Limerick Hillclimb results
Clare driver Rob Dwane scored his second win of the season on the opening day of the Limerick Hillclimb Weekend near Kilfinane, beating double Naylor Engineering National champion Joe Courtney by more than a second. These two were well clear of third place man Rory Stephens.
However, torrential rain yesterday had a major effect on the results. Gary Egan from Sligo took his maiden victory, 1.17 seconds ahead of Billy White, who shared the same car, a Mygale Formula Renault, with Dwane slipping to third position in the treacherous conditions.
Courtney had a disastrous day, damaging his car when he slid off the road on his opening run, and he was unable to repair it to tackle the remaining three runs. Local driver Paul O’Connell, a former National champion, improved to fourth place from his sixth on Saturday.
LIMERICK M C HILLCLIMB AT GLENROE, KILFINANE, CO LIMERICK (ROUND 7 OF NAYLOR ENGINEERING NATIONAL HILLCLIMB/SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP) (DAY 1):
1 Rob Dwane (OMS 25) 73.42s,
2 Joe Courtney (Reynard 913-Peugeot) 74.85s,
3 Rory Stephens (Radical SR8 Hayabusa) 80.51s,
4 Billy White (Mygale-Renault) 82.84s,
5 Gary Egan (Mygale-Renault) 83.00s,
6 Paul O’Connell (Norma M20B) 83.40s,
7 Gary Cunningham (Global GT) 84.29s,
8 Russell Stanworth (Reynard RF81 Opel) 85.70s,
9 Seamus Morris (Darrian GTR Millington) 87.28s,
10 Ed Synan (Escort) 88.08s.
Class winners: Dara Fay (Suzuki Swift), Damien Walsh (Cinquecento), Tommy
Gardiner (Civic), Danny Calnan (Corsa), Denis Hogan (BMW M3), Paul
O’Connell, Jack Kingston (Lotus Elan),
Enda Byrne (Sheane VW), Billy White, Joe Courtney, Ger Lyons (Civic), Peter
Cummins (Darrian T90), Seamus Morris.
LIMERICK M C HILLCLIMB AT GLENROE, KILFINANE, CO LIMERICK (ROUND 8 OF NAYLOR
ENGINEERING NATIONAL HILLCLIMB/SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP) (DAY 2):
1 Gary Egan (Mygale-Renault) 84.80s,
2 Billy White (Mygale-Renault) 85.97s,
3 Rob Dwane (OMS 25) 87.27s,
4 Paul O’Connell (Norma M20B) 88.26s,
5 Peter Cummins (Darrian T90) 89.95s,
6 Gary Cunningham (Global GT) 91.90s,
7 Padraig Egan (Impreza) 92.09s,
8 Seamus Morris (Darrian GTR Millington) 92.27s,
9 Russell Stanworth (Reynard RF81 Opel) 92.84s,
10 Rory Stephens (Radical SR8 Hayabusa) 93.44s.
Class winners: Dara Fay (Suzuki Swift), Damien Walsh (Cinquecento), Tommy
Gardiner (Civic), Danny Calnan (Corsa), Denis Hogan (BMW M3), Paul
O’Connell, Eoin Gannon (Mini Cooper S), Enda Byrne (Sheane VW), Billy White,
Russell Stanworth, Ger Lyons (Civic), Peter Cummins, Padraig Egan.
