The 2004 London–Sydney Marathon was the fifth running of the London–Sydney 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 country |  United Kingdom  Australia |
| Rally base | London Sydney |
| Dates run | 5 June – 4 July 2004 |
| Stages | 55 |
| Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel |
| Overall distance | 15,000 km (9,300 miles) |
| Statistics | |
| Crews | 34 at start, 28 at finish |
| Overall results | |
| Overall winner |  Joe McAndrew Murray Cole |
Background edit
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 London–Sydney 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 edit
| 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 |
| Source:[2][3] | |||||
References edit
- ^ London Sydney Marathon 2004 Archived 1 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine, TWE Rally
- ^ North East Rally Services. "London-Sydney Marathon 2004 Entry List".
- ^ North East Rally Services. "London-Sydney Marathon 2004 Final Results" (PDF).