Donegal Rally

[TWRv12]

Great to see Loeb has finally arrived. Starts this afternoon.

loeb at shakedown gallery
http://www.photo-motorsport.co.uk/

loeb interview
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/

results
http://rally.ie/link_redir.php?link_id=990819/235533

bulletins
http://rally.ie/link_redir.php?link_id=000328/224505

entry:
http://rally.connect.ie/entries.php?rally=DL07

Car Driver/Codriver Address Make Class
1 Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena France/ Citroen C4 8
2 Mark Higgins/Rory Kennedy Wales/ Subaru Impreza S11 8
4 Andrew Nesbitt/James O'Brien Co. Armagh/ Subaru Impreza 8
5 Eugene Donnelly/Paul Kiely Co. Londonderry/ Subaru Impreza WRC 8
7 Andreas Mikkelson/Ola Floene UK/ Ford Focus WRC 8
9 Tim McNulty/Diarmuid Falvey Co. Dublin/ Subaru Impreza 8
11 Kevin Lynch/David Moynihan Co. Londonderry/ Ford Focus 8
15 Stephen Murphy/Michael Joe Morrissey Co. Carlow/ Subaru WRC 8
16 Paul Harris/Eugene O'Donnell Co. Donegal/ Toyota Corolla WRC 8
17 Patrick Elliott/Paul Goodman Co. Cavan/ Subaru S11 8
21 Sean Devine/Paul McLaughlin Co. Tyrone/ Subaru Impreza 8
22 Kevin Barrett/Barry Goodman Co. Kildare/ Subaru WRC 8
23 Denis Biggerstaff/Paul McGee Co. Down/ Subaru Impreza 8
24 Hugh Martin Doherty/Michael McBride Co. Donegal/ Subaru Impreza 8
26 Seamus Leonard/Gerry McVeigh Co. Tyrone/ Mitsubishi Evo 9 4
28 Colm Murphy/Ger Loughrey Dublin/ Subaru Impreza 4
29 Garry Jennings/Damien Connolly Co. Fermanagh/ Mitsubishi Evo 9 4
30 James Cullen/Allan Harryman Co. Donegal/ Mitsubishi Evo 9 4
32 Conor McCloskey/Robbie Durant Co. Londonderry/ Mitsubishi Evo 9 4
33 Willie Fannin/Paddy Robinson Dublin/ Subaru Impreza 4
37 Cathal Rogers/John McCafferty Co. Londonderry/ Mitsubishi Evo 9 4
38 John McGlaughlin/Crawford Henderson Co. Tyrone/ Mitsubishi Evo 9 4
39 Kevin O' Donoghue/Joe O'Leary Co. Kerry/ Mitsubishi Evo 9 4
40 Seamus Heron/Elaine Doherty Co. Londonderry/ Ford Focus WRC 8

2007 Tarmac Rally Championship
http://www.irishtarmac.com/

more info:
http://rally.ie/article.php?article_id=070101/205657

donegal international rally
http://www.donegalinternationalrally.com/

[TWRv12]

Pos Car Driver/Codriver Make Class Pos SS1 Road Total Diff 1st Diff Prev
1 2 Mark Higgins/Rory Kennedy Subaru Impreza S11 8 O/A 4:19.4 0:00 4:19.4
2 7 Andreas Mikkelson/Ola Floene Ford Focus WRC 8 O/A 4:24.1 0:00 4:24.1 0:04.7 0:04.7
3 5 Eugene Donnelly/Paul Kiely Subaru Impreza WRC 8 O/A 4:25.7 0:00 4:25.7 0:06.3 0:01.6
4 11 Kevin Lynch/David Moynihan Ford Focus 8 O/A 4:26.7 0:00 4:26.7 0:07.3 0:01.0
5 1 Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena Citroen C4 8 1 4:28.2 0:00 4:28.2 0:08.8 0:01.5
6 4 Andrew Nesbitt/James O'Brien Subaru Impreza 8 2 4:37.2 0:00 4:37.2 0:17.8 0:09.0
7 16 Paul Harris/Eugene O'Donnell Toyota Corolla WRC 8 3 4:38.3 0:00 4:38.3 0:18.9 0:01.1
8 15 Stephen Murphy/Michael Joe Morrissey Subaru WRC 8 4 4:41.9 0:00 4:41.9 0:22.5 0:03.6
9 26 Seamus Leonard/Gerry McVeigh Mitsubishi Evo 9 4 O/A 4:43.2 0:00 4:43.2 0:23.8 0:01.3
10 17 Patrick Elliott/Paul Goodman Subaru S11 8 5 4:44.0 0:00 4:44.0 0:24.6 0:00.

http://rally.connect.ie/results.php?rally=DL07

[BertMk2]

This is going to be interesting

Can any of the locals beat Loeb?

[TWRv12]

Originally Posted by BertMk2

This is going to be interesting

Can any of the locals beat Loeb?

Genie nearly beat Gronholm in Galway, but I would expect him to be more concerned about Tarmac C'ship points this time.

[GolddustMini]

loeb seems to have clawed back a 30 odd second deficit to higgins today to be leading, however its dificult to guess the actual speed differential because while loeb struggled with setup yesterday which will have hampered him, higgins appears to be suffering from setup/steering problems today which in his words "make it difficult to commit"

[TWRv12]

Originally Posted by GolddustMini

loeb seems to have clawed back a 30 odd second deficit to higgins today to be leading, however its dificult to guess the actual speed differential because while loeb struggled with setup yesterday which will have hampered him, higgins appears to be suffering from setup/steering problems today which in his words "make it difficult to commit"

Citroen didn't bring gravel suspension, so they will not be able to test that type of setup. Loeb complained about the car being too stiff on the bumper stages yesterday.


Short clip on the Sport News @ 6 minutes
http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0615/6ne...59316,null,230

Donegal Int Day 1 - Video Footage - Waylander Rally Clips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vspVt-yWLHg

day1 photos
http://www.rallypics.org/

[GolddustMini]

seb is running away with it now, 20 secs ahead. lets hope the different tarmac of tomorrow unsettles him a little and mark can get back at him. it;d be good if mark can push him to the finish like gene did with gronholm in galway

[BertMk2]

If Loeb is 20 seconds up (not a huge margin) then come the WRC round I'd expect the locals to be well up the field - the podium may be out of reach but I'd expect a lot of the top ten to be local

[GolddustMini]

he was 2mins7secs clear of higgins by the end of the rally....

[Roundy Mooney]

Loebs thoughts on the rally

http://www.sebastienloeb.com/index.p...d=190&Itemid=9

[Roundy Mooney]

2 great shots

Phil Collins

http://www.rallyfile.com/dispatcher....&id=3940&data=


Mark Higgins
http://www.rallyfile.com/dispatcher....&id=3938&data=