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RALLY NEWS
NO.2 End of stage 1..Sunday/noon..
UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 1
1st (2) Frank Meagher/Micheal Maher (Escort WRC) 7.23
2nd (3) Eamonn Boland/Damien Morrissey (Subaru WRC) 7.24
3rd (7) Donald O'Donovan/Pat Lordan (Celica) 7.26
4th (6) Paul Harris/Eugene O'Donnell (Impreza) 7.28
5th (9) Jim Harrison/Harvey Bell (Impreza) 7.31
6th (8) Michael Barrable/Joe Downey (Celica) 7.34
7th (5) Niall Maguire/Paul McLoughlin (Impreza) 7.38
(12) Tim McNulty/Julian Nangle (Celica) 7.38
9th (70) George Cullen/Dermot O'Gorman (Celica) 7.39
10th (4) Pete Doughty/Tim Sturla (Escort WRC) 7.40
11th (24) Hugh Dunne/Greg Shinnors (Legacy) 7.43
The above times are from the first few cars only - there could
be some of the later cars come into the list.
A few spots of rain caused anxious moments for the early drivers,
but they got through the stage on bone dry roads, the later numbers
slightly affected by dampish conditions. As can be seen above,
Frank Meagher was fastest, the former Tarmac Champion telling
us at stage finish "I was getting a bit of understeer, maybe
picked too soft a tyre". Eamonn Boland in his fabulous
new Impreza WRC said "Not a worry, although I'm over driving
the car, but it's good". Pete Doughty, third on the
road, said "Rusty". While Paul Harris joked "I
fell asleep a bit towards the finish of the stage!!"
Donal O'Donovan set a scintillating time, which cheered the West
Cork man up somewhat, and he remarked "The car feels way
better today". Denis Cronin reckoned he picked too
soft a tyre, Joe McHugh was the first gpN through, his time 8.29,
the Donegal man telling us "I'm just bedding in the new
codriver". Some other times - Denis Cronin 7.46: Cahal Arthurs
7.54 with an overshoot: Tommy Graham 7.47: Maurice Gass 7.56:
Tim O'Riordan did not make the start line, some problem with
a turbo charger valve. More news to follow..BRIAN &
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