Richard Egger Insurance MSA Asphalt Rally Championship - Round 2 - Circuit of Ireland National Rally, 11-12 April

MELVYN EVANS & SEAN MULLALLY (Subaru Impreza S11) won the Larsen Circuit of Ireland National Rally outright, giving the Llanwrda driver his second consecutive maximum points score in the Richard Egger Insurance MSA Asphalt Rally Championship.

DAVID MANN/ALUN COOK were 2nd overall in their Impreza WRC, treating the at-times technically difficult stages with the respect they deserved. Defending MSA Asphalt Rally Champions DAVID KYNASTON/ANDY RUSSELL brought their Audi A3 Quattro home in 3rd place, despite losing four minutes on the second stage of the rally with throttle cable problems.

The 'Star' of the rally, certainly in MSA Asphalt Championship terms, was ROGER DONNAN who, with Kim Baker guiding him through the stages, brought his Ford Puma S1600 back in an excellent 4th place.

The next chance for all Richard Egger Insurance MSA Asphalt Rally Championship contenders to move their seasons forward will be on the Manx National Rally on 8/9th May - another tough, but very popular, event.

Results

1 Melvyn EVANS/Sean MULLALLY        Subaru Impreza S11 WRC

2 David MANN/Alun COOK      Subaru Impreza WRC+ 2:58.3

3 David KYNASTON/Andy RUSSELL      Audi A3 Quattro +6:06.6

4 Roger DONNAN/Kim BAKER                 Ford Puma S1600 +12:34.5

5 Peter HUGHES/Chris EVANS               Ford Escort +15:05.3

6 Rod BENNETT/Henry RICHARDSON     Fiat Punto S1600 +17:05.2

7 Chris RICE/Niall CONNOLLY                  Subaru Impreza +17:42.4

8 Ross HUNTER/Eildon HALL Mitsubishi Lancer EVO +22:24.1