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Just one second separated the top two cars at the end of an exciting first day of action at the 2008 Brean Rally on Saturday (January 26th).
Last year’s winners David Kynaston and co-driver Andy Russell were in blistering form in their Audi A3 Quattro (pictured above) and they finished the day at the top of the leader board after six stages.
The provisional results show the Exeter duo have a very slender lead of just one second over second-placed Karl Broad and co-driver Roger Grant in their Metro 6R4 (pictured in car #3).
Third spot was occupied by husband-and-wife team Steve Furzeland and co-driver Yvonne Furzeland, who were 11 seconds off the lead. The couple, pictured below, are hoping to repeat their performance of 2006 when they won the whole rally.
The popular event – now in its 12th year – drew large crowds of spectators to Brean Leisure Park and leg two on Sunday (27th January) will feature a further six stages, making a total over two days of 52 miles of rallying.
The gates open for the second day of action on Sunday at 8am with the first car starting at 10am. The first car will finish at approximately 3.30pm. Spectators are invited to watch the action with admittance by car only, which costs £15 per car.
.Brean Rally Standings After Day One (provisional)
1. David Kynaston/Andy Russell — Audi A3 00:27:23
2. Karl Broad/Roger Grant — Metro 6R4 00:27:24
3. Steve Furzeland/Yvonne Furzeland — Metro 6R4 00:27:34
4. Simon Harraway/Craig Drew –Mits Evo9 00:27:41
5. Dave Parnell/Pete Bold — Escort Mk1 00:28:03
6. James Harvey/Paul Arberry — Subaru Imp 00:28:06
7. Kerry Michael/Mark Phillips –Escort Mk1 00:28:07
8. Adrian Brown/Ross Ward — Metro 6R4 00:28:13
9. David Jones/Paul Sanders — Mits Evo8 00:28:15
10. Steve Snook/Chris Snook — Subaru Imp 00:28.49
Mechanical problems led to an abrupt end to the rally for Simon Andrew and Kathy Andrew in car 66 above
Burnham’s Nikki Peskett and Kate Drake were in the thick of the action and finished the day in 44th place
Torbay’s David Williams and Robert Yabsley took the long way around this corner during Saturday’s first rally action!
Dave Boden and Sarah Wills were the leading Burnham-On-Sea team at the end of day one and were lying in 27th position.
RELATED LINKS:
2008 Rally:
Unofficial online video
2008 Brean Rally – Day Two Report
2008 Brean Rally – Day One Report
2007 Rally:
2007 Brean Rally – Day Two Report
2007 Brean Rally – Day One Report
2006 Rally:
Online video footage of a car competing at the 2006 Brean Rally
2006 Brean Rally – Day Two Report
2006 Brean Rally – Day One Report
2005 Rally:
2005 Brean Rally – Day Two Report
2005 Brean Rally – Day One Report
All photos courtesy of Al Crook
