Round 5: Mourne Rally, June 5Darren Gass and Sean Mullaly stormed to victory on round five of the Hankook MSA Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship, the Mourne Rally. Gass’s win followed a double puncture on SS7 and a subsequently resurgent drive on the final two tests. John McGlaughlin led the event after SS1 but eventually settled for second place ahead of Junior competitor Mark Donnelly.Championship protagonist George Robinson retired at the first service with transmission woes on his Subaru Impreza WRC. That, coupled with the absence of early championship leader Derek McGarrity, means that Stuart Biggerstaff now finds himself at the head of the title race in only his first year of competition.Results1 Darren Gass / Sean Mullaly (Subaru Impreza WRC S11) 1h06m30s 2 John McGlaughlin / Crawford Henderson (Mitsubishi Lancer N) 1h06m41s3 Mark Donnelly / Stephen O’Hanlon (Mitsubishi Lancer N) 1h07m55s4 Stuart Biggerstaff / Anthony Nestor (Subaru Impreza WRC) 1h08m10s5 Drew Stewart / Steven Park (Ford Escort Mk2) 1h08m35s6 Alistair Cochrane / Gary McElhinny (Ford Escort Mk2) 1h08m41sRound 6: Dogleap Stages, August 7Championship positions (provisional) after Round 5  1 Stuart Biggerstaff – 40 points 2 Derek McGarrity – 363 George Robinson – 274 Mark Donnelly – 265 Cyril Doherty – 22= Drew Stewart – 22