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MOURNE
RALLY 2000
RALLY NEWS NO.4 CARNBANE IND. ESTATE SAT 2.20PM
UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE SEVEN (THREE STEPS BAR)
1ST (1) Robin Phillips/Mike Gibson (Celica) 28.38
2ND (4) David Armstrong/Herbie Blackburn (Escort) 29.02
3RD (16) Camillus Bradley/Danny O'Neill (Escort) 29.14
4TH (14) Glenn Allen/Eugene Donnelly (Escort) 29.20
5TH (2) Denis Biggerstaff/Guy Carlisle (Metro 6R4) 29.26
6TH (20) Alan Nesbitt/David Smith (Escort G3) 29.44
NO TIME FOR GEORGE ROBINSON - STILL RUNNING OKAY AFTER SS7.
Robin Phillips finished the Big Gullion stage fastest once again
and proclaiming himself very happy and no problems his lead now
24 seconds over David Armstrong and Herbie Blackburn in their
Escort Cosworth. Armstrong also reports no problems.
Big news is that third place man James Gillen with Victor Carruthers
along side have reportedly removed a wheel from their Escort
Cosworth in the Camlough stage, Victor has requested a trailer
to assist their extraction from the stage.
George Robinson is still running after stage seven, though we
were unable to get a time for that stage though he had a total
of 23.21 after stage six putting him 3 seconds behind Denis Biggerstaff.
Biggerstaff's times are improving, he actually set fastest over
Camlough SS5, with a time of 2.18, 2 seconds up on Phillips,
though Denis admits that he just does not like the long Big Gullion
stage.
Camillus Bradley in his Mk2 Escort set an amazing time only two
seconds slowler than Phillips over SS7 helping his cause, and
extending his lead over Glen Allen to 6 seconds. Both the
Mk2 men are having a brilliant battle, not just for two wheel
drive honours but they are also making a serious impression on
the overall leaderboard. Just of our leaderboard in 8th
place overall is Micky McArdle in his BMW M3 on a total of 30.00
who leads Norman Armstrong but just one second.
In GpN running down the field at car 40 is John and James Cairns
in their Impreza, and they in fact lead the category and held
tenth overall after stage four nearly 20 seconds up on Richard
Hogg and Billy McCullins, we will try an keep you posted on their
progress. Alan Nesbitt is showing some of the pace he showed
so well on last years Circuit of Ireland, his stage times really
reflecting a committed drive. Other two wheel drive men
just of the leaderboard include Eugene Ferry and John Gallagher,
while Paul Gallagher an Karl Read in their Corolla are up to
about 15th overall reinforcing their strong performance in Donegal
last weekend. More News Later ... Michael Patterson and
Zoe Todd
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