Welcome to Live text commentary of the Killarney Historic Rally 2023
Here we go, Crews making their way to Liebherr
Reports Eamonn Kelly is a non starter
A very crisp morning here, very tricky in places after a very light shower last night followed by a slight frost.
ITINERARY
Start - Killarney 08:50am - Service A - Liebherr, Killarney - 30 mins
SS1 DROMIN (12.40 km) 09:38am
SS2 CARAGH LAKE (13.53 km) 10:17am
SS3 SHANERA (13.06 km) 10:57
Service B - Liebherr, Killarney - 45 mins 11:32am
SS4 DROMIN (12.40 km) 12:35pm
SS5 CARAGH LAKE (13.53 km) 13:14pm
SS6 SHANERA (13.06 km) 13:54pm
Service C - Liebherr, Killarney - 30 mins 14:29pm
SS7 ROCKFIELD (8.20 km) 15:18pm
Service D - Liebherr, Killarney - 80 mins 15:45pm
SS8 ROCKFIELD (8.20 km) 17:24pm
Total stage 94.38 km
Rain becoming heavier and more consistent on SS2 Caragh Lake
Cars are into SS1
SS1 FINISH (PROVISIONAL)
Most crews on a medium slick, Fastest on the first stage is Greer on a time of 7:17.6 with Donagh kelly one second down, Melvyn Evans 19.3s down in third
Donagh kelly went with 2 wets and 2 slicks.
A lot of crews caught out by the heavy rain
Reports stage blocked, More to follow
We will clarify timings very shortly.
Provisional Top 10 (Historics)
Waiting on Modifieds on SS1
SS2 CARAGH LAKE
PROVISIONAL
A mega time from Donagh Kelly, Reports Ring out with engine issue, awaiting confirmation.
Overall after SS2 - Historics
Top 10 Modified after SS1 (PROVISIONAL)
SS3 SHANERA - HISTORICS
Cars are into the stage
Greer responds on SS3 taking the fastest time ahead of rally leader Kelly, Moynihan takes third fastest in the stage.
SS3 SHANERA - MODIFIED'S
Overall Top 10 - Provisional
SS4 DROMIN 2 - HISTORICS
Overall top 3 Historics after SS4
Overall top 10 Historics after SS4
SS5 CARAGH LAKE 2- HISTORICS
Back to the Modifieds on SS4 Dromin 2
SS5 CARAGH LAKE 2 - MODIFIED OVERALL TOP 10 (PROVISIONAL)
SS6 SHANERA 2 - HISTORICS
Breaking - Modified leader Conor Murphy off (CREW OK)
We have a new leader of the modified section, Kevin Eves leads Rob Duggan by 1.2s with two stages remaining, Declan Gallagher holds third 7.8s off the leader.
Top 10 - Modified after SS6
SS7 ROCKFIELD 1 - HISTORICS
Donagh Kelly drops to second on the penultimate stage
SS7 MODIFIED
Rob duggan takes the overall lead on the penultimate stage with Eves dropping to second overall, Just 0.7s seperate the top two heading into the final stage
BREAKING NEWS - GREER/RIDDICK KILLARNEY HISTORIC RALLY WINNERS 2023
BREAKING NEWS - DUGGAN & CONWAY MODIFIED RALLY WINNERS 2023
Image - ITRC