Patrick Elliott (pictured above) and Paul Goodman were declared the winners of the Clare Stages 08 following a hearing last night.
Their win on Sunday was only provisional following a protest from another competitor alleging they booked into a time control 9 minutes early. With the protest being overthrown it now means that Paul Goodman is the 2008 Irish National co-driving champion.
Elliott had secured the drivers' title on the previous round and it now means the two of them can have a go on the next round, the Donegal Harvest Rally, without having to worry about championship concerns in their Subaru S12b. Though they may face some stiff opposition as it is rumoured that Garry Jennings might be out in an S12b in preparation for Rally Ireland, according to rallynews.net.
Clare Stages videos which give some idea of the atrocious weather conditions:
Final Classified Results of the Clare Stages 2008:
1 Patrick Elliott/Paul Goodman (Subaru Impreza WRC) 59m 11s,
2 Niall Maguire/Paul McLaughlin (Subaru Impreza WRC) 59m 53s,
3 Kevin Barrett/Sean Mullally (Subaru Impreza WRC) 61m 21s,
4 Anthony O’Halloran/Charlie McEnery (Mit. Lancer Evo 9 Gp N) 62m 26s,
5 Danny MacBride/James McNulty (Mit. Lancer Evo 8 Gp N) 63m 46s,
6 Alan Ring/Adrian Deasy (Mit. Lancer Evo 9 Gp N) 63m 47s,
7 Sean Flanagan/Brian Duggan (Subaru Impreza N12 Gp N) 64m 15s,
8 Ian Barrett/Eoin O’Flaherty (Subaru Impreza N12B Gp N) 65m 05s,
9 Maurice Moffett/Enda Sherry (Toyota Starlet RWD) 65m 07s,
10 Mike Moloney/Marie Casey (Escort-Mazda) 65m 35s.
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