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Donnelly leads Ulster Rally

The opening leg of the Todds Leap.com Ulster International Rally in Antrim was a classic contest mixed with drama through the day's six stages, where the lead changed several times.

Donnelly leads Ulster Rally

Fri, 21 Aug, 2009 - 23:00

The opening leg of the Todds Leap.com Ulster International Rally in Antrim was a classic contest mixed with drama through the day's six stages, where the lead changed several times.

Overnight, it's Eugene Donnelly's Skoda Fabia WRC that holds pole position - just 2.9 seconds ahead of the Ford Focus WRC of his Irish Tarmac Championship rival, Gareth MacHale.

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Courts Motorsport Heathrow Place: Antrim Place: Fermanagh Place: Cork Person: Donnelly Person: Eugene Donnelly Person: Gareth MacHale Person: Derek McGarrity Person: Head Person: Keith Cronin Person: Cronin Person: Mark Higgins Person: MacHale Person: McGarrity Person: Darren Gass Person: Glen Allen Person: Gywndaf Evans Person: Mark Higgins'Person: Alastair Fisher Person: Brian O'Mahony Person: Kris Princen Person: E. Donnelly Person: P. Toner Person: G. MacHale Person: B. Murphy Person: D. McGarrity Person: J. McKee Person: G. Allen Person: D. Connolly Person: G. Evans Person: C. Patterson Person: M. Higgins Person: B. Thomas Person: A. Fisher Person: R. Kennedy Person: A. Gould Person: S. Marshall Person: A. Gould S. Marshall Person: E. Thorburn Person: C. Roy Event: Ulster Rally Event: Ulster International Rally Event: Irish Tarmac Championship Event: British Rally Championship Event: BRC Event: Rally Yorkshire Event: British Championship Event: WRC Organisation: Ford Focus WRC Organisation: Subaru Organisation: Mitsubishi Organisation: S.S.2 Organisation: S.S.3 Organisation: Toyota Organisation: Renault Clio Organisation: Renault Clio R3 Organisation: Subaru WRC Organisation: Toyota Corolla WRC

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