1st (3) Donie O' Sullivan/Paul Nagle Subaru Impreza WRC S11 2:11:15.9
2nd (5) John Dalton/Gwynfor Jones Darrien T90 GTR 2:13:39.9
3rd (4) Liam McCarthy/Kieran Murphy Toyota Corolla WRC 2:14:13.5
4th (17) James Stafford/Frank Dwyer Darrian 2.16.43.2
5th (12) Alan Ring Adrian/Deasy Mitsubishi Evo 9 2:16:59.3
6th (15) Wesley Patterson/Ruth Guest Ford Escort Mk2 2:17:02.9
7th (6) Phil Collins/Derek Brannigan Ford Escort MK2 2:17:27.0
8th (39) Sean Flanagan/Brian Duggan Subaru Impreza N12 2:19:49.7
9th (21) Adrian Hetherington/Gary Nolan Ford Escort Mk2 2:19:56.0
10th (18) Washington James/Aled Jones Darrien T90 GTR 2:20:18.5

It was a jubilant Donie O"Sullivan who arrived into the Quality Hotel Clonikilty finish Ramp to score his second West Cork Rally win. Along with Co-Driver Paul Nagle the crew have led this event from start to finish in their McKinstry Impreza WRC. The event saw streaming wet roads and then bright sunshine and then today the damp conditions made the stages equally slippy but the O'Sullivan/Nagle combination made the most of it and once Colm Murphy departed the fray this afternoon they had an almost unchallenged run to the flag. John Dalton drove a superb rally to take second in his Darrien - his weekend long battle with Liam McCarthy one of the big talking points of the rally. Dalton was always in a class of his own in the 2wd race but Welsey Patterson and Ruth Guest are the first of the Mk2 Escorts home in a brillant 5th just ahead of Phil Collins and Derek Brannigan while Adrian Heatherington really got on the pace with his new tarmac Mk2 and comes home a fine 8th.

Alan Ring was never far away in GpN this weekend and takes the category win in fine style claiming 4th overall in the process. Alan Carmicheal takes maximum Evo Challenge points from Stanley Ballintine after a weekend long battle sees these pair finishing just four seconds apart. Marty McCormack took first blood in the opening C2R2 cup battle yesterday while Barry Evans seems to have taken the win today but this is still very provisional.

Finally for now due to some technical problems we have unable to bring a full Rallynews service this afternoon. Well done once again to COC Brian O'Connell and Darren McCarthy who have put another great West Cork rally together.  Many thanks to those who helped and supported the Rallynews service this St Patricks weekend.

Brian and Liz Patterson.

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