Donegal Rally

[jim9449]

Hi yesterday was a sad for rallying as a lad of 18 was killed hit by a rally car in the Donegal rally, the rally was cancelled as a mark of respect to his family, my heart goes out to his family and the family's of the crew involved, RIP.
Hear are a few from Knockalla stage yesterday morning.
Jim

#1 garth McHale

http://jim9449.smugmug.com/photos/313362633_ijLzF-L.jpg

#2 Eamon Boland

http://jim9449.smugmug.com/photos/313362388_tETXm-L.jpg


3# Glenn Allen

http://jim9449.smugmug.com/photos/313363893_QkCDT-L.jpg


#4 Dennis Biggerstaff

http://jim9449.smugmug.com/photos/313368844_B9aYa-L.jpg

#5 Wesley Patterson

http://jim9449.smugmug.com/photos/313366402_m74vc-L.jpg

#6 C McGill


http://jim9449.smugmug.com/photos/313375506_8RALu-L.jpg

#7 Entertainer of the day O'Donnell

http://jim9449.smugmug.com/photos/313375879_R7BtT-L.jpg

#8 The cars climb up Knockalla from Portsalon beach

http://jim9449.smugmug.com/photos/313398030_ENaQZ-L.jpg

[darren h]

Good set of shots Jim and as we said earlier a very sad day indeed when a life is lost, my thoughts go out to family and friends. I Like the MacHale pan and the O'Donnell escort spin, very nice.

[gkwood]

Nice set of shots Jim , My heart goes out to that young mans family its a sad time

[chrispons]

Great pics ,Jim in a stunning backdrop.
Very sad news ,but just reminds us motorsport is very dangerous and we flout it every event we do.
Pons

[willy b]

Very nice shots, with 1 and 2 being my favourite! I feel so sorry for the poor blokes family, and all those who witnessed it

[gsgary]

Great shots Jim, i like the high vantage point, and that beach looks beautiful
At the Dukeries there was chap next to me with a young lad running riot he nearly got hit twice
My heart goes out to the family

[jim9449]

Good set of shots Jim and as we said earlier a very sad day indeed when a life is lost, my thoughts go out to family and friends. I Like the MacHale pan and the O'Donnell escort spin, very nice.

Thanks Darren, everyone feels the same
Jim

Nice set of shots Jim , My heart goes out to that young mans family its a sad time

Thanks Gary

Great pics ,Jim in a stunning backdrop.
Very sad news ,but just reminds us motor sport is very dangerous and we flout it every event we do.
Pons

Cheers Chris, indeed we do, the Donegal is a massive event and a lot of youths arrive in Letterkenny and get totally pissed go to the stages and some of the abuse I heard them giving the marshals as they were trying to control them was unreal, I am by no means saying the lad was drunk that got killed, drink and motor sport does not mix.:cry:

Very nice shots, with 1 and 2 being my favourite! I feel so sorry for the poor blokes family, and all those who witnessed it

Thanks Willy

Great shots Jim, i like the high vantage point, and that beach looks beautiful
At the Dukeries there was chap next to me with a young lad running riot he nearly got hit twice
My heart goes out to the family

Cheers Gary, that beach is stunning, good trip for you on the bike;) make you want to give them a good shaking and teach them some manners

[Big Ant]

Very nice Jim, I really like the shot of Mchale

Still can't beat the Mk11's though

Apparently the guy was drunk and he was jumping out on the road after each car. Unfortunately for him an Evo caught and passed young Evans in a Fiesta just before where this guy was. As a result the Evo and Fiesta were only seconds apart. The Evo passed and the guy jumped onto the road immediately in front of the Fiesta. The rest is history. I feel sorry for his family and driver that hit him. Drinking and motor sports don't mix:(

[jim9449]

Very nice Jim, I really like the shot of Mchale

Still can't beat the Mk11's though

Apparently the guy was drunk and he was jumping out on the road after each car. Unfortunately for him an Evo caught and passed young Evans in a Fiesta just before where this guy was. As a result the Evo and Fiesta were only seconds apart. The Evo passed and the guy jumped onto the road immediately in front of the Fiesta. The rest is history. I feel sorry for his family and driver that hit him. Drinking and motor sports don't mix:(

Thanks Ant, the MkIIs were great plenty of sidewards stuff, there is a lot of rumours circulating at the moment of the incident, may be it should be left to the Donegal motor club and the Guardia to get to the bottom of it.
Jim

[techlab2k]

Unusual to see Biggerstaff with 4 wheels on the ground - everytime I've seen him he's been in the air! No.1 is a good shot.

[jim9449]

Unusual to see Biggerstaff with 4 wheels on the ground - everytime I've seen him he's been in the air! No.1 is a good shot.

Thanks techlab2k, Biggerstaff goes well over Jumps ;)
[