Rally History (part III)

1991 donegal rally results
1st james cullen/ellen morgan ford sierra cosworth 3 8
2nd jimmy mccrae/chris patterson ford sierra cosworth 126 8
3rd vincent bonner/seamus boyle opel manta 400 40 12
4th kenny mckinstry/robbie philpott ford sierra 4x4 4 4
5th robbie head/campbell roy ford sierra 4x4 8 4
6th richard smyth/michael reid ford sierra 4x4 9 8
7th james mcdaid/phillip mccrea bmw m3 127 12
8th bob fowden/gerry hynes ford sierra cosworth 10 4
9th george robinson/ian beasant toyota starlet 7 12
10th pat kirk/paul kiely vauxhall nova 12 6
11th bruce blake/ian howard opel manta 400 32 12
12th ian calvin/don hilmore ford sierra 4x4 125 4
13th connie smith/james murtagh ford escort mk2 22 11
14th stephen price/george tinsley vauxhall nova 14 6
15th tony green/stanley hilliard talbot sunbeam 71 12
16th dominic mcloughlin/sean hannigan talbot sunbeam 18 10
17th seamus gallagher/damian crawford toyota corolla 20 2
18th mike dunnion/paddy flanaghan ford sierra 4x4 17 4
19th john mcgaffin/tom graham ford sierra cosworth 42 4
20th fintan mcgrady/robert jackson ford escort mk2 48 11
21st wj dolan/daniel mcsorley ford sierra cosworth 30 4
22nd sammy fisher/michael pearson mini cooper 29 9
23rd trevor wilson/uel williamson opel manta 200 49 11
24th ian greer/dean beckett opel manta 44 11
25th seamus carey/crawford henderson opel corsa sprint 27 5
26th brian black/robert mackeral talbot sunbeam 68 10
27th john o'brien/des donegan mitsibushi starion 55 8
28th jeremy shields/roy baldrick talbot samba 58 9
29th pete dougherty/neil fitzsimmons suzuki swift 70 1
30th alan cathcart/gary millar suzuki swift 117 1
31st george baskin/eamon mcgarrity ford escort mk2 64 11
32nd eamon mccrystal/robert mawhinney talbot avenger 80 10
33rd terence mchugh/enda bonner ford escort mk2 108 11
34th liam boyle/paul mccarron suzuki swift 86 1
35th robbie peoples/keith stewart ford escort mk2 101 15
36th peter erickson/bernard cosgrove ford escort mk2 90 11
37th paul callaghan/shaun callaghan ford escort mk2 75 10
38th trevor cathers/gordon noble honda civic 25 2
39th ivan black/colum clifford ford escort mk2 94 11
40th sean white/pat leahy peugeot 205 61 5
41st ernest mcmillen/desi mcglade suzuki swift 65 1
42nd ian jemison/dean kellett vauxhall nova 24 11
43rd seamus hegarty/james sheridan ford escort mk2 118 14
44th david craig/graham henderson ford escort mk2 81 11
45th james logue/brendan kennedy talbot sunbeam 98 11
46th martin harley/seamus mcdermott toyota corolla 116 2
47th mark carroll/pat lorgan toyota corolla 74 2
48th kevin wright/conor mullholland fiat strada 87 3
49th rob farmer/clive beredin skoda favorit 93 1
50th john meehan/adrian crawford talbot sunbeam 115 10
51st kevin devlin/sean devlin ford escort mk1 122 11
52nd william gamble/kieran harrigan fiat 131 95 15
53rd james mcclintock/ken mcclintock mini cooper s 112 13
54th declan connolly/gerard mcginley ford escort mk2 119 14
55th mark carson/phillip jackson talbot samba 120 9
56th victor hunter/martin ferry ford escort mk2 104 12
57th david wright/stan quirk subaru rx turbo 77 8
58th albert grainger/francis greene vauxhall nova 99 13
59th cecil minford/sam campbell talbot sunbeam 60 10
60th will tate/john henderson skoda favorit 102 1
61st richard hanlon/fionna gallagher ford escort mk2 121 13

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Originally Posted by ford power

was wondering if anyone could tell me when these cars made the first international debut
bmw m3
ford sierra cosworth
ford sierra xr4x4
renault 11 turbo
ford escort mk2
subaru rx turbo

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Cosworth - probably the 1986 RAC. This was the UK Challenge spec car quickly homologated into GroupB to enable 3 Challenge competitors to use their cars on the RAC.
In GpA both Cosworth and XR4x4 probably 1987 Monte Carlo Rally.
Escort MK2 - difficult to ever prove because Mk1 or 2 would not have been identified on most entry lists. May have been Circuit of Ireland 1975, a 1300? (RS1800 - Welsh 1975 first International, Granite City 1975 first National/first event).
I'm not even sure what a Subaru rx turbo is but the earliest International use of a 4wd Subaru is usually considered Simon Everett 1973 Welsh.
Renault 11 Turbo - ask on Forum Auto but may be Alan Oreille on a French Int event?
BMW M3 may have been Prodrive becauser BMW were less than keen on seeing it in rallies until then (and not that keen then until Prodrive won Corsica). In racing, first round of 1987 WTCC (or was it stll ETCC then?), which was Monza...where they all got excluded for wrong boot material.

1989 donegal rally

1st david llewellin/phil short toyota celica st165 1 8
2nd bertie fisher/rory kennedy bmw m3 3 8
3rd james cullen/ellen morgan ford sierra cosworth 2 8
4th bob fowden/gerry hynes ford sierra cosworth 11 4
5th john gilleece/stephen boswell vauxhall chevette hsr 14 12
6th andrew nesbitt/brian murphy ford escort mk2 52 12
7th mike pattison/john crone darrian t9 7 12
8th davy greer/brian crawford toyota corolla 24 6
9th richard smyth/michael reid toyota corolla 22 6
10th jackie harris/hugh carron talbot sunbeam 30 11
11th ian holt/dessie wilson ford sierra cosworth 17 8
12th robin lyons/gordon noble peugeot 309 26 7
13th mauric moffett/gavin campbell toyota corolla 21 6
14th fintan mcgrady/robert jackson ford escort mk2 68 11
15th john leinster/jeremy arthur ford escort mk2 42 11
16th seamus gallagher/damian carey toyota corolla 41 2
17th don bailey/frances houghton ford sierra cosworth 45 4
18th cathal rodgers/peadar mcginty ford escort g3 67 11
19th michael currid/ronnie craig lada samara 44 10
20th seamus carey/crawford henderson opel corsa sprint 32 5

i'll get the rest of it up tomorrow

thank you very much
the subaru i refering to was called the leonne
ari vatenan used it on the 1987 safari rally

21st tommy mcdonald/paddy toner talbot sunbeam 34 10
22nd ian brown/duncan mcniven ford sierra cosworth 49 4
23rd martin laverty/patricia laverty talbot sunbeam 54 10
24th angus hunter/derek hunter honda civic 77 10
25th david mcillroy/robert mawhinney opel manta 60 7
26th ian calivin/uel calvin toyota corolla 28 2
27th patrick mcmillen/phillip sandford peugeot 309 71 3
28th john mcglinchy/glynis duddy suzuki swift 35 1
29th jimmy lyons/john donnelly talbot samba 69 9
30th donal bowens/john fitzgerald toyota corolla 85 2
31st ernest mcmillen/desi mcglade suzuki swift 81 1
32nd jeremy shields/paul mclaughlin talbot samba 72 5
33rd wj dolan/daniel mcsorley toyota corolla 56 6
34th brendan kelly/daniel gallagher toyota starlet 94 1
35th noel harvey/joe mcgonigle opel corsa 82 5
36th julie murray/ian mason peugeot 205 92 3
37th andy mackeral/malcolm thompson vauxhall nova 97 13
38th kurt wallenheim/horst dorr volkswagen scirocco 51 7
39th alyn spiers/ian porter talbot samba 100 5
40th louise nolan/geraldine mcbride lancia intergrale 79 4
41st brendan o'hagan/gabriel diamond ford escort mk2 78 11
42nd don baker/kris phelan alfretta gtv 101 7
43rd paddy logue/noel mcbride ford escort mk2 113 9
44th paul callaghan/leonard wilson talbot sunbeam 124 10
45th trevor wilson/jackie brush vauxhall nova 38 5
46th hugh gallagher/pj gallagher ford escort mk2 111 15
47th martin mckevitt/eddie mcgill peugeot 205 96 2
48th noel fenning/cathy jemison suzuki swift 86 1
49th patrick gallen/stirling taylor ford escort mk2 107 9
50th jp o'kane/sean devlin talbot sunbeam 53 10
51st jd mccluire/pauline mcgraffey talbot sunbeam 84 10
52nd james mcclintock/ken mcclintock mini cooper s 128 13
53rd pat bonar/michael mcginley ford escort mk2 122 13
54th brian mcgrath/paddy flanagan lada riva 108 9
55th declan connolly/gerard mcginley ford escort mk2 116 14
56th stephen darragh/darren raffo talbot sunbeam 114 10
57th gerry o'neil/eugene o'donnell ford escort mk2 123 15
58th robbie peoples/keith stewart ford escort mk2 112 14
59th noel ingram/derek hay talbot sunbeam 127 14
60th albert grainger/frances greene vauxhall nova 95 13
61st richard hanlon/samuel alcorn ford escort mk2 129 13

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Originally Posted by FAL

I'm not even sure what a Subaru rx turbo is but the earliest International use of a 4wd Subaru is usually considered Simon Everett 1973 Welsh.

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Small typo there FAL - should be 1983.
Incidentally I was called in as a late addition to the service crew. Simon's regular man, Nigel Wills Browne, was driving his van back from servicing for Simon on the Zlatni Piassatsi (I think) on 5 cylinders after removing a damaged piston & rod and clamping the big end shells back on the crank with jubilee clips to keep the oil pressure up!
I drove the Subaru from scrutineering to the pre-start parc-fermé — does that make me the first person to drive a Subaru on an International Rally?

Regarding the Mk2 Escort - I have a vague recollection of it being used somewhere in the Caribean by Timo Makinen at the very beginning of its career. Could that have been its debut?

Hello,
I'm searching the 1976 European Rally Championship calendar (with coefficients), I can't find it on the web. Could anyone help me, please?
Thanks in advance

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Originally Posted by ford power

was wondering if anyone could tell me when these cars made the first international debut
bmw m3
ford sierra cosworth
ford sierra xr4x4
renault 11 turbo
ford escort mk2
subaru rx turbo

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Possum Bourne probably ran the first Subaru RX in Rally NZ. In 1983 Rally NZ he ran a Subaru RX Coupe, in 1984 it was called a Subaru Leone 4WD RX Hardtop. In 1985 he ran a Subaru Leone RX Turbo as part of a 4 car team with Tony Teesdale (NZ), Carlo Vittuli (Kenya) and Frank Tundo (Kenya).

would anyone know who made up the final top 10 for the 1973,1974 and 1975 circuit of ireland rallies ?

srry me again
just wondering when did these cars last appear on the round of the wrc
bmw m3 ( i think it was josep bassas in the 95 catalunya but i'm not sure )
ford sierra cosworth
lancia delta intergrale
subaru legacy
ford escort cosworth
renault 11 turbo
renault 5 turbo ( group a/n version )
renault 21 turbo
lancia stratos
ford escort mk2

any help would be again much appreciated