2005 West Coast Rally Championship

Posted: November 15, 2005 10:29 PM

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15/11/05
Alan Ring Is The 2005 Top Part West Coast Rally Champion
Diarmuid Falvey takes the 2005 Top Part West Coast Co Drivers Title

Alan Ring in his Munster Joinery backed Subaru N11 won the Top Part West Coast Rally Championship on the final Round The Kerry Mini Stages Rally.

The Championship was decided on a Tie Break Between long time leader Noel Redmond and Alan Ring. Both crews scored 78 points after six rallies and the tie was decided on the most number of wins, of which they both had one. Next it was the most number of seconds which Alan had one more than Noel .So the Castle island Man was Crowned Top Part Champion for 2005, After six Rallies which started in Laois and finished on the Kerry Mini Stages Rally the result could not have been any closer Runner Up Spot goes to Noel Redmond who had lead for most of the championship but could not get the top five finish needed on the final round to secure victory. In third is former Top Part Championship winner Niall Maguire. Killarney’s Kevin O Donohue is the Group N Champion and 4th overall In 5th place is Mike Curran with Charlie Donnelly taking 6th.Willie Fannin is 7th followed by Joe Mc Hugh in 8th Tadgh Linehan is 9th and Aidan Walsh is 10th and takes the overall Two Wheel Drive Title,

Diarmuid takes the title after competing on all six rounds with Wexfords Noel Redmond. The Beaufort Man just needed a start on the last round the Kerry Mini Stages to secure his first Championship Victory. Second place went to Killarney’s Joe O Leary who scored maximum points on the final round with regular driver Kevin O Donohue. Joe and Fabian McShane tied on 67 points with Joe getting the decision with more wins. Fabian takes 3rd from Sean Moriarty in 4th. Mike Courtney is 5th followed by Paddy Toner 6th and Francis Regan 7th. Donegal’s Dermot Mc Hugh is 8th; Ger Healy takes 9th with Jim Casey Rounding off the Top Ten

Overalls
1 Alan Ring 78 Diarmuid Falvey 78
2 Noel Redmond 78 Joe O Leary 67
3 Niall Maguire 76 Fabian McShane 67
4 Kevin O Donohue 65 Sean Moriarty 66
5 Mike Curran 64 Mike Courtney 65
6 Charlie Donnelly 62 Paddy Toner 61
7 Willie Fannin 59 Francis Regan 56
8 Joe Mc Hugh 57 Dermot McHugh 55
9 Tadgh Linehan 56 Ger Healy 49
10 Aidan Walsh 49 Jim Casey 44

Overall Group N Winner
Kevin O Donoghue

Overall 2 Wheel Drive Winners
Aidan Walsh / Jim Casey


Class 1 1 Brendan Gormonly 44

Class 2
1 Aidan Nevill 49 Joe Crowley 49
2 Tom Curley 48 Paraic Callan 48
3 Enda Hallinan 46 Ollie Ward 46

Class 3
1 Pat Callanan 45 Kenneth Shiel 45
2 Raymond Gilleece 44 Alan Leonard 33


Class 4
1 Willie Fannin 34 Mick Courtney 38
2 Tadgh Linehan 31 Sean Moriarty 28
3 Eamon Daly 27 Ger Healy 28

Class 5
1 Colin Flannagan 34 Nigel Nicholson 35
2 Ian Liston 23

Class 6
1 Neil Pearse 42 Enda O Leary 52
2 Niall Guinevan 40 Leslie Stanley 40
3 Dominic Naughton 38 Paul Roche 39

Class 7
1 Davy Percy 45 Owen Percy 34

Class 8
1 Charlie Donnelly 32 Paddy Toner 32

Class 9
1 Pat Ryan 45
Derry Collins 45
2 Adrian Boyle 43 Lisa Healy 43
3 Peter Cummins 31 Sean Dillon 31

Class 10
1 Philip Conneely 32 Michelle Crowley 32
2 Jerome Hennessy 22 Steven Ryan 19
3 James Ryan 19 Paul O Shea 14

Class 11
1 Michael Hally 44 Ray Fitzpatrick 44
2 Patrick Corcoran 44 Amanda Giles 44
3 Des McKenna 37 Kieran Madden 31

Class 12
1 Gerard O Connell 45 Alistar Wyllie 45
2 Mike Kenny 41 Gene Stack 41
3 Eamon Lee 34 Peter Howley 34

Class 13
1 John Quinn 41 Conor Foley 29
2 Pudie Casey 32 Seamus O Connor 11
3 Anthony O Halloran30

Class 14
1 Martin Ward 43 Linda Conroy 43
2 John Dannaher 41 Patrick Naughton 40
3 Sean Lyons 32 John Devine 32

Class 15
1 Joe McHugh 45 Dermot McHugh 43
2 David McNulty 32 Richard Talbot 30
3 Christy Carey 29

Class 16
1 Colin O Toole 45 Raymond Copping 38
2 Barry Meade 42 Tadgh O Sullivan 37
3 William Kiely 37 Colin Fitzgerald 35

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• West Coast Rally Championship Prizegiving - 21 Jan 06

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18/10/05
ALAN RING LEADS THE TOP PART WEST COAST RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
Alan Ring in his Munster joinery backed Subaru Impreza N11 is the overall leader of the the Top Part West Coast Rally Championship after round 5 the Clare Stages Rally.

The Castleisland man has a four-point lead over long time leader Noel Redmond heading into the final round The Kerry Mini Stages Rally. A non-finish on the Clare Stages Rally saw Redmond loose the lead, which he had held since the opening round in Laois. Former Top Part Champion Niall Maguire is in third just 1 point off Redmond with Group N Sensation Michael Curran in fourth and currently leading the Group N Category,

With 20 points available to the overall winner on the Kerry Mini Stages and No WRC cars allowed on Mini Stages in Ireland. The Top Part Champion for 2005 should come from one of these four,

In 5th place is Charlie Donnelly fresh from his victory on the Clare Stages Rally, 1 point behind is the currant Group N National Champion Willie Fannin in 6th, Eamon Daly holds 7th a point ahead of Donegal’s Joe McHugh in 8th. Killarney’s Kevin O Donoghue is 9th and Gabriel Martin rounds off the top 10. The Overall 2 wheel drive leader is West Limerick Rally Spares Boss Aidian Walsh.

Leading Overall Co Driver on 77pts after round 5 is Diarmuid Falvey who has lead from round 1, A top 6 finish should be enough on the final round to clinch the Title for the popular Beaufort man, 2nd place goes to Tralee man Sean Moriarty on 69 pts, We can expect to see sean sitting with one of the top crews on the final round, Donegal’s Fabian McShane is 3rd just 2 points ahead of Mick Courtney in 4th, Paddy Toner holds 5th from Francis Regan 6th, Ger Healy is in 7th followed by Joe O Leary 8th, Alan Moran 9th and John Kearney 10th It promises to be an exciting finish to this very popular series on the Final Round

The Kerry Mini Stages to be held on Sunday November the 13th.

Overall Standings Drivers Co-Drivers
1 Alan Ring 81 Diarmuid Falvey 77
2 Noel Redmond 77 Sean Moriarty 69
3 Niall Maguire 76 Fabian McShane 67
4 Mike Curran 64 Mick Courtney 65
5 Charlie Donnelly 62 Paddy Toner 61
6 Willie Fannin 59 Francis Regan 56
7 Eamon Daly 47 Ger Healy 48
8 Joe McHugh 46 Joe O Leary 46
9 Kevin O Donoghue 44 Alan Moran 46
10 Gabriel Martin 43 John Kearney 42

Class 1
1 Brendan Gormonly 33 Aidan Gannon 33

Class 2
1 Aidan Nevill 46 Joe Crowley 47
2 Tom Curley 39 Paraic Callan 39
3 Enda Hallinan 34 Ollie Ward 34

Class 3
1 Raymond Gilleece 43 Kenneth Shiel 34
2 Pat Callanan 34 Alan Leonard 32

Class 4
1 Alan Ring 48 Fabian McShane 41
2 Mike Curran 40 Mick Courtney 38
3 Willie Fannin 34 Sean Moriarty 27

Class 5
1 John Murphy 23 Nigle Nicholson 24
2 Colin Flanagan 23 Liam Moynihan 23
3 Ian Liston 22

Class 6
1 Dominic Naughton 38 Enda O Leary 41
2 Neill Pearse 38 Leslie Stanley 31
3 Niall Guinevan 30 Paul Roche 30

Class 7
1 Davy Percy 45 Owen Percy 34
2 John Corrigan 21 John Quill 21

Class 8
1 Noel Redmond 37 Diarmuid Falvey 38
2 Niall Maguire 36 Paddy Toner 32
3 Charlie Donnelly 32

Class 9
1 Pat Ryan 34 Derry Collins 34
2 Adrain Boyle 33 Lisa Healy 33
3 Peter Cummins 31 Sean Dillon 31

Class 10
1 Philip Conneely 31 Michelle Crowley 31
2 James Ryan 18 Steven Ryan 18
3 Cyril Warton 14 Paul O Shea 14

Class 11
1 Michael Hally 43 Ray Fitzpatrick 43
2 Des McKenna 37 Amanda Giles 33
3 Patrick Corcoran 33 Kieran Madden 31

Class 12
1 Gerard O Connell 43 Alistair Wyllie 43
2 Mike Kenny 39 Gene Stack 40
3 Eamon Lee 24 Peter Howley 24

Class 13
1 John Quinn 45 Jim Casey 30
2 Aidan Walsh 43 Conor Foley 29
3 Paudie Casey 31 Seamus O Conor 10

Class 14
1 John Danaher 40 Patrick Naughton 39
2 Martin Ward 32 Linda Conroy 32
3 Sean Lyons 32 John Devine 32

Class 15
1 Joe McHugh 43 Dermot McHugh 32
2 David McNuilty 32 Martin McGarrity 32
3 Christy Carey 29 Richard Talbot 30

Class 16
1 Colin O Toole 55 Raymond Coppinge 36
2 Barry Meade 41 Colin Fitzgerald 34
3 Martin Leonard 30 Sean McMahon 27

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02/09/05 Points & Report after Round 4
Noel Redmond and Diarmuid Falvey continue to lead the Top Part West Coast Rally Championship after round four the Galway Summer Stages Rally.Second place and leading Group N is Alan Ring. Moving into third place is Niall Maguire former winner of the Top Part Championship. 4th 5th and 6th places are all filled by Group N cars, Eamon Daly, Mike Curran, and Gabriel Martin. 7th place goes to National Forestry Champion Kevin Lynch followed by National Group N Champion Willie Fannin, Charlie Donnelly takes 9th with Patrick Elliott 10th.

Diarmuid Falvey is the leading Co Driver in the Championship. Francis Regan is second with Sean Moriarty holding third spot. In Joint 4th we have Ger Healy ,Fabian McShane and Mick Courtney, 7th place goes to Paddy Toner, David Moynihan is 8th Alan Moran 9th and Dermot McHugh rounding off the top 10. With 2 rounds remaining The Clare Stages Rally and The Kerry Mini Stages Rally the championship looks like going down to the last event and more interesting is that WRC cars cannot compete on the last round so the stage is set for a storming finish to the 2005 Top Part West Coast Rally Championship.

Overalls Standings
1 Noel Redmond 76pts Diarmuid Falvey 76pts
2 Alan Ring 63pts Francis Regan 56pts
3 Niall Maguire 56pts Sean Moriarty 50pts
4 Eamon Daly 46pts Ger Healy 47pts
5 Mike Curran 45pts Fabian McShane 47pts
6 Gabriel Martin 43pts Mike Courtney 47pts
7 Kevin Lynch 42pts Paddy Toner 40pts
8 Willie Fannin 42pts David Moynihan 40pts
9 Charlie Donnelly 41pts Alan Moran 36pts
10 Patrick Elliott 40pts Dermot McHugh 35pts


Class 1
1 Brendan Gormonly 22pts Aidan Gannon 22pts
2 Paul Kennedy 12pts Kathleen Kennedy 12pts
3 John Caplis 11pts Liam Caplis 11pts

Class 2
1 Aidan Nevill 37pts Joe Crowley 38pts
2 Owain Drought 31pts Padraig Ryan 31pts
3 Tom Curley 29pts Paraic Callan 29pts

Class 3
1 Raymond Gilleece 32pts Kenneth Shiel 24pts
2 Pat Callanan 24pts Alan Leonard 21pts

Class 4
1 Alan Ring 38pts Fabain McShane 30pts
2 Mike Curran 29pts Mick Courtny 28pts
3 Gabriel Martin 26pts Sean Moriarty 27pts

Class 5
1 John Murphy 23pts Liam Moynihan 23pts
J2 Colin Flanagan 12pts Nigle Nicholson 12pts
J2 Ian Liston 12pts Elaine Doherty 11pts

Class 6
J1 Niall Guinevan 29pts Leslie Stanley 30pts
J1 Dominic Naughton 29pts Enda O Leary 30pts
3 Neill Pearse 28pts Paul Roche 29pts

Class 7
1 Davy Percy 34pts Owen Percy 23pts
2 John Corrigan 21pts John Quill 21pts

Class 8
1 Noel Redmond 36pts Diarmuid Falvey 37pts
2 Niall Maguire 26pts Paddy Toner 21pts
3 Kevin Lynch 22pts David Moynihan 20pts


Class 9
1 Adrian Boyle 32pts Lisa Healy 32pts
2 Peter Cummins 30pts Sean Dillon 30pts
3 Liam Delaney 27pts Derry Collins 23pts

Class 10
1 Sean Smyth 21pts Gerald Molony 21pts
2 Philip Conneely 20pts Michelle Crowley 20pts
3 James Ryan 18pts Stephan Ryan 18pts

Class 11
J1 Michael Hally 32pts Ray Fitzpatrick 32pts
J1 Patrick Corcoran 32pts Amanda Giles 32pts
3 Des McKenna 27pts Patricia Fitzpatrick 25pts

Class 12
1 Gerard O Connell 32pts Alistair Wyllie 32pts
2 Mike Kenny 29pts Gene Stack 30pts
3 Eamon Lee 23pts Peter Howley 23pts

Class 13
1 Aidan Walsh 42pts Jim Casey 30pts
2 John Quinn 35pts Paddraig Ryan 21pts
3 Paudie Casey 31pts John O Connor Jnr 19pts

Class 14
1 John Danaher 30pts Patrick Naughton 29pts
2 Martin Ward 23pts Linda Conroy 23pts
3 Sean Lyons 21pts John Devine 21pts

Class 15
1 Joe McHugh 32pts Dermot McHugh 32pt
2 David McNulty 22pts Martin McGarrity 21pts
3 Christy Carey 20pts Richard Talbot 20pts

Class 16
1 Colin O Toole 44pts Raymond Coppinge 26pts
2 Barry Meade 31pts Tadgh O Sullivan 25pts
3 William Kiely 25pts Colin Fitzgerald 23pts

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06/07/05
TOP PART WEST COAST RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP REACHES THE HALF WAY STAGE
Wexford’s Noel Redmond co driven by Killarney’s Diarmuid Falvey continues to lead the Top Part West Coast Rally Championship after round 3 the Circuit of Munster Stages Rally. As the Championship reaches the mid way stage the R & M Crane Hire Subaru team have lead from round 1 and have never been out of a top four points scoring position on rounds 2 and 3 .

In second place and leading Group N is Alan Ring in the Munster Joinery Subaru Impreza. Second placed co driver is Tralee man Sean Moriarty.

Third place is the current NI and Southern Ireland forestry champion Kevin Lynch in his KPL backed Subaru who took maximum points on rounds 2 and 3

Patrick Elliott is in fourth place with his co driver David Moynihan third. Rounding off the top five is former Top Part Champion and current National champion Niall Maguire in his Subaru S9. Alan Moran holds fourth place co driver with Francis Regan fifth.

Leading the two-wheel drive Championship and 10th overall is West Limerick Rally Spares Adain Walsh.

Overall Standings
Driver Co Driver
1 Noel Redmond 57pts Diarmuind Falvey 57pts
2 Alan Ring 46pts Sean Moriarty 46pts
3 Kevin Lynch 42pts David Moynihan 40pts
4 Patrick Elliott 40pts Alan Moran 36pts
5 Niall Maguire 36pts Francis Regan 35pts
6 Adrian Quinn 34pts Enda Sherry 32pts
7 Sean Gallagher 31pts Mike Courtney 31pts
8 Eamon Daly 30pts Ger Healy 30pts
9 Kevin O Donoghue 29pts Fabian McShane 29pts
10 Adain Walsh 28pts Joe O Leary 29pts
11 Willie Fannin 28pts John Kearney 27pts
12 Gabriel Martin 28pts Gordon Noble 22pts
13 Mike Curren 27pts Martin McGarrity 21pts
14 Tadhg Linehan 25pts Dermot McHugh 20pts
15 Charlie Donnelly 20pts Paddy Toner 20pts
16 David McNulty 18pts Paul Nagle 20pts
17 Joe McHugh 18pts Martin Kelliher 17pts
18 Kevin Kelliher 16pts Jim Casey 16pts
19 Jack Sleator 15pts Mark Kane 16pts
20 Eddie Garry 14pts Timmy England 15pts


Class 1
1 Paul Kennedy 20pts Kathleen Kennedy 20pts
J2 John Caplis 11pts Liam Caplis 11pts
J2 Brendan Gormonly 11pts Aidan Gannon 11pts
Class 2
1 Owain Drought 31pts Padraig Ryan 31pts
2 Tom Curley 28pts Paraic Callan 28pts
3 Aidan Neville 27pts Joe Crowley 20pts
Class 3
1 Pat Callanan 23pts Kenneth Shiel 23pts
2 Raymond Gilleece 21pts Alan Leonard 10pts
Class 4
1 Alan Ring 28pts Sean Moriarty 27pts
2 Adrain Quinn 20pts Alan Moran 22pts
J3 Willie Fannin 18pts Fabian McShane 19pts
J3 Gabriel Martin 18pts
J3 Mike Curran 18pts
Class 5
J1 Ian Liston 12pts Nigel Nicholson 12pts
J1 John Murphy 12pts Liam Moynihan 12pts
3 Colin Flanagan 11pts Elaine Doherty 1pts
Class 6
J1 Neil Pearse 27pts Enda O Leary 29pts
J1 David Roe 27pts Larry Hand 28pts
3 Dominic Naughton 19pts Paul Poche 19pts
Class 7
1 Davy Percy 23pts John Quill 21pts
2 John Corrigan 21pts Owen Percy 12pts
3 Keith Lyons 1pts Karen Lyons 1pts
Class 8
1 Noel Redmond 27pts Diarmuid Falvey 27pts
2 Kevin Lynch 22pts David Moynihan 20pts
3 Patrick Elliott 20pts Enda Sherry 13pts
Class 9
1 Liam Delaney 27pts Lisa Healy 22pts
2 Adrian Boyle 22pts Sean Dillon 21pts
3 Peter Cummins 21pts Kevin Nolan 19pts
Class 10
1 Sean Smyth 21pts Gerrald Molony 21pts
2 Philip Conneely 20pts Michelle Crowely 20pts
3 James Ryan 17pts Steven Ryan 17pts
Class 11
1 Michael Hally 32pts Ray Fitzpatrick 32pts
2 Des McKenna 26pts Patricia Fitzpatrick 24pts
3 Patrick Corcoran 21pts Kieran Madden 22pts
Class 12
1 Eamon Lee 22pts Peter Howley 22pts
2 Gerard O Connell 21pts Alistair Wyllie 21pts
3 Mike Kenny 19pts Gene Stack 20pts
Class 13
1 Aidan Walsh 31pts Jim Casey 20pts
2 John Quinn 26pts John O Connor Jnr 19pts
3 Paudie Casey 23pts Alice Quinn 17pts
Class 14
1 Martin Ward 22pts Linda Conroy 22pts
2 John Danaher 20pts Patrick Naughton 20pts
J3 Paddy O Rourke 10pts Sean Devine 10pts
J3 Sean Lyons 10pts
Class 15
J1 Joe McHugh 21pts Dermot McHugh 21pts
J1 David McNulty 21pts Martin McGarrity 21pts
J3 Michael Mulcahy 10pts Emmet O Grady 10pts
J3 Christy Carey 10pys Richard Talbot 10pts
Class 16
1 Colin O Toole 33pts Colin Fitzgerald 22pts
2 Barry Meade 30pts Jonathan McGrath 20pts
3 Tim Radford 18pts Raymond Coppinge 17pts

Round Four is the Galway Motor Clubs Summer Stages Rally on Sunday August the28th 2005.

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12/04/05
Redmond extends his lead in Top Part West Coast Rally Championship After Round 2
Noel Redmond and co-driver Diarmuid Falvey extend their lead to 7 points in the series after round two The Circuit of Kerry Stages Rally. Overall Winners in Kerry and a welcome addition to the championship are Kevin Lynch / Gordon Noble who scored maximum points .The Cavan/ Cork crew of Patrick Elliott/ David Moynihan have been regulars on Top Part championship over the years and by finishing second in Kerry take runner up points in the championship, Third place points went to former Championship winner Monaghan’s Niall Maguire with Killarney’s Paul Nagel on board. So leading the Championship on 39 points after round two are Wexford’s Noel Redmond with Beaufort’s Diarmuid Falvey . Alan Ring and Sean Moriarty are second and lead Group N with 32 points, Adrian Quinn/Alan Moran are joint third on 29 points with Killarney’s Kevin O Donoghue/Joe O Leary, and Limerick’s Eamon Daly/Ger Healy. Sixth place on 21 points are Kevin Lynch/Gordon Noble, Joint Seventh and leading two wheel drive is West Limerick Rally Spare’s Aidan Walsh on 20 points, together with Patrick Elliott /David Moynihan also on 20 points. Ninth with 19 points are Niall Maguire and Paul Nagle and rounding off the top ten are Tadgh Linehan and John Kearney on 18 points. ROUND THREE OF THE TOP PART WEST COAST RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP IS THE CIRCUIT OF MUNSTER STAGES RALLY ON SUNDAY JUNE THE 5TH 2005

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14/03/05
After Round 1
The Wexford / Kerry duo of Noel Redmond and Diarmuid Falvey heads the Top Part West Coast Rally Championship after the opening round the Laois Stages Rally.

After a troubled start the Subaru S9 crew finished fifth overall to take top points on the seasons opener. Second place goes to the winners of Group N in Laois Alan Ring and Sean Moriarty in a Subaru N11, In third place is another crew with championship ambitions Adrian Quinn and Alan Moran Evo 7, Forth place goes to the Killarney Crew of Kevin O Donoghue and Joe O Leary Evo 7, Fifth place goes to Tadgh Lenihan and John Kearney Subaru N9. Top Two Wheel Drive after the opening round is Aidan Walsh Ger Ryan Ford Escort. Leading the Junior Class after round one are Colin O Toole and John Mc Grath.

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Championship Rounds
Round 1 Birr Stages Rally February 27th 2005
Round 2 Circuit of Kerry Stages Rally April 3rd 2005.
Round 3 Circuit of Munster Stages Rally June 5th 2005
Round 4 Galway Summer Stages Rally August 28th 2005
Round 5 Clare Stages Rally September 18th 2005
Round 6 Kerry Mini Stages Rally November 13th 2005

2005 TOP PART WEST COAST JUNIOR CHAMPION
The Top Part West Coast Junior Champion will be a new and welcome addition to the 2005 Championship, The juniors will join the events on stage 5 (max allowed 20 competitors). As this rule change only applies to Multi Stage events, The last event The Kerry Mini Stages Rally ,Juniors will compete on the entire event, Each event will have a Junior Class with 1st 2nd and 3rd placed trophies with points to count towards the Overall Top Part West Coast Junior Champion for 2005.Championship format best 4 from 6 rounds, We the championship organisers feel this will give a great chance to competitors who are finding it difficult to get entries on stage rallies, It will give crews a chance to compete on a regional championship at a reduced cost in terms of both entries and actual running costs with just 4 stages per event, To qualify as a junior the driver must be under 27 on January 1st 2005 and compete in a car with a engine of not more that 1650cc, Championship regulations will be available on the opening round The Birr Stages Rally.

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