Moffett & Fulton take the honours in Hotel Kilmore Cavan Stages Rally
The Monaghan-Cavan combination of Sam Moffett and James Fulton led from start to finish yesterday to take a clear win in the Hotel Kilmore Cavan Stages Rally, finishing the nine stages 44 seconds ahead of former National champions Declan and Brian Boyle.
Two more Fiestas in the hands of Desi Henry and Joe McGonigle took third and fourth places, with Forestry experts Cathan McCourt/Barry McNulty next up despite being in an unfamiliar car as they switched from their regular Fiesta to an Impreza.
Group N Production class winners Aidan Wray/Kieran McGrath took eighth position overall in their Lancer Evo, with David Kelly and Ryan Moore winning the two Junior classes.
Matthew Nicholl kept his unbeaten record this year by adding two more Ginetta Junior race wins at Kirkistown to his tally, making it four victories from four starts. Christopher Grimes and Sean McGovern scored a second and a third place each.
CO CAVAN M C HOTEL KILMORE STAGES RALLY AT CAVAN (ROUND 3 OF SLIGO PALLETS BORDER CHAMPIONSHIP):
1 Sam Moffett/James Fulton (Fiesta WRC) 60m 41s,
2 Declan Boyle/Brian Boyle (Fiesta WRC) 61m 25s,
3 Desi Henry/Paddy Robinson (Fiesta WRC) 62m 01s,
4 Joe McGonigle/Ciaran Geaney (Mini WRC) 64m 03s,
5 Cathan McCourt/Barry McNulty (Impreza WRC) 64m 19s,
6 Gary Kiernan/Ryan Moore (Escort) 65m 20s,
7 Stephen McCann/Denver Rafferty (Fiesta R5) 65m 33s,
8 Aidan Wray/Kieran McGrath (Lancer Evo 10 Gp N) 66m 53s,
9 Johnno Doogan/Ciaran Marron (Escort) 66m 59s,
10 Mickey Conlon/Ciaran McPhillips (Escort) 66m 59s.
Group N award: Aidan Wray/Kieran McGrath.
Juniors Class 16: 1 Ryan Moore/Christopher Moffitt (Civic) 47m 52s,
2 Jack Brunton/Darragh Kelly (Civic) 47m 57s,
3 Ryan Diver/Dylan Baskin (Civic) 48m 49s.
Juniors Class 16A: 1 David Kelly/Kenny Bustard (Starlet) 46m 18s,
2 Aaron McIntyre/Ben McIntyre (Starlet) 46m 42s,
3 Johnny Armstrong/Phil Mitchell (Citroen C2) 47m 20s.
500 MRCI KIRKISTOWN RACE MEETING (ROUNDS OF MOTORSPORT IRELAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS):
GINETTA JUNIOR IRELAND RACE 1 (14 laps):
1 Matthew Nicholl 17m 12.1s, 73.83 mph,
2 Sean McGovern 17m 12.3s,
3 Christopher Grimes 17m 25s,
4 Jack Byrne,
5 Robbie Parks,
6 Karl O’Brien.
Fastest lap: McGovern 1m 11.874s, 75.73 mph.
GINETTA JUNIOR IRELAND RACE 2 (14 laps):
1 Matthew Nicholl 17m 08s, 74.12 mph,
2 Christopher Grimes 17m 09.5s,
3 Sean McGovern 17m 14.2s,
4 Jack Byrne,
5 Robbie Parks,
6 Anthony Conway.
Fastest lap: McGovern 1m 12.052s, 75.54 mph.
NON-CHAMPIONSHIP RACES:
DAWSON WAM FORMULA FORD 1600 RACE 1 (16 laps):
1 David McCullough (Van Diemen RF01) 16m 36.8s, 87.36 mph,
2 Alan Davidson (Mondiale M89S) 16m 36.9s,
3 Will Herron (Van Diemen RF01) 16m 37.2s,
4 Scott Finlay (Van Diemen JL15),
5 Andrew Blair (Reynard FF87),
6 David Nicholl (Reynard FF89).
Fastest lap: Davidson 1m 01.209s, 88.93 mph.
DAWSON WAM FORMULA FORD 1600 RACE 2 (16 laps):
1 David McCullough (Van Diemen RF01) 16m 48.3s, 86.37 mph,
2 Will Herron (Van Diemen RF00) 16m 54s,
3 Scott Finlay (Van Diemen JL15) 16m 54.1s,
4 Andrew Blair (Reynard FF87),
5 David Nicholl (Reynard FF89),
6 Henry Campbell (Reynard FF89).
Fastest lap: Davidson 1m 01.876s, 87.97 mph.
MOTORSPORT IRELAND KART RACE MEETING AT WHITERIVER PARK, COLLON, CO LOUTH (ROUND 3 OF MI NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP):
Mini Kart: 1 Chad Laman, 2 Erik Gilsenan, 3 Cillian Fahy Cajazeira.
Cadet Final: 1 Michael Gray, 2 Thomas Thompson, 3 Andrei Dabija.
Cadet Novice Final: 1 Daniel Kelleher, 2 Carter Kelly, 3 Kyle Quinn.
Rotax Max Final: 1 Sean Purcell, 2 Jason Curran, 3 Kayleigh Cole.
Iame X30 Junior: 1 T J McDonnell, 2 Sean McCormack, 3 Alyx Coby.
Formula 125 Open Final: 1 Colin Smith, 2 Ian Walsh, 3 Mick Dunnion.
Tillotson T4 Final: 1 Felipe Braga, 2 Paul David, 3 Alan Carberry.
Iame X30 Senior Final: 1 Richie Faulkner, 2 Gary Edwards, 3 Derek Wilson.
TIPPERARY MC ENDURANCE TRIAL AT DUNDRUM, CO TIPPERARY (ROUND 3 OF COFFEE EXPERIENCE ENDURANCE TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP):
1 Derek Butler/Oisin Sherlock (Toyota Starlet) 16m 49s,
2 Paddy Corcoran/Gary Egan (Toyota Starlet) 17m 06s,
3 Ross Cullen/Shane Patten (Toyota Starlet) 17m 30s,
4 Robert Graham/Ryan Treanor (Toyota Starlet) 17m 43s,
5 Kevin O’Rourke/Dave McAulay (Toyota Starlet) 18m 22s,
6 Mark Reilly/Paul Reilly (Toyota Starlet) 18m 22s.
One litre class winner: Peter Cummins/Danny McKenna (Nissan Micra) 21m 21s.
Navigation Cars:
1 Colin Sheridan/David Campion (Toyota Starlet) 19m 08s,
2 Ronan Shanahan/Darren Delaney (Toyota Starlet) 19m 48s,
3 David Forde/Patrick O’Leary (Toyota Starlet) 20m 08s.
Retrospective and RWD Cars:
1 Martin Nugent/Paul Tierney (Ford Escort) 24m 36s.
Class winners: Donal Smith/Trevor O’Brien (Ford Puma),
Jack Quinn/John Nolan (Mazda MX5),
Mikey Walsh/Jason O’Brien (Ford Ka),
Paddy Corcoran/Gary Egan,
Robert Graham/Ryan Treanor,
