Doherty extens the lead after SS2
Coming at you thick and fast now, Doherty has extended his lead to 2.3s from Michael Boyle, who in turn is 3.8s clear of Daniel Cronin in 3rd. James Stafford won’t be happy with his time on SS2, especially so close to home, he’s dropped to 5th, 11s slower than Doherty on the stage, allowing Declan Boyle to sit in 4th.
What we have so far after SS2
| O/A | Car | Driver/Codriver | Make | Class | Pos | SS2 | Road | Total | Diff 1st | Diff Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (=) | 2 | Eddie Doherty/Tom Murphy | Skoda Fabia | 5 | O/A | 5:21.0 | 0:00 | 13:01.7 | ||
| 2 (=) | 3 | Michael Boyle/Declan Boyle | Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 5 | O/A | 5:22.8 | 0:00 | 13:04.0 | 0:02.3 | 0:02.3 |
| 3 (+1) | 7 | Daniel Cronin/Padraig O’Donovan | Citroen C3Rally2 | 5 | O/A | 5:25.2 | 0:00 | 13:07.8 | 0:06.1 | 0:03.8 |
| 4 (+1) | 1 | Declan Boyle/Patrick Walsh | Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 5 | 1 | 5:26.2 | 0:00 | 13:11.1 | 0:09.4 | 0:03.3 |
| 5 (-2) | 5 | James Stafford/Richard Cleary | Darrian T90 GTR | 14 | 1 | 5:32.5 | 0:00 | 13:15.0 | 0:13.3 | 0:03.9 |
| 6 (=) | 4 | Gary Kiernan/John McCabe | Ford Fiesta | 5 | 2 | 5:30.7 | 0:00 | 13:19.7 | 0:18.0 | 0:04.7 |
| 7 (=) | 6 | Matthew Boyle/Gary Byrne | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 5 | 3 | 5:32.9 | 0:00 | 13:22.2 | 0:20.5 | 0:02.5 |
| 8 (+2) | 9 | Shane Quinn/Stephen Reynolds | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 5 | 4 | 5:32.0 | 0:00 | 13:25.3 | 0:23.6 | 0:03.1 |
| 9 (+2) | 14 | Aidan Wray/Paddy McCrudden | VW Polo GTI R5 | 5 | 5 | 5:31.5 | 0:00 | 13:25.8 | 0:24.1 | 0:00.5 |
| 10 (-1) | 15 | Casey Jay Coleman/Michael Gilbey | Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 5 | 6 | 5:36.6 | 0:00 | 13:28.5 | 0:26.8 | 0:02.7 |
| 11 (-3) | 17 | Mark Alcorn/John O’Donnell | Ford Escort Mk2 | 14 | 2 | 5:41.0 | 0:00 | 13:31.0 | 0:29.3 | 0:02.5 |
| 12 (=) | 8 | Andrew Purcell/Eoghan Doherty | Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 5 | 7 | 5:38.2 | 0:00 | 13:34.6 | 0:32.9 | 0:03.6 |
| 13 (+1) | 21 | Joseph Kelly/Killian McArdle | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | 5 | 8 | 5:37.8 | 0:00 | 13:40.1 | 0:38.4 | 0:05.5 |
| 14 (-1) | 33 | Wayne Jones/Rhys Jones | Darrian T90 GTR | 14 | 3 | 5:47.0 | 0:00 | 13:48.1 | 0:46.4 | 0:08.0 |
| 15 (=) | 11 | Cal McCarthy/Eric Calnan | Citroen C3 Rally 2 | 5 | 9 | 5:39.4 | 0:00 | 13:49.4 | 0:47.7 | 0:01.3 |
| 16 (+1) | 35 | Keelan Grogan/Darragh Mullen | Peugeot 208 Rally 4 | 2 | 1 | 5:41.6 | 0:00 | 13:54.6 | 0:52.9 | 0:05.2 |
| 17 (+1) | 20 | Aaron McLaughlin/Darren Curran | VW Polo GTI R5 | 5 | 10 | 5:44.4 | 0:00 | 13:59.3 | 0:57.6 | 0:04.7 |
| 18 (+8) | 18 | Richard Moore/Enda Kennedy | Ford Fiesta | 5 | 11 | 5:40.9 | 0:00 | 14:01.4 | 0:59.7 | 0:02.1 |
| 19 (+1) | 25 | Frank Kelly/Lauren Kelly | Ford Escort Mk2 | 14 | 4 | 5:44.7 | 0:00 | 14:01.7 | 1:00.0 | 0:00.3 |
| 20 (+3) | 23 | Frank Wray/Joe McNulty | VW VW Polo Gti R5 | 5 | 12 | 5:44.0 | 0:00 | 14:02.0 | 1:00.3 | 0:00.3 |
| 21 (+3) | 28 | Seamus Leonard/John McCaffrey | VW Polo | 5 | 13 | 5:46.6 | 0:00 | 14:05.9 | 1:04.2 | 0:03.9 |
| 22 (-1) | 36 | Cian Caldwell/Paul McPhillips | Peugeot 208 Rally4 | 2 | 2 | 5:50.0 | 0:00 | 14:07.2 | 1:05.5 | 0:01.3 |
| 23 (+70) | 19 | Brian O’Neill/John McGrath | Ford Fiesta | 5 | 14 | 5:47.1 | 0:00 | 14:08.1 | 1:06.4 | 0:00.9 |
| 24 (+73) | 29 | Richard Dalton/Martin Brady | Ford Fiesta | 5 | 15 | 5:48.5 | 0:00 | 14:13.8 | 1:12.1 | 0:05.7 |
| 25 (-3) | 22 | John Warren/Ruthann O’Connor | Ford Fiesta Rally 2 | 5 | 16 | 5:58.1 | 0:00 | 14:15.6 | 1:13.9 | 0:01.8 |
| 26 (-1) | 44 | Tomas O’Rourke/Dylan Harrington | Mitsubishi Evo 10 | 20 | 1 | 5:57.8 | 0:00 | 14:17.1 | 1:15.4 | 0:01.5 |
| 27 (+67) | 31 | Gary Cairns/Mark Preston | VW Polo | 5 | 17 | 5:55.9 | 0:00 | 14:19.4 | 1:17.7 | 0:02.3 |
| 28 (+68) | 26 | Adrian Hetherington/Gary Nolan | Ford Escort | 14 | 5 | 5:56.0 | 0:00 | 14:20.6 | 1:18.9 | 0:01.2 |
| 29 (+66) | 38 | Jack Byrne/Eurig Davies | Peugeot 208 Rally 4 | 2 | 3 | 5:58.3 | 0:00 | 14:22.6 | 1:20.9 | 0:02.0 |
| 30 (+71) | 43 | Ollie McPhillips/Billy Collins | Skoda Fabia R5 | 5 | 18 | 5:58.4 | 0:00 | 14:29.0 | 1:27.3 | 0:06.4 |
| 31 (+74) | 40 | Shane Murray/Gary Hade | Ford Fiesta Mark 1 | 5 | 19 | 5:56.3 | 0:00 | 14:33.2 | 1:31.5 | 0:04.2 |
| 32 (+71) | 30 | Brian Bolger/James McEneaney | Ford Fiesta | 5 | 20 | 5:59.3 | 0:00 | 14:33.7 | 1:32.0 | 0:00.5 |
| 33 (+69) | 37 | Ben McFall/Damian McAuley | Ford Fiesta Rally 4 | 2 | 4 | 6:00.8 | 0:00 | 14:33.9 | 1:32.2 | 0:00.2 |
| 34 (+73) | 32 | Kevin Kelleher/Sean Hayde | Ford Escort Mk2 | 14 | 6 | 6:06.9 | 0:00 | 14:54.3 | 1:52.6 | 0:20.4 |
