RALLY NEWS NO.2 Ballymote
Service/Sunday 12.15
UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 1 Lough Bo
1st (7) Jim Harrison/Harvey Bell (Impreza WRC)
9.33
2nd (1) Charlie Donnelly/Paddy Toner (Corolla WRC)
9.35
3rd (4) Aaron MacHale/Paul Nagle (Focus WRC) 9.36
4th (2) Patrick Elliott/Paul McLaughlin (Impreza
WRC) 9.38
5th (5) Adrian McElvaney/Arthur Kierans (Impreza
WRC) 9.45
6th (8) Michael Barrable/M Morrissey (Focus WRC)
9.55
(11) Noel Redmond/Andrew Purcell (Impreza WRC) 9.55
8th (17) Ian Barrett/Eoin O'Flaherty (Lancer N)
9.57
9th (26) Rodney Wilton/Conor McMahon (Escort)
10.04
10th (23) Mark Alcorn/Kevin McCafferty (Corolla)
10.13
UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 2 KILMORGAN
1st (1) Charlie Donnelly/Paddy Toner (Corolla WRC)
17.53
2nd (7) Jim Harrison/Harvey Bell (Impreza WRC)
17.56
3rd (2) Patrick Elliott/Paul McLaughlin (Impreza
WRC) 17.59
4th (4) Aaron MacHale/Paul Nagle (Focus WRC)
18.03
(5) Adrian McElvaney/Arthur Kierans (Impreza WRC) 18.03
6th (11) Noel Redmond/Andrew Purcell (Impreza WRC)
18.24
7th (8) Michael Barrable/M Morrissey (Focus WRC)
18.31
8th (15) Willie Fannin/Mick Courtney (Impreza N)
18.47
9th (17) Ian Barrett/Eoin O'Flaherty (Lancer N)
18.50
10th (19) David James/Jim Crowe (Focus WRC) 18.52
Jim Harrison was fastest out of the box on stage 1 but then
Charlie Donnelly and Adrian McElvaney were joint fastest on stage
2. Donnelly reports no real problems, but stalled twice on the
first stage. McElvaney said he made his usual slow start, went well
on stage 2 but was up a bank on a square right. That corner caught
several drivers out including Patrick Elliott, Patrick also had to
slow to avoid a dog in that 2nd stage and had a spin on
the first stage at a hairpin. Jim Harrison had to resort to the
manual gear change on his Subaru when the paddle mechanism packed
the fiddle. Aaron MacHale reported a steady enough run on the first
stage then he had a bit of a still on the 2nd stage.
Michael Barrable had a problem with his Focus gear change/fly by
wire system at the start line of the first stage. Michael managed
to jury rig a manual change and although he lost a few seconds in
the stage and is running late on the road he has no road penalties.
Noel Redmond had a big overshoot at a junction in stage 1 and then
had a moment in stage 2 when his Subaru brake pedal went away on a
downhill section into a 6 left. Maurice Gass had a couple of spins
on the first stage as he tried to get used to his first run in the
Corolla and held up Noel McCarrick who in turn held up Alan Ring.
In Group N Ian Barrett was fastest on the opening test with
a brilliant time but then lost 4th gear going into a
corner in stage 2 and the car under steered up a bank losing
valuable seconds. Frank Wray had a slow first stage but speeded up
on the 2nd one. Willie Fannin feels his Impreza his
bouncing about but he has moved into the lead of the group N
category here in the service area in the beautiful little village of
Ballymote. Kevin Kelleher is settling in to his hired Lancer and his
total is 19.20. Alan Ring’s total is 19.03.
In the 2 wheel drive category Rodney Wilton had a
fabulous time on the first stage and was just quicker than Maurice
Moffett on the 2nd one. Rodney is finding his Escort
gear change kicking back from 1st to 2nd. Mark
Alcorn has put his Corolla off in stage 2. Enda Keenan is going
well on a total of 19.11, Moffett on 19.13. Further stories
include: David James lost time behind Wray on stage 1. PJ McGrath
has banged the side of his GpN Lancer. Eddy Donaghy has stopped in
stage 1. More news later. BRIAN & LIZ PATTERSON
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