The 11th Three Castles Welsh Classic Trial enjoyed blazing sunshine as the 1951 MG TD crew of Mark and Sue Godfrey battled to their third win on the popular event.
On the first day the Godfreys established a vital one-second lead over the chasing pack, headed by Chris White and Ken Woodham (1955 Austin-Healey 100/4) from 2012 victors, Graham Walker/Sean Toohey (1972 Lotus Elan) and the spectacular Dermot Carnegie/Paul Bosdet (1972 Ford Escort).
Just 19 penalty marks covered these four crews after a whole day of rallying with five regularities and four special tests.
Mike Thompson and Cedric Eade's Bentley
By the end of day two the Godfreys had slightly extended their lead with John Abel and John Dennett's Sunbeam Tiger moving up to fourth.
But, three earlier car fires aside (two Healeys, one Elan), all the drama came on the final day.
Several contenders – including Jayne Wignall and Kevin Savage (below), White and Woodham, and Covill and Wilson – made early mistakes that ruled them out of the running.
Wignall and Savage in action at Parc Glasfryn in the 20HP Sunbeam