Motorsport Ireland RallyX & Rally Weekend Roundup
Double champion Derek Tohill got his bid for a hat trick off to a good start by dominating yesterday’s opening round of the Parts for Cars National Rallycross Championship at Mondello Park, once again beating regular rival Noel Greene into second place.
Tohill led his fellow Dubliner in the heats to start the Supercar Final from pole position, and he led Greene all the way to guarantee another pole spot for the main race of the day, the Super Final. However, he got a bad start and Greene led the opening lap, only for Tohill to dive up the inside at the first corner of lap two, staying ahead to the finish.
Three former title holders battled for the leading positions in round two of the Triton Showers National Rally Championship, the Circuit of Kerry, with Donegal’s Donagh Kelly and Declan Boyle coming out on top, ahead of Roy White from Tipperary.
Monaghan’s Moffett brothers, Josh and Sam, took first and second places in the UAC Easter Stages Rally, finishing just four seconds apart after two days rallying through the Co Antrim stages. They took the top two points scoring positions in the opening round of the Irish Tarmac Championship in West Cork last month in the same order, and are now firmly established at the top of the leaderboard.
MONDELLO PARK SPORTS CLUB RALLYCROSS AT MONDELLO PARK, CO KILDARE (ROUND 1 OF PARTS FOR CARS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP):
SUPER FINAL:
1 Derek Tohill (Ford Fiesta) 3m 50.15s,
2 Noel Greene (Mitsubishi Mirage) 3m 55.48s,
3 Michael Coyne (Vauxhall Nova) 4m 00.01s,
4 Pearse Browne (BMW Compact),
5 Lloyd Spendlove (Lotus Exige),
6 Paul Burns (Vauxhall Tigra).
SUPERCAR FINAL:
1 Derek Tohill (Ford Fiesta) 4m 02.69s,
2 Noel Greene (Mitsubishi Mirage) 4m 08.60s.
MODIFIED FINAL:
1 Michael Coyne (Vauxhall Nova) 4m 09.54s,
2 Pearse Browne (BMW Compact) 4m 15.45s,
3 Kieran Curran (Vauxhall Corsa) 4m 17.23s,
4 Lloyd Spendlove (Lotus Exige),
5 Scott Singleton (Vauxhall Nova),
6 Paul Burns (Vauxhall Tigra).
PRODUCTION FINAL:
1 Ciaran Murphy (Peugeot 106) 4m 26.93s,
2 Derek Lenehan (Citroen Saxo) 4m 28.26s,
3 Damian Farrell (Peugeot 205) 4m 37.50s,
4 John Dowling (Citroen Saxo).
RALLY CARS FINAL:
1 Patricia Denning (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo) 4m 17.21s,
2 Dick Sheenan (Opel Corsa) 4m 25.09s,
3 Michael Nolan (Peugeot 106) 4m 44.23s,
4 Joe Downey (Peugeot 106),
5 Peter O’Brien (Peugeot 205).
FORD FIESTA ZETEC FINAL:
1 Denis McCrudden 4m 43.82s,
2 David Maher 4m 46.93s,
3 Brian Matthews 4m 53.16.
JUNIOR FINAL:
1 Conor Kehoe (Ford Fiesta) 4m 49.74s,
2 Jack Byrne (Ford Fiesta) 4m 50.18s,
3 Ben Mullins (Nissan Micra) 5m 00.38s,
4 Michael Ryan (Ford Fiesta),
5 Eoin Kinsella (Ford Fiesta),
6 Luca Grimes (Ford Fiesta).
BUGGY FINAL:
1 Russell Woods (Semog) 4m 01.62s,
2 Terry McKay (Semog) 4m 03.03s,
3 Robbie Allen (Semog) 4m 06.35s,
4 Paul Furlong (Semog),
5 Martin McAteer (Semog),
6 Gerard Fox (Speedcar).
ULSTER AC EASTER STAGES RALLY AT DUNADRY, CO ANTRIM (ROUND 2 OF CLONAKILTY BLACKPUDDING/MICHELIN IRISH TARMAC CHAMPIONSHIP):
1 Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Ford Fiesta R5) 1h 12m 30s,
2 Sam Moffett/Karl Atkinson (Ford Fiesta R5) 1h 12m 34s,
3 Marty McCormack/David Moynihan (Skoda Fabia R5) 1h 12m 46s,
4 Rob Barrable/Damien Connolly (Ford Fiesta R5) 1h 13m 24s,
5 Jonny Greer/Kirsty Riddick (Ford Fiesta R5) 1h 13m 40s,
6 Daniel Cronin/Shane Buckley (Ford Fiesta R5) 1h 13m 45s,
7 Alan Carmichael/Ivor Lamont (BMW Mini WRC) 1h 14m 29s,
8 Stephen Wright/Arthur Kierans (Ford Fiesta R5) 1h 15m 22s,
9 Eugene Donnelly/Mark Kane (Hyundai i20 R5) 1h 15m 29s,
10 William Mavitty/Brian Daniels (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) 1m 19m 44s.
MODIFIED SECTION:
1 Kevin Eves/Chris Melly (Toyota Corolla) 1h 16m 29s,
2 Alan Smyth/Mac Kierans (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10) 1m 16m 36s,
3 Keith White/Paul Mulholland (Ford Escort) 1h 17m 31s.
HISTORIC SECTION:
1 Stanley Orr/Graham Henderson (Ford Escort) 1h 20m 43s,
2 Martin Freestone/Misha Freestone 1h 35m 52s,
3 Malcolm Pedlow/Billy Regan (BMW 2002tii) 1h 38m 26s.
KERRY M C ROSE HOTEL CIRCUIT OF KERRY RALLY AT TRALEE (ROUND 2 OF TRITON SHOWERS NATIONAL RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP AND ROUND 2 OF TOP PART WEST COAST RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP):
1 Donagh Kelly/Conor Foley (Focus WRC) 51m 01s,
2 Declan Boyle/James O’Reilly (Fiesta WRC) 51m 18s,
3 Roy White/James O’Brien (Fiesta WRC) 52m 37s,
4 Joe McGonigle/Ciaran Geaney (Mini WRC) 53m 28s,
5 Daragh O’Riordan/Andy Hayes (Fiesta WRC) 53m 51s,
6 Niall Maguire/Enda Sherry (Impreza WRC) 54m 34s,
7 Stuart Darcy/Keith McCarthy (Darrian T90 GTR) 55m 13s,
8 Chris Armstrong/Chris Melly (Escort) 55m 41s,
9 Johnno Doogan/Ciaran Marron (Escort) 56m 01s,
10 Kenny McKinstry/Kenny Hull (Impreza WRC) 56m 08s.
Juniors: 1 Jonny Treanor/Paul Sheridan (Civic) 37m 59s,
2 Jason Black/Jack McKenna (Starlet) 38m 29s,
3 Steven O’Connor/Adrian O’Connor (Civic) 42m 32s.
CO CAVAN M C NAVIGATION TRIAL AT CORNAFEAN, CO CAVAN (FINAL ROUND OF MOTORSPORT IRELAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND FINAL ROUND OF SQUEALING PIG BAR & RESTAURANT BORDER CHAMPIONSHIP):
1 Mickey Tynan/Ciaran Tynan (Subaru Impreza) 4 marks,
2 Shane Dalton/Seamus McTigue (Subaru Impreza) 12m,
3 James McCabe/Shane Farrell (Subaru Impreza) 18m,
4 Keith McConnon/Micheal McCluskey (Subaru Impreza) 21m,
5 Richard Cassidy/Paul Phelan (Vauxhall Vectra) 24m,
6 Arthur Kierans/Conor Maguire (Subaru Impreza) 25m,
7 Ray O’Neill/Ryan Treanor (Subaru Impreza) 26m,
8 Mark Reilly/Paddy Corcoran (Toyota Starlet) 27m,
9 Mac Kierans/Conor Boylan (Subaru Impreza) 30m,
10 Robert Graham/Oisin Sherlock (Subaru Impreza) 42m,
11 Aaron McIntyre/Ben McIntyre (Subaru Impreza) 56m,
12 Emmet McCooey/Christopher McMahon (Subaru Impreza) 70m.
Semi-experts: 1 James McCabe/Shane Farrell, 2 Robert Graham/Oisin Sherlock, 3 Trevor O’Callaghan/Patrick O’Leary (Subaru Impreza) 75m.
Novices: 1 Shane Dalton/Seamus McTigue, 2 Ray O’Neill/Ryan Treanor, 3 Mark Reilly/Paddy Corcoran.
Beginners: 1 Aaron McIntyre/Ben McIntyre, 2 Philip Smith/Conor Smith (Subaru Impreza) 131m, 3 Martin Buckley/Denis O’Brien (Subaru Impreza) 173m.
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