Riddick (Subaru Impreza) 58m 09s
9 Tony Bardy/Reg Smith (Hyundai Accent WRC) 58m 41s
10 John Cressey/Stan Quirk (BMW MINI Cooper S) 59m 30s
The 38th Tunnock’s Tour of Mull could be renamed ‘Things that go bump in the night’ going by recent events, after a steady start, the scenery is now taking a pounding. But let me begin with an apology. Although I had the correct order in my previous top ten leaderboard, I mis-heard some times and it must have looked like amateur gibberish, but then again, I’m getting too old to be up this late at night or early in the morning depending on your point of view.
But the big news is that Calum Duffy is out. He made it through the third stage but it would appear that his earlier ignition and alternator problems were unable to be resolved. And just when it looked like MacKinnon Jnr was going to give the ol’man a hard time, Neil turned it up a notch, just one second off his own 2004 Calgary record and equalling John Cope’s 2004 record over Mishnish Lochs. Unbeknownst to him though, son Paul was in trouble in Calgary, two punctures dropping him out of the top ten. Pressure off, but this is such a cruel sport, is it not?
It’s also an unfair sport. Despite heroic efforts to get the car ready (again) for Mull, the O’Donnell twins are out. The Escort is parked well off the road in Calgary – through a hedge! Dougi Hall has leapt into 2nd place but John Cope is still there, so too is Paul Kirtley despite a big ‘off’ in Calgary, but just look at Harper in the MINI and now Cressey is in the top ten too despite a big spin in Calgary, and another at Dervaig. John Swinscoe is pleased, he’s just gone under 7 minutes over the Lochs for the first time and Lyndon Barton is just getting back up to speed after his recent big ‘off’ in Epynt. Willie Bonniwell punctured in Gribun and had a huge spin while Stuart McQueen was in serious trouble – he nearly ran out of cigarettes. And how’s this for a bit of luck? Mike Storrar’s clutch failed at the finish of the final stage, and it was downhill all the way to the Tobermory Control, so he made it, and lives to fight another day.
Further down the entry list, Ian Ackroyd (117) is out in SS2 after a bump in which he broke his arm so he was carted off to Salen Hospital …. Alan McLaughlin (78) is out too, after he parked his car on the beach – quite a few yards from the road in Calgary ….Derek Carless (85) has retired with mechanical problems …. Andrew Smith (94) crashed in the Lochs …. and Malcolm Davey (111) is out too which is a great pity. He was dedicating this event to the memory of Howard Turner who died in Yorkshire just a couple of months back …. Louise Thomas (131) is out too, so her charity fund raising efforts won’t be as great as they could have been …. Rod Brereton (154) has parked his new Clio off the road in the second stage …. Dave Dalgleish (124) retired with either gearbox or clutch failure …. Norman MacPhail (134) is off in SS4 ….and Shug Rutherford (122) lost all his oil pressure.
Time for a tea cake, Tunnock’s of course, and bed.
Yer auld pal, Jaggy Bunnet, Tobermory, 2.30 am, Saturday
This entry list is now final
No. | Driver/Navigator | Car | Cls |
1 | Paul MacKinnon/Ewen MacGillivray | Subaru Imprezza | D |
2 | Calum Duffy/Iain Duffy | Ford Escort Mk2 | D |
3 | Dougi Hall/Sam Hall | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | D |
4 | Neil MacKinnon/Mike Stayte | Subaru Impreza WRC | D |
5 | John Cope/Rob Fagg | Subaru Impreza WRC | D |
6 | William Bonniwell/Neil Ewing | Subaru Impreza Grp A | D |
7 | Tony Bardy/Reg Smith | Nissan Sunny GTI R | D |
8 | Daniel Harper/Chris Campbell | BMW Mini Cooper S | D |
9 | Dave Pattison/Paul Whittaker | Mitisubshi Lancer Evo 6 | D |
10 | James MacGillivray/Ian Fraser | Ford Escort Mk2 | D |
11 | Tristan Pye/Andrew Falconer | Subaru Impreza N15 | D |
12 | Denis Biggerstaff/Alistair Wyllie | Subaru Impreza S9 | C |
14 | Paul Kirtley/David Jones | Subaru Impreza WRC | D |
15 | Eddie O'Donnell Jnr/Eddie O'Donnell Snr | Ford Escort RS Mk2 | D |
16 | David Miller/Andrew Bailey | Subaru Impreza | D |
17 | Doug Weir/Duncan Brown | Ford Escort Mk2 | C |
18 | Dave Hopwood/Shaun Hughes | Ford Escort Mk2 | C |
19 | John Cressey/Stan Quirk | BMW Mini Cooper S | D |
20 | Tugs Sherrington/Sam Bould | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 | D |
21 | John Swinscoe/Paula Swinscoe | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | D |
22 | Wayne Sisson/Daniel Stone | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | D |
23 | Andy Knight/Drew Sturrock | Vauxhall Nova | A |
24 | Cameron MacLean/Alastair Fraser | Ford Escort Mk2 | C |
26 | John MacCrone/Peter MacCrone | Honda Civic Type R | C |
27 | Iain MacKenzie/Angus MacKenzie | Peugeot 106 Cup Car | B |
28 | Stuart McQueen/Neil Shanks | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | D |
29 | James Hoseason/Maurice Jellie | Darrian T90 GT"R" | D |
30 | Reay MacKay/Keir Beaton | MG Metro 6R4 | D |
31 | Stevie Brown/Andrew Roughead | Ford Fiesta ST | C |
32 | John Rintoul/Jim Rintoul | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | D |
33 | Guy Woodcock/Dave Williams | Ford Escort Maxi | C |
34 | Billy McLelland/Graham Thomson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 | D |
35 | Steve Cressey/Sam Collis | Subaru Imprezza STi | D |
36 | Alan Gardiner/Simon Proud | Ford Escort Mk2 | D |
37 | Lewis Gallagher/Bill Roberston | Subaru Impreza | D |
38 | Grum Willcock/Donna Harper | Opel Manta GTE | C |
39 | Jimmy Christie/David MacFadyen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 | D |
40 | Tim Stell/Mike Yates | Mitsubishi Evo 7 | D |
41 | John Morrison/Louise Sutherland | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | D |
42 | John Paterson/Tommy Paterson | Vauxhall Nova Mk2 | A |
43 | Mike Storrar/Weazel Currie | Ford Anglia | B |
44 | Billy Bird/Plug Pulleyn | Vauxhall Astra Mk3 | C |
45 | Jonathan Mounsey/Richard Wardle | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 | D |
46 | Steve Davies/Duncan Dewhurst | Ford Escort Mk3 | C |
47 | Neil Morgan/Mark Skellern | Ford Escort Mk2 | C |
48 | Chris (Curly) Haigh/Sally Peacock | Ford Escort Mk1 | C |
49 | Chris Tooze/Jo Tooze | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | D |
50 | Shaun Sinclair/Chris Hamill | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | D |
51 | Paul Miller/Katy Mashiter | Ford Escort Cosworth | D |
52 | Ricky Wheeler/Russell Wheeler | Ford Escort Mk2 | C |
53 | Paul Daniel/Mark Runciman | Ford Escort Mk2 Ellie | C |
54 | Grant Fleming/Fergus Loudon | Ford Fiesta Gp N | C |
55 | Mark Constantine/Andrew Constantine | Vauxhall Corsa | A |
56 | Ian Chadwick/Johnnie Bould | Peugot 106 | B |
57 | Dave Thwaites/Tony Walker | Ford Escort Mk2 | D |
58 | Robert Mathieson/Mitch Mcgrath | Honda Civic Type R | C |
60 | John Cowe/David O'Brien | Ford Escort Mk2 | D |
61 | Robert Davies/Mike Goodman | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | D |
62 | Chris Woodcock/Heidi Woodcock | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 | D |
63 | Rick Fry/Stephen Thompson | Subaru Impreza WRX | D |
64 | Brian MacLeod/Tommy Watt | Ford Escort Mk2 | C |
65 | Damian Hagan/Fiona Boa | Ford Escort Mk2 | C |
66 | Ian Woodward/Rich Pover | Ford Escort Mk2 GAC | C |
67 | John Woodward/Kevin Ikin | Ford Escort GAC Mk4 | C |
68 | David Stubbs/Terry Martin | Ford Escort Mk2 | C |
69 | Phil Scholes/Jamie Foster | Peugeot 205 GTi | B |
70 | Stephen Lockhart/Kevin Lockhart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 | D |
71 | Mathew Tarbutt/Joff Haigh | Vauxhall Nova | A |
72 | Steve Head/Christopher Dodds | Vauxhall Astra Mk3 | C |
73 | Graham Hargrave/Jamie Forrest | Toyota Corolla | C |
74 | Chris Melling/Andrew Peak | Subaru Impreza | D |
75 | Allan Cameron/Angus Williams | Subaru Impreza Gc8 | D |
76 | Bruce Edwards/Sandy Loynd | Darrian T9 | C |
77 | Geoffrey Gallagher/Nigel Dodds | Mitsibushi Lancer Evo 4 | D |
78 | Duggie Ingram/Olum Mac Crone | Austin Mini Mk2 | A |
79 | Derek Carless/Martin Pettitt | Peugeot 205 GTi | C |
80 | Andy Jenkinson/Carl Swinnerton | Vauxall Nova | B |
81 | Tommi Graham/mike bailey | BMW 325 Mk1 | D |
82 | Callum Bendall/paul hughes | Ford Ka S1400 | A |
83 | Alan Kirby/Gavin Heseltine | Subaru Impreza RA | D |
84 | Ian Tunney/Nigel Morris | Subaru Impreza | D |
85 | Beefy Fraser/Iain Thorburn | Hillman Avenger Tiger | B |
86 | Mark Booth/Dominic Booth | Ford Escort Cosworth | C |
87 | Gordon Milne/Paul Watson | Audi TT | D |
88 | Ian Dawes/Gary Dawes | BMW Mini Cooper S | D |
89 | Pete Gibson/David Gibson | Vauxhall Nova 1600 8v | B |
91 | Dave Thomas/Louise Thomas | Austin Mini Clubman | A |
92 | Alan McLaughlin/Paul Beaton | Ford Puma Kitcar | A |
93 | Chris Paton/Dave Cabena | Vauxhall Nova | B |
94 | Alasdair MacCrone/Robbie Duncan | Vauxhall Corsa B | B |
95 | Mark McCulloch/Craig Wallace | Vauxhall Corsa | B |
96 | Donald Brown/donald brown jnr | Citroen Saxo VTR | B |
97 | Jim McDowall/Colin Johnstone | Hillman Avenger | B |
98 | Matty Fox/Neil Colls | Peugeot 205 GTi | C |
99 | Euan MacKay/Michelle Falconer | Peugeot 106 | B |
101 | Mark Borthwick/Ian Wozencroft | Mitsubishi Evo 6 | D |
102 | David Johnston/Kenneth Handley | Volkswagen Golf GTi Mk2 | C |
103 | David Calvert/David Fotheringham | Ford Escort Mk2 | D |
104 | Martin Page/Martin Cressey | BMW Mini Cooper S | D |
105 | Graham Brown/Ross Laurie | Mazda 323 Turbo | D |
106 | Jim Brindle/Bradley Johnson | Rover Mini | A |
107 | Christopher Baker/Donald Halbert | Talbot Samba | A |
108 | Paul Marshall/Paul Rusted | Triumph TR7 V8 | D |
109 | Steven Paterson/John Wood jnr | Vauxhall Nova Mk2 | A |
110 | Gordon Halley/Guy Halley | Peugeot 206 GTi | C |
111 | Haydn Williams/Chris Sanderson | Nissan Micra Grp A | A |
112 | Ross Hunter/Eildon Hall | Mitsibishi Lancer Evo 4 | D |
114 | Bruce Hosie/Bernard McSweeney | Ford Fiesta Mk1 | B |
115 | Steven O'Donnell/John Fitness | Ford Escort Mk1 | C |
116 | Iain Noble/Alan Noble | Subaru Impreza | D |
117 | Murdo Morrison/Kenny MacGuire | Toyota Starlet | C |
119 | David Whittaker/Rod Brereton | Renault Clio Williams | C |
120 | Alec Brown/Robbie Macallum | Peugeot 205 GTi | B |
121 | Pierre Newton/Daniel Simcock | Peugeot 205 GTi 16v | C |
122 | David Steggles/Paul Rhodes | Vauxhall Astra Mk3 | C |
123 | Gordon MacFadyen/Paul MacFadyen | Ford Escort Mk2 | C |
124 | Shug Rutherford/Roger Lewis | Peugeot 205 RWD | C |
126 | Mark Hughes/Damian Whittle | Ford Escort Mk2 | C |
127 | Chris Shield/Geoff Fletcher | Vauxhall Nova | A |
128 | Neil Munro/Iain Donaldson | Subaru Impreza WRX | D |
129 | James Fairbairns/Lewis Drysdale | Talbot Sunbeam | A |
130 | John Hislop/Gareth Williams | Vauxhall Corsa | A |
131 | Bruce Lindsay/Ben Anderson | Peugoet 206 | B |
132 | Kevin Charles/Anthony Jevons | Ford Fiesta ST | C |
133 | Donald MacColl/Donald Morrison | Ford Escort Mk2 | C |
134 | Norman MacPhail/Neil MacVicar | Vauxhall Corsa GSi | B |
136 | Dave Riley/Gary Dillon | Vauxhall Astra Mk2 GTE | C |
137 | Andrew Moverley/Drew Gibson | Ford Escort Mk2 | C |
138 | Fergus Gray/Martin Jenkins | Peugeot 206 GTi | C |
139 | Paul Darlington/Bob Wilkinson | Saab 96 v4 | C |
140 | Mike Kirk/Malcolm Capstick | Ford Escort RS 2000 Mk2 | D |
141 | Robert Eastwood/Martyn Taylor | Morris Mini | A |
142 | Mike Kent/Colin Stockil | Ford Escort Cosworth | D |
143 | Martin Beech/Steve Hallmark | Peugeot 205 GTi | C |
144 | Phillip Merrills/William Kelly | Honda Civic Type R | C |
145 | David Edwards/Rachel Medich | Vauxhall Astra 3 | C |
146 | David Holland/Neil Gater | Ford Escort RS Mk2 | C |
147 | Richard Egger/Pat Egger | Ford Escort Mark 1 | C |
148 | William Langford/Daniel Langford | Vauxhall Astra GSi | C |
149 | Stewart Morrison/Angus MacNeil | Ford Escort Mk2 | C |
150 | Paul Graham/Alan Jackson | Ford Escort Mk1 | B |
151 | Nicola Harper/Tom Spencer | Skoda Felicia | A |
152 | William Fleming/Matt Reid | Peugeot 205 GTi | B |
153 | Gerry Straube/Robert Macdonald | Peugeot 205 MI16 | C |
154 | Peter Lumsden/John Harrison | Peugeot 106 Rallye S1 | A |
155 | Michael Judson/Paul Blanchard | Vauxhall Astra GSI Mk3 | C |
156 | Simon Rigby/David Clayton | Ford Escort MK2 | C |
157 | Kevin Lomax/James Haigh | Mitshubshi Lancer GSR | D |
158 | Kevin MacIver/Robin Nicolson | Peugeot 205 GTi | B |
159 | Phil Martin/Tom Byrne | Crysler Sunbeam Mk1 | B |
MULLMURMURSMULLMURMURSMULLMURMURS – Chapter 10
– published on the island, during the event by Jaggy Bunnet
MULLMURMURSMULLMURMURSMULLMURMURS – Chapter 6
– published on the island, during the event by Jaggy Bunnet