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Circuit of Ireland Retro - 11-13 Oct 02

Posted: October 14, 2002 10:50 AM - 9711 Hits

Autotest ace Eamonn Byrne of Delgany and his Dublin navigator Paul Phelan scored their second victory in succession, and their third altogether, in the Circuit of Ireland Retrospective Trial when the three day event finished in Sligo after a mixture of driving tests, navigation and regularity sections.

Posted: October 14, 2002 10:50 AM

Their Mini Cooper S, which led all the way from the Friday start in Downpatrick, was a clear 94 marks ahead of the Peugeot 404 of Kilkenny pair Mickey Gabbett and Mick Jackson, with Dubliners Rob Bolton and Ian McCulloch narrowly holding on to third place in their Hornet, being almost caught at the finish by the best Northern Ireland crew, Trevor Faulkner and Laurence Allan.


 1  Eamonn Byrne/Paul Phelan (Mini Cooper S)    	 95.3 marks
 2  Mickey Gabbett/Mick Jackson (Peugeot 404)      	189.5m
 3  Robert Bolton/Ian McCulloch (Wolseley Hornet) 	378.2m
 4  Trevor Faulkner/Laurence Allan (MG Midget) 		381.3m
 5  Richard McAllister/Jo McAllister (Volvo Amazon) 	449.3m
 6  Hamish Logan/Davy Johnston (Triumph TR5)	 	484.9m
 7  Jorg Schmidt/Sonya Hetherington (Alfa Romeo Giulia) 503.8m
 8  Peter Lynch/Rory Dooley (Cortina GT) 		521.0m
 9  Noel Cochrane/Willie McKeown (MG Midget) 		601.0m
10  Stephen McGowan/Alan Cromie (Reliant Scimitar) 	703.3m

Class winners: Robert Bolton/Ian McCulloch, Mickey Gabbett/Mick Jackson, Jorg Schmidt/Sonya Hetherington, Brian Rebbeck/Des McDowell (MG TF) 733.8m, Stephen McGowan/Alan Cromie, John McMillen/Barry McMillen (Cortina GT), Hamish Logan/Davy Johnston, Trevor Faulkner/Laurence Allan, Robert Holmes/Roger Corbett (Austin 1300GT), Denis Bell/Colin McMeekin (Toyota Celica).

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Topics: Circuit of Ireland Retro