BITTERLY cold weather with wind and rain made Sunday's Tea Creek Road hillclimb, run by the Wairarapa Car Club, unpleasant for officials, competitors and spectators. The popular annual event attracted 28 entries from around the region, with a particularly strong contingent from the Kapiti club.
Overall winner Stephen Farqher was one
of them, blasting up the winding gravel road in his Lancer Evo in 89.81seconds to head off Wairarapa entrant Peter Clendon in a VR4.
John McAndrew, brother of former national champion Joe McAndrew, was fourth.
There was another family connection on Sunday, with Graham Moran campaigning Roger Brader's RX3 in the 2001 and over division and son Clinton Moran competing in the 0 - 1300cc class in a Sunny.
There was only one incident, a driver going through a fence and finishing up in a paddock but with no great damage.
Results (Wairarapa unless stated):
0 - 1300cc: Campbell Wilson, Kapiti, 1298 Starlet, 106.86, 1; Blair Murray, Kapiti, 1298 Barina, 108.20, 2; Clinton Moran, 1296 Sunny, 109.29, 3; Tim Etchells, Hutt Valley, 1300 Laser, 112.06, 4; Zac Murray, Kapiti, 1298 Barina, 5.
1301 - 1600cc: Evan Cooke, Kapiti, 1598 Corolla, 98.32, 1; Michael Mortensen, 1587 Corolla, 99.03, 2; Hamish Janes, Kapiti, 1600 Starlet, 3; Norm Anthony, 1600 Starlet, 100.80, 4; Chris Janes, Kapiti, 1600 Corolla, 104.16, 5; Chris Tietjens, Kapiti, 1587 Corolla, 104.88, 6; Ryan Janes, Kapiti, 1600 Corolla, 105.42, 7; Reece Pope, 1400 Datsun, 109.59, 8; David Hercock, Kapiti, 1600 Escort, 109.63, 9; Mark Crundwell, Kapiti, 1598 Escort, 113.67, 10.
1601 - 2000cc: Paul Richards, Kapiti,1998 Clio, 99.81, 1; John Esler, 2000 MR2, 104.16, 2; Graham Heath, HCCC, 1800 Pulsar, 105.06, 3; Craig Blackler, Kapiti, 1998 Escort, 107.27, 4; Bruce Kempson, 2000 MR2, 107.62, 5; James Yule, Manawatu, 1800 Datsun, 111.59, 6; Lyndsay Homes, Manawatu, 1800 Datsun, 119.15, 7.
2001cc and over: Graham Moran, 2354 RX3, 96.38, 1; Chris Steel, Levin, 3398 Lancer, 98.19, 2.
4WD: Stephen Farqher, Kapiti, 3400 Evo, 89.81, 1; Peter Clendon, 3400 VR4, 92.95, 2; Piran Pignequy, Kapiti, 3060 Lancer, 93.71, 3; John McAndrew, Wellington, Legacy, 94.72, 4.
