The weather is hot, and so is the rallying!!
Bettyville Park Racecourse, Wexford
John Dier
Sunday 9th September, 13.55hrs
Not trying to be politicaly uncorrect, but methinks the fat lady is starting to think about clearing her throat. The lead that Eamon Boland has over Gareth McHale has nearly been halved. The gap is now down to 18". There is still half of today's proceedings to take place, so will this rally hae a dramatic ending. In a lot of ways, this has been the best Wexford rally for a long while. In previous years, the winner has nearly bee decided at first service on Saturday, NOT THIS ONE!!!
The battles down the field and in the two wheel drive challenge are also as tight, only seconds seperating some cars. John Kehoe has sneeked into the top ten at the expense of Wayne Evans, this taking place in a battle from 8th and 11th only covering 20"
Provisional Top 15 after SS12
1 Eamonn Boland Francis Regan Ford Focus 8 1:29:30
2 Gareth Machale Paul Nagle Ford Focus WRC 8 1:29:48 0:00:18 0:00:18
3 Noel Redmond Andrew Purcell Subaru WRC 8 1:34:24 0:04:36 0:04:54
4 Phil Collins Derek Branigan Escort MkII 14 1:36:06 0:01:42 0:06:36
5 Eoin Doyle Paul Walsh Subaru Impreza 8 1:37:49 0:01:43 0:08:19
6 Neil Willams Eurig Davies Escort 13 1:38:19 0:00:30 0:08:49
7 Liam Wall Dennis O'Mahony Escort MkII 13 1:39:45 0:01:26 0:10:15
8 Mark Nangle Nollaig Breen Impreza N12 4 1:40:01 0:00:16 0:10:31
9 Gabriel Martin Paddy Robinson Mitsubishi Evo 9 4 1:40:03 0:00:02 0:10:33
10 Wayne Evans Sion Jones Escort 13 1:40:21 0:00:18 0:10:51
11 John Kehoe Colm Kehoe Escort 13 1:40:43 0:00:22 0:11:13
12 John Ashton Mark Lewis Escort MkII 14 1:41:13 0:00:30 0:11:43
13 Sean Flanagan Brian Miller Subaru Impreza 4 1:41:47 0:00:34 0:12:17
14 Alan Mackey Frank Dwyre Vauxhall Nova 9a 1:42:23 0:00:36 0:12:53
15 Neil Hickey Ray Greene Escort MkII 11 1:42:38 0:00:15 0:13:08
JD