Shane Buckley had Lorcan Moore alongside as they made the trip recently to the Garda Síochána Motor Club (GSMC) Mini Stages, The event didn’t go to plan as the Mayo crew retired from the event on Stage 2.
Limerick Forest Rally, the penultimate round of the 2016 Valvoline Motorsport Ireland National Forest Rally Championship, Ed Muldoon went in-search of valuable championship points, The london based Westport man took Group N honours finishing in a fantastic tenth place, ahead of Ashley Dickson and leaves a three way battle for overall class honours heading into the last round.
Lorcan Moore was also navigating for Darren Barrett, they finished an excellent 4th in Class 16
Aidan Gannon was navigating for Anthony O’Brien in the Hermicuda Rally in Belgium, they retired their Evo on stage 4
Pics credit – Becky Rally Pics
Congratulations to Justin Ryan & Noel Murphy on 2nd & 3rd place on the 2016 Irish Tarmac Junior Championship.
Also well done to Noel’s navigator John Burke who finished runner up in the Junior navigator championship
Donegal’s Declan Boyle and Brian Boyle, in their Fiesta WRC, won the Donegal Harvest Rally by almost one minute and 40 seconds from Manus Kelly and Gareth Doherty in a Subaru Impreza WRC in superb conditions over some great stages in south west Donegal last weekend. Niall Maguire and Enda Sherry also in a Subaru Impreza WRC rounded off the top three.
The event seen a finale for two Rally championships the Sligo Pallets Border Championship and the Triton showers National Rally Championship, both of which had major Mayo interest in overall class awards.
Achill’s Brian Lavelle picked up points in every round of the Border Rally Championships in his Honda Civic rounding of the year with second place in Class 1. He also added third place in the Triton Showers National Rally Championships Class 1 to his silverware haul for 2016.
In Class 11R Castlebar’s Barry Cuffe secured second place overall after a run of fine finishes in his Mk2 Escort, his navigator Stephen McGing from Westport went one better when his points total from the year was enough to give him the overall Class 11R Navigator win.
Foxford’s James McGreal and his navigator Chris Mitchell took their Mitsubishi Evo to overall comfortable Class 15 honours, the pair also topped the Class 15 honours in the Triton Showers National Rally Championships. McGreal a former overall winner of the Border Championships in 2000 was delighted with his first season in the Evo which was only acquired on the run up to the opening event of the year, the Mayo Stages rally back in March.
18 year old Lorcan Moore from Crossmolina topped of an excellent 2016 by claiming the runner up spot in the navigator section of the Class 15 Border Rally Championships, after a string of super results in 2016 the future is most definitely bright for the young navigator.
Two Mayo members were on duty for the Bushwhacker Rally, both on Navi duties. Darragh Mullen was alongside Andrew Bustard in the Evo while Andrew Grennan sitting with Vivian Hamil.
Andrew’s day was cut short when they broke a wheel on Stage 3 while Darragh went on to finish the event in 12th place.
The Clare Stages Rally was won by Donegal cousins Declan & Brian Boyle. The nine stage rally which collided with All Ireland Sunday, had one Mayo crew taking part. James McGreal & Chris Mitchell in their Mitsubshi Evo finished the event in 57th place after rejoining the event under Rally 2 rules following a visit to a drain on stage 4.
Round five of the 2016 Valvoline Motorsport Ireland National Forest Rally Championship, headed to County Fermanagh for the Lakeland Stages Rally, run by the Enniskillen Motor Club. Ed Muldoon flew the Mayo glad and came away 21st overall and valuable championship points.
Pic: Mark McCullagh
Mixed fortunes for Mayo members at Galway summer rally, Barry Cuffe & Stephen McGing top crew finishing 31st overall and 4th in class, James McGreal & Chris Mitchell finished 38th & 4th in class, Shane Buckley and Lorcan Moore retired on last loop after some very impressive times and Brian Lavelle retired his civic while leading Class 1.
Derek McCarthy navigating for Stephen Reynolds finished 7th in the Junior section.
