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Irish
Notes 7th Aug 02.
Seamus
Donnelly,
driving a Mk2 Escort, came out best of the 80 starters on last
Sunday's Sperrins Crystal Stage Rally. Camillus Bradley, also in
an Escort, was 2nd, Derek McGeehan 3rd driving Eugene Donnelly's
Celica GT4, on the five tarmac stage event around Davagh.
The
ALMC Stages
event, scheduled for the 25th August, has been called off. Ian
O'Flynn reports that the club will start work shortly on next
year's event.
This
Saturday's
Limavady based Dogleap forest stage event is round 6 of 9 of the
NI Championship. Defending Champion Denis Biggerstaff has
currently a one point lead over Derek McGarrity - 46 points to
45. Just a handful of points cover the following five drivers -
Gary White is 3rd on 42, James Gillen and Trevor Moore tie for
4th with 40 and Eugene Donnelly and Stephen Whitford tie for 6th
with 39.
Last year's winner Trevor Moore in his Escort Cosworth heads a
healthy 100 plus list for the Dogleap, with Derek McGarrity
(Subaru) at 2, Denis Biggerstaff (Metro 6R4) at 3, Eugene
Donnelly (Celica GT4) at 4.
Richard
Hogg
is switching from his Lancer to a McKinstry Subaru for his home
Dogleap Rally and could well spring a winning surprise. Hogg is
seeded at 5, former Southern Forestry Champion Dermot Kelly,
making the trip all the way from Limerick, is at 6 in his Escort
WRC.
The
euro16,000
prize fund Ford Ireland Focus Championship starts in
earnest on this Sunday's Stonetrhower's Rally in Tipperary. Eight
of the Ford Focus 2.0 litre kit car specification machines will
tackle the event. The Focus drivers had a toe in the water outing
at Punchestown, where Oliver Stanley and Brendan Kelly were the
front runners.
Brian Patterson.
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