JUST IN CASE ANYONE INTERESTED, ONE OF THE BIGGEST RALLIES ON IN IRELAND THIS WEEKEND. GREAT COMPETITON EXPECTED WITH COLIN MCREA AND MATTHEW WILSON COMING OVER TO NAME BUT A FEW. ANYONE OFF HERE EVER WENT OR GOING TO AN IRISH RALLY???
THEY ARE BRILLIANT!
HERE IS THE LINE-UP:
JUST SHOWING TOP 50. THERE ARE 198 ENTERED WITH ANOTHER 80 IN RESERVE:


NEARLY 40 WRC CARS.!!!!!!

I'LL BE THERE STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF SOME DITCH!!


Mark Higgins and Andrew Nesbitt will both drive Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05s in Donegal.

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No Driver/Co-Driver (Car) [Class]
1 Gareth MacHale/Paul Nagle (Ford Focus WRC) [8]
2 Matthew Wilson/Michael Orr (Ford Focus WRC) [8]
3 Colin McRea/Nicky Grist (Austin Rover Metro 6R4) [15]
4 Eugene Donnelly/Paul Kiely (Toyota Corolla) [8]
5 Derek McGarrity/Chris Patterson (Subaru S11) [8]
6 Andrew Nesbitt/James O'Brien () [8]
7 Tim McNulty/Anthony Nestor (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
8 Eamon Boland/Francis Regan (ford Focus WRC) [8]
9 Austin MacHale/Brian Murphy (Ford Focus) [8]
10 Kevin Lynch/ (Subaru Impreza) [8]
11 Gareth Jones/David Moynihan (Subaru Impreza WRC S10) [8]
12 Paul Harris/Eugene O Donnell (Subaru Impreza) [8]
14 Garry Jennings/ (Subaru Impreza WRC S10) [8]
15 Stephen Murphy/Michael J Morrissey (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
16 Ray Breen/Andrew Purcell (Ford Focus) [8]
17 Patrick Elliott/Paul Goodman (Subaru WRC S10) [8]
18 Tony Davies/Patrick Walsh (Subaru Imprexa) [8]
19 Mark Higgins/ () []
20 Jonny Milner/Duncan McMath (Mitsubishi Evo 9) [4]
21 Kevin Barrett/Barry Goodman (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
22 Sean Devine/ (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
23 Colm Murphy/Ger Loughrey (Subaru Impreza) [4]
24 Seamus Leonard/Gerry McVeigh (Mitsubishi Evo 9) [4]
25 Roy White/Stephen McAuley (Mitsubishi Evo 9) [4]
26 JJ Fleming/Robbie Ward (Ford Focus WRC) [8]
27 Shaun Gallagher/Charlie McGinty (Mitsubishi Evo 9) [4]
28 Mike Curran/Fabian McShane (Mitsubishi Evo 9) [4]
29 Willie Fannin/Mick Coutney (Subaru Impreza) [4]
30 Nigel Hicklin/Dairmuid Falvey (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
31 Paddy Whyte/Graeme Stewart (Subaru S9) [8]
32 James Foley/Dominic Markey (Mitsubishi Evo 9) [4]
33 Philip Morrow/Daniel Barritt (Mitsubishi Evo 9) [4]
34 Denis Biggerstaff/Sean (Subaru Impreza GL) []
35 James Cullen/Reba Graham (Mitsubishi Evo 8) [4]
36 Kevin Kelleher/Martin Kelleher (Mitsubishi Evo9) [4]
37 John McGlaughlin/David McElroy (Mitsubishi Evo 9) [4]
38 Frank Wray/Joe McNulty (Mitsubishi Evo 6) [4]
39 Cathal Rogers/Paul McLaughlin (Mitsubishi Evo 9) [4]
40 Gavin Harris/Shaun Lafferty (Subaru Impreza) [4]
41 Ivan Stewart/Joe Friel (Ford Escort Cosworth) [15]
42 Phil Collins/ (Ford Escort MK2) [14]
43 John Dalton/Gwynfor Jones (Darrian T90 GTR) [14]
44 Damien Gallagher/Mac Walsh (Ford Escort) [13]
45 Camilus Bradley/Danny O'Neill (Ford Escort MKII) [13]
46 Paul Gallagher/Karl Reid (Toyota Corolla) [13]
47 Robbie Peoples/Keith Stewart (Ford Escort) [13]
48 Wesley Patterson/Llinos Jones Edwards (Ford Escort RS) [13]
49 Steve Bannister/Kevin Rae (Ford Escort) [12]
50 Ollie O'Reilly/Arthur Kierans (Ford Escort) [13]

ALOT OF ENGLISH BOYS COMING OVER TOO. WILL BE GOOD

 

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WAS A GREAT RALLY. TWO MITSUBISHIS DID REALLY WELL AND MCRAE WON THE NATIONAL EVENT. HERE ARE THE RESULTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL:

Results
1 Andrew Nesbitt/James O'Brien (Mitsubishi Lancer WRC) 02:32:12
2 Mark Higgins/Rory Kennedy (Mitsubishi Lancer WRC) 02:32:38
3 Gareth MacHale/Paul Nagle (Ford Focus WRC) 02:33:07
4 Derek McGarrity/Chris Patterson (Subaru Impreza WRC) 02:33:26
5 Eamon Boland/Francis Regan (Ford Focus WRC) 02:35:28
6 Eugene Donnelly/Paul Kiely (Toyota Corolla WRC) 02:36:29
7 Austin MacHale/Brian Murphy (Ford Focus WRC) 02:36:51
8 Paul Harris/Eugene O Donnell (Toyota Corolla WRC) 02:39:19
9 Patrick Elliott/Paul Goodman (Subaru Impreza WRC) 02:39:45
10 Stephen Murphy/Michael J Morrissey (Subaru Impreza WRC) 02:42:29