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RALLY NEWS
NO.5 End of stage 5 - Sunday 4 pm
UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 5 - Bohermore
1st (1) Niall Maguire/Paul McLaughlin (Impreza) 39.20
2nd (2) Paul Harris/Eugene O'Donnell (Impreza) 39.52
3rd (6) Donal O'Donovan/Pat Lordan (Celica) 40.09
4th (7) Ray Breen/John Purcell (Impreza) 40.15
5th (3) Denis Cronin/Helen O'Sullivan (BMW M3) 40.44
6th (14) Tim McNulty/Julian Nangle (Celica) 41.05
7th (8) Hugh Dunne/Mike Gibson (Legacy) 41.12
8th (11) Tommy Graham/Anthony Nestor (Escort Cos) 41.24
9th (26) Dessie Keenan/Laura Keenan (Escort) 42.46
10th (22) Rory O'Connor/Francis Kenny (Escort Cos) 43.21
Paul Harris set equal fastest time with Niall Maguire through
stage 5, with Ray Breen 3rd fastest, just 5s behind the 2 Subarus
in front. Then it was Donal O'Donovan and Denis Cronin - just
1s each further back. Maguire reported no problems. Paul Harris
said his engine is still far from right, Paul sweating heavily,
fair evidence as to how hard he is trying. Neither Donal O'Donovan
or Ray Breen reported any problems. Hugh Dunne still has some
small vibration at the back of the car. Tommy Graham lost some
time when he caught up with Dermot Kelly - Dermot reckons that
there was a driveshaft broken in his car.
Rory O'Connor told us that his Escort Cosworth was all over the
road, not handling at all, possibly as a result of that earlier
puncture. Patrick Elliott had his Lancer right up on 2 wheels,
the Cavan man still fighting hard to regain some of the ground
lost on stage 1. Micky McArdle had a spin in that stage
5. James & Ann Foley are going well in their Civic
- a broken windscreen telling the story of catching a car on
an earlier stage, that was through a gravelly section. James
and Ann had to drop back a bit.
Johnny O'Sullivan retired his Escort world rally car a couple
of stages ago, reportedly with overheating problems. Anthony
O'Halloran did not appear into service after stage 4, the Ruan
man having a fraught day. Ed Synan and Tom Holton are 2 further
retirements, no sign either of Aidan Walsh or McCartan McCague.
Latest from the Monaco Grand Prix was that Schumacher retired
when his suspension collapsed, the exhaust burnt through something!
Coulthard won from Barrichello with Fisi..what's his name in
the Benetton 3rd...Frentzen was going well in the Jordan but
he clipped the barrier and Trulle was also going well in one
of our Eddie's machines, but he had a mechanical problem...more
news later from this Circuit of Munster Rally - celebrating it's
50th birthday this year - BRIAN & LIZ PATTERSON |
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