Surviving two moments today when problems cost him almost two minutes, Donie O’Sullivan and Paul Nagle (Ford Focus WRC) have won the Quality Hotels West Cork Rally in Clonakilty.

After dominating most of today’s eight stages, Killarney’s, Donie O’Sullivan and co-driver, Paul

Five times Irish tarmac rally champion, Austin MacHale has acquired a Ford Focus WRC03.

Andrew Nesbitt (Subaru WRC) continues to dominate the Shell Donegal International Rally.

MICHAEL KEOHANE and Austin McHale face their respective assignments in Donington Park and the Circuit of Kerry with a common theme – success in a British Championship.

KENNY McKINSTRY starts this weekend’s Clonakilty based Quality Hotels West Cork Rally as favourite with the Banbridge car preparation expert bidding to complete an unique hat-trick.

Portadown’s, Adam Carroll (Sweeney Racing) is the 2002 Avon Tyres British Formula 3 Scholarship Champion.

A commanding performance laced with fastest times on all of today’s nine stages gave Andrew Nesbitt and James O’Brien their first victory in the International Rally of the Lakes, round two of the Toshiba Computers Irish Tarmac Championship.

This morning’s first stage of the Rally of the Lakes, saw Andrew Nesbitt in his Subaru WRC set a stunning time of nine minutes and 22 seconds to claim the Bertie Fisher trophy - awarded to the driver who set the fastest time over the renowned stage.

British driver, Jim Harrison and his co-driver, Harvey Bell take a five second advantage into the final two stages of the Circuit of Kerry Rally, the second round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship.

Melvyn Evans and his co-driver, Alun Davies, duly won the Irishmobioles.com West Cork Rally in Clonakilty with fellow overseas crews, Steve Fleck/Mark Aspinall (Subaru WRC) and Jim Harrison/Harvey Bell (Subaru WRC) completing the top three.

Through today’s eight stages, Melvyn Evans, in an Escort World Rally Car was virtually untouchable.