RALLYNEWS NO.5 SERVICE IN SAT 5.30PM

UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 10 (LAST STAGE)

1ST (3) Trevor Moore/Richard Curry (Escort Cos) 47.24

2ND(1) Denis Biggerstaff/Damien McCann(Metro 6R4) 47.32

3RD (2) Kevin O'Kane/Stephen Griffith (Impreza) 47.37

4TH (7) Gary White/Barry Taggart (Escort Cos) 47.49

5TH (4) Richard Hogg/Mark Hanna (Lancer Evo6) 48.26

6TH (5) Brendan O'Hagan/Paul Hone (Escort Cos) 48.35

7TH (11) Keith White/David Lynas (Escort) 48.48

8TH (16) Fintan McGrady/Jim Crozier (Escort Cos) 48.59

9TH(20) Mark Woodside/Malcolm Thompson (Lancer)49.02

10TH (10) Raymond Mason/Peter Martin (Impreza) 49.18

11TH(18) Owen Lamont/Philip McCrea (Subaru) 49.34

Trevor Moore and Richard Curry have driven a faultless rally to take a well deserved victory on this year's Dogleap Stages Rally. A former winner here, the Glengormley man promised to lay his ghosts to rest after his early roll last year, and a string of fastest times from the second stage on proved to be unmatched.

Denis Biggerstaff seemed to be going nowhere at the half way stage of the rally but the Dramara man, as is so often the case here at the Dogleap Rally, grabbed his ailing 6R4 but the scruff of the neck over the final three stages to score an unexpected second place, which will do his chances in the Northern Ireland Championship no harm. Kevin O'Kane drove a faultless rally but could do nothing about Biggerstaff over the final stages loosing out on second place by only five seconds. Gary White nursed his Escort Cosworth home over the final stage with a seriously bent strut, a well deserved fourth place is just reward.

The GpN battle was always looking to go Richard Hogg's way today, fastest overall on the first stage, the local man scored a emphatic category win despite some mechanical problems on the final stage. Mark Woodside took a fine second in the category and 9th overall, heading home Raymond Mason in 10th. Mason takes 3rd in GpN overcoming a broken brake disk on the last two stages. Keith White and David Lynas entertained the crowds in their 2wd Escort, 7th overall despite his heated screen breaking and broken rear suspension on the final two stages, another giant killing performance. Finton McGrady had no brakes for stages nine and ten, a broken calliper the cause and he did well to bring his Escort home in 8th. Well done to Maiden City Motor Club and in particular COC Michael Carlin on once again putting on a superb event, this year run under very difficult circumstances. In the NI Championship, co-ordinator Jim McSherry has confirmed that there will be an event on 22nd Sept details of which will be confirmed later. Thanks to all who helped today. Michael Patterson and Zoe Todd