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  • 1994
  • 1995
    • Winter Rally
    • Granite City Rally
    • Horiba D' Isis Rally
    • Manx Rally
    • Kerridge Rally
    • Morgannwg Rally
    • Track Rod Rally
    • Bulldog Midland Rally
    • Rally of Finland 1995
    • Network Q 1995
  • 1996
    • Rally of Finland 1996
    • Winter Rally
    • Granite City Rally
    • Manx Rally
    • Kerridge Rally
    • Morgannwg Forrest Rally
    • Trackrod Rally
    • Bulldog Midland Rally
    • John Overend Memorial Rally
    • Viking Tour
    • Horiba D'isis Rally
    • Network Q 1996
  • 1997
    • The Monte Carlo Minis
    • Rally of Finland 1997
    • Rally of Portugal 1997
    • Winter Rally
    • Granite City Rally
    • Manx Rally
    • Kerridge Rally
    • Enterprise Forest Rally
    • Trackrod Rally
    • Bulldog Midland Rally
    • Viking Tour
    • Wheel Spin Stages
    • Network Q 1997
  • 1998
    • Rally Finland 1998
    • Winter Rally
    • Rallye Catalunya
    • Granite City
    • Kerridge Rally
    • Enterprise Forest
    • Viking Tour
    • Network Q rally 1998
    • South Swedish Rally 1998
  • 1999
    • Sunseeker Winter rally
    • Kerridge rally
    • Dukeries
    • The Woodpecker rally
    • Enterprise forest rally
    • Mid Wales Stages
    • Silverstone Rally Sprint
    • Car Spares Ditton
    • Patriot Stages
    • Hunsruck Rally 1999
    • Network Q 1999
  • 2000
    • Dukeries Rally
    • Mid Wales Stages
    • Woodpecker Rally
    • MBA Racing Ditton
    • Car Spares Ditton
    • Finland Rally 2000
  • 2001
    • Swansea Bay festival rally
    • Agbo stages rally
    • Jersey Rally
    • Rally of Finland 2001
  • 2002
    • Dukeries
    • Grizedale stages
    • Arctic Lapland Rally 2002
  • 2003
    • Quinton Horiba Stages
    • Newton Abbott Stages
    • Agbo Stages
    • Malton Forrest Rally
    • Grizedale Stages
  • 2004
    • Bill Gwynne stages
    • Agbo stages
    • Tour of Sperrins
    • Rally Australia 2004
  • 2005
    • Agbo Stages
    • Midland Rally
    • Essex Charity Stages
    • Bill Gwynne Stages
    • Ditton Priors Rally
    • Wilbarston stages
  • 2006
    • Midland Rally
    • Agbo Stage Rally
  • 2019
    • St Wilfrids Rally
    • Northumberland Borders rally
    • Friends re-united
  • 2020
    • Ross Traders Rally
  • 2021
    • Ilkley Jubilee
    • Tour of Cheshire
    • Dansport Historic 2021
    • Northumberland Borders Rally 2021
  • Home
  • The Rally Minis
    • WNR 904S Rallies
    • Magazine articles
    • WNR 30S Rallies
    • Contact
  • 1994
  • 1995
    • Winter Rally
    • Granite City Rally
    • Horiba D' Isis Rally
    • Manx Rally
    • Kerridge Rally
    • Morgannwg Rally
    • Track Rod Rally
    • Bulldog Midland Rally
    • Rally of Finland 1995
    • Network Q 1995
  • 1996
    • Rally of Finland 1996
    • Winter Rally
    • Granite City Rally
    • Manx Rally
    • Kerridge Rally
    • Morgannwg Forrest Rally
    • Trackrod Rally
    • Bulldog Midland Rally
    • John Overend Memorial Rally
    • Viking Tour
    • Horiba D'isis Rally
    • Network Q 1996
  • 1997
    • The Monte Carlo Minis
    • Rally of Finland 1997
    • Rally of Portugal 1997
    • Winter Rally
    • Granite City Rally
    • Manx Rally
    • Kerridge Rally
    • Enterprise Forest Rally
    • Trackrod Rally
    • Bulldog Midland Rally
    • Viking Tour
    • Wheel Spin Stages
    • Network Q 1997
  • 1998
    • Rally Finland 1998
    • Winter Rally
    • Rallye Catalunya
    • Granite City
    • Kerridge Rally
    • Enterprise Forest
    • Viking Tour
    • Network Q rally 1998
    • South Swedish Rally 1998
  • 1999
    • Sunseeker Winter rally
    • Kerridge rally
    • Dukeries
    • The Woodpecker rally
    • Enterprise forest rally
    • Mid Wales Stages
    • Silverstone Rally Sprint
    • Car Spares Ditton
    • Patriot Stages
    • Hunsruck Rally 1999
    • Network Q 1999
  • 2000
    • Dukeries Rally
    • Mid Wales Stages
    • Woodpecker Rally
    • MBA Racing Ditton
    • Car Spares Ditton
    • Finland Rally 2000
  • 2001
    • Swansea Bay festival rally
    • Agbo stages rally
    • Jersey Rally
    • Rally of Finland 2001
  • 2002
    • Dukeries
    • Grizedale stages
    • Arctic Lapland Rally 2002
  • 2003
    • Quinton Horiba Stages
    • Newton Abbott Stages
    • Agbo Stages
    • Malton Forrest Rally
    • Grizedale Stages
  • 2004
    • Bill Gwynne stages
    • Agbo stages
    • Tour of Sperrins
    • Rally Australia 2004
  • 2005
    • Agbo Stages
    • Midland Rally
    • Essex Charity Stages
    • Bill Gwynne Stages
    • Ditton Priors Rally
    • Wilbarston stages
  • 2006
    • Midland Rally
    • Agbo Stage Rally
  • 2019
    • St Wilfrids Rally
    • Northumberland Borders rally
    • Friends re-united
  • 2020
    • Ross Traders Rally
  • 2021
    • Ilkley Jubilee
    • Tour of Cheshire
    • Dansport Historic 2021
    • Northumberland Borders Rally 2021

Rallies in WNR 904S
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WNR 904S would compete on 7 WRC events
1994 RAC Network Q
1995 Rally of Great Britain (RAC Network Q)
1996 Rally of Finland
1997 Rally of Portugal
1998 Rally of Great Britain (RAC Network Q)
1999 Rally of Great Britain (RAC Network Q)
2000 Rally of Finland
 
International events for WNR 904s
1995 Rally of Finland (WRC for 2 litre cars only)
1996 Rally of Great Britain (RAC Network Q - WRC for 2 litre cars only)
1998 South Swedish Rally
1999 Hunsruck Rally 

WNR 904S would compete on more WRC events than any other Rover Mini (7 x WRC events), WNR 30S would be second (6x WRC events) with the Plant brothers' A13 GPN third (5 x WRC events; 1995 Monte car 197, 1995 Network Q Car 193, 1996 Swedish Rally Car 102, 1997 Network Q Car 162, 1998 Network Q Car 171)

1994
WRC - internationals
Network Q                                                    Car 184                                      97th and 10th in class
  
1995
Mintex National Rally series – 1st in class in 1995
Sunseeker Winter Rally                          Car 79                                        46th and 1st in class
Granite City Rally                                      Car 65                                        43rd and 1st in class
Manx Rally                                                   Car 65                                        64th and 1st in class
Kerridge National Rally                          Car 89                                        44th and 1st in class
Morgannwg Forest Rally                       Car 60                                         36th and 2nd in class
Trackrod Stages Rally                             Car 73                                         50th and 1st in class
Bulldog Midland Rally                            Car 78                                         DNF SS1
 

WRC - internationals
Neste Finnish Rally                                 Car 74                                        41st and 2nd in class
Network Q                                                   Car 189                                       75th and 2nd in class
 
National B events
Horiba D’ISIS Stages                              Car 73                                        72nd
Rick Spurgeon’s 1st co-drive
 
WRC - internationals
Neste Finnish Rally                                  Car 74                                         41st and 2nd in class
Network Q                                                    Car 189                                       75th and 2nd in class

1996 
Mintex National Rally series – 1st in class in 1996
Winter Rally                                                Car 87                                        DNF SS5 (Engine)
Granite City Rally                                     Car 101                                       Car 51st and 1st in class
Manx National Rally                               Car 61                                        DNF SS3 (Steering link)
Kerridge Rally                                           Car 86                                        DNF SS4 (Engine)
Morgannwg Forrest Rally                    Car 61                                        DNF SS3 (Clutch)
Trackrod Rally                                          Car 89                                        45th and 2nd in class
Bulldog Rally                                             Car 64                                        47th and 1st in class


National B events      
John Overend memorial stages        Car 27                                        36th and 7th in class
Viking Tour                                               Car 23                                         DNF SS6 (Engine)
Horiba D ‘Isis                                           Car 75                                         60th and 7th in class
 
WRC – internationals
Neste Finnish Rally                                 Car 96                                        56th and  4th in class  
Network Q Rally                                       Car 186                                      80th and 5th in class

1997
Mintex National Rally series – 3rd in class
Winter Rally                                             Car  88                                       38th and 2nd in class
Granite City                                              Car 108                                      53rd and 4th in class
Manx Rally                                               Car 89                                         63rd and 3rd in class
Kerridge                                                     Car 90                                         DNF SS3 (Driveshaft)
Enterprise Forest Rally                       Car 104                                      DNF SS3 (Accident)
Trackrod Rally                                        Car 103                                       DNF SS7 (Oil loss)
Bulldog   Rally                                         Car 96                                        78th and 13th in class
  
National B events  
Armstrong Massey Viking Tour       Car  34                                       28th and 5th in class
Wheelspin stages                                    Car 33                                        17th and 2nd in class
                                             
 
WRC - internationals
Tap Rallye de Portugal                            Car 94                                         DNF SS 20 (Steering rack)
 
 
1998
Mintex National Rally series
Granite City Rally                                    Car 125                                      DNF after SS9 (Driveshaft)
Kerridge Rally                                           Car 113                                      59th and 6th in class
Enterprise Forest Rally                         Car 88                                        60th and 7th in class
 
National B events 
Viking Tour                                                Car 74                                        29th and 6th in class
 
WRC - internationals
South Swedish Rally                              Car  79                                      50th and 11th in class
Network Q                                                  Car 168                                     DNF SS12 (Differential)
 
  
1999
Mintex National events 
Sunseeker Winter Rally                           Car 92                                        DNF SS6
Kerridge                                                         Car 101                                      DNF SS2 (Driveshaft)
Dukeries Rally                                             Car 167                                      DNF SS2 (Driveshaft)
Woodpecker stages                                   Car 201                                      97th 1st in class
Enterprise Printing Rally                        Car 66                                         DNF (Differential)
 
National B events
Car spares Ditton  Priors                         Car 20                                        DNF SS7 (Steering rack)
Caerwent Patriot Stages                         Car 25                                        46th and 11th in class
Mid Wales Stages                                       Car 58                                         DNF
Silverstone Rally Sprint                          Car 52                                      Progressed to semi-finals
 
International events
Hunsruck Rally                                          Car 95                                         DNF (Driveshaft)
RAC Network Q                                          Car 173                                       DNF SS14 (Suspension)
 
 
2000
National B events
Dukeries  Rally                                           Car 131                                       70th and 6th in class
Horiba D’ISIS                                             Car 52
Mid Wales Stages                                     Car 47                                         DNF SS1 (drive shaft)
MBA Racing Ditton Prior                      Car 30                                         DNF (Accident)
Complete Car Spares  Ditton               Car 57                                         29th and 4th in class
 
WRC - internationals
Neste Rally Finland                                 Car 133                                       DNF SS2 (Steering)
 

2003
National B events 
Agbo Stages                                                Car 15                                         ?
​Quinton Horiba  Stages                         Car 232                                      DNF SS3 (Engine)
Grizedale Stages Rally                           Car 96                                        73rd  and 6th in class
Malton Forrest Rally                              Car 59                                        DNF
 
2005
National B events
Midland Rally                                              Car 48                                         DNF SS14 (Driveshaft)
Wilbarston Stages                                     Car 47                                         DNF  SS2
Essex Charity Stages Rally                     Car 44                                         DNF  SS9 (Steering link)
Bill Gwynne Stages Rally                        Car 41                                         DNF (Differential)
Ditton Priors Rally                                    Car 16                                         17th and 3rd in class
Agbo stages                                                  Car 33                                        DNF
 
 
2006
National B events 
Midland Rally                                             Car 46                                          DNF SS3 (Gearbox)
AGBO Stages                                               Car 30                                          32nd and 4th in class


2019
Historic road rallies
The St Wilfred's  Rally                           Car 54                                      45th and 1st in class
The Northumberland Borders          Car 13                                       DNF (Exhaust & electrical)

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2020
Historic road rallies

The Ross Traders Historic Rally        Car 38                                      18th and 1st in class & Vaughan Cup

The Covid pandemic meant the next event would not be until September 2021

2021
Historic road rallies

The Ilkley Jubilee                                     Car 46                                      37th and 2nd in class
Tour of Cheshire                                      Car 43                                       32nd and 2nd in class
Dansport Historic                                    Car 43                                       29th and 1st in category (Wheeldon Trophy)
Northumberland Borders Rally         Car 9                                          7th overall
 

The building of WNR 904S to Group A spec in 1994

Photographs kindly provided by the Coventry Automotive team, Mark Writtle, Simon Clarke, Tony Large, Phil James, M&H Photography Ltd, Pro-Rally Photographt Ltd  and others ​- the intellectual property rights reside with them - so please seek their permission if you want to use an image 

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