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RALLY NEWS
NO.8 Cork..Sunday morning..early
UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 8 (OVERNIGHT)
1st (2) Andrew Nesbitt/James O'Brien (Subaru WRC) 1.15.46
2nd (4) Frank Meagher/Dermot O'Gorman (Focus WRC) 1.16.11
3rd (1) Ian Greer/Dean Beckett (Corolla WRC) 1.16.37
4th (3) Austin McHale/Joe Downey (Corolla WRC) 1.17.58
5th (5) Kenny McKinstry/Sean Mullally (Subaru WRC) 1.18.40
6th (14) Niall McShea/Michael Orr (Saxo) 1.20.03
7th (24) Roy White/Des Cooney (Lancer N) 1.22.08
8th (10) Sean McArdle/Paul McCann (Celica) 1.23.33
9th (27) Liam Davis/Billy Kelleher (Lancer N) 1.24.39
10th (12) Johnny O'Sullivan/Pat Cashman(EscortWRC)1.24.53
MODIFIED NATIONAL UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD
1st (67) Sean Gallagher/Liam Costello (Esc.Cos) 1.23.18
2nd (39) Greg McCormack/Sean Magee (Escort) 1.23.38
3rd (18) Eugene Donnelly/Paul Nagle (Escort G3) 1.24.30
4th (32) Tim O'Riordan/Don Montgomery(Sierra) 1.26.09
5th (33) Kieran O'Neill/Diarmuid Falvey(Kadett)1.26.44
There were no major changes to the overnight results - Andrew
Nesbitt has 25s in hand over Frank Meagher, with Ian Greer a
further 26s back promising a tough battle over today's 8 special
stages. Frank O'Mahony was listed as 7th overall after
stage 8 yesterday, but the Cork man withdrew his McKinstry Subaru
before parc ferme. It would appear that the Impreza has a damaged
piston in the engine, the same cylinder as has given trouble
before, which could be down to a faulty fuel injector.
In the classes overnight young Paul Dempsey, co driven by his
brother Stuart on his first rally, leads class 1 in the Suzuki.
Their father John was 14th in the overnight results having lost
5 mins. when he put his Subaru into the ditch. Class 2 is led
by Ed O'Neill from Owen O'Neill, both in Civics. Aidan Long leads
cl.3, Roy (Dougal) White leads gpN from Liam Davis with Nigel
Hickland 3rd, all in Lancers. John Sheehan is 4th in gpN in his
Subaru after what he describes himself as a middling enough first
day. Niall McShea leads cl.6 from Sean Keenan in the Corsa Kit
Car. Sean still on a learning curve with the little Opel. Cross
channell husband and wife team Pete & Jo Johnson lead cl.7
in their Astra ahead of Barry Coleman in the Escort Maxi. Barry
was really struggling for grip in the high powered front wheel
drive Ford. Thomas McCreesh leads cl.9, Fintan Canty cl.10,
Gerard O'Connell cl.11, Greg McCormack cl.12. Kieran O'Neill
cl.11A.
The Ford Kas are all running in the Modified section because
of regulations governing fire extinguishers and Oliver Stanley
leads from John O'Dowd with Shaun Woffinden 3rd. In the
Historic part of the rally Lloyd Hutchinson tops the list in
his Mini by 10s from Martin Freestone with John Farrell 3rd.
The latter 2 drive Mk1 Escorts. Dessie Nutt is 4th on the list
and leading "full" Historic from Philip Wylie in his
MGB. Philip is just 3s behind Nutt and indeed was in front for
many of the early stages, his cause not helped by a box full
of neutrals at one stage. More news later. BRIAN AND LIZ PATTERSON..our
thanks to Brendan Cahill and Dougie Hughes. |
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