RALLY NEWS NO.4               Service/Sunday 12.15

 

UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 2 Coalbrook

1^st (2) Ray Breen/Andrew Purcell (Focus WRC) 15.49

2^nd (3) Charlie Donnelly/Paddy Toner (Corolla WRC) 16.11

3^rd (5) Noel Redmond/Killian Duffy (Impreza WRC) 16.32

4^th (7) Kevin Barrett/Barry Goodman (Impreza WRC) 16.47

5^th (15) Alan Ring/Derek Brannigan (Impreza N) 16.41

6^th (14) Michael Curran/Fabian McShane (Lancer N) 16.55

     (9) Richie Curran/Gerry English (Escort WRC) 16.55

8^th (24) Eamonn Daly/Ger Healy (Lancer N) 16.57

9^th (18) PJ McGrath/Damien Morrissey (Impreza N) 16.58

10^th (29) Ian Barrett/Eoin O'Flaherty (Lancer N) 17.00

 

The above leaderboard is a continuation from RallyNews No.2 and has some additional times.  Apart from 4 cars, Breen, Donnelly, Redmond & Barrett, the remaining cars have received a notional time for stage 2 following Sean Gallagher’s accident and subsequent car fire. 

 

We said on the last RallyNews that Jim Harrison’s Subaru had crashed on the 2^nd stage.  This was correct, but subsequent to this Harrison’s Impreza has appeared here at service in the midst of the cars that were held up behind the Gallagher accident.  What is going to happen as regards Harrison’s time we do not as yet know – it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that he could still be in the rally and indeed still in contention. 

 

Further stories from stage 1 include – Jack Sleator spun his Fabia and held up Willie Fannin. James O’Sullivan’s Lancer is down on power.  The crew changed the turbo last night but the car still doesn’t seem right, his total 17.05.  Don Butler scraped the side of his group N lancer but lost little time.  Liam Wall would appear to be the fastest of the 2 wheel drive runners so far, Wall’s Escort on a total of 17.03. David James is on 17.10 in his Escort. James Coleman 1723 in his Mk2. 

 

Some further times include – Willie Fannin on 17.05. Gabriel Martin 17.08. Don Butler 17.15. Darragh Rafferty 17.19. David McNulty 17.14. Pat Price 17.24. James Stafford in the Nova had a good time of 8.21 despite holing his exhaust.

 

Andrew Mullan is out in a newly acquired Puma, and ex Guy Wilks car, Sligo Pallets man Andrew still getting used to the left hand drive and describes the car as “brutal”. Andrew is leading his class in the Dunlop National championship and very much needs a finish today, but is really struggling with the new car. Interestingly, Andrew is one of Eugene Donnelly’s most enthusiastic sponsors and is co driving for him next weekend in Lurgan Park. 

 

More news to follow. BRIAN & LIZ PATTERSON www.rallynews.net