Derek Tohill wins 4th National Rallycross Championship back-to-back
In a dramatic finish, Derek Tohill clinched his fourth Parts for Cars National Rallycross Championship in a row, by winning four major races in one day at Mondello Park, despite having to limp to the final victory with a broken prop shaft on his Fiesta.
Tohill once again dominated the day, which included semi-finals and finals held over from the opening round of the series back in March when a snowstorm forced the curtailment of the usual programme. Earlier efforts to clear this backlog didn’t work out, so they were run before yesterday’s final round.
The Dubliner’s regular challenger Noel Greene in his Mitsubishi Mirage still had a chance to take his first title if Tohill had problems, and with just two laps left in the last race of the day, the Super Final, the Fiesta slowed and held Greene at bay by a mere six tenths of a second, with Gavin O’Connell bringing his two wheel drive Fiesta home in third position, close behind the pair of four wheel drive Supercars.
Cork teenager Lucca Allen continued his string of success in the FIA Formula 4 South East Asian Championship at Sepang, in Malaysia, winning three races at the weekend and finishing second in the fourth.
Results for 23/24 November 2019
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) 4m 07.4s,
2 Noel Greene (Mitsubishi Mirage) 4m 14.7s,
3 Pearse Browne (BMW Compact) 4m 36.0s,
4 Philip Kelly (Toyota MR2),
5 Michael Coyne (Vauxhall Nova),
6 Chris Grimes (Vauxhall Nova).
SUPERCAR FINAL:
1 Derek Tohill (Ford Fiesta) 4m 19.2s,
2 Darragh Morris (Subaru Impreza) 4m 32.4s,
3 Noel Greene (Mitsubishi Mirage) 4m 36.7s,
4 Derrick Jobb (Ford Focus).
MODIFIED FINAL:
1 Michael Coyne (Vauxhall Nova) 4m 36.4s,
2 Pearse Browne (BMW Compact) 4m 39.6s,
3 Kieran Curran (Vauxhall Corsa) 4m 44.2s,
4 Chris Grimes (Vauxhall Nova),
5 Damien Cruise (Renault Clio),
6 Philip Kelly (Toyota MR2).
RALLY CARS FINAL:
1 Thomas O’Rafferty (Vauxhall Nova) 4m 53.0s,
2 Coly Loughlin (BMW Mini) 4m 54.8s,
3 P J Doyle (Peugeot 205) 4m 58.2s,
4 Gary Hade (Peugeot 206).
FORD FIESTA ZETEC FINAL:
1 Denis McCrudden 5m 02.0s,
2 Willie Peacham 5m 16.8s.
JUNIOR FINAL:
1 Jack Byrne (Ford Fiesta) 4m 55.9s,
2 Christopher Grimes (Ford Fiesta) 4m 58.3s,
3 Brendan McCaughan (Ford Fiesta) 4m 59.1s,
4 Loughlin Farrell (Ford Fiesta),
5 Seanie Bellew (Ford Fiesta),
6 Michael Ryan (Ford Fiesta).
BUGGY FINAL:
1 Padraic McHale (Casmat) 4m 19.4s,
2 Paul Nolan (Yacar) 4m 21.7s,
3 Pat Bellew (Semog) 4m 29.2s,
4 Robbie Allen (Semog).
MONDELLO PARK SPORTS CLUB RALLYCROSS AT MONDELLO PARK, CO KILDARE (FINAL ROUND OF PARTS FOR CARS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP):
SUPER FINAL:
1 Derek Tohill (Ford Fiesta) 4m 40.2s,
2 Noel Greene (Mitsubishi Mirage) 4m 40.8s,
3 Gavin O’Connell (Ford Fiesta) 4m 43.1s,
4 Shane Stanley (Honda Civic),
5 Peter McGarry (Vauxhall VX220),
6 Pearse Browne (BMW Compact).
SUPERCAR FINAL:
1 Derek Tohill (Ford Fiesta) 4m 27.7s,
2 Noel Greene (Mitsubishi Mirage) 4m 40.5s.
MODIFIED FINAL:
1 Gavin O’Connell (Ford Fiesta) 4m 46.4s,
2 Willie Coyne (Opel Corsa) 4m 46.9s,
3 Peter McGarry (Vauxhall VX220) 4m 49.0s,
4 Andrew Twomey (Citroen C2),
5 Pearse Browne (BMW Compact),
6 Kieran Curran (Vauxhall Corsa).
RALLY CARS FINAL:
1 Shane Stanley (Honda Civic) 4m 52.5s,
2 Gary Hade (Peugeot 206) 5m 04.0s,
3 Thomas O’Rafferty (Vauxhall Nova) 5m 05.1s,
4 Coly Loughlin (BMW Mini),
5 P J Doyle (Peugeot 205).
FORD FIESTA ZETEC FINAL:
1 Mark Meenehan 5m 09.0s,
2 Oisin Keane 5m 12.8s,
3 Denis McCrudden 5m 15.7s,
4 Willie Peacham,
5 Ruth Nugent,
6 Eoin Dooley.
JUNIOR FINAL:
1 Michael Ryan (Ford Fiesta) 5m 06.4s,
2 Brendan McCaughan (Ford Fiesta) 5m 09.6s,
3 Christopher Grimes (Ford Fiesta) 5m 10.4s,
4 Loughlin Farrell (Ford Fiesta),
5 Seanie Bellew (Ford Fiesta),
6 Jack Byrne (Ford Fiesta).
BUGGY FINAL:
1 Pat Bellew (Semog) 4m 39.8s,
2 Robbie Allen (Semog) 4m 41.6s,
3 Paul Nolan (Yacar) 4m 41.8s,
4 David Parks (Semog),
5 Padraic McHale (Casmat),
6 Owen Skelly (Semog).
RETRO RALLYCROSS FINAL:
1 David Crockett (Vauxhall Chevette) 5m 01.8s,
2 Paul Swords (Ford Escort) 5m 03.7s,
3 Brian Keegan (Vauxhall Nova) 5m 14.5s.
MIDLAND M C NAVIGATION TRIAL AT DRUMSHANBO, CO LEITRIM (ROUND 3 OF MOTORSPORT IRELAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND ROUND 2 OF SQUEALING PIG BAR & RESTAURANT BORDER CHAMPIONSHIP):
1 Derek Butler/Denis O’Donovan (Subaru Impreza) 6 marks,
2 Owen Murphy/Daire Hayes (Subaru Impreza) 8m,
3 Mickey Tynan/Ciaran Tynan (Subaru Impreza) 12m,
4 Aidan Sherry/Oisin Sherlock (Subaru Impreza) 18m,
5 Emmet Sherry/Ciaran Geaney (Subaru Impreza) 20m,
6 James Fitzgerald/Ken Carmody (Subaru Impreza) 33m,
7 Colin Duffy/Sam Johnston (Subaru Impreza) 41m,
8 Trevor O’Callaghan/Patrick O’Leary (Subaru Impreza) 46m,
9 Jack McKenna/Ryan Treanor (Toyota Starlet) 49m,
10 Pakie Duffy/Evin Hughes (Subaru Impreza) 61m,
11 Ray O’Neill/Eoin Treacy (Subaru Impreza) 62m,
12 James McCabe/Shane Farrell (Subaru Impreza) 65m.
Semi-experts: 1 Emmet Sherry/Ciaran Geaney, 2 Jack McKenna/Ryan Treanor, 3 James McCabe/Shane Farrell.
Novices: 1 Kieran McCarra/Aaron McElroy (Toyota Starlet) 162m, 2 Francis McElvaney/Danny McKenna (Subaru Impreza) 212m, 3 David Kelly/Darragh Kelly (Subaru Impreza) 303m.
Beginners: 1 Ray O’Neill/Eoin Treacy, 2 Damien Hagan/Ryan Farrell (Subaru Impreza) 216m.
