Rally results round-up: At Home & Abroad
Monaghan-Donegal pairing of Barry McKenna and Leon Jordan scored a narrow victory in the Jim Walsh Cork Forest Rally at the weekend, even though they weren’t the winners on either of the two days.
Andrew Purcell and Mark Wiley were the leaders on Saturday night in another Fiesta R5, just two seconds ahead of the eventual winners, with former Valvoline Forestry champion Josh Moffett and his co-driver Stephen Thornton another fourteen seconds behind.
Moffett was the pacesetter on yesterday’s six stages, closing to within twelve seconds of McKenna by the finish, while Purcell slipped back to third position, just over a minute behind the victorious pair. Each day counted as a separate round of the Valvoline Championship, with Purcell and Moffett being the two top scorers.
Motorsport Ireland’s Young Rally Driver of the Year, Callum Devine from Derry, took fifth place in the Junior WRC section of Rally Finland, giving himself a successful debut in the famous World Rally Championship round with its fearsome, ultra high speed, gravel surfaced stages.
Devine and co-driver Brian Hoy climbed to fourth at one point, behind drivers with lots of experience on this type of stage, but a puncture on the Assamaki stage cost him valuable time and one place in the final results.
Pic: Ger Leahy
CORK M C CRAFTED FITTED FURNITURE GROUP JIM WALSH CORK FOREST RALLY AT MALLOW, CO CORK (ROUNDS 4 AND 5 OF VALVOLINE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP):
1 Barry McKenna/Leon Jordan (Fiesta R5) 62m 57s,
2 Josh Moffett/Stephen Thornton (Fiesta R5) 63m 09s,
3 Andrew Purcell/Mark Wiley (Fiesta R5) 63m 58s,
4 Cathan McCourt/Barry McNulty (Fiesta R5) 66m 20s,
5 Vivian Hamill/Andrew Grennan (Fiesta R5) 66m 49s,
6 Stephen McCann/Kaine Treanor (Fiesta R5) 66m 53s,
7 Philip Allen/Mark Kane (Hyundai i20 R5) 68m 21s,
8 Niall Devine/Kieran McGrath (Lancer Evo Gp N) 68m 50s,
9 Eoghain Rogers/Paddy McCrudden (Lancer Evo 9 Gp N) 68m 53s,
10 Shane McGirr/Liam McIntyre (Escort) 69m 45s.
Junior Class: 1 Jordan Hone/Paul Hone (Adam R2) 71m 15s,
2 James Wilson/Gavin Doherty (Peugeot 208 R2) 71m 47s,
3 Marty Gallagher/Dean O’Sullivan (Peugeot 208 R2) 72m 40s.
Junior 1000 Class: 1 Peter Beaton/Conor Boylan (Peugeot 107) 94m 21s.
2 Rory Byrne/John Burke (Peugeot 107) 97m 13s,
3 Aoife Gahan/Michelle Walsh (Chevrolet Spark) 98m 00s.
500 MRCI KIRKISTOWN RACE MEETING (ROUNDS OF MOTORSPORT IRELAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS):
BOSS IRELAND FORMULA LIBRE RACE 1 (11 laps):
1 Sam Mansfield (Radical SR8) 11m 45.53s, 84.86 mph,
2 Paul O’Connell (Dallara F302) 11m 50.43s,
3 Sylvie Mullins (Dallara Honda F305) 12m 20.21s.
Fastest lap: Mansfield 1m 01.162s, 88.99 mph.
BOSS IRELAND FORMULA LIBRE RACE 2 (10 laps):
1 Sam Mansfield (Radical SR8) 11m 49.88s, 76.67 mph,
2 Paul O’Connell (Dallara F302) 11m 57.22s,
3 Sylvie Mullins (Dallara Honda F305) 12m 52.79s.
Fastest lap: O’Connell 1m 08.077s, 79.95 mph.
GINETTA JUNIOR IRELAND RACE 1 (10 laps):
1 Se Martin Jnr 13m 23.03s, 67.78 mph,
2 Matthew Nicholl 13m 32.36s,
3 Robbie Parks Jnr 13m 34.91s,
4 Christopher Grimes,
5 Megan Campbell.
Fastest lap: Martin 1m 17.780s, 69.98 mph.
GINETTA JUNIOR IRELAND RACE 2 (11 laps):
1 Se Martin Jnr 14m 44.28s, 67.71 mph,
2 Matthew Nicholl 14m 55.81s,
3 Christopher Grimes 15m 06.32s,
4 Robbie Parks Jnr,
5 Megan Campbell.
Fastest lap: Martin 1m 17.913s, 69.86 mph.
STRYKER RACE 1 (12 laps):
1 Andrew D’Alton 14m 47.31s, 73.61 mph,
2 Greg Kelly 14m 53.05s
3 Stephen Ross 14m 55.87s,
4 Des Bruton,
5 Roger Welaratne,
6 David Reynolds.
Fastest lap: D’Alton 1m 10.953s, 76.71 mph.
STRYKER RACE 2 (9 laps):
1 Greg Kelly 12m 23.46s, 65.89 mph,
2 Stephen Ross 12m 25.66s,
3 Andrew D’Alton 12m 36.86s,
4 Roger Welaratne,
5 Dominic Ryan,
6 David Reynolds.
Fastest lap: D’Alton 1m 17.081s, 70.61 mph.
NON-CHAMPIONSHIP RACES:
DAWSON WAM FORMULA FORD 1600 RACE 1 (14 laps):
1 Noel Robinson (Van Diemen JL012K) 16m 37.75s, 76.37 mph,
2 Matt Round-Garrido (Medina JL17) 16m 39.84s,
3 Alan Davidson (Mondiale M89S) 16m 58.00s,
4 Will Herron (Van Diemen RF00),
5 David McCullough (Van Diemen RF01),
6 Ryan Campbell (Reynard FF89).
Fastest lap: Davidson 1m 09.271s, 78.58 mph.
DAWSON WAM FORMULA FORD 1600 RACE 2 (14 laps):
1 Alan Davidson (Mondiale M89S) 16m 29.05s, 77.04 mph,
2 David McCullough (Van Diemen RF01) 16m 29.82s,
3 Noel Robinson (Van Diemen JL012K) 16m 32.23s,
4 Will Herron (Van Diemen RF00),
5 Matt Round-Garrido (Medina JL17),
6 Ryan Campbell (Reynard FF89).
Fastest lap: McCullough 1m 08.929, 78.97 mph.
TRIALS DRIVERS’ CLUB PRODUCTION CAR TRIAL AT GLENCULLEN, CO DUBLIN:
1 Richard Meeke (Starlet) 0 marks,
2 David Meeke (Starlet) 2m,
3 John McAssey (Starlet) 4m,
4 Conor Clarke (Starlet) 4m,
5 Owen Murray (Starlet) 4m,
6 Morgan Evans (Seicento) 10m,
7 Eoghan Kavanagh (Starlet) 12m,
8 Philip Hughes (Seicento) 13m,
9 Sean Fitzpatrick (Starlet) 14m,
10 Percy Pennefather (Seicento) 15m.
Class winners: David Meeke, Conor Clarke, Brian Flanagan (Mazda MX5) 44m, Susan Briggs (Starlet) 18m.
