Colin McRae, the most successful driver in the history of the World Rally Championship, headlines the Punchestown Rally Masters on Sunday along with the cream of Irish rallying.

TOMORROW'S Edinburgh-based Jim Clark Memorial Rally unites the Toshiba Computers Irish Tarmac and the Pirelli British Rally Championships for the first of three occasions this season.

Midway through the World Rally Masters at Punchestown, Andrew Nesbitt, in his Subaru Ireland WRC, has a one second lead over the Toyota Corolla WRC

Ian Greer and co-driver, Dean Beckett (Toyota Corolla WRC), winners of the Tour of Luxembourg a few weeks ago, began today's second leg of the Ypres Rally in fourth place.

Continuing his European programme of events, Austin McHale is one of four FIA "B" seeded drivers in the three-day Polski Rally that begins in Poland later today.