The Skibbereen based West Cork Hotel Fastnet Rally, the tenth and final round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship was a nervous affair for title protagonist and defending champion, Patrick Elliott and his co-driver, Paul Goodman.

The outcome of the Fels Points Hotel Circuit of Kerry Rally, the third round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship, went right down to the eighth and final stage.

As expected, five times World rally champion Sebastien Loeb has brought his Citroen C4 to victory in Rally Ireland today.

Derry driver, Eugene Donnelly and his Sligo co-driver, Paul Kiely in their Toyota Corolla delivered a double victory in Armagh.

WITH three different leaders after each of the opening three rounds, the Dunlop National Rally Championship is shaping up to be an intriguing contest.

Derek McGarrity’s third Circuit of Ireland victory was hard-earned and he was pushed all the way to the final stage where he eventually triumphed over arch-rival Andrew Nesbitt by 18.2 seconds.

Derek McGarrity takes a 9.5 second lead over Eugene Donnelly into tomorrow’s third and final leg of the Meteor Electrical Circuit of Ireland Rally.

Back in competitive action following an eight-month absence, Armagh’s Andrew Nesbitt has lost none of his pace.

Entering the final four stages, Eugene Donnelly in his Toyota Corolla WRC has regained the lead in the Galway International Rally,

After the opening six stages of the Ordnance Survey Ireland/Gleneagle Hotel Rally of the Lakes, the third round of the Pirelli Irish Tarmac Championship, Derek McGarrity/Dermot O’Gorman (Subaru WRC) have a 34 second lead over Eugene Donnelly/Paul Kiely in a Toyota Corolla WRC.

Despite what he described as two very big moments on Stage 13, gallan Bridge, near Newtownstewart, Derek McGarrity retains control of the Buy & Sell Circuit of Ireland Rally.

It was a good day for Irish drivers in the Bournemouth based Rallye Sunseeker, the opening round of the Kumho National Rally Championship.

Britain’s, Jonny Milner, in his Toyota Corolla WRC, will take a 35.6 second lead into tomorrow’s final leg of the Manx International Rally, a counting round of both the Irish and British Rally Championships.

IN the immediate absence of his principal rivals Glengormley’s, Derek McGarrity has an excellent opportunity to strengthen his bid to win the Toshiba Computers Irish Tarmac Championship for the very first time.

After five stages of the Jim Clark Rally, a counting round of both the Irish and British Rally Championships, Derry’s Eugene Donnelly (Subaru WRC) has an 8.6 second lead over the Mitsubishi of British Touring Car champion, James Thompson.

Fastest on 14 of the 15 stages of the Stena Line Ulster Rally, a counting round of both Irish and

Irish drivers disappointed in the first of today’s double header races in the Formula Renault UK

Scotland’s, Dom Buckley, in a Subaru, has won the SEAT Cars Lurgan Park Rally after a tight tussle with nine-time winner, Kenny McKinstry (Subaru).

Having finished second in the Tour of Sperrins Rally yesterday, Eugene Donnelly/Paul Kiely (Toyota Celica) went one better today by winning the Moonraker Forest Rally, the fourth round of the KBB Doors National Forest Rally Championship.

Rory Galligan, co-driven by Kerryman, Paul Nagle has won the Peugeot Super 106 Cup category of the Banbury Rally and has clinched the 2001 title. Galligan, from Oldcastle, was in superb form all through today's 14 stages.

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.

Mathew Gilmore and Michael Keohane finished first and second in today’s final race of the British Formula 3 Scholarship Class at Brands Hatch.

Irish drivers filled two of the top three places in the first of today’s British Formula 3 Scholarship Class races at Brands Hatch.

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

At Brands Hatch, venue for the penultimate double header in the British Formula 3 Championship, Northern Ireland’s, Matthew Gilmore (Performance Racing) topped the sheets in qualifying for tomorrow’s first of two races in the Scholarship Class.