At the conclusion of the first leg of the Murphy Construction Cork “20” International Rally, Tim NcNulty/Eugene O’Donnell (Subaru WRC) have a 23 second advantage over the Subaru of Derek McGarrity/Dermot O’Gorman with Eugene Donnelly/Paul Kiely (Toyota Corolla WRC) a further 22 seconds in arrears.

Derry’s, Eugene Donnelly, in his Rally of the Lakes winning Subaru WRC has a 37 second lead after four of the eight stages of the Suirway Forklifts Raven’s Rock Rally, the sixth round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship.

The final stages of the Clonakilty based Quality Hotels West Cork Rally will be a nerve wrecking

Clonakilty’s Michael Keohane finished second in the first of today’s Avon Tyres British Formula 3 races at Brands Hatch. He finished behind pole sitter, Robbie Kerr with Rob Austin completing the podium celebrations.

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.

A puncture on S.S. 13, Lough Allua, near Inchigeelagh close to the Cork/Kerry border, has brought a change to the top of the leader board in the Killarney based Rally of the Lakes, the second round of the Toshiba Computers Irish Tarmac Championship.

Despite losing time on today’s second stage of the Irishmobiles.com West Cork Rally, Melvyn Evans in an Escort WRC continues to hold the advantage in slippery conditions.

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