Long out on SS7

Website office (Wexford)

John Dier

Sunday 11th September

The news here from the results room is that Both Gabriel Martin and Liam Wall have gone out of the rally, Martin on SS9 from what we hear. When there are two local drop outs from the top 10, low and behold we have two more to take their place in the shape of John Somers and Sean Gual.
There is a very strong showing by local drivers in the class positions as well with local drivers leading no less than 9 of the classes. As expected on the very dry and warm stages, the retirement rate is increasing as the drivers pust the cars a bit in the very sunny weather we are experiencing.
Just to prove that our leader is not prone to the bit of drama, he had a close call with a hen on SS10. The poor beast couldn't decide what was the best way to avoid the Subaru, The hen's funeral is tommorow!!!!
Top 10 after SS10(provisional)

1  Stephen Murphy  Michael Morrissey Carlow    Subaru S9         63'29"
2  PJ McGrath      Killian Duffy     Wexford   Subaru Impreza    65'22"    
3  David James     Jim Crowe         Wexford   Ford Escort Mk 2  65'54"
4  Gwyndaff Evans  Alan Davies       Wales     Ford Escort Mk 2  66'57"
5  John Nolan      John Smithwick    Carlow    Ford Escort Mk 2  67'13"
6  Neil Williams   Eurig Davies      Cardigan  Ford Escort RS    67'20"
7  Wayne Evans     Sion Jones        Wales     Ford Escort MK 2  67'31"
8  Mark Kennedy    Ian O'Leary       Wexford   Vauxhall Nova     67'35"
9  John Somers     Geraldine Somers  Wexford   Opel Corsa        68'07"
10 Sean Gual       Pat Caulfield     Wexford   Sierra Cosworth   68'24"

JD