Brendan Crealey’s role as Lancer GpN front runner on the ANCRO series comes to an end with this weekend’s Bulldog. Brendan has just been to Greece with an eye on acquiring the John Papadimitriou Impreza WRC. Having won GpN again this year, the former British Junior Rally Champion would dearly love to have a crack at the overall ANCRO title next year.

Monaghan’s Niall Maguire did enough on last weekend’s Donegal Harvest Rally to win the Quinn Border Championship. David Leonard, who drove a Nova on the class-based series, just lost out in a tie-break. Shane Feeley (Peugeot 106) was 3^rd. Paul McLaughlin co-drove Maguire’s Subaru to the win. Second placed co-driver was Jim McGrath and 3^rd was Jason McKenna.

Glenn Allen, co driven by Brian McCracken in their Mk2 Escort, won last weekend’s System Signs Enniskillen Clubman Rally. Seamus O’Connell (Escort BDA) and Frank Kelly (Mk2 Escort) both finished on 29m46s,14s down on Allen, the tie decider going in favour of O’Connell.

Damien & Fabian McAleer from the Drumharvey Service Station in Irvinestown supplied, free of charge, all the refreshments for marshals and officials on the Enniskillen Clubman Rally, they also competed in their Corolla and finished 34^th overall.

Dublin based Cavan man Willie Fannin has already won the inaugural Patterson RallyNews Group N award in the Dunlop National series, but will complete his successful season by contesting the final Fastnet round this weekend in his Subaru, with Brian Duggan co-driving.

Fannin is also joint leader of the 023 Tiles Southern 4 Championship, along with Johnny O’Sullivan (Escort WRC) and Alan Ring (Impreza N), all three on 43 points, with the Fastnet event being the final round. First man home takes the title. However, Liam McCarthy and Denis Cronin can also win the championship if they finish 2 places in front of the leading trio. When dropped scores are taken into account, Championship sponsor James O’Sullivan (Evo 7) is still in contention, just 5 points in arrears.

James M Stafford, co driven by James F Stafford, took his Nova to victory on last weekend’s GSMC stage rally based at Baltinglass. Terence O’Shaughnessy/Ned Doherty (Corolla) finished 2^nd, 35s behind Stafford, with Seamus Doyle/John Rafter (Escort) a further 6s back in 3^rd place. The rally was the 2^nd round of the new Irish Peugeot 205 Challenge and Graeme Colter/Jack Newman came out the victors.