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RALLY NEWS
NO.2 End of stage 1..Saturday 11.15
UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 1 PARKMORE
1st (3) Denis Biggerstaff/Guy Carlisle (Metro 6R4) 3.40
(23) Robert Woodside/Dean Beckett (Impreza) 3.40
3rd (9) Richard Hogg/Mark Hanna (Lancer N) 3.43
4th (1) Eamonn Boland/Alun Cook (Subaru WRC) 3.44
5th (4) Robin Philips/Mike Gibson (Celica) 3.45
6th (20) Raymond Mason/Stephen Dowds (Impreza N) 3.46
7th (14) Keith White/David Lyness (Escort) 3.47
(2) Derek McGarrity/MJ Morrissey (Impreza) 3.47
9th (21) Raymond Johnston/Ivan Fisher (Lancer N) 3.48
(17) John Donnelly/Joe McAleese (Escort Cos) 3.48
As can be seen above, Denis Biggerstaff and Robert Woodside were
equal fastest on the first stage of this Toshiba Rally, but not
so lucky were Trevor Moore and John McKeown. Moore's Escort
Cosworth centre differential scrunched itself on the start line
of the stage, Trevor coaxed it through to the finish, but the
car wouldn't go up the little rise on to the tarmac road.
End of rally for Trevor. McKeown arrived at stage finish
several minutes late, the driver's door of his Sierra Cosworth
missing, gone, testimony to an excursion down one of the Parkmore
ditches. Apart from the draught, John was as cool as a
cucumber anyway, and joked "Not a worry hey, we'll get a
new door in the scrapyard and get it on at service!"
Wife Mandy who is codriving today, didn't seem very impressed,
she is leading the co-driver's section of the Mid Antrim club
championship, and the whole idea today was to get to the finish
unscathed!
Out at the front of the rally Eamonn Boland remarked about his
first trip through the Co. Antrim forests.."Very good, quite
slippy, happy to keep it out of the ditch, not a bother!"
McGarrity said "Being cautious". Denis Biggerstaff
told us "Made a few mistakes, slowed early for the hairpin
right, but OK". Robin Philips commented "Just
alright, the windscreen got very dirty and I couldn't really
see". Robert Woodside told us about his first run
in the McKinstry Subaru "I'm still getting used to the traction
and the brakes".
Other stories included...George Robinson did not make the start
line, he did not want to take his own Escort Cosworth into the
forests, so he did a deal to run Kieran Shaw's car (Kieran and
his partner Brian McCluskey are busy this weekend getting a new
computer system into KBB Doors factory). However, Kieran's
car could not make the start line because of a mechanical problem.
Gary White's Escort Cosworth finished that first stage with smoke
wisping from under the bonnet. Another change to entry is that
David Patterson/Martin Johnston have switched their Maurice Lynn
Motors backed Mitsubishi for one of Eugene Donnelly's Escorts
at No.40. Some other times include..Richard Hall 3.50:
Maurice Gass in the Millview Fuels Celica 3.51: Glenn Allen in
his Mk2 Escort 3.52. Gary White 3.50: Jimmy Logan joked "I'm
getting too old for this", and recorded 3.58: More news
later. BRIAN & LIZ PATTERSON |
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