RALLY NEWS NO.,4 Tralee Service/Sunday 2.30
UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 4 Kielduff
1st (2) Patrick Elliott/Paul Goodman (Impreza WRC) 22.24
2nd (3) Aaron MacHale/Derek Brannigan (Focus WRC) 22.41
3rd (5) Glenn Allen/Damien Connolly (Corolla WRC) 22.56
4th (4) Noel Redmond/Ger Healy (Impreza WRC) 23.09
5th (14) Michael Curran/Fabian McShane (Lancer N) 23.24
6th (9) Kevin Barrett/Barry Goodman (Impreza WRC) 23.25
7th (7) Niall Maguire/Paul McLaughlin (Impreza WRC) 23.32
(15) Seamus Leonard/John McCafferty (Lancer N)
23.32
9th (10) Sean Gallagher/Enda Sherry (Impreza WRC) 23.39
10th (24) Jack Sleator/Andrew Purcell (Impreza WRC) 23.48
Patrick Elliott was fastest through stage 4 by 7s from Glenn Allen to
leave Cavan man Patrick with a 17s lead over Aaron MacHale. Aaron
struggled through that 4th stage as there was something not quite right
with his Focus WRC’s steering rack or pump. Elliott asked
his engineers to stiffen up the suspension at last service, reckons the
car is a whole lot better now but is going to ask them to soften it off
just a tad. Noel Redmond said his Impreza felt really good through
that stage 4 but he is going to ask his engineers to make his suspension
just a little harder.
Glenn Allen told us he is a lot more comfortable with his Corolla now
and said it is amazing just how much difference a click here or a click
there on the suspension by engineer Derek McGeehan can make to the car.
Niall Maguire had a good run through stage 4 while Kevin Barrett dropped
a few seconds, his Impreza brakes now shuddering badly. Kevin got
the engineers to change the discs and pads at last service but it seems
to have made the job worse rather than better.
In Group N Michael Curran has extended his lead, he was a few seconds
faster than Seamus Leonard and Alan Ring through stage 4. Other
drivers in the gpN picture include Kevin Kelleher, although Kevin lost
a few seconds on stage 4 when he had a big moment over gravel near the
start of the stage. While Willie Fannin, Gabriel Martin and Ian
Barrett are just separated by a few seconds and lying behind the main
group. Donegal man Manus Kelly is also right in the GpN picture although
he lost a few seconds in stage 2 with an overshoot. Eamonn Daly
is normally right in the gpN hunt but he has crashed his Lancer in stage
4 and indeed caused Jack Sleator a very big moment when Jack came over
a crest a full belt in his Subaru to discover Daly’s Lancer on its
roof in the middle of the road in front of him. The following cars
did not get a time for stage 4 either. This means in effect that
Mike Quinn is still 13th o/a and best 2 wheel drive with Brian O’Mahony
14th in his Clio. Wesley Patterson 15th. Anthony O’Halloran 16th.
Unfortunately due to a serious road accident outside Castleisland, stage
3 has had to be cancelled and stages 5 and 6 are also going to be cancelled.
More news later. BRIAN & LIZ PATTERSON www.rallynews.net
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