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2000 Shell Donegal International Rally - 16-18 June '00

Posted: June 18, 2000 6:40 PM - 13664 Hits



Nesbitt Rockets to success on Shell Donegal International Rally
Thanks to Oisin O'Briain

Andrew Nesbitt rocketed his way to a well deserved victory in the 2000 Shell Donegal International Rally after setting a blistering pace throughout the three day event. Driving his mighty Cuisine de France Subaru Impreza WRC, the Armagh driver was fastest on all of the Donegal stages and now moves to the top of the table in the Toshiba Computers Tarmac Championship with 30 points.

Posted: June 18, 2000 6:40 PM

Unable to do anything about Nesbitt's pace, 1999 Shell Donegal International Rally winner James Cullen took the runners up spot on the event over 3 minutes adrift. Taking 12 points for second, the Donegal hero jumps to 2nd in the Championship.

Third went to Frank Meagher, who benefited from Ian Greers off on stage 22 - the Hillsborough driver losing over two minutes and dropping to 6th. For Meagher the result marks the first points finish in the Dance to Tipperary backed Ford Escort WRC.

A strong drive by young Donegal brothers Daniel & Michael Doherty saw them take a well earned 4th place in their Keystone Subaru Impreza, the pairing giving the much more experienced Meagher a good run for his money.

Making his debut in a Subaru Impreza WRC Wexford's Eamon Boland took 5th ahead of reigning champion Ian Greer. Hugh Martin Doherty was seventh followed by Group N winner Brendan Kelly in eighth.

Natalie Barrett and Stella Boyles were the first ladies crew taking an excellent 12th overall in their Group N Mitsubishi Lancer.

The National class was dominated by the Escort G3 of Eugene Donnelly/Paul Nagle while Martin Freestone took top honours in the Historics category. 


Result: Top 10
 1. Andrew Nesbitt/James O'Brien (Subaru Impreza WRC)....02:46.33 
 2. James Cullen/Ellen Morgan (Subaru Impreza)...........02:50.06
 3. Frank Meagher/Dermot O'Gorman (Ford Escort WRC)......02:51.52
 4. Daniel Doherty/Michael Doherty (Subaru Impreza 555)..02:52.12
 5. Eamonn Boland/Damien Morrissey (Subaru Impreza WRC)..02:53.29
 6. Ian Greer/Dean Beckett (Toyota Celica GT-Four).......02:54.18
 7. Hugh Martin Doherty/Mike Gibson (Ford Escort WRC)....02:55.56
 8. Eugene Donnelly/Paul Nagle (Escort G3 2.4)...........02:58.42
 9. Brendan Kelly/Sean Harris (Mitsubishi Lancer EVO V)..03:04.15
10. Seamus Heron/Sean Devlin - Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI).03:04.22

Topics: Donegal International 

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