Motorsport: McShea is best of the Irish in Network Q Rally

Niall McShea/Michael Orr (Citroen Saxo) head the Irish contingent at the end of the first leg of Network Q Rally of Great Britain. Eamonn Boland/Anthony Nestor also made it safely through but Derek McGarrity/Dermot O'Gorman are out.

McShea will begin Saturday's second leg in 25th place. Today, he punctured and lost some 20 seconds on one of the stages. The Roger Clark Award winner from Fermanagh is competing in the Super 1600 category and he lies third behind Andrea Dallavilla and leader, Sebastian Loeb.