2004 London–Sydney Marathon

The 2004 London–Sydney Marathon was the fifth running of the LondonSydney Marathon. The rally took place between 5 June and 4 July 2004. The event covered 9,300 miles (15,000 km) through Europe, Asia and Australia. It was won by Joe McAndrew and Murray Cole in a Honda Integra Type-R.

2004 London–Sydney Marathon
Host countryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Australia Australia
Rally baseLondon
Sydney
Dates run5 June – 4 July 2004
Stages55
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance15,000 km (9,300 miles)
Statistics
Crews34 at start, 28 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerNew Zealand Joe McAndrew
New Zealand Murray Cole

Background

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In 2004, Nick Brittan and his company, Trans World Events, who had organise long-distance endurance rallies for the last decade including the last two LondonSydney Marathons in 1993 and in 2000 decided to organise another London-Sydney Marathon but this time featuring pre-1978 classic cars and modern FIA Group N showroom cars, limited to two wheel drive and naturally aspirated engines up to 2000cc.[1] The route would see competitors cross Europe in the first twelve days of the event before the cars would be airlifted by the Antonov An-124 cargo planes hired by TWE from Turkey to India with competitors driving through India for the next eight days before being airlifted to Australia for the last ten days of the rally.

Results

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Pos Category No Drivers Car Overall Time
1 Modern Showroom 25   Joe McAndrew
  Murray Cole
Honda Integra Type-R 10hr 39min 39sec
2 Modern Showroom 37   Mike Montgomery
  Roy Wilson
Honda Integra Type-R 10hr 57min 30sec
3 Modern Showroom 34   Shane Murland
  John Benton
Honda Integra Type-R 11hr 9min 21sec
4 Modern Showroom 26   Graham Lorimer
  Nick Starkey
Toyota RunX 11hr 13min 40sec
5 Modern Showroom 32   Ian Begg
  Allan Dippie
Toyota Corolla GT 11hr 27min 54sec
6 Classic 2   Anthony Ward
  Mark Solloway
Ford Escort RS 1600 11hr 28min 51sec
7 Modern Showroom 28   Steve Blunt
  Bob Duck
Toyota RunX 11hr 41min 7sec
8 Modern Showroom 35   Brian Hilton
  Joshua Hilton
Toyota Corolla GT 11hr 57min 42sec
9 Classic 16   Peter Cochrane
  Cameron Wearing
Ford Mustang 12hr 15min 10sec
10 Modern Showroom 36   Peter Taylor
  Trevor Stilling
Toyota Corolla GT 12hr 24min 22sec
11 Modern Showroom 27   Jimmy McRae
  Bruce Lyle
Toyota RunX 12hr 26min 43sec
12 Modern Showroom 39   David Winstanley
  Terri Metcalfe
MG ZR 12hr 27min 44sec
13 Classic 20   Bob Almond
  Paul Benko
Datsun 1800 12hr 34min 34sec
14 Classic 10   Garry Leeson
  Rex Leeson
Ford Falcon XR GT 12hr 40min 51sec
15 Modern Showroom 31   Peter Lockhart
  Moira Lockhart
Proton Satria GTi 12hr 42min 36sec
16 Classic 7   David Cavenagh
  Cath Woodman
Porsche 911 Carrera 12hr 43min 44sec
17 Modern Showroom 29   Vidar Christensen
  Oddvar Moy
Peugeot 306 S-16 12hr 48min 42sec
18 Modern Showroom 33   Steve Coad
  Paul Wilson
Holden Astra 13hr 19min 24sec
19 Classic 15   Theo du Toit
  Andre Bezuidenhout
Porsche 911 S 13hr 22min 25sec
20 Classic 18   Paul Darrouzet
  Paul Williamson
Ford Capri Perana 13hr 25min 50sec
21 Classic 17   Gerald Brandstetter
  Helmut Artacker
Ford Escort RS 2000 14hr 1min 9sec
22 Classic 9   Franz Pretorius
  Roelof Coertse
Porsche 911 14hr 56min 50sec
23 Classic 19   Jiri Motal
  Ota Kramaz
Škoda 1100 MB 15hr 10min 13sec
24 Modern Showroom 38   Freddie Preston
  David Harrison
Suzuki Ignis Sport 15hr 27min 54sec
25 Classic 14   Phil Hooper
  Terry Kingsley
Leyland P76 15hr 32min 15sec
26 Classic 12   Lloyd Hughes
  Hugh Hodgkinson
Porsche 911 S 16hr 10min 44sec
27 Classic 6   Mark Laucke
  Rosina Laucke
Porsche 911 16hr 19min 31sec
28 Classic 11   Chip Johns
  Jim Hurman
Ford Falcon Sprint 18hr 0min 2sec
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References

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  1. ^ London Sydney Marathon 2004 Archived 1 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine, TWE Rally
  2. ^ North East Rally Services. "London-Sydney Marathon 2004 Entry List".
  3. ^ North East Rally Services. "London-Sydney Marathon 2004 Final Results" (PDF).