Wexford Stages Rally Marshal Draw Winners
Graham & Tom Scallan are getting to grips with the car now. There was a lot of work on the car before the event and it transformed it. They showed great pace on the first loop of stages in the Midlands and competition was very strong with four R5 cars and a few s2000’s but…
James Stafford is within touching distance of the win now, even able to give a bit of time away to Stephen McCann on the last run through Quitchey and still leave nearly two minutes of a gap back to the leading 4WD car. Wesley Patterson is all but assured of 4rd but the battle royale…
Steve Wood has retained his overnight lead albeit with Meirion Evans taking 2.1″ off the overnight leader on the first pass through Boolaboy. The big news of the morning is that Gary Kiernan is out of the rally. His not so terminal clutch problem from last night has turned into a terminal ditch problem on…
Steve Wood now leads Paddy McVeigh after SS6 as Enda O’Brien has slipped down to 3rd. Hi Escort is now sporting a remodeled front left wing after an off on SS5, or as his co-driver called it, “a beer stain”. Some of the cars are showing a little impromptu reshaping due to the day improving…
The stages will be slightly damp as overnight rain, and some more as we speak, will make driving a little trickier than yesterday. James Stafford will be the first one to tell you that he doesn’t mind the damp stuff in moderation. Mark Straker felt the Darrians are suited for damp conditions better than most…
