IRISH
NOTES 3RD OCTOBER 05
Arthur
& Roger McMahon of Donegal Oil Company have
arranged for 2 WRC refuelling equipment rigs to be
brought to Rally
Ireland
. One for the St Angelo service and also a remote
unit. There
will be 5 different Shell fuels available to the
competitors including racing diesel.
Arthur McMahon commented. "It is costing
quite a lot of money but its all about safety and
controlled environment for the re-fuelling. Perhaps
if other rallies see the equipment in action and see
its advantages they may go for it as well".
Kevin
Lynch is in the top 10 for Rally Ireland, but
hasn't competed on a tarmac rally for quite some
time so took his Impreza WRC to the Aghadowey stage
rally last Saturday and scored a convincing win from
Sean Devine. Kevin's
usual 2 co drivers, Francis Regan and Gordon Noble,
are both occupied on Rally Ireland, Regan co driving
for Eamonn Boland, Noble in an official capacity so
the quest is on for a replacement co-driver for next
week.
In
the
Northern Ireland
championship following the Bushwhacker Rally Kevin
Lynch has secured his 2nd
Northern Ireland
Championship title. Neil McCance leads Group N in
the championship despite retiring from the
Bushwhacker and has a 4 point advantage over John
McGlaughlin when dropped scores are taken into
account. Martin Elliott had a strong run on the
Bushwhacker and he is only 2 points behind
McGlaughlin which should make for an exciting
showdown on the Toshiba Rally, the final round in
Co. Antrim.
McGrady
Insurance has been announced as title sponsor for
the newly created Down Rally scheduled for Saturday
the 26th November based at
Newcastle
's Slieve Donard Hotel. The event will include 6
forest stages with at least 30 stage miles.
Paul
Harris heads the entry for this weekend's Donegal
Harvest Rally. However Paul damaged his Subaru on
the recent Clare event and hopes to hire another car
for this weekend. Eugene Donnelly is the No.2 seed
and is due to drive the ex Maurice Gass Fabia WRC
while Patrick Elliott is at 3 in an Impreza WRC.
Local man Hugh Martin Doherty is at 4 in his Impreza
WRC. Niall Maguire at 5 in an Impreza WRC and James
Gillen at 6 in a Group A Impreza. The event is based
in Bunbeg and consists of 9 tough tarmac stages.
Brian
Patterson.
