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| RALLY NEWS No.3 - After SS4 - Saturday @ 13:36:46 |
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RALLY NEWS NO.3 Service/Garrison/Saturday
UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 4 Ballintempo
1st (86) Sean Devine/Tony McDaid (Impreza WRC) 21.48
2nd (7) Alastair Fisher/Barry McNulty (Lancer N) 22.18
3rd (8) Jonny Greer/Kirsty Riddick (Lancer N) 22.27
4th (5) Stevie Whitford/Jonny Hart (Lancer A) 22.37
5th (10) Enda McNulty/Ronan O'Kane (Lancer) 22.39
6th (44) Errol Clarke/Neil Doherty (Lancer) 22.54
7th (15) Frank Kelly/Liam Brennan (Escort) 22.56
8th (1) Derek McGarrity/James McKee (Corolla WRC) 23.13
(23) Brian McGillin/David Doherty (Corolla WRC) 23.13
10th (17) Trevor Moore/Ray Fitzpatrick (Escort) 23.14
The above times are very provisional and are from the top cars only.
News from the Cathcart accident on stage 2 is that Matthew is well shaken and sore but unhurt. Co driver Martin Brady may have a broken right hand. Martin said the car got on the grass at a big jump and rolled many times over tree stumps. Martin told us the car held together well despite it being a huge accident.
At the front of the rally Sean Devine has built up a substantial lead but told us his Subaru is getting very sideways in places over the loose top gravel. Derek McGarrity lost a lot of time because his Corolla is suffering a misted up screen and he can’t see where he is going. He commented. “If I could see where I’m going the car would be great”. Kenny McKinstry lost a couple of minutes in stage 3 when his Subaru clutch pedal stuck down and the car had no drive. In stage 4 he also had clutch slip and a burst rear brake pipe. Alastair Fisher in 2nd had a very big moment on the compression dip in Carrigan, the car was on its nose for a long time and it has pushed up the chassis. Jonny Greer has had a good clean run to hold 3rd and he commented. “There is a serious amount of jumps on that long Carrigan stage”. Raymond Johnston has lost time when a turbo pipe blew off and the sump guard came adrift. His main group N championsh9ip rival Donagh Kelly has however stopped in stage 3.
PJ Gillespie’s Lancer is stuck in a stage 3 ditch. Brian McGillin’s Corolla is suffering from a misfire and gear change difficulties – he may pull out. Marty McCormack has put his Escort in a ditch at the chicane in stage 3. Vivan Hamill has put his Escort off the road also. Ryan Barrett is leading the Historics and his total is good enough for a top 10 place, 23.10. Phillip Hunter was 2nd but his Escort has stopped. Arthur Kierans’ Escort suffered a shattered front screen on the road section into service. Frank Kelly leads his class and said he had a kamikaze run over the long stage, Carrigan. He also said he is struggling with rear tyre wear plus a big fuel load making his car rather different to drive. Trevor Moore had a spin in the 2nd stage and stalled. Adrian Hetherington also spun his Escort. John McKeown had a puncture 3 miles from the end of the Carrigan stage and only had rear brakes for stage 4.
More news later: BRIAN & LIZ PATTERSON www.rallynews.net
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