RALLY NEWS NO.2                    End of Molls Gap-Sunday 10am

UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 1 MOLLS GAP
1st  (7) John Farrell/Christy Farrell (Escort) 11.00
2nd  (1) Dessie Nutt/Geraldine McBride (Porsche 911) 11.02
3rd  (9) Ray & Elaine Cunningham (Mini Cooper) 11.08
4th  (2) John Keatley/Maurice Beckett (Porsche 911) 11.15
5th (4) Martin Freestone/Chris Hayes (RS1600) 11.17
6th (16) Mervyn Johnston/Richard Hyland (Mini Cooper) 11.18
7th (11) Martin Ward/Linda Conroy (Manta) 11.32
8th (6) Lloyd Hutchinson/Lester Hutchinson (Mini Cooper) 11.34
     (15) Con Ward/Timmy Horan (Mini Cooper) 11.34
10th (8) Sean Tracey/Paddy Flanagan (BMW) 11.35

First on the road on this Killarney Historic Rally, Dessie Nutt, commented at the end of the first stage "It's quite slilppy, we could have been a little faster, I was being  canny". Despite some intercom problems John Farrell was fastest on the first stage.

Main stories amongst the early cars were that Philip Wylie unfortunately crashed his MGB heavily just after the gap. Philip and co driver Jim Howe were reportedly out of the Mg and displaying the "OK" board.  Drexel Gillespie's Cortina stopped for ages.  The points jammed up somehow and Drexel had to take the distributor out to fix them. The car was then going well, but very late. David Williams did not appear at stage finish in his Mini Cooper, initital reports suggest that the car had stopped in the stage.      

In the Classic section of the rally Donie O'sullivan was fastest on 10.05, Philip Shaw was next up on 10.10.  Phil Collins and Tom Randles tied for 3rd on 10.11.  Kieran O'Neill in the Kadett recorded 10.19, Hickey 10.39, Wesley Patterson 10.46, Padraig Price, despite 3rd gear problems, tied with Gareth Lloyd and Dave Slattery on 10.49.  Peter Kelly is reportedly stopped.

More news to follow.


BRIAN AND LIZ PATTERSON