A New Era for Motorsport Ireland

A New Era for Motorsport Ireland as Governing Body Appoints First Sports Development Officer

GSMC Autocross

Father & son team Ronan and Jason Murphy made the trip to the Garda Siochana Motor Club Autocross held at The Naul on Sunday May 17th, Ronan brought the double driven civic home 5th in Class 1 while 15 year old  Jason brought home a trophy with a second place finish in class 9. Pics credit Linda, Curley Autocross pics
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Connacht Spring Show

Thanks and well done to our club members that got together to organize a club stand at the Connacht Spring Show in the Racecourse,  Ballinrobe on May 17th.
Great job all involved, Well done Maggie, Mikey, Rachel, Sammy, JP, Steve, Connor & Callum, thanks to all for helping out, promoting motorsport locally.
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Shiraz Rally 2015

John Higgins was navigating for Qatari driver Khalid Al-Suwaidi, at the inaugural Iranian rally. Sponsored by the state of Qatar and driving a Toksport WRT’s Ford Fiesta RRC, The pair put in a flawless performance to collect points for the championship.They finished 4th overall. The Shiraz rally is a new addition to the MERC, along with Oman, which expands the series to eight rounds from the previous six. The next round of the Middle-East Rally Championship will be in Lebanon, early September.
Check out this MMSRally video of the pair at Shiraz Rally Khalid Al Suwaidi In Shiraz Rally 2015

Donnelly Wins Autocross Opener

Seamus Donnelly from Donegal beat all challengers to claim victory on Mayo & District Motorsport Club’s Loose Surface Autocross on Sunday. Driving a buggy, he had to do it the hard way, coming from behind on the final run to beat local favourite Derek Deane.

A strong entry of 54 competitors, which included 23 buggies, had gathered at Harrington’s Quarry near Swinford for the first of four autocross events to be held this year. Clerk of the Course Stephen McGing and his team had laid on a superb course, with each competitor getting three runs of two laps over the demanding route. Heavy rain accompanied gusty winds throughout the day but this didn’t slow down the action on the track.

Deane outlined his intentions from the start, setting a time four seconds faster than anybody on the opening run. But the tables turned on the second run when Kildare man Padraic McHale moved into the lead by five seconds also in a buggy.

With things looking like the win was heading across the Shannon, Deane pulled out all the stops on his final run to stop the clock at 4:03.17 and move into the lead. It was not enough though. Seamus Donnelly put in a dazzling final run in his red buggy and stopped the clock exactly ten seconds quicker than his previous best and record victory with a time of 4:02.93. McHale’s time from the second run was enough to put him in third place overall.

Away from the leading protagonists, competition was just as fierce in the various classes. Omagh pair Ruairi Maguire and Darren Connolly took first and second in Class One ahead of Cavan’s Seamus Cook. Class two was dominated by Derek Mackarel from Monaghan who was also the top two wheel driver finisher in fifteenth place in his 1600cc Vauxhall Nova, Omagh’s Mervyn Galbraith was second while Westport’s Alan McGuire brought his Peugeot 205 home third.

Nobody could match Alan Moran in Class 3, but Rodney Donalson from Enniskillenen and Mayo club chairman Matthew Murphy kept the Foxford man on his toes throughout the day to claim the runner-up positions in the category.

Class four proved successful for three more Omagh men as Niall McCullagh took the win ahead of Ashley Rutledge and John Taggart.

Class five was a battle of locals as James McGreal and Padraic Roche went head to head, both driving McGreal’s 4wheel drive Subaru. Experience prevailed as McGreal took the honours.

In class seven, the class for the Buggies, with Seamus Donnelly taking the overall win, Derek Deane took first in class ahead of Padraic McHale and Padraig Egan claimed third.

Class eight was won by 17 year old Patrick McEveney from Castlebar in his Toyota Corolla while his sister Shauna won the Ladies award. The Mayo Club award went to Adrian Deane.

Round two takes place on June 7th, Check out www.mayomotorsportclub.com for full details.

Download Quarry Results May 2015

 

May 2015 Autocross Entry List

Mayo & District Motorsport Club L.S.Autocross 10th May 2015
Entry List
No: Name Address Car Class
101 Ruairi Maguire Tyrone Vauxhall Corsa 1
102 Darren Connolly Tyrone Vauxhall Nova 1
103 Joe Shinnors Limerick Vauxhall Nova 1
104 Seamus Cook Cavan Ford Escort 1
201 Alan McGuire Westport Peugeot 205 2
202 Peter McManamon Achill Peugeot 205 2
203 Seamus Coffey Ballyhaunis Peugeot 205 2
204 Stephen Doherty Foxford Opel Kadett 2
205 Shauna McEveney Castlebar Toyota Corolla 2
206 Patrick McEveney Castlebar Toyota Corolla 2
207 David Healy Sligo Nissan Primera 2
208 Derek Mackarel Clones Vauxhall Nova 2
209 Mervyn Galbraith Omagh Vauxhall Nova 2
210 Simon Hemphill Castlederg Vauxhall Nova 2
301 Chris Snow Oldcastle Citroen Saxo 3
302 Matthew Murphy Shrule Toyota Corolla 3
303 Liam Healy Achill Honda Civic 3
304 Joe Healy Achill Honda Civic 3
305 Alan Moran Foxford Puegeot 206 3
306 Rodney Donaldson Enniskillen Ford Escort 3
307 John Burke Galway Peugeot 206 3
308 Trevor O Connell Ballina Subaru Impreza 3
309 Brian McDonnell Claremorris Toyota Corolla 3
310 Derek Bolton Ballaghaderreen Subaru Impreza 3
401 Shane Rafferty Tyrone Ford Escort 4
402 Declan Rafferty Tyrone Ford Escort 4
403 Peter Curran Omagh Ford Escort 4
404 Niall McCullagh Omagh Ford Escort 4
405 Tony McKenna Fintona MK2 Escort 4
406 Ashley Rutledge Omagh Honda Civic 4
407 John Taggart Omagh MK2 Escort 4
501 James McGreal Foxford Subaru Impreza 5
502 Padraic Roche Killala Subaru Impreza 5
700 Derek Deane Williamstown Buggy 7
701 Adrian Deane Williamstown Buggy 7
702 Ronan Mackle Down Buggy 7
703 Mervyn Deane Williamstown JB Buggy 7
704 Seamus Donnelly Donegal Buggy 7
705 Paul Garry Letterkenny Buggy 7
706 James Cassidy Derry Buggy 7
707 Danny O Donnell Donegal Buggy 7
708 Mac Walsh Donegal Buggy 7
711 Cathal Scullion Buggy 7  
713 Tom Daley Killarney Buggy 7  
714 Padraig Egan Clare Buggy 7  
715 Peter Brennan Tipperary Buggy 7  
716 Ian Barrett Maynooth Buggy 7  
718 Conor McCrossan Drumquin Buggy 7  
719 Michael McCrossan Drumquin Buggy 7  
720 Alan Magee Fermanagh Buggy 7  
766 Joe McHale Kildare Buggy 7  
7666 Padraic McHale Kildare Buggy 7  
730 Colin Currid Sligo Buggy 7  
731 Rory Carroll Sligo Buggy 7  
732 Sean Casey Monaghan Buggy 7  
733 Sean Coleman Monaghan Buggy 7  
734 Brian O Donnell Tubbercurry Buggy 7  
801 Patrick McEveny Castlebar Toyota Corolla 8  
802 Oisin Coffey Ballyhaunis Peugeot 205 8  

 

 

Revised 2015 National Autocross Championship Dates

REVISED NATIONAL AUTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP DATES 2015.

 

PK  DOORS  &  WINDOWS  NATIONAL  AUTOCROSS  CHAMPIONSHIP

 

22nd March                          Birr

19th April                              Carrick on Suir

17th May                               GSMC*                  *New Round & Event

5th July                                  Galway

19th July                                Clare

9th August                            Midland

13th September                 Westmeath

27th September                 Tipperary

11th October                       Imokilly

 

 

5  STAR  CATERING  NATIONAL  LOOSE  SURFACE  CHAMPIONSHIP

 

24th May                               Clare

14th June                              Munster*            *New Round

28th June                              Midland

12th July                                Skibbereen

26th July                                Mayo*                  *Altered Date

16th August                         Wexford*            *New Round & Altered Date

30th August                         Carlow

4th October                         Galway*               *New Round

14th November                  Birr

 

 

 

 

Mayo Autocross Promo Video

Mayo’s top their classes in the Kingdom

Donagh Kelly and Conor Foley in a Focus WRC took victory in the Cartell.ie International Rally of the Lakes when they had 50 seconds to spare over the Impreza WRC of Robert Barrable and Damien Connolly after two days and 16 stages around Killarney and the Beara Peninsula.

Kelly led from start to finish in very difficult conditions and this victory sees him move back to the top of the Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Rally Championship.

Barrable was impressive on his first run in an Impreza WRC and set several fastest stage times over the weekend while Alan Ring,  Joe McGonigle and Aaron Machale completed the top-five overall in the International category.

Roy White powered his MG ZR to victory in the National section almost two minutes ahead of second placed Fergus O’Meara in a Ford Escort MK2.

The Historic section was won by Denis Moynihan in his MK1 Escort while Rob Duggan had a commanding victory in the Junior section in his Fiesta.

Aforementioned MacHale who had Ballina’s Paul McGee on the notes, were the top Mayo Club finishers, fifth overall and claiming the honours in the Group N category in their Mitsubshi Evo 9.

Pauric Duffy who had Monaghan’s Enda Sherry in the co-driver seat finished an impressive tenth overall and claimed second in class in the P1Rally Rentals Fiesta R5.

Westport’s David Carney and Ray Fitzpatrick took advantage of Rally 2 and returned on Day two to claim the Class three win in their Citroen DS3.

After many events trying, the Westport pairing of David Healy and Stephen McGing drove flawlessly in their Honda Civic to claim a class win at an event. After a run since the start of the year that yielded several second and third place finishes, emotions were high on Sunday evening as the pair finally claimed that elusive result.

Rounding of the locals and ensuring that all Mayo members collected a trophy, Ballina’s Trisha Greavy on her first outing in a navigator’s role, successfully guided Kerry’s Shane McCarthy to a J1 Junior class win.

Monthly Meeting this Friday in Swinford

Monthly meeting this Friday Night May 1st 9pm Gateway Hotel Swinford, All welcome