In a rich vein of form that has seen him deliver wins in the Galway International and Rally Ireland already this season, Eugene Donnelly has a commanding lead at the end of day one of the Derry based Meteor Electrical Circuit of Ireland Rally.

Cork driver Gerard Lucey (Toyota Special), needing to finish ahead of his championship rival David Forde (Toyota Special), did just that and duly annexed the Munster Autocross Championship at the final round of the series at Clonakilty this afternoon.

BASED on previous performances, Dessie Nutt is the obvious favourite in Sunday’s Killarney Historic Rally.

For a fourth successive time, the partnership of Eamonn Byrne and Paul Phelan proved successful in the Circuit of Ireland Retrospective Rally that concluded in Donegal town.

IRISH rallying is set to have a Rallies Council following yesterday’s meeting at the Green Isle Hotel, Dublin, where officials from clubs all over the country and other delegates met to discuss several aspects of the sport.

Heavy rain and fog made conditions difficult for today’s second leg on the Manx International Rally.

Irish driver, Michael Keohane qualified on the second row of the grid for tomorrow’s third round of the

Robbie McGurk/Rory Kennedy, in a Group N Subaru were impressive winners of the Willie Loughman Memorial Forest Rally in Carrick on Suir.

Robbie McGurk, from Omagh, driving a Group N Subaru, has set a cracking pace on the Willie Loughman Forest Rally.

Posting fastest times on the first and third runs, Ardfinnan’s Jimmy Lambert (Ford Escort) and his

Tipperary duo, Jimmy Lambert and James Coleman, in their Suirway Lifts liveried Ford Escort are the early leaders of the Birr Single Stage Rally, jointly sponsored by Dooley’s Hotel & Garahy Tractors.

Jimmy Lambert and his co-driver, James Coleman, from Ardfinnan, County Tipperary, fought their way back from a first stage overshoot to win the Crosbie Cedars Hotel Wexford Rally in dramatic fashion.

Meath's, Rory Galligan retains his lead in the Peugeot Super 106 Cup category of the Banbury Rally in Oxford. Mid-way through the 14 stages, he has some ten seconds to spare over fellow Irish driver, Kris Meeke.

In the Banbury Rally in Oxford, Irish drivers, Gary Jennings and Rory Galligan are in contention for overall victory in the Peugeot Super 106 Cup.

Fermanagh's, Gary Jennings and his Cork co-driver, James O 'Brien are the early leaders of the Peugeot Super 106 category in the Rally of Kent.

For the second time today, Matthew Gilmore has taken top spot in the British Formula 3 Scholarship Class qualifying session at Brands Hatch.