,2-2-2-3-1-2-4-6-7-3-2-1=Helen Roberts
4-5-5-4-5-6-5-4-4-2-1 1=Andrew Duff (bulb failure (OK))

Lucky co-incidence or what thee wheels and you get third position, actually Louise had six but not all of them were on the road at any one time.

9-8-9-10-8-7-6-5-6-5-3-3 Louise Northern

A brilliant determined and professional race from Alison

3-3-3-1-3-8-7-7-5-4-4-4 Alison King (Stiff muscles(OK))

A deluge of girls!Elaine takes the flag in her bamboo. Having worked her way from 10th to 5th Wow

10-9-8-9-12-12-11-11-12-6-5-5Elaine (tiredness - ok)

And wendy managed to keep in the squadron at the finish, an excellent run.

5-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-11-7-7-6 Wendy (eye-strain (OK))

Alan, what a hero! a car for the open road, a car for sunny days - well skill, skill and skill from 25th to 6th an achievement and a half - well done.

25-23-24-25-23-23-18-17-14-11-6-7 Alan Cole

Pete used to collect rare 2cvs until he realised that by this very act he was making them rarer. Now he devotes himself to bringing as many as possible back to perfect working order. From 21st to 8th another truly remarkable achievement.

21-21-21-19-19-19-16-16-13-12-8-8Pete Simper

Jeff is another 2CV expert and clearly the engineering skills rub off in the driving department too. From 31st to 9th - incredible!

31-29-27-27-25-24-19-18-15-13-9-9Jeff Colmer

Now we are in the land of real men. In the same way the girls bunched together so did the blokes and achieved staggering rises through the field. Jim Crow, known especially for his 'straight line' style cut right through the pack and rose from 16 to 10. Brilliant.

16-16-15-17-15-14-12-12-8-8-10-10Jim Crow

You need luck as well and while there was a lot of water, there were lots of obstacles not everyone was as lucky as everyone else. Mick came a credible 11th in a race that is being described as simply unreal by connoisseurs of motor racing

7-7-7-8-11-11-10-10-9-10-11-11Mick Thompson (Stiff muscles- ok)

Phlip showed real character and determination. The real stuff of a champion endurance race and gained twelfth position in a competitive field.

15-18-17-15-17-17-13-8-10-9-12-12Phlip Nierop

Mike, all the way from America is a Motoring expert. His expertise is with off roading and not really set up for this event. Having said that from 24th to 13th - how did he do it?

24-22-22-22-21-21-20-20-21-19-13-13Mike Roeder

Sadly not everyone can be brilliant but look at Emma's results. Beware debating with this fine lady she is determination 32 to 14th and still looking as fresh as a daisy.

32-30-30-28-26-25-23-23-22-20-14-14Emma

We had little by way of mechanical failure in the race, a tribute to the design that is unbelievably over 50 years old. Sadly stopping to checkout symptoms in itself looses time and Gerry's noises took a while to diagnose. The fix was done but by then it wasn't going to be possible to get back in the time available, Gerry got to a sweet seventh and finished a credible 15ht

8-10-11- 7-7-10-21-21-20-18-15-15Gerry (funny noise ok)

Gillian ran a good race but anyone can suffer form bulb failures and at the right (or rather wrong) time these can be as damaging as a mechanical failure. 16th piloting a car as sweet and smooth at the end of the race as it was at the beginning - well done.

12-13-13-13-13- 13-15-15 -17-16-16-16Gillian (bulb failure ok)

Bob is pioneered the 'quiet man' concept mainly when he was lying underneath his vehicles ensuring that they matched their original specifications down to the finest particular. Bob was in one of his precious restored, historic vehicles (this one featuring original B-holes) and was _ still able to climb from 35th to 17th - what a remarkable achievement.

35-31-31-29-27-26-24-24 23-22-17-17 Bob Cutler

Yvette held on well. Endurance is what it says. Conserving energy, keeping sharp, thinking od safety and taking all the opportunities offered. Yvette held her position well and in different conditions could have advanced a lot further.

14-14-14-14-14-15-14-14 -16-17-18-18Yvette Asscher (eye-strain ok)

I don't know what to say about Jukka. He is also piloting an historic vehicle which he wishes to keep alive rather than in a cabinet or in a museum. We had a demonstration of superb driving skill in this event - how did he stay in the lead for so long and why are his country folk such naturals? Sadly wear and tear beyond his control took the prize away but not the achievement. Congratulations

6-4-4-5-2-1-1-2-2-1-19-19Jukka Isomak

There is endurance and then there is double endurance. James knew he was in for hard work from the outset but didn't give up even after being dogged with difficulties for 50% of the race, throughout the darkest hours he kept his resolve and then managed to climb from 34th to 20th this represents a very high level of driving skill.

34-.33-32-33-35-34 - 32-28-27-24-20-20James McDonald (spluttering 0k)

Dave also had to show his mettle and grapple with mysterious problems. Never wavering he kept going like a train which is much harder than when everything is 100% of course but so much more draining. Dave finished 21st a solid achievement.

23-25-25-24-30-32 -33-29-29-25-21- 21 Dave Shove (funny smell possibly electrical ok)

Strategy is always an issue and this time it wasn't Peter's day. Leading an endurance race for four hours is, well, fantastic but the H Van is more of a greyhound, more subtle, like it's owner, than the charging beasts that could be seen as naturals (not that we had any in our event of course) Well done Peter.

1-1-1-2- 4-3-8-13-18-21-22-22Peter Duck (wiper failure ok)

Mark has taken a lot of trouble to enter the Rallye and I think the endurance he is keen to show involves more heat , sand and wild animals. Mark however held on well as stood the course against all odds. Finishing an endurance race is worthy of note, to achieve 23 in a highly competitive event is frankly very good. well done.

17-18-19-20-20-20-22-19-19-23-23-23Mark Whiting

Peter was probably more affected by the damp than anything else. The driving was superb. He drilled his way though obstacles and deserved to be crowned for some of his achievements under difficult conditions. Peter overcame difficulty by sheer determination which it's all about.

19-19-18-18-18-18-27-30-30-26-24-24Peter Kertesz (funny smell ok)

Andrew started low down the pecking order due to being a late entrant and this is a huge handicap but to climb from 33rd to 25th is no mean achievement. If he had started further up the field his achievement would have enjoyed more deserved recognition. Well done.

33-32-33-32-32-29-29-25-25-27-25-25Andrew Thorne

We are now with the real heroes. The individuals who have had to struggle and have survived. It is worth noting that there were no 'accidents' no injuries and no damage whatsoever. Well done Adrian for doing a good job.

20-20-20-21-22-22-25 -26-26-28-26-26Adrian Winter (eye-strain ok)

Roger held his ground too (not everyone can advance) and although Roger was trying as hard as anyone the breaks wern't there. It does matter when you get that bit of clear road, the attention you have to give to others etc - a very good drive indeed.

26-26-28-30-28-27-26-27-28-29-27-27Roger Scott

Roy was a real victim of circumstance. It's strange what a world of mystery surrounds the tappet and how it works but when you get a case of the tappets you know you are in for it. To have held onto the same position shows truly rare driving skill. Congratulations Roy

28-27-29-31-31-33-36-34-32-31-28-28Roy (case of the tappits ok)

BIll suffered real bad luck - what difference doe's a radio make? well quite a lot when the engine is being controlled from the pits and you get interference. Bill clung on like a 'gooden' and eventually wrestled back control. He laughs about it now but at the time it was simply not funny. An achievement and a half.

22-24-23-23-29-30-30-31-31-30-29-29Bill Harwood (radio failure ok)

Alan worked hard and also held his position - in these days of celebrity and glamour this is discounted by people who don't understand but Alan knows what it's like to have your life depending on an H Van. He regularly meets others with similar experience to ensure that these historic echoes are not lost in the vaults of history. A good race indeed.

30-28-26-26-24-28-28-32-34-33-30 30Alan Taylor

Colin never got tuned in. It happens like that sometimes but he brought the car home, unscratched and within two hours of the leader after 26 hours not bad.

37-35-35-35-33-31-31-33-33-32-31-31Colin Maitland)

Everyone knows Barry is a champion's champion and he was 'rogered' by bad luck but broad enough to just shrug it off. A goo race.

13-12-12-12-10-5-3-1-2-15-32 32 Barry Annells (serious tyre problem)

Dave showed class by climbing up through the pack from eleventh to first. Sadly however hard he ad gripped there is no way that he could avoid bad timing problems. A very good race indeed.

11-11-10-11-9-4-2-3-1-14-33-33Dave Farmar (serious timing problem)

Ulla also held her position. She too was only just over 100 minutes away from the race leader. The same amount of courage and determination is required to hold each position in the race. Ulla can home safe and sound.

35-36-36-36-34-35- 34-35-36-36-34 Ulla Baagoe (Tyre pressure problem identified)

Dick Is not really driver. A car is just a car to him and it is unwise to expect too much. Obviously having tyre problems didn't help and in his own way, he did well.

18-17-16-16-16-16-17-22-24-34-35Dick Roberts (Tyre problem resolved )

Madamme X is a looser. And if you believe this you are probably in for a shock. It looks as if she is a master strategist and surprises are in store - whatchout.

36-34-34-34-36-36-35-36-35-35-36- 36 Madamme X (Stiff muscles ok+ wiper failure ok+ Belching ok TIming diagnosed)

A brilliant race - well done and tanks to everyone involved. Do write in with your comments, questions stories and pictures..The misty conditions didn't help with the cameras but we are working on edited highlights - including the award ceremony and the results will appear here as soon as possible.

Au revoir