RALLY NEWS NO.3                   Rose Green - Sunday - Noon

UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 2 Lavally
1st (2) Eugene Donnelly/Paddy Toner (Impreza WRC) 17.38
2nd (4) Michael Barrable/Dermot O'Gorman (Impreza WRC) 17.53
3rd (7) Jim Harrison/Harvey Bell (Impreza WRC) 18.13
4th (8) Niall Maguire/Paul McLaughlin (Impreza WRC) 18.23
5th (11) Maurice Gass/Andrew Cullen (Impreza WRC) 18.27
6th (15) Ray Breen/John Purceell (6R4) 18.52
7th (12) Patrick Elliott/Martin Cahill (Impreza WRC) 18.56
8th (32) Trevor Harding/Charlie Boland (Esc.Cos) 19.17
9th (17) Kieran Molloy/Brian Boland (Lancer N) 19.24
10th (24) Tommy Kelly/Michael Cuddihy (Esc.) 19.34

The stunning news from stage 2 is that early leader Peadar Hurson has crashed his Impreza WRC after a big jump. Adrian McElvaney's Subaru is off the road at a square corner, and JJ Fleming's similar car is in a ditch.

Fastest in the 11.7 mile stage was Eugene Donnelly, with Michael Barrable 2nd fastest. The latter was surprised at how little grip he was getting, feels the roads might be dusty, and despite the scorching hot weather is going to try to a slightly softer compound tyre.

In Group N Kieran Molloy sets the pace. Willie Fannin's total is 20.16. Derrick Jobb 20.26. James O'Sullivan, with a well down on power engine, 20.57. The 023 Tiles man has now discovered there is a hole in the manifold which is cutting the power.  Eoin Doyle is on 19.52 with his new series 9 Impreza. Eoin telling us that the rear brakes are sticking on. Mark Courtney is on 19.57, not terribly happy with the way he is going.

In the battle of the Mark 2 Escorts Tommy Kelly seems to be the man at the moment with 19.34. Gwyndaf Evans is 19.40 and David James is also on 19.40. Mac McKenna is 19.43 in the Peugeot rwd, Mac feeling that his car is unstable, possibly the wrong tyres.

Trevor Harding, in the late Frank Meagher's old car had intercom problems. We seem to have had a wrong time for Ray Breen earlier - his time should have been 8s faster which would have brought him into the top 10 after stage 1.

More news later. BRIAN AND LIZ PATTERSON