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RALLY
NEWS NO.6 Clonmel/Finish/Sunday 6pm
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UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 9 (LAST STAGE)
1st (5) Michael Barrable/Dermot O'Gorman (Subaru WRC)
1.09.03
2nd (2) Niall Maguire/Paul Nagle (Subaru WRC) 1.09.40
3rd (4) David Armstrong/Herbie Blackburn (Esc.Cos) 1.11.56
4th (15) Mac McKenna/John Loughran (Peugeot rwd) 1.12.41
5th (11) Sean Gallagaher/Liam Costello (Esc.Cos) 1.12.58
6th (7) Hugh Dunne/Derek Brannigan (Subaru WRC) 1.13.12
7th (16) Roy White/Des Cooney (Lancer N) 1.14.00
8th (17) Aaron McHale/Damien Connolly (Lancer N) 1.14.12
9th (20) Eddie Kinirons/Greg Shinnors (Celica) 1.14.15
10th (28) George Tracey/Elva Rowe (Impreza N) 1.14.27
Quite a momentus day here on this Stonethrowers Rally.
Michael Barrable/Dermot O'Gorman were the winners, while
2nd placed Niall Maguire takes this year's Dunlop National
Championship even with 2 rounds remaining.
Michael Barrable commented here at the finish ramp in
Clonmel "A very special rally to win, especially with
Dermot co-driving, as he sat beside Frank Meagher so often
in the past". Niall Maguire said "I knew as
long as I kept on the road today that the championship was
OK. I'm glad for Michael Barrable that he won. The rally
got away from me on the first stage. A good event, very
enjoyable". For 43 year old Maguire this is his 2nd
Dunlop National title. Ironically today his regular co
driver Paul McLaughlin was forced to spectate after
breaking his collar bone in a cycling accident during the
week. Substitute Paul Nagle, as ever, did a brilliant job.
Third placed David Armstrong did his Dunlop championship
position no harm at all, and he said "I'm happy enough
with 3rd against this sort of machinery. It was hard to
know the pace. Really, this was a very well run
rally".
In Group N Roy White came out on tops ahead of Aaron McHale.
White pushed hard all day on his local event, while Aaron
McHale scores maximum points in the Dunlop National series
in gpN to increase his category lead.
Just outside the top 10 Liam McCarthy came into 11th while
from a seeding of 53 James McCann finished 12th. David
James was 13th and 2nd in class to the brilliant Mac
McKenna. Kieran Molloy was 14th, racing driver Martin
O'Connell 15th. In the Ford Focus Championship, with 1
stage remaining Oliver Stanley still led from Colm Murphy
with Brendan Kelly 3rd. Very well done to all at the
Tipperary MC for a superb event….BRIAN AND LIZ PATTERSON
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