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| RALLY NEWS No.2 - Listowel - Sunday @ 11:41:45 |
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RALLY NEWS NO.2 End of stage 1/Sunday
UNOFFICIAL LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 1 Knockanore Mtn
1ST (2) Frank Kelly/Liam Brennan (Escort) 7.19
2nd (1) Alan Ring/Adrian Deasy (Lancer N) 7.22
(5) Roy White/Martin Brady (MG S2000) 7.22
4th (4) James Stafford/Amy Ryan (Darrian) 7.30
(14) David Murphy/John Gleeson (Escort) 7.30
(16) Eddie Power/tba (Corolla WRC) 7.30
7th (3) Colm Murphy/Don Montgomery (Impreza N) 7.31
8th (6) Barry Ryan/Emmet Sherry (Escort) 7.32
9th (143) Ed Synan/Denis O`Connell (Escort) 7.36
10th (12) Stephen McCann/Lisa O`Dowd (Lancer) 7.37
Alan Ring was first on the road through the 13.7km opening stage, Knockanore Mountain, and when he brought his Lancer into the finish of the stage he told us. “It was wet and slippy and I was a bit too careful”. Frank Kelly was behind him in his famous blue Escort and he said. “Yes, it was slippy. We had a fair few decent moments”.
Colm Murphy, 3rd on the road on his GP N Impreza is of course battling with Kelly for the Top Part West Coast Championship title, and he was not at all happy at stage finish and he said. “It looks like we have a broken drive shaft.” The Murphy Subaru had bits of grass sticking out of various places and organisers tape dragging behind the car which would indicate he was certainly trying very hard.
Roy White was next up in his interesting MG S2000 and although he was equal 2nd fastest the Clonmel man looked slightly worried and told us that the power steering in the car did not seem right. This sounds suspiciously like the same problem that caused retirement on the Cork 20 Rally. Roy had upped the gearing on the MG to increase his top speed.
Further stories included Barry Ryan having a dented door on his Escort and he said. “Hard to know where the grip is”. Frank Sweeney set a time of 7.48 and reckoned he was too cautious on the hairpins. John Hendy in the Twin Cam Corolla recorded a 7.41 and said he had trouble getting stopped in places. Some further times include Eamonn Dervan on 7.51. Tim Enright did 7.49 and Seamus Connolly 7.53. Neil Piece in his Civic had a good run but was 4s slower than Cal McCarthy in his similar Honda in the battle for class 11F honours.
More news later: BRIAN & LIZ PATTERSON www.rallynews.net *Follow RallyNews on Twitter @Pacenotes or @ Real_RallyNews
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