Eddie Doherty still leads the rally, but the 1.5s gap that existed before the cars started the stage in Twelveacre is now down to exactly 1s, Michael Boyle is laying down his marker for the day. Declan Boyle lost 2s from the rally leader on SS10, but is the only other car to come within…
As we write this, the rally leader, Eddie Doherty is just about to go towards the start of the first of nine stages that will take place today. With only a little over 9s separating the top three, we’re probably going to have the hardest rally for years to predict who will be the top…
When i looked at the seeded entry list during the week doing a little prep work before the rally, I noticed car 89 was entered with Stephen Murphy driving and Mickey Joe in the passenger seat. After a quick check with the man from Kilmeaden to see if I was seeing things, I wasn’t, the…
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…
Well how’s about this. When it looked quite comfortable for Eddie Doherty, over the last two stages, it is looking far from that. Declan Boyle is still in 3rd, but has also taken a massive 5.2s out of the leader on the penultimate test off the day, the gap is now down to 9.5s, maybe…
Eddie Doherty has increased the lead to 12.7s from Michael Boyle, but the news here is that top seed, Declan Boyle has taken 3.6s from Michael, and 0.9s from the leader. At this rate, 2nd & 3rd look almost certain to swap either on SS8 or 9, the gap is only 2.0s. I can’t see…
While we have a breather, here are what the class positions look like from what’s in the system. Bear in mind there might be the odd car showing in the wrong class, such as car 89, which is showing in class 5, but should be in class 14. By the way, that car is the…
The lead Eddie Doherty now has in the rally is 9.9s over Michael Boyle, who now must be looking very nervously over his shoulder for “the ould fella”. Declan took quite a sizeable 4.9s out of Michael on SS6 and as good as matched Doherty’s time, only 0.2s slower. Would it beyond the bounds of…
Eddie Doherty is now leading the rally by 4.8s having set the fastest time on the Ballycullane stage. Michael Boyle’s cause is not being helped either by his Father, Declan, taking a further 1.1s out of the gap to 2nd place. The gap between the two is 10.6s, which Declan must reckon is catchable, but…
On the second pass through Saltmills, Eddie Doherty has extended his lead from Michael Boyle to 3.2s. Albeit by small margins Declan Boyle has taken almost 2s out of Michael, setting the fastest stage time into the bargain. James Stafford seems to have found his feet as well with the 5th fastest stage time and…