KUWAIT: SAUDI-BASED DRIVER BILLY MURPHY WINS FOURTH ROTHMANS KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL RALLY.

Record ID: 1052378

  • Title: KUWAIT: SAUDI-BASED DRIVER BILLY MURPHY WINS FOURTH ROTHMANS KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL RALLY.
  • Date: 15th March 1978
  • Summary: 1. MV: Sheikh Abdullah Jaber Al Sabah flags car off followed by others. (2 SHOTS) 0.19 2. MV: Number 28 (Honda) off into the distance. 0.26 3. SV: Car no.50 (Lancer) followed by 55 (Honda) rounding bend. (2 SHOTS) 0.35 4. CU: Cars flashing past. (2 SHOTS) 0.38 5. GV: Car no.56 (Mazda) throwing dust cloud, followed by no.1 (Honda) and 35 (BMW) 39 (Holden). (4 SHOTS) 1.01 6. GV: Car no.43 (Mazda) over mound. 1.04 7. GV: Car no.44 (Mazda) followed by no.14 (Volvo) travelling along track. 1.12 8. GV: No.45 (Honda) slowly followed by no.10 (Renault) on the Al-Mutiah Ridge.(2 SHOTS) 1.23 9. GV: No.3 (Lancer) crewed by foss and Oliver 1.30 10. GV: No.2 (Volvo) (winners of this event.) 1.39 11. GV: Car no.8 (Avenger) speeding. 1.53 12. MV: Winning Volvo no.2 arriving at finish, followed by Avenger. 2.02 13. MCU: Bill Murphy, winner. 2.05 14. CU: Damaged car being driven past. 2.10 15. GV: Murphy and Vincent Labbatte. 2.13 Other placings... Seconds: a BMW 3201 driven by the young Kuwaiti Tarik Al Wazzan with Englishman John Spiller, third a Renault 16TX driven by the Lebanese husband and wife team Gerard and Frederigue Asfar. Initials JS/0030 SPORT: MOTOR RALLYING Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 29th March 1978 13:00
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  • Location: DESERT AROUND KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT
  • Country: Kuwait
  • Reuters ID: LVA2OERR0ZTBYW9N1QQEAYAT8K61
  • Story Text:Motor rallying...and in Kuwait last week (10 March), the service manager for the Volvo agency in Saudi Arabia, Billy Murphy, held off strong opposition to win the Rothmans Kuwait International Rally driving a Volvo 244DL. The rally, which is in its fourth year, was held over two days.

    SYNOPSIS: The event started from Kuwait's Messiah Beach Hotel, where the cars were flagged off by Sheikh Abdullah Jaber Al Sabah, special adviser to the Emir of Kuwait. This year a record 56 cars started, although only half that number were to finish the punishing 600 mile (960 kilometre) course.

    This Honda Civic driven by Alan Maxfield, was one which only just made it, after rolling on the final stage. The Honda Civic of Michael Devey however was not so lucky. It had to be withdrawn after demolishing its suspension at 87 miles (140 kilometres) per hour.

    Another Honda that failed was driven by the favourite for this year's rally, Roger Taylor, who had to pull out with damage to his engine not long after the start. All drivers, however, found the first stage difficult, particularly with the dust clouds churned up from the rough desert track.
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