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RALLY NEWS
NO.5 Service..Friday 5.30
UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 6 - TRUSK LOUGH
1st (3) Andrew Nesbitt/James
O'Brien (Impreza WRC) 49.31
2nd (6) Derek McGarrity/Chris Patterson (Impreza) 50.28
3rd (2) Austin McHale/Brian Murphy (Corolla) 50.47
4th (5) Ian Greer/Dean Beckett (Celica) 50.52
5th (1) James Cullen/Ellen Moran (Impreza) 50.58
6th (9) Frank Meagher/Dermot O'Gorman (Escort WRC) 51.27
7th (11) Daniel & Michael Doherty (Impreza) 51.55
8th (8) Eamonn Boland/Damien Morrissey (Impreza WRC) 52.00
9th (7) Stephen Murphy/MJ Morrissey (Imreza) 52.01
10th (14) Hugh M Doherty/Mike Gibson (Escort WRC) 52.24
11th (18) Peadar Hurson/Ian Porter (Escort Cos) 52.37
12th (35) Philip Shaw/Nigel Frazer (Escort) 52.52
13th (24) Eugene Donnelly/Paul Nagle (Escort) 52.53
14th (25) Donie & Tim O'Sullivan (Escort Cos) 53.41
Derek McGarrity was just 1s slower than Andrew Nesbitt through
stage 6, Trusk Lough. That is the closest anyone has been to
breaking Andrew's monopoly. Cross Refrigeration man
Andrew looked comfortable as he came into service, reporting
no problems at all with his Cuisine de France Subaru WRC.
Austin McHale feels he is starting to find the limit of his Corolla,
this is the first time really at international level that he
has had a good run with the car. James Cullen was frustrated
when he arrived in here to service, he feels he was driving really
well over the last few stages but the times just weren't there.
He feels perhaps he should have fitted new tyres but more importantly
the Impreza suspension seems to be bottoming out. Daniel
Doherty's fine run had a slight hiccup in stage 5 when the car
slid wide after the jump bridge before the quarry and punctured
a rear left wheel.
Paul Harris put the Porsche off the road in Letterleague, at
the bumpy hairpin before the junction, we hear that he got going
but there is no sign of him here at service. John Tully has retired
his Escort because of fuel feed problems. The reason for Ivan
Stewart's retirement was that a head gasket went on stage 2.
Eugene Donnelly has a broken manifold in his Bio Clear Escort
G3 but it doesn't seem to be affecting his times. His team mate
Donie O'Sullivan has a slightly sticking throttle but the Killarney
man is still going well. Hugh Martin Doherty had a super
time in stage 5 but then lost at least 30s in Trusk Lough with
another broken rear driveshaft. Hugh Dunne is having engine problems
with his Legacy, he says it hasn't been pulling well out of junctions
from the start. He may be forced to retire. Cathal Rogers
is unhappy with his Impreza, the engine is cutting out.
Glenn Allen got a rear right puncture, the car launched itself
up a bank and he was lucky to get away with it. On an earlier
rallynews we mentioned that Philip Shaw was leading cl.11 - they
are actually cl.11A and are leading their category anyway. In
gpN Seamus Heron leads from Nigel Hickland with Natalie Barratt
3rd. Brendan Kelly is catching fast. Stephen Harris is struggling
with a seized up left arm. More news later..BRIAN AND LIZ PATTERSON |
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