Gareth MacHale leads Rally Ireland

Midway through Rally Ireland, the Irish bid for qualification for the World Rally Championship, Gareth MacHale and co-driver Paul Nagle in a Ford Focus WRC hold a 47.8 second lead over the Toyota Corolla WRC of Eugene Donnelly/Paul Kiely.

Gareth MacHale leads Rally Ireland
Sat, 11 Mar, 2006 - 12:30

Midway through Rally Ireland, the Irish bid for qualification for the World Rally Championship, Gareth MacHale and co-driver Paul Nagle in a Ford Focus WRC hold a 47.8 second lead over the Toyota Corolla WRC of Eugene Donnelly/Paul Kiely.

Eamonn Boland/Francis Regan (Ford Focus WRC are third.

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CourtsMotorsportHeathrowPlace: DonegalPerson: Gareth MacHalePerson: Paul NaglePerson: Eugene DonnellyPerson: Paul KielyPerson: Eamonn BolandPerson: Francis ReganPerson: MacHalePerson: Daniel CarlsonPerson: Kenny McKinstryPerson: Chris AtkinsonPerson: DonnellyPerson: Daniel CarlssonPerson: E. BolandPerson: K. McKinstryPerson: James O’BrienPerson: Glenn PattersonPerson: Ray BreenPerson: Andrew PurcellEvent: Rally IrelandEvent: World Rally ChampionshipEvent: Rally MexicoOrganisation: Ford Focus WRCOrganisation: SubaruOrganisation: Toyota Corolla WRCOrganisation: Subaru WRC
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