MOTORSPORT IRELAND – Results for 6/7 May 2017
Wexford driver Peter Dwyer had a good weekend at Bishopscourt, in Co Down, when he scored a double in the Boss Ireland Formula Libre races. In the opening race, he led Donal Griffin from Shannon home after a four car battle to the chequered flag, with the quartet all finishing within 1.5 seconds.
In race two, Dwyer was again the winner, this time by a clear five seconds from Eamonn Matheson, with Colm Hynes taking third. Dan Polley was another double victor in the Formula Vee races, chased home by Colm Blackburn each time. Alan Auerbach was the man to beat among the Strykers, with Rod McGovern and Jonathan Fildes sharing the spoils in the Seat Supercup outings.
David Condell and Michael Coady took a narrow win in the Carlow Stages Rally, just three seconds ahead of the similar Escort of Adrian Hetherington and Ronan O’Neill after leading for most of the day.
BARC RACE MEETING AT BISHOPSCOURT, CO DOWN (ROUNDS OF MOTORSPORT IRELAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS): BOSS IRELAND FORMULA LIBRE RACE 1 (13 laps): 1 Peter Dwyer (Lola T95/50 F3000) 15m 38.63s, 90.94 mph, 2 Donal Griffin (Reynard 90D) 15m 39.19s, 3 Colm Hynes (Reynard 88) 15m 39.85s, 4 Fergus Faherty (Dallara F3), 5 Jordan Kelly (Tatuus F Renault), 6 John Daly (Lola F3000). Fastest lap: Faherty 1m 09.997s, 93.81 mph. BOSS IRELAND FORMULA LIBRE RACE 2 (13 laps): 1 Peter Dwyer (Lola T95/50 F3000) 15m 39.99s, 90.81 mph, 2 Eamonn Matheson (Matheson Turbo) 15m 45.02s, 3 Colm Hynes (Reynard 88) 15m 45.78s, 4 John Daly (Lola F3000), 5 John Stewart (Mygale M12), 6 Jordan Kelly (Tatuus F Renault). Fastest lap: Dwyer 1m 09.432s, 94.57 mph. E FOX ENGINEERING FORMULA VEE RACE 1 (9 laps): 1 Dan Polley (Sheane) 13m 42.34s, 71.87 mph, 2 Colm Blackburn (Leastone) 13m 43.95s, 3 Stephen Morrin (Leastone) 13m 45.54s, 4 Justin Costello (Leastone), 5 Anthony Cross (Sheane), 6 Luke O'Faolain (Sheane). Fastest lap: Polley 1m 18.641s, 83.50 mph. E FOX ENGINEERING FORMULA VEE RACE 2 (11 laps): 1 Dan Polley (Sheane) 15m 00.42s, 80.22 mph, 2 Colm Blackburn (Leastone) 15m 00.95s, 3 Stephen Morrin (Leastone) 15m 01.32s, 4 Anthony Cross (Sheane), 5 Luke O'Faolain (Sheane), 6 Morgan McCourt (Leastone). Fastest lap: Polley 1m 19.380s, 82.72 mph. SEAT SUPERCUP IRELAND RACE 1 (12 laps): 1 Rod McGovern 15m 03.59s, 87.20 mph, 2 Shane Murphy 15m 05.22s, 3 Sam Mansfield 15m 07.54s, 4 John Farrelly, 5 Jonathan Fildes, 6 Barry English. Fastest lap: Fildes 1m 13.992s, 88.75 mph. SEAT SUPERCUP IRELAND RACE 2 (12 laps): 1 Jonathan Fildes 15m 12.51s, 86.35 mph, 2 Sam Mansfield 15m 13.91s, 3 Shane Murphy 15m 14.56s, 4 Rod McGovern, 5 Erik Holstein, 6 Barry English. Fastest lap: Murphy 1m 14.379s, 88.28 mph. STRYKER RACE 1 (12 laps): 1 Alan Auerbach 16m 03.12s, 81.81 mph, 2 Greg Kelly 16m 11.59s, 3 Roger Welaratne 16m 16.32s, 4 Andrew D'Alton, 5 Pat Bergin, 6 Des Meehan. Fastest lap: Auerbach 1m 19.151s, 82.96 mph. STRYKER RACE 2 (12 laps): 1 Alan Auerbach 16m 03.03s, 81.82 mph, 2 Roger Welaratne 16m 07.96s, 3 Greg Kelly 16m 09.13s, 4 Andrew D'Alton, 5 Des Meehan, 6 Paul Yeomans. Fastest lap: Kelly 1m 18.352s, 83.81 mph. GLOBAL LIGHTS RACE 1 (12laps): 1 Peter Drennan 15m 38.11s, 84.00 mph, 2 Conor Farrell 15m 38.54s, 3 Ivor Miller 15m 51.56s, 4 Mark Braden, 5 Michael Conway, 6 Conor May. Fastest lap: Drennan 1m 15.565s, 86.90 mph. GLOBAL LIGHTS RACE 2 (12laps): 1 Peter Drennan 15m 28.82s, 84.84 mph, 2 Conor Farrell 15m 28.94s, 3 Richard Finlay 15m 51.56s, 4 Mark Braden, 5 Ivor Miller, 6 Conor May. Fastest lap: Farrell 1m 14.379s, 88.28 mph. GLOBAL LIGHTS RACE 3 (12laps): 1 Conor Farrell 15m 23.60s, 85.31 mph, 2 Peter Drennan 15m 31.01s, 3 Richard Finlay 15m 36.22s, 4 Mark Braden, 5 Ivor Miller, 6 Anthony Thompson. Fastest lap: Farrell 1m 15.683s, 86.76 mph. CARLOW C C SEVEN OAKS HOTEL STAGES RALLY AT CARLOW (ROUND OF SUIRWAY GROUP SOUTH EAST STAGES CHAMPIONSHIP): 1 David Condell/Michael Coady (Escort) 51m 17s, 2 Adrian Hetherington/Ronan O'Neill (Escort) 51m 20s, 3 Enda O'Brien/John Butler (Escort) 51m 38s, 4 Vivian Hamill/Andrew Grennan (Escort) 52m 34s, 5 Frank Kelly/Liam Brennan (Escort) 52m 50s, 6 Wayne Evans/John Smithwick (Escort) 53m 41s, 7 Kevin Gallagher/Gerard Callaghan (Darrian T90 GTR) 54m 12s, 8 Gary Cooney/Darragh Mullen (Impreza) 54m 34s, 9 Adrian Evans/Martin Henry (Escort) 54m 36s, 10 John Kelly/Paul Kelly (Peugeot 106) 57m 19s. Group N award: John Kelly/Paul Kelly. Historics: Ian Davies/Ryland James (BMW M3) 67m 40s. Juniors: 1 Kevin McLaughlin/Danny McLaughlin (Civic) 32m 21s, 2 Darren Barrett/Simon Quinn (Civic) 33m 57s, 3 Michael O'Mara/Denise Rowan (Civic) 34m 15s. TRIALS DRIVERS' CLUB PRODUCTION CAR TRIAL AT KILTEEL, CO KILDARE: 1 John McAssey (Starlet) 7 marks, 2 Mark Walsh (Starlet) 8m, 3 David Meeke (Starlet) 8m, 4 Richard Meeke (Starlet) 8m, 5 (tie) Frank Lenehan (Mini) and Ken Fleming (Starlet) 9m, 7 Stephen Briggs (Opel Karl) 12m, 8 Niall Driver (Starlet) 12m, 9 Philip O'Reilly (Mini) 12m, 10 (tie) Ronnie Griffin (Starlet) and Susan Briggs (Starlet) 15m. Class winners: Mark Walsh, Piers MacFheorais (Mazda MX5) 36m, Stephen Briggs. Ladies Award: Susan Briggs.
