IRDC MONTE-CARLO HISTORIQUE 2014 RESULTS

IRDC MONTE-CARLO HISTORIQUE 2014 RESULTS

Wednesday 29 January – IRDC Final positions Report by Ken Davies

After almost a week of intensive driving through a variety of challenging conditions, warm congratulations are due to the Belgian crew of Jose Lareppe and Lieven David on winning the 17th Rallye Monte-Catlo Historique in their standard-looking Opel Kadett GTE. Norwegians Petter Granerud and Stein Roed were second in a Porsche 911SC and the Frenchmen Jean-Michel Coll and Marc Dedieu third in another Porsche 911.

Peter Humphrey / Graham Couser at Digne Control

Eight Team IRDC-entered crews finished with Peter Humphrey and Graham Couser in their Volvo PV544 highest placed in the finishing order in 84th place overall. The Joel Wykeham and David Brown diminutive Fiat 127 finished in 115th position and the Glasgow starters Xeres Matten and James Aquilina (Datsun 240X) were third IRDC crew in 153rd place.

IRDC secretary Tony Graham co-driving brother Steve’s newly-built Lancia Fulvia 1600 HF finished in 228th position, but not before their dexterous service crew had rebuilt their ailing transmission in a freezing municipal car park en route – a typical Monte Carlo Rally never-say-die story.

Competitors now have to remember where they packed their dinner jackets in readiness for the glitzy Automobile Club de Monaco awards ceremony and gala dinner held later today in the Salle des Etoiles at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club. Attended by the creme de la creme of Monaco motor sport society, doubtless recalling the 1964 rally winners Hopkirk and Liddon in a car now etched within the legend and folklore of the Monte-Carlo Rally; the British built Mini Cooper S … half-a-century ago!

International Rally Driver’s Club Team Entries
No	Driver / Co-Driver	Car	Start		Team	Overall
194	PeterHumphrey / Graham Couser	Volvo PV 544	Reims		IRDC	84
299	Joel Wykeham / David Brown	Fiat 127	Reims		IRDC	115
9	Xerxes Matten / James Aquilina	Datsun 240Z	Glasgow		IRDC	153
1	Andrew McAlpine / Fred Gallagher	Morris Cooper S	Barcelona		IRDC	166
276	Rick Pearson / Stuart Pringle	Lancia Fulvia 1300S	Glasgow		IRDC	173
55	Gorden Glen / David Glen	Volvo 122S	Glasgow		IRDC	220
78	Steve Graham / Tony Graham	Lancia Fulvia 1600	Reims		IRDC	228
197	Simon Tate / Simon Brown	Lancia Fulvia 1600	Stockholm		IRDC	238
198	Malcolm Oswald / Victor Juhasz	Riley 1.5	Galsgow		IRDC	Retired
Other UK Crews
272	David Mustarde / Terance Thorpe	Alfa Romeo Guilietta		Reims	Team GB	83
277	Alastair Vine / Willy Cave	Austin Cooper S		Reims	Team GB	88
284	Arnold Ostle / Isabelle Brack	Morris Cooper S		Reims	Team GB	121
302	Jonathan Miles / Christine Miles	Porsche 356B		Reims	-	180
273	David Stanley / Bernard Northmore	Austin Healey 3000		M-C	Team GB	185
164	William Richards / Geoffrey O’Nion	Morris Cooper S		M-C	Team GB	187
104	Anthony Hart / Tessa Hart	Morris Cooper S		M-C	Auto BMC	204
239	John Wynn / Karsten Hegel	MG B		Reims	-	240
295	Jon Dooley / Donald Sanders	Alfa Romeo Guilietta		Reims	-	250
247	Tom Fitzsimmons / Stewart Hutton	Volvo PV 544		Glasgow	-	Retired
167	John Roberts / Oliver Tomlins	Fiat 124 Coupe		M-C	Team GB	Retired
115	John Hughes / Emanuele Baldaccini	Lancia Beta Coupe		M-C	-	-

Alfa Romeo Giulietta of David Mustarde



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