Eamonn Boland and Damien Morrissey yesterday scored their fourth major win this year to clinch the Global Group Irish Tarmac Championship, finishing the Toddsleap.com Ulster International Rally with their NVD Subaru Impreza 29 seconds clear of the similar car of Kevin Lynch and Gordon Noble after leading right from Friday's first stage.
Three times British champion Mark Higgins and his Letterkenny co-driver Rory Kennedy, the only pairing who still had an outside chance of beating the Wexford-Waterford combination to the Irish title, finished third overall and won the Tesco 99 Octane British Championship section in their Group N Production Impreza, a minute ahead of Guy Wilks and Corkman David Moynihan.
TODDSLEAP.COM ULSTER INTERNATIONAL RALLY AT ARMAGH (ROUND 7 OF GLOBAL GROUP IRISH TARMAC CHAMPIONSHIP):
1 Eamonn Boland/Damien Morrissey (Subaru Impreza WRC) 1h 56m 14s,
2 Kevin Lynch/Francis Regan (Subaru Impreza WRC) 1h 56m 43s,
3 Mark Higgins/Rory Kennedy (Subaru Impreza Gp N) 1h 58m 23s,
4 Guy Wilks/David Moynihan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 Gp N) 1h 59m 26s,
5 Derek McGarrity/James McKee (Subaru Impreza WRC) 1h 59m 38s,
6 Kenny McKinstry/Noel Orr (Subaru Impreza WRC) 2h 00m 26s,
7 Gwyndaf Evans/Paul Nagle (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 Gp N) 2h 00m 31s,
8 Philip Morrow/Gordon Noble (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 Gp N) 2h 01m 35s,
9 Glenn Allen/Damien Connolly (Toyota Corolla WRC) 2h 02m 46s,
10 David Higgins/Ieuan Thomas (Subaru Impreza Gp N) 2h 02m 44s.
Class winners:
Ross Forde/Arron Forde (Suzuki Swift),
Sebastien Ogier/Jack Boyere (Citroen C2R2),
Brian O'Mahony/John Higgins (Renault Clio),
Mark Higgins/Rory Kennedy.
NATIONAL EVENT:
1 David Armstrong/John Rowland (Subaru Impreza) 1h 19m 23s,
2 Camillus Bradley/Danny O'Neill (Ford Escort) 1h 20m 04s,
3 Raymond Conlon/James O'Reilly (Toyota Corolla) 1h 22m 54s.
HISTORIC/POST-HISTORIC EVENT:
1 Keith McIvor/Connor Murphy (Porsche 911) 1h 24m 01s,
2 Alan Jardine/Jim McSherry (Porsche 911) 1h 24m 49s,
3 Ernie Graham/Robin Kellard (Ford Escort) 1h 25m 30s.
FIESTA SPORTING TROPHY:
1 Elfyn Evans/Gareth Roberts 1h 22m 17s,
2 Alastair Fisher/Barry McNulty 1h 22m 45s,
3 Stephen Wright/Ashley McAdoo 1h 26m 11s.