RALLY NEWS NO.4 Millstreet Service/Saturday 12.30

UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 3 ROCK CHAPEL
1st (4) Tim McNulty/Anthony Nestor (Impreza WRC) 26.16.4
2nd (6) Donie O'Sullivan/Sean Mullally (Impreza WRC) 26.18.4
3rd (14) Gareth Jones/David Moynihan (Impreza WRC) 26.27.7
4th (1) Eugene Donnelly/Paul Kiely (Corolla WRC) 26.35.4
5th (2) Derek McGarrity/Dermot O'Gorman (Impreza WRC) 26.35.7
6th (15) George Cullen/Jakes Kelly (Impreza WRC) 26.54.3
7th (11) JJ Fleming/Robbie Ward (Focus WRC) 27.08.1
8th (16) Stephen Murphy/M Morrissey (Impreza WRC) 27.19.8
9th (8) Denis Cronin/Helen O'Sullivan (Impreza WRC) 27.35.5
10th (27) Seamus Leonard/John McCafferty (Lancer N) 27.43.8
11th (12) Aaron MacHale/Craig Parry (Focus WRC) 27.58.5
12th (25) Alan Ring/Brian Duggan (Impreza N) 28.01.3

Tim McNulty was fastest through the ultra quick Rock Chapel stage, Tim’s Pierse backed Subaru stopping the clock for the test on 5.45.2. Eugene Donnelly had a time of 5.47.3 and Donie O’Sullivan 5.47.7. McNulty was always going to stand in the car over the fast sections today and it looks like its paying off. Gareth Jones had a good run through as well and reported no problems. Likewise Eugene Donnelly said. “Happy enough, settling in”.

In Group N Seamus Leonard continues to lead and indeed had fastest group N time so far – Seamus’ new Lancer stopped the clock on 6.07.9 whereas Alan Ring had 6.16.1, but we are waiting on more times coming in.

Out of the Group N fray and indeed out of the rally is Garry Jennings & James O’Brien. They have crashed their Lancer about half way through the Rock Chapel stage.

Earlier Walter Walsh/Sean Duggan retired their Impreza when it got stuck in 3rd gear and burnt the clutch.

Eoin Doyle took delivery of Brian Murphy’s Group A Impreza for this Rally of the Lakes, but unfortunately was unable to start this morning as he hurt his back.

News on Gareth MacHale & Paul Nagle from Argentina is that they have the gearbox changed, humidity is very high, have survived a couple of punctures and are running third on the road and are 10th overall. (With thanks to Noel Clarke for that information).

More news later: BRIAN & LIZ PATTERSON www.rallynews.net

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