Doherty leads, but only just!!!!
Michael Boyle is really taking the rally by the scruff of the neck now, he’s taken a huge 5.7s out of the lead, the gap now is down to 1.5s, what will happen first thing in the morning is hard to tell. Declan Boyle, while not matching Michael’s time is now matching the leader stage for stage, the gap between all three is only 8.3s, we can safely say the destination of the winner’s trophy is not decided by a long shot. The only change in the top 10 is the swapping of 6th and 7th between Aidan Wray and Shane Quinn. With the rain earlier, James Stafford must be relatively happy in 8th ahead of Casey Jay Coleman and Andrew Purcell.
What we have so far
| O/A | Car | Driver/Codriver | Make | Class | Pos | SS9 | Road | Total | Diff 1st | Diff Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (=) | 2 | Eddie Doherty/Tom Murphy | Skoda Fabia | 5 | O/A | 6:01.1 | 0:00 | 57:23.0 | ||
| 2 (=) | 3 | Michael Boyle/Declan Boyle | Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 5 | O/A | 5:55.4 | 0:00 | 57:24.5 | 0:01.5 | 0:01.5 |
| 3 (=) | 1 | Declan Boyle/Patrick Walsh | Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 5 | O/A | 6:01.4 | 0:00 | 57:32.8 | 0:09.8 | 0:08.3 |
| 4 (=) | 7 | Daniel Cronin/Padraig O’Donovan | Citroen C3Rally2 | 5 | 1 | 6:04.8 | 0:00 | 58:30.9 | 1:07.9 | 0:58.1 |
| 5 (=) | 6 | Matthew Boyle/Gary Byrne | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 5 | 2 | 6:03.4 | 0:00 | 58:43.0 | 1:20.0 | 0:12.1 |
| 6 (+1) | 14 | Aidan Wray/Paddy McCrudden | VW Polo GTI R5 | 5 | 3 | 6:07.9 | 0:00 | 59:10.1 | 1:47.1 | 0:27.1 |
| 7 (-1) | 9 | Shane Quinn/Stephen Reynolds | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 5 | 4 | 6:12.8 | 0:00 | 59:13.3 | 1:50.3 | 0:03.2 |
| 8 (=) | 5 | James Stafford/Richard Cleary | Darrian T90 GTR | 14 | 1 | 6:13.5 | 0:00 | 59:30.9 | 2:07.9 | 0:17.6 |
| 9 (=) | 15 | Casey Jay Coleman/Michael Gilbey | Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 5 | 5 | 6:15.2 | 0:00 | 59:44.9 | 2:21.9 | 0:14.0 |
| 10 (=) | 8 | Andrew Purcell/Eoghan Doherty | Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 5 | 6 | 6:11.4 | 0:00 | 1:00:04.0 | 2:41.0 | 0:19.1 |
| 11 (=) | 17 | Mark Alcorn/John O’Donnell | Ford Escort Mk2 | 14 | 2 | 6:21.5 | 0:00 | 1:00:39.4 | 3:16.4 | 0:35.4 |
| 12 (=) | 21 | Joseph Kelly/Killian McArdle | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | 5 | 7 | 6:21.4 | 0:00 | 1:00:55.5 | 3:32.5 | 0:16.1 |
| 13 (=) | 11 | Cal McCarthy/Eric Calnan | Citroen C3 Rally 2 | 5 | 8 | 6:17.7 | 0:00 | 1:00:56.7 | 3:33.7 | 0:01.2 |
| 14 (=) | 23 | Frank Wray/Joe McNulty | VW VW Polo Gti R5 | 5 | 9 | 6:17.8 | 0:00 | 1:01:20.9 | 3:57.9 | 0:24.2 |
| 15 (+2) | 18 | Richard Moore/Enda Kennedy | Ford Fiesta | 5 | 10 | 6:31.1 | 0:00 | 1:02:14.2 | 4:51.2 | 0:53.3 |
| 16 (+3) | 25 | Frank Kelly/Lauren Kelly | Ford Escort Mk2 | 14 | 3 | 6:26.5 | 0:00 | 1:02:26.8 | 5:03.8 | 0:12.6 |
| 17 (+3) | 29 | Richard Dalton/Martin Brady | Ford Fiesta | 5 | 11 | 6:28.7 | 0:00 | 1:02:30.5 | 5:07.5 | 0:03.7 |
| 18 (+4) | 20 | Aaron McLaughlin/Darren Curran | VW Polo GTI R5 | 5 | 12 | 6:23.8 | 0:00 | 1:02:34.1 | 5:11.1 | 0:03.6 |
| 19 (+20) | 30 | Brian Bolger/James McEneaney | Ford Fiesta | 5 | 13 | 6:41.2 | 0:00 | 1:04:37.0 | 7:14.0 | 2:02.9 |
| 20 (+67) | 22R | John Warren/Ruthann O’Connor | Ford Fiesta Rally 2 | 5 | 14 | 6:41.0 | 0:00 | 1:25:17.0 | 27:54.0 | 20:40.0 |
