Monticello, New York, One year ago, Georgia-based Irish driver Seamus Burke lost
Rally New York when his car failed while leading. This year, Burke came back, with
Maryland's veteran co-driver Mark Williams in a Hyundai Tiburon, to win the rally
by over a minute.

This time it was Burke's rivals who had problems. Three-time Rally New York winners
Tom Lawless/Jason Gillespie (Mitsubishi Lancer) took an early lead, but suffered a
broken transmission just after half way. And John Drislane/Ronan Burke (Mitsubishi
Lancer), one of the fastest entries, were penalized for early arrival at a checkpoint
following a road section, and later withdrew from the rally.

Patrick Farrell/Kieran McElhinney (Subaru Impreza) finished second, coming back from
fifteenth place early in the rally with a steady drive. Liam Egan/Sean Moriarty
(Mitsubishi Lancer) placed third, and won the Group N (production) class.

Complete results:
Driver (Country) / Co-driver (Country), Car, Class & Position in Class, Notes

1. Seamus Burke (Ireland)/ Mark Williams (USA), Hyundai Tiburon, 1st Prototype 1 class
   - a little slow on special stage 2 ("not settled in yet" according to Burke); flat tire
   and rear brake pad pulling out on special stage 5; gained 19 seconds on rivals on special
   stages 8 and 9.

2. Patrick Farrell (Ire.)/Kieran McElhinney (Ire.), Subaru Impreza, 2nd Prototype 1
   - fell to 15th early in the rally; put pulled back time in the second half; no
   flat tires or mechanical problems.

3. Liam Egan (Ire.)/Sean Moriarty (Ire.), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5, 1st Group N
   -clean run with no flat tires or mechanical glitches; Egan noted that their crew
   chief for the weekend was Patrick Purcell, a mechanic who visited from Roscommon,
   Ireland for the event.

4. Daniel O'Brien (Ire.)/Stephen "Stevie" Duffy (Ire.), Subaru Impreza WRX STi, 1st Super Stock 1
   - the engine was misfiring on special stages 1-3, but the crew fixed it at service;
   after that O'Brien used the strategy of "keep it fast and clean."

5. Noel Nash (USA)/Eddie Fries (Ire.), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6, 3rd Prototype 1
   - Nash found the road rough in places, but otherwise had a good run.

6. Brendan Kelly (Ire.)/Monica Trottier (USA), Subaru Impreza WRX STi, 2nd Group N
   - bent wheel on special stage 3, which they changed on the next transit; 2 flat
   tires on special stage 8, changed on transit; best male/female team.

7. Maciej Przybysz (Poland)/Dominic Jozwiak (Poland), Subaru Impreza, 4th Prototype 1
   - second event in this car, so the team is still learning; lost bolts from turbocharger
   housing, but the service crew welded it together.

8. Scott Gardner (USA)/Constantine Mantopoulos (Greece), Audi S2 Quattro, 5th Prototype 1
   - bent wheel on special stage 3, otherwise a clean run.

9. Emilio Arce (Argentina)/Craig Thrall (USA), Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS, 1st Super Stock 2
   - Arce said that he was happy with the car.

10. Cyril Kearney (Ire.)/Mark McAllister (Ire.), Subaru Impreza WRX STi, 2nd Super Stock 1
    - scraped one wheel on a rock on special stage 4 or 5, otherwise no problems.

11. Wojtek Okula (Poland)/Adam Pelc (Poland), Subaru Impreza, 2nd Super Stock 2
    - Okula's first rally in an all-wheel-drive car, but they had "lots of fun" according to Pelc.

12. David Getchell (USA)/Erik Lee (USA), Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS, 1st Prototype 2
    - Getchell said that his strategy was to "drive mindfully" and "keep it out of the
    scenery"; they were the only finisher in the prototype class for non-turbo, all-wheel-drive cars.

13. Tim Stevens (USA)/Jeff Hagan (Canada), Subaru Impreza WRX, 3rd Super Stock 2
    - first rally in this car.

14. Donal McGivney (USA)/Noel Gallagher (Ire.), Subaru Impreza WRX, 4th Super Stock 2
    - first rally in this car; "kissed a tree" on special stage 1 and bent left rear fender.

15. Kevin Hans (USA)/Marc Goldfarb (USA), Volkswagen Golf, 1st Modified 2
    - slowed on special stage 2 by catching the car ahead and getting caught in dust;
    best-placed two-wheel-drive car.

16. Gerry Cuffe (Ire.)/Damian Treanor (Ire.), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4, 6th Prototype 1
    - losing a bit of power-steering fluid at mid-day, but otherwise Cuffe said that they
    had a good run.

17. Mark Lawrence (GB)/Robert Maciejski (Poland), Volkswagen Golf, 2nd Modified 2
    - using production final drive unit in transmission after breaking the competition-type
    unit at the Sand Blast Rally.

18. Scott Wilburn (USA)/Carrie Wilburn (USA), Subaru Impreza, 5th Super Stock 2
    - hit tree on special stage 4, damaging right rear tie rod; ran special stage 5 with
    the wrong toe-out (suspension alignment), then crew fixed it at the next service stop.

19. Andrew Hadjiminas (Greece)/Sakis Hadjiminas (Greece), Subaru Impreza, 7th Prototype 1
    - broken oil cooler on special stage 6, crew disconnected it at the next service stop;
    running out of fuel on special stage 11; only son & father team in the rally.

20. Michael Hall (USA)/Dave Stockdill (USA), Mitsubishi Mighty Max, 1st Modified 1
    - only pickup truck in the rally.

21. Michael Cosgrove (Ire.)/John O'Reilly (Ire.), Mitsubishi Eclipse, 6th Super Stock 2
    - Cosgrove said that the car "never ran so good."

22. Larry Duane (Ire.)/Eamon Sweeney (Ire.), Toyota Corolla, 3rd Modified 2.

23. Nial Smith (Ire.)/Michael Cusack (Ire.), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4, 8th Prototype 1
    - crew replaced left rear wheel bearing after special stage 6, Smith found special
    stage 8 rough and eased through it.

24. Todd Jeschke (USA)/Michael Putnam (USA), Honda Civic, 4th Modified 2.

25. Charlie Langan (Ire.)/Kevin Lynch (Ire.), 1979 Ford Escort, 5 th Modified 2
    - first rally in this car; engine lacked power, reason unknown.

Did Not Finish

Hampton Bridwell (USA)/Josh Katinger (USA), Toyota Celica Alltrac
- hit rocks, causing flat left rear tire (and probably broken spoiler) on special stage 8,
changed tire on next transit; missed checkpoint.

Jeremy Drislane (USA)/Barry Goodman (USA), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4, Prototype 1
- damaged windshield near end of special stage 1, crew borrowed one and replaced it at
service stop; hit big rock on special stage 3, damaging skid plate and power steering,
crew fixed them; broken rear differential on special stage 4, ran special stage 5 with
front wheel drive only, then crew fixed it at the next service; loose or damaged skid
plate after special stage 9.

Martin O'Flynn (Ire.)/David Dooly (Ire.), Mitsubishi Eclipse, Super Stock 2
- engine losing coolant around special stage 6; unspecified mechanical problem on
special stage 10.

Brian Moran (Ire.)/James Kiernan (Ire.), Eagle Talon, Super Stock 2
- timing belt failure on special stage 8.

Patrick Brennan (Ire.)/Donah O'Leary (Ire.), Subaru Impreza WRX STi, Super Stock 1
- mechanical problem, special stage 8.

John Drislane (Ire.)/Ronan Burke (Ire.), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6, Prototype 1
- penalized for early arrival at start of special stage 1; flat tire and damaged left
rear fender on special stage 5; withdrawn as a result of the penalty after special stage 7.

Tom Lawless (Ire.)/Jason Gillespie (Ire.), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8, Prototype 1
- early leader; broken brake pipe on special stage 5; transmission failure on special stage 7.

Mark Spence (USA)/Jeremy Wimpey (USA), Volkswagen Golf GTi, Modified 2
- Wimpey said that they were "having a blast"; right front upper strut bearing failure
on special stage 5, service crew fixed it; accident on special stage 6.

David Furey (Ire.)/John Murphy (Ire.), Volkswagen Golf GTi, Modified 2
- mechanical problem.

J.D. Ackley (USA)/Scott Williams (USA), Volkswagen Golf GTi, Modified 2
- transmission or clutch failure.

Martin Egan (Ire.)/Tommy Byrne (Ire.), Mazda 323GTX, Prototype 1
- suspected differential failure.

Dan Brosnan (Ire.)/Brian MacCarthy (Ire.), Mitsubishi Gallant, Prototype 1
- mechanical problem.

Donal P. Mulleady (Ire.)/Robert Amato (USA), Mazda 323, Modified 1
- engine failure.

Patrick Lilly (Ire.)/Bernard Farrell (Ire.), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4, Prototype 1
- engine failure.

Luke Sorensen (USA)/Iden John (USA), Saab 99, Modified 1
- electrical problem.

Martin Donnelly (Ire.)/Sean Coffey (Ire.), Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4, Prototype 1
- rear differential failure on special stage 1.