RALLY NEWS NO.2
Service/Delvin/Sunday 2pm
UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 1
1st (19) Andrew Browne/Keefe Kilcoyne (Celica)
8.27.0
2nd (7) Padraig Price/David Nooney (Celica)
8.37.0
3rd (5) James Foley/Lisa Roe (Lancer N) 8.43.0
4th (11) Mickey Curran/Alan Tuite (Escort)
8.48.0
5th (22) Peter Wilson/John Kilmurray (Lancer N)
8.48.0
6th (10) Joe Curran/Martin McGarrity (Impreza
N) 8.50.7
7th (2) Jack Sleator/Timmy England (Impreza)
8.53.2
8th (1) Tom Holton/Sean Walsh (Celica) 8.56.9
9th (6) Adrian Quinn/Alan Moran (Lancer N)
8.58.3
10th (14) John Kelly/Robbie Shaw (Lancer N)
9.00.0
It was Andrew Browne/Keefe Kilcoyne who set the pace of
the opening stage of this Sleator Opel backed Castle Rally, the
Meath man saying at the end of the stage. “I was relaxed, enjoyed
it, the car went well”.
No.1 seed Tom Holton looked a little sheepish at stage
finish, saying the car ran low in fuel towards the end of the
test. When asked did he deliberately cut it fine or did somebody
forget to put the juice in, Tom just looked skywards and said.
“No comment”.
Event sponsor Jack Sleator was 2nd on the road
and he spun his Pat Norris Subaru at a chicane. James Foley said
he had a good enough run but was still settling in. Adrian Quinn
didn’t seem just overjoyed with his run and said. “It was just
alright”.
We though for a few moments, until Andrew Browne arrived,
that Padraig Price was maybe leading the rally. He had a real
good run at the stage although he lost a bit of time behind Paul
McEnroe’s stricken Impreza, and also had a little brake fade with
the Celica towards finish but otherwise OK.
McEnroe had lost over a minute when he slid his Subaru
into a ditch on a tight 6 left corner about half a mile into the
stage.
Further stories include – Mickey Curran not happy, felt
that either he or the timekeeper messed up the start. Peter
Wilson had a great run on his first outing in an Evo and said at
stage finish. “There’s nothing left”. No doubt there is! Mark
Alcorn had a couple of overshoots in his Corolla, but set a decent
time. Alan Sheridan finished the stage with a soft rear tyre on
his Escort.
James Cassidy turned in a time of 9.13. That would be one
of the quickest times in class 12 which will do his chances in the
Sleator Opel championship no harm at all.
More news to follow.
BRIAN & LIZ PATTERSON www.rallynews.net
