2009 Galway International Rally...

[urabus-denoS2000]

Go Škoda!

[Mirek]

Rautenbach crashed out while driving on warning lights (only 3 cylinders working)

Lynch out with electronics problem...

[urabus-denoS2000]

Time to call him Rautencrash again!

Day 1 video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk5gTBTAmX4

[Pinto]

Rautenbach was getting out paced all day yesterday now his snow tyers did work for him the moonsoon wet conditions you wont even see him in the top ten for rally ireland.
Burkhart learned a thing or two for the up coming rallyireland wich will be an advantage to him,and was been caught by physo alcorn in a mark two escort where i was on the first stage,you wont get that on to many JWRC rounds

[Wim_Impreza]

I have just published a brief note about the first day on my site, here is the direct link:

http://luisalmeidafoto.no.sapo.pt/in...ws_090026.html

You have an excellent site. Great to see the news in English too and the champions 2008 and calendars 2009. Keep up the good work.

[Almeidafoto]

Great pace from Donelly this morning!

What happened to Rautenbach?

And does anybody know how many stages this rally has?

He started stage 12 and was passed by a couple of the Escorts, but then crashed on a square right scattering stones over the road.

[Almeidafoto]

Great pace from Donelly this morning!

What happened to Rautenbach?

And does anybody know how many stages this rally has?

It's got 17 stages, first on the road on SS17 at 15:46 p.m., local time

[Almeidafoto]

You have an excellent site. Great to see the news in English too and the champions 2008 and calendars 2009. Keep up the good work.

I am inserting the belgian calendar too, will be online when it's ready.
RACB has been the only ASN responding to my request...

[Pinto]

1st (5) Eugene Donnelly/Paddy Toner (Fabia WRC) 1.47.26.1
2nd (4) Gareth MacHale/Brian Murphy (Focus WRC) 1.48.54.5
3rd (9) Peadar Hurson/Damian Connolly (Impreza WRC) 1.49.01.0
4th (10) Aaron MacHale/Barry Goodman (Focus WRC) 1.49.19.7
5th (22) Sean Flanagan/Brian Duggan (Impreza N) 1.56.48.5
6th (21) Anthony O'Halloran/Charlie McEnery (Lancer N) 1.56.54.3
7th (20) Mike Bird/Kevin Keane (Impreza WRC) 1.58.59.0
8th (44) Tommy Doyle/Tony McDaid (Clio) 1.59.02.2
9th (46) Ger O’Donovan/Sean Hayde (Impreza N) 1.59.41.3
10th (70) Craig Breen/Andrew Purcell (Fiesta) 2.01.43.5

after ss15

Damian Tourish the gpn N leader has damaged a wheel on the evo 9 at the end of the last stage

[Pinto]

final result

1st (5) Eugene Donnelly/Paddy Toner (Fabia WRC) 2.00.47.8
2nd (4) Gareth MacHale/Brian Murphy (Focus WRC) 2.02.02.4
3rd (9) Peadar Hurson/Damian Connolly (Impreza WRC) 2.02.31.0
4th (10) Aaron MacHale/Barry Goodman (Focus WRC) 2.02.55.1
5th (21) Anthony O'Halloran/Charlie McEnery (Lancer N) 2.10.46.3
6th (22) Sean Flanagan/Brian Duggan (Impreza N) 2.10.51.1
7th (44) Tommy Doyle/Tony McDaid (Clio) 2.14.02.3
8th (20) Mike Bird/Kevin Keane (Impreza WRC) 2.14.24.1
9th (46) Ger O’Donovan/Sean Hayde (Impreza N) 2.14.55.8
10th (70) Craig Breen/Andrew Purcell (Fiesta) 2.17.25.8