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RALLY NEWS
NO.1 SERVICE IN SAT 12.30PM
UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 2
1ST (4) Denis Biggerstaff/Guy Carlisle (Metro 6R4) 8.01
2ND (8) Richard Hogg/Mark Hanna (Escort Cos) 8.05
3RD (9) Glenn Allen/Eugene Donnelly (Escort) 8.09
4TH (12) Keith White/David Lyness (Escort) 8.13
5TH (21) John Donnelly/Joe McAleese (Escort Cos) 8.14
6TH (5) James Gillen/Victor Carruthers (Escort Cos) 8.15
= (7) Raymond Mason/Steven Dowds (Impreza) 8.15
8TH (16) Richard Hall/ Declan Campbell (Escort Cos) 8.22
9TH (10) Brendan O'Hagan/Paul Hone (Escort Cos) 8.23
10TH (3) Robin Phillips/Mike Gibson (Celica) 8.25
The first big drama to report on this year's Parker Plant Dogleap
Stages Rally is that last year's winner Trevor Moore and Richard
Curry, have reportedly rolled their MTC Escort Cosworth into
retirement on SS1 Cam Forest. The stage was stopped for
a short time, but both crew members are uninjured, and the delay
was only for a couple of minutes.
Reining Woodland Furniture Northern Ireland Champion Denis Biggerstaff
and Guy Carisle have stamped their authority on the rally already
with fastest times on both the first and second stages, Denis
reporting everything is okay. Current championship leader,
Robin Phillips reported 2 big overshoots on the first stage which
dropped him 23 seconds to Biggerstaff, but Robin was back on
the pace on SS2 abielt only 1 second down on the rally leader.
Local man Richard Hogg is debuting his new ex-works Escort Cosworth,
and putting the machine to good effect over those two stages
to lie only four seconds down in second place. Glenn Allen
is absolutely flying in his rwd MK2 Escort, setting joint second
fastest over SS1 "Yes we had a really good time over the
first one" were his comments, dropping only three seconds
there, and ultimately another five on SS2.
In GpN Raymond Mason is right on the pace in his new Impreza,
embarrassing some of the GpA machines while Jim Crozier in his
Proton admitted he was very slow on the first stage and his total
is 8.39. Richard Hall lyes 8th overall despite two big
overshoots on the first stage while Frank Kelly is reported to
have stopped in SS2 with a puncture, but we believe he is inside
the flying finish board.
Running car 21 on the road John Donnelly and Joe McAleese are
really on the case in fifth place overall while just of the leaderboard
Jimmy Logan and Neil Fitzsimmons are on a total of 8.31.
Mark Barnett in his MK2 Escort is another going well his total
after SS2 is 8.34 while Kevin O'Kane and Steven Griffith are
just outside the top 10 on 8.28 and report no problems
More News Later Michael Patterson and Zoe Todd |
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