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MOURNE
RALLY 2000
RALLY NEWS NO.6 END OF STAGE
11 (THREE STEPS BAR)
UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 11
1ST (1) Robin Phillips/Mike Gibson (Celica) 47.15
2ND (4) David Armstrong/Herbie Blackburn (Escort) 47.54
3RD (16) Camillus Bradley/Danny O'Neill (Escort) 48.02
4TH (14) Glenn Allen/Eugene Donnelly (Escort) 48.13
= (2) Denis Biggerstaff/Guy Carlisle (Metro 6R4)
48.13
6TH (10) George Robinson/Francis Regan (Escort Cos) 48.19
7TH (20) Alan Nesbitt/David Smith (Escort G3) 49.14
8TH (19) Micky McArdle/Ger McMonagle (BMW M3) 49.22
Robin Phillips and Michael Gibson really stamped their authority
on this formula karting sponsored Mourne Rally, with another
fastest time through stage 11 Big Gullion taking 13 seconds from
David Armstrong and now leads by a commanding 39 seconds.
Robin reported no problems over stages 9 and 10 but felt that
Big Gullion was very slippy towards the start, and this was reinforced
by David Armstrong who reported a big spin, which accounts for
the larger time gap between the leading pair.
Camillus Bradley continues to hold third place with a storming
run in his Mk2, though Denis Biggerstaff moves into joint fourth
along side Glen Allen, after setting fastest time on SS9 Camlough.
Denis was another driver complaining about just how slippy the
roads have become on this the third and final loop.
George Robinson with Francis Regan on the notes was in a bit
of a hurry at the end of SS11 Big Gullion, having broken a drive
shaft in the stage dropping him very little time, but they were
hoping to apply some minor repairs prior to the final Cooley
Mountain stage.
Alan Nesbitt has extended his lead over Micky McArdle to eight
seconds after those last three stages, while Norman Armstrong
in his Mk2 is on a total of 59.46.
Still going well are John Cairns in his Impreza leading GpN,
while Denis Patterson lies just outside the top ten in his Escort.
Class leaders after stage eight include Marshall Kennedy and
David McElroy in their 205, Paul Spence and Gary Aiken in a Corsa
lead class 3. Conrad Munnis and Margo Christie lead class
4 in their Corsa while event sponsor Jim Feenan and Mark Elliott
are going well in their formula karting Astra. Geoff Heggan
in the Fortress Signs Starlet is well into the top thirty with
Mark McDonnell making a welcome return to the co drivers seat
after his recent illness.
More News Later ..... Michael Patterson and Zoe Todd |
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