MacHale wins Mayo rally

Reigning Dunlop National Rally Champions, Aaron MacHale/Killian Duffy (Ford Focus WRC) have won the Castlebar based TF Royal Hotel & Theatre Mayo Rally, the opening round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship.

MacHale wins Mayo rally
Sun, 09 Mar, 2008 - 19:07

Reigning Dunlop National Rally Champions, Aaron MacHale/Killian Duffy (Ford Focus WRC) have won the Castlebar based TF Royal Hotel & Theatre Mayo Rally, the opening round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship.

They finished seven seconds ahead of former champions, Niall Maguire/Paul McLaughlin (Subaru WRC) with Tim McNulty/Eugene O’Donnell (Subaru WRC) finishing a further 21 seconds behind in third. MacHale (Ford Focus WRC) set the pace on the first stage and duly extricated an 18 second lead over PJ McDermott (Subaru WRC) with Seamus Leonard, also in a Subaru, a further three seconds behind.

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CourtsMotorsportHeathrowPlace: CastlebarPerson: MacHalePerson: Aaron MacHalePerson: Killian DuffyPerson: Niall MaguirePerson: Paul McLaughlinPerson: Tim McNultyPerson: Eugene O’DonnellPerson: PJ McDermottPerson: Seamus LeonardPerson: Patrick ElliottPerson: Kevin KelleherPerson: LeonardPerson: McDermottPerson: Kevin BarrettPerson: Willie FanninPerson: MaguirePerson: McNultyPerson: ElliottPerson: Stephen MoorePerson: Glen AllenPerson: Noel RedmondPerson: A. MacHalePerson: K. DuffyPerson: N. MaguirePerson: P. McLaughlinPerson: T. McNultyPerson: E. O’DonnellPerson: P. ElliottPerson: P. GoodmanPerson: S. MoorePerson: T. McHughPerson: G. AllenPerson: D. ConnollyPerson: N. RedmondPerson: D. BranniganPerson: R. WiltonPerson: C. McMahonPerson: C. BradleyPerson: D. O’NeillEvent: Mayo RallyEvent: Reigning Dunlop National Rally ChampionsEvent: Dunlop National Rally ChampionshipOrganisation: Ford Focus WRCOrganisation: TF Royal Hotel & TheatreOrganisation: Subaru WRCOrganisation: SubaruOrganisation: MitsubishiOrganisation: Toyota Corolla WRCOrganisation: Ford
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