Report
Many thanks once again to Lee Matthews for this report and compiling the results.
Ten crews assembled inside the classroom at David Hughes Sports Centre, Menai Bridge for Sion’s last Navigation Run of the winter series. Signing on was overseen by Dafydd, Endaf and Lee, then crews set about plotting a route which was defined by the usual Tulips and some six figure map references.
The route used much of the north-west of the Anglesey, with fantastic roads and scenery.
With the daylight-saving hours coming into effect, the crews would be challenged with sunset light limiting their sight at times, making the symbols possibly more difficult to find. Once the crews had reached NAM 1 (Not As Map) the sun had started to disappear, back into darkness for the second half of the route.
Results were once again close, with the aid of some sneaky symbols covered by some freshly sprouted weeds, well done Emyr and Duncan on the win, to all that entered we thank you, commiserations to Winnie and John who got a lot of symbols but took too long admiring the views and being ill at the roadside.
Thank you to David Hughes Sports Centre and the Church Bay Inn for using their facilities and to Endaf Davies and Dafydd edwards for the signing-on duties.
Many thanks to Sion and Lee Matthews for their commitment to our Navigation Runs and ensuring that we have had a great series of eight events from September through to April.
RESULTS
1st - Emyr Owen / Duncan Littler; Skoda Octavia - 87 points
2nd - Iwan Evans / Gabi Tsantansis; Ford Focus ST - 84.3
3rd - Lee Threadgold / Sion Jones; 206 - 84.2
4th - Merfyn Williams / Iwan Jones; Ford Focus - 84.1
5th - Dion Bee / Emma Roberts; Skoda Octavia - 84
6th - Deio Hughes / Cian Jones; Tiguan - 83
7th - Yvonne Matthews / John Evans; Nissan Micra K12 - 82
8th - Stephen McEnhill / Simon Drakley; I10 - 69.5
9th- Geraint Jones / Cameron Hazelgrove; Suzuki Swift - 68.5
DNF - Winnie Chen / John Roberts; VW Golf
Maximum points possible = 90.
Information
Navigation Runs are ideal for learning to plot a route and read a map, and provide good practice for anyone aspiring to compete in a road rally anytime soon.
This will be the final Navigation Run of the season, organised by Sion Matthews and team.
The start venue is the David Hughes Leisure Centre, Menai Bridge, LL59 5SS, at the rear of Ysgol David Hughes - Ordnance Survey map 114, reference 547 723. what3words location ///airbase.prayers.germinate.
You will require map 114 (Anglesey/Ynys Môn) plus the usual navigation aids of poti, romer, pen/pencil, etc. Sign and route handout on from 19.00 hours. The entry fee is £10 per car.
Drivers and navigators need a valid club membership. Renew or join at Membership Application
Drivers and navigators also require a Motorsport UK competition licence of minimum grade RS Clubman. The RS Clubman licence is available free of charge at RS Clubman licence application
