Wood leads overnight
Steve Wood is our overnight leader and hoping not to put a jinx on him, he would very very odds on for the hat trick, don’t rush out to the bookies to put a few bob on him, you would win almost nothing. Meirion Evans is growing into the rally and the Hyundai i20 as the rally goes on, even taking 5″ out of our rally leader. It is an all Welsh top 3 with john Dalton leap frogging Gary Kiernan suffering a slight mechanical fault on the last stage allowing Dalton to take about 30″ out of him to overtake him in the standings. From 3rd to 10th, it is almost totally Mk2 territory with Kiernan, Frank Kelly, Wesley Patterson, Paul Rowley (the Fiesta in the Mk2 pack), Tomas Davies, Richard Moore and Patrick McHugh rounding out the top 10, Moore being the top local man. Richard Cleary, Leon Galvin and James Bradly are in 11th, 13th and 15th respectively, not a bad day on the local front.
All go now to get the remaining cars ready for the six stages in the morning,what happens with weatrher something like today forecast, if we had a crystal ball to predict exactly everything, we could write the final report now.
What results we have so far.
| O/A | Car | Driver/Codriver | Make | Class | Pos | SS9 | Road | Total | Diff 1st | Diff Prev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (=) | 1 | Steve Wood/Keith Moriarty | Subaru Impreza S11 | 7 | O/A | 8:04.0 | 0:00 | 52:07.2 | ||
| 2 (=) | 8 | Meirion Evans/Jonathan Jackson | Hyundai I20 R5 | 5 | O/A | 8:12.5 | 0:00 | 52:49.8 | 0:42.6 | 0:42.6 |
| 3 (+1) | 4 | John Dalton/Gwynfor Jones | Darrian T90 GTR | 14 | O/A | 8:14.6 | 0:00 | 53:26.6 | 1:19.4 | 0:36.8 |
| 4 (-1) | 3 | Gary Kiernan/Darren O’Brien | Ford Escort | 14 | 1 | 8:35.3 | 0:00 | 53:40.2 | 1:33.0 | 0:13.6 |
| 5 (=) | 5 | Frank Kelly/John McGrath | Ford Escort | 14 | 2 | 8:21.0 | 0:00 | 54:06.0 | 1:58.8 | 0:25.8 |
| 6 (+4) | 9 | Wesley Patterson/Johnny Baird | Ford Escort RS Mk2 | 14 | 3 | 8:27.4 | 0:00 | 55:31.9 | 3:24.7 | 1:25.9 |
| 7 (=) | 24 | Paul Rowley/Daragh Mullen | Ford Fiesta R5 | 5 | 1 | 8:36.6 | 0:00 | 55:35.9 | 3:28.7 | 0:04.0 |
| 8 (-2) | 10 | Tomas Davies/Eurig Davies | Ford Escort Mk2 | 14 | 4 | 8:37.7 | 0:00 | 55:36.5 | 3:29.3 | 0:00.6 |
| 9 (-1) | 11 | Richard Moore/Brian Halligan | Ford Escort Mk2 | 14 | 5 | 8:37.2 | 0:00 | 55:38.6 | 3:31.4 | 0:02.1 |
| 10 (-1) | 17 | Patrick McHugh/Pauric O’Donnell | Ford Escort Mk2 | 14 | 6 | 8:39.7 | 0:00 | 55:42.0 | 3:34.8 | 0:03.4 |
| 11 (=) | 21 | Richard Cleary/Niamh Holland | Ford Escort | 14 | 7 | 8:42.9 | 0:00 | 56:14.7 | 4:07.5 | 0:32.7 |
| 12 (+1) | 20 | Brendan McDaid/Damien McGettigan | Ford Escort | 14 | 8 | 8:33.0 | 0:00 | 56:46.6 | 4:39.4 | 0:31.9 |
| 13 (-1) | 18 | Leon Galvin/Ger Foley | Ford Escort Mk2 | 13 | 1 | 8:53.8 | 0:00 | 56:49.0 | 4:41.8 | 0:02.4 |
| 14 (=) | 7 | Mark Straker/Michael Coady | Darrian T90 GT ‘R5’ | 14 | 9 | 8:49.0 | 0:00 | 57:08.5 | 5:01.3 | 0:19.5 |
| 15 (=) | 15 | James Bradley/Maria Kehoe | Honda Civic | 11F | 1 | 8:54.5 | 0:00 | 57:19.7 | 5:12.5 | 0:11.2 |
| 16 (=) | 96 | Keith Power/Seamus O’Grady | Mitsubishi Evo 9 | 20 | 1 | 8:57.4 | 0:00 | 57:25.3 | 5:18.1 | 0:05.6 |
| 17 (=) | 16 | Adrian Evans/Martin Henry | Ford Escort | 14 | 10 | 9:04.6 | 0:00 | 57:52.7 | 5:45.5 | 0:27.4 |
| 18 (+1) | 26 | Gareth Lloyd/David Byrne | Ford Escort | 13 | 2 | 8:58.2 | 0:00 | 57:56.7 | 5:49.5 | 0:04.0 |
| 19 (-1) | 12 | Simon Chapman/Neil Colman | Proton Millington | 20 | 2 | 9:08.2 | 0:00 | 58:06.3 | 5:59.1 | 0:09.6 |
| 20 (=) | 29 | Llyr Jones/Sion Jones | Ford Escort RS Mk2 | 13 | 3 | 8:56.8 | 0:00 | 58:14.1 | 6:06.9 | 0:07.8 |
| 21 (=) | 25 | Robert Jones/Gary Kinghorn | Ford Escort | 14 | 11 | 8:59.5 | 0:00 | 58:16.9 | 6:09.7 | 0:02.8 |
| 22 (=) | 38 | Justin Smyth/Gregory McQuillan | Ford Escort Mk2 | 12 | 1 | 9:04.8 | 0:00 | 58:34.6 | 6:27.4 | 0:17.7 |
| 23 (=) | 27 | Tony Rees/Geraint Thomas | Darrian It’s a GTR+ | 14 | 12 | 9:00.5 | 0:00 | 58:42.8 | 6:35.6 | 0:08.2 |
| 24 (+2) | 33 | Niall Fitzpatrick/Gary Fitzpatrick | Ford Escort Mk1 | 12 | 2 | 9:11.1 | 0:00 | 59:11.8 | 7:04.6 | 0:29.0 |
| 25 (=) | 19 | Roger Moran/Ashley Trimble | Ford Escort | 14 | 13 | 9:24.9 | 0:00 | 59:18.0 | 7:10.8 | 0:06.2 |
| 26 (+1) | 40 | Sean Crowley/Emma Crowley | Peugeot 205 GTi | 12 | 3 | 9:14.0 | 0:00 | 59:20.3 | 7:13.1 | 0:02.3 |
| 27 (+1) | 43 | JT Warnock/Lorcan Moore | Ford Escort | 13 | 4 | 9:12.4 | 0:00 | 59:33.7 | 7:26.5 | 0:13.4 |
| 28 (+1) | 32 | Jason Tuthill/Ben Teggart | Ford Escort | 13 | 5 | 9:19.0 | 0:00 | 59:47.0 | 7:39.8 | 0:13.3 |
| 29 (-5) | 22 | Brian O’Keeffe/Sean Hayde | Mitsubishi Evo 9 | 4 | 1 | 9:56.9 | 0:00 | 59:48.5 | 7:41.3 | 0:01.5 |
| 30 (=) | 36 | Conor Moore/Leo Tector | Honda Civic | 11F | 2 | 9:14.6 | 0:15 | 59:49.7 | 7:42.5 | 0:01.2 |
| 31 (+1) | 34 | Emmet Cronin/Seamus McTigue | Ford Escort Mk2 | 12 | 4 | 9:16.1 | 0:00 | 59:58.8 | 7:51.6 | 0:09.1 |
| 32 (-1) | 92 | Barry McKenna/Mac Kierans | Ford Escort | 13 | 6 | 9:25.3 | 0:00 | 1:00:05.8 | 7:58.6 | 0:07.0 |
| 33 (=) | 37 | Tommy Foley/Aarron Watters | Honda Civic | 11F | 3 | 9:30.2 | 0:00 | 1:00:21.9 | 8:14.7 | 0:16.1 |
| 34 (+1) | 52 | Nick Barnett/Martin Brady | Mitsubishi Lancer | 4 | 2 | 9:18.4 | 0:00 | 1:00:24.6 | 8:17.4 | 0:02.7 |
| 35 (-1) | 35 | Richie Dalton/Ger Brett | Subaru Impreza N11 | 4 | 3 | 9:28.7 | 0:00 | 1:00:30.9 | 8:23.7 | 0:06.3 |
| 36 (+1) | 57 | John Boland/William Treacy | Ford Escort Mk2 | 12 | 5 | 9:24.5 | 0:00 | 1:00:51.9 | 8:44.7 | 0:21.0 |
| 37 (-1) | 44 | Derek Walker/Shane Walker | Toyota Corolla Twincam | 11R | 1 | 9:35.9 | 0:00 | 1:00:52.5 | 8:45.3 | 0:00.6 |
| 38 (=) | 39 | Ruairi Bell/Darren Garrod | Ford Fiesta | 2 | 1 | 9:35.6 | 0:00 | 1:01:08.7 | 9:01.5 | 0:16.2 |
| 39 (=) | 61 | Kenny O’Brien/Daragh Smith | Vauxhall Nova | 9A | 1 | 9:35.7 | 0:00 | 1:01:26.4 | 9:19.2 | 0:17.7 |
| 40 (+2) | 50 | Tony Canny/Joe O’Brien | Ford Escort Mk2 | 13 | 7 | 9:28.7 | 0:00 | 1:01:29.4 | 9:22.2 | 0:03.0 |
| 41 (+2) | 56 | Barry Hennessy/Steven Scallan | Honda Civic | 1 | 1 | 9:33.4 | 0:00 | 1:01:35.8 | 9:28.6 | 0:06.4 |
| 42 (-2) | 55 | John Hayes/Andy Hayes | Honda Civic R3 | 3 | 1 | 9:43.9 | 0:00 | 1:01:38.3 | 9:31.1 | 0:02.5 |
| 43 (-2) | 58 | John Pettit/Michael Coleman | Ford Escort Mk2 | 11R | 2 | 9:43.0 | 0:00 | 1:01:43.0 | 9:35.8 | 0:04.7 |
| 44 (+1) | 48 | Steven Armstrong/Conor Boylan | Ford Escort Mk2 | 12 | 6 | 9:39.7 | 0:00 | 1:02:00.6 | 9:53.4 | 0:17.6 |
| 45 (+2) | 45 | Eoin Neville/Tommy Hayes | Mitsubishi Evo 9 | 4 | 4 | 9:16.3 | 0:00 | 1:02:02.4 | 9:55.2 | 0:01.8 |
| 46 (=) | 62 | John O’Rourke/Tommy Cuddihy | Opel Corsa | 10 | 1 | 9:56.6 | 0:00 | 1:02:34.3 | 10:27.1 | 0:31.9 |
| 47 (+1) | 60 | Fran Kinsella/Shay Byrne | Vauxhall Nova | 10 | 2 | 9:51.1 | 0:00 | 1:02:38.1 | 10:30.9 | 0:03.8 |
| 48 (+3) | 42 | Tommy Kelly/Frank Dwyer | Ford Escort Mk2 | 9A | 2 | 9:33.1 | 0:15 | 1:02:41.8 | 10:34.6 | 0:03.7 |
| 49 (=) | 54 | Nigel Molloy/Paul O’Leary | Ford Escort Mk2 | 10 | 3 | 9:55.3 | 0:00 | 1:02:51.6 | 10:44.4 | 0:09.8 |
| 50 (+2) | 66 | Ciaran Cloke/David Creane | Peugeot 306 GTI 6 | 3 | 2 | 9:39.5 | 0:00 | 1:02:52.2 | 10:45.0 | 0:00.6 |
| 51 (-1) | 71 | Peter Keohane/Mark McCarthy | Peugeot 106 GTi | 1 | 2 | 10:02.6 | 0:00 | 1:03:07.1 | 10:59.9 | 0:14.9 |
| 52 (+2) | 95 | Viorel Dobasu/Paddy McCrudden | Ford Fiesta | 20 | 3 | 9:39.8 | 0:00 | 1:03:15.5 | 11:08.3 | 0:08.4 |
| 53 (+2) | 81 | James Boland/David Manley | Ford Fiesta | 2 | 2 | 9:57.3 | 0:00 | 1:03:35.6 | 11:28.4 | 0:20.1 |
| 54 (+2) | 65 | Ger Power/Liam Fitzgerald | Vauxhall Nova | 9A | 3 | 10:06.6 | 0:00 | 1:04:14.1 | 12:06.9 | 0:38.5 |
| 55 (+3) | 49 | Peter Lewis/Andrew Rees | Ford Escort | 14 | 14 | 10:23.5 | 0:00 | 1:05:41.6 | 13:34.4 | 1:27.5 |
| 56 (+3) | 74 | Iain Morris/Jeffrey Garnett | Ford Escort Mk2 | 13 | 8 | 10:32.3 | 0:00 | 1:06:03.0 | 13:55.8 | 0:21.4 |
| 57 (=) | 83 | Pierce Snr Doheny/Eilish Dunne | Opel Corsa | 10 | 4 | 10:55.9 | 0:00 | 1:06:06.0 | 13:58.8 | 0:03.0 |
| 58 (+4) | 94 | Rhys Pinter/Llion Williams | Subaru Impreza WRX | 4 | 5 | 9:57.5 | 2:30 | 1:06:18.1 | 14:10.9 | 0:12.1 |
| 59 (+1) | 86 | Owen Cardiff/Dermot Roche | Opel Nova | 9A | 4 | 10:39.0 | 0:00 | 1:06:45.7 | 14:38.5 | 0:27.6 |
| 60 (+1) | 88 | George Leech/Robert Leech | Opel Corsa | 10 | 5 | 10:40.2 | 0:00 | 1:06:55.4 | 14:48.2 | 0:09.7 |
| 61 (+2) | 84 | Joey Leacy/Michael Leacy | Ford Escort | 11R | 3 | 10:53.3 | 0:00 | 1:07:38.9 | 15:31.7 | 0:43.5 |
| 62 (+2) | 87 | Colin Roche/Megan Conway | Ford Escort Mk2 | 10 | 6 | 11:10.6 | 0:00 | 1:09:13.3 | 17:06.1 | 1:34.4 |
| 63 (+2) | 85 | Majella Wickham/Brendan Furlong | Honda Civic | 11F | 4 | 11:37.0 | 0:00 | 1:10:14.1 | 18:06.9 | 1:00.8 |
| 64 (+2) | 82 | John Barry/Eddie Byrne | Austin Mini Cooper | 9 | 1 | 11:45.0 | 0:00 | 1:11:09.2 | 19:02.0 | 0:55.1 |
| 65 (-12) | 90 | Ray Kirwan/David Busher | Honda Civic | 3 | 3 | 19:31.7 | 0:00 | 1:12:59.1 | 20:51.9 | 1:49.9 |
| 66 (+1) | 28R | Jason O’Brien/Ger Clancy | Honda Civic | 11F | 5 | 9:01.4 | 0:00 | 1:17:36.6 | 25:29.4 | 4:37.5 |
| 67 (+1) | 47R | William Mains/Brian Kirwan | Vauxhall Nova | 9A | 5 | 9:32.8 | 0:00 | 1:21:36.2 | 29:29.0 | 3:59.6 |
