irish tarmac rally championship

Day 1 - Galway International Rally

Day 1 - Galway International Rally

Join us for live text commentary, updates & live timings from every stage.

08:55 - Good morning and welcome to day 1 of the Galway International Rally

We have eight stages throughout today

SS1 Kilcoona 1 - 12.30 km - 08:54am

SS2 Caherlistrane 1 - 15.70 km - 09:24am

SS3 Kilcoona 2 - 12.30 km - 11:37am

SS4 Kilbeg 1 - 12.70 km - 12:06pm

SS5 Caherlistrane 2 - 15.70 km - 12:42pm

SS6 Kilcoona 3 - 12.30 km - 14:52pm

SS7 Kilbeg 2 - 12.70 km - 15:21pm

SS8 Caherlistrane 3 - 15.70 km - 15:57pm

Ceremonial start

Parce Ferme

09:00 - Safety cars are through the stage, Awaiting first car.

Times provisional

No intercom for Callum Devine, Driving blind 7:15.3

Josh Moffett - Too cautious 7:15.7

Keith Cronin - Very cautious, more grip than we expected, Fastest so far 7:13.1

Cronin fastest on the stage and straight back into the groove despite lack of seat time, Josh Moffett second fastest 1.2s down on Cronin with Callum Devine third fastest.

PROVISIONAL TOP 10 AFTER SS1

09:35 - SS2 Caherlistrane 1 - 15.70 km

Crews are already into SS2

Some timing issues currently

Breaking - Matt Edwards off (crew ok)

Timing issue, We will publish when corrected.

Callum reporting still issues with intercom

Josh Moffett - Not great, wide on a junction and caught the wheel

Keith cronin - Tricky to judge the grip

SS2 - RED FLAGGED

Stage resumed

We have Keith Cronin fastest on SS2 but times are currently provisional due to timing issue

CORRECTION - Cronin holds the lead after SS2, But timings unclear regards fastest in the stage currently

11:00am - Crew are currently in service after SS2

Timings are still to be rectified

UNOFFICIAL TOP 3 AFTER SS2

  1. K Cronin 14:42.8
  1. C Devine + 0.5
  1. J Moffett + 0.9

SS3 Kilcoona 2 - 12.30 km -

11:50am -

Top 5 stage times for SS3

Cronin takes the stage 8.6s faster than Josh Moffett in the stage with Callum Devine third fastest.

Apologies for the lack of overall timings, The timing issue has still to be rectified.

Keith Cronin leads after three stages extending his lead to 9.7s (provisional)

SS4 Kilbeg 1 - 12.70 km - 12:06pm

Cronin fastest on SS4

Top three stage times on SS4 (Provisional)

OVERALL TOP TEN AFTER SS4 (PROVISIONAL)

SS5 Caherlistrane 2 - 15.70 km - 12:42pm

Crews into the final stage before midday service

OVERALL AFTER SS5 - PROVISIONAL TOP 10

SS6 Kilcoona 3 - 12.30 km - 14:52pm

Safety cars into the stage

Can Cronin extend his lead heading into the final loop of stages

OVERALL TOP TEN AFTER SS6 (PROVISIONAL)

SS7 Kilbeg 2 - 12.70 km - 15:21pm

OVERALL TOP 10 AFTER SS7 (PROVISIONAL)

SS8 Caherlistrane 3 - 15.70 km - 15:57pm

The final stage of the day is now underway

OVERALL AFTER SS8

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