Donegal Rally 2009: Win lifts MacHale up to second in Irish Tarmac Rally Championship

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Gareth MacHale scored his first ever international win on last weekend’s Topaz Donegal International Rally, round five of the International Rally Championship. The young Dublin driver finished fifty seconds ahead of Tarmac championship leader Eugene Donnelly. Eamonn Boland the current Tarmac champion retired on the penultimate stage while holding second place.

MacHale driving his Ford Focus lead from start to… Continue reading

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Eugene Donnelly ready for Topaz Donegal Rally 2009

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Eugene Donnelly heads to the Topaz Donegal International Rally very much the favourite to claim another victory as he seeks to add to his tally of ITRC wins.

He will be aiming for his fourth Donegal win, fourth Tarmac Championship win of the season and his 18th ITRC victory which would be two shy of Bertie Fisher’s all-time record.

The remarkable thing is that his latest… Continue reading

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RPM – Jim Clark Memorial Rally – Rd.4 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship 2009

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RPM Motorsport video coverage of the Jim Clark International Rally, which was round 4 of the 2009 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship.

After an epic battle, the Kumho-shod Skoda Fabia WRC of Donnelly and co-driver Paddy Toner finished just 23 seconds ahead of the Subaru Impreza of fellow Irishmen Tim McNulty and David Moynihan. Donnelly now leads the Irish Tarmac Championship from McNulty by… Continue reading

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