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RALLY NEWS
NO.11 Milford service..Saturday 3.15
UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 14 Fanad
1st (3) Andrew Nesbitt/James O'Brien (Impreza WRC) 1.48.03
2nd (1) James Cullen/Ellen Morgan (Impreza) 1.50.17
3rd (2) Austin McHale/Brian Murphy (Corolla) 1.50.36
4th (5) Ian Greer/Dean Beckett (Celica) 1.51.26
5th (9) Frank Meagher/Dermot O'Gorman (Escort WRC) 1.51.59
6th (11) Daniel & Michael Doherty (Impreza) 1.52.14
Just outside the above leaderboard - we provisionally have Eamonn
Boland 7th, Hugh Martin Doherty 8th just 12s behind Boland and
battling hard to get ahead of the Wexford man. Then it is Eugene
Donnelly in 9th, highest placed 2 wheel drive and modified car.
Then Phillip Shaw in 10th leading class 11A. Next up is Killarney's
Donie O'Sullivan followed by Stephen Murphy, group N leader Seamus
Heron, Glenn Allen (2nd in class 11A) and Brendan Kelly, 2nd
in group N.
Beyond that is Sean McArdle provisionally 16th and 16s ahead
of Maurice Gass, then its Natalie Barratt, she's 3rd in gpN,
Alan Nesbitt is around about 19th having had all sorts of day
1 brake troubles and Connie Smith 20th, Connie getting used to
a new 6 speed R&D box in his Escort Cosworth. Connie
is still running a "small" front diff, so is having
to be a bit canny.
Andrew Nesbitt set fastest time over Kindrum, by 5s from James
Cullen, Frank Meagher was 4th fastest, Ian Greer 5th fastest
and Hugh Martin Doherty 6th fastest. On Kindrum Andrew
Nesbitt was once again quickest - that is 14 fastest times out
of 14 stages. Austin McHale was 2nd fastest over Fanad
4s behind Andrew and 1s ahead of Cullen. Frank Meagher and Daniel
Doherty were equal 4th quickest. Ian Greer 6th fastest.
In the Historic part of the rally - Dessie Nutt leads with Martin
Boyle 2nd in his Anglia and Joe Connolly in a similar Porsche
to Nutt 3rd. Nutt is taking it gently as he is off to Ypres
on Monday. In the Post Historic section John Keatley is
1st from Martin Freestone with John Farrell 3rd - all in Escorts.
Back to the International - and news of further retirements -
David Armstrong spun his Escort Cosworth off backwards, got caught
on a wet slippy patch, with seemingly a cocktail of brakefluid
on the surface. His Escort Cosworth went over and down
a bank backwards, very light damage, but no spectators to help.
Andy Blower/Anne Ellis had a huge disappointment when they and
their small team in their No.145 Nova battled to get the clutch
changed here at service, but when they got to the out control
it was closed - they were over maximum! Robbie Peoples led cl.10
overnight but is coming under serious pressure from Paul Gallagher.
Paul stopped for 2 mins in Letterleague on day 1 with electrical
problems and is in a hurry to make up time. Robbie Peoples' Escort
is now suffering serious vibration troubles. KERRIDGE RALLY -
Dodd leads by over a minute from Mann with Petch 3rd after SS8.
BRIAN AND LIZ PATTERSON |
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