Monaghan Stages Rally (J) - 17 Apr 11

Results

Posted: January 26, 2013 1:04 PM

1 Tim McNulty/Paul Kiely (Subaru Impreza WRC) 87m 48s
2 Niall Maguire/Enda Sherry (Subaru Impreza WRC) 88m 31s
3 Robert Barrable/Damien Connolly (Skoda Fabia S2000) 88m 56s
4 Daragh O’Riordan/Tony McDaid (Subaru Impreza WRC) 89m 18s
5 Daniel McKenna/Andrew Grennan (Escort) 89m 38s
6 Adrian McElvaney/Paul Kelly (Subaru Impreza WRC) 89m 50s
7 Kevin Barrett/Sean Mullally (Subaru Impreza WRC) 90m 32s
8 Sam Moffett/James O’Reilly (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 Gp N) 92m 14s
9 Liam McCarthy/Denis O’Mahony (Toyota Corolla WRC) 92m 46s
10 Shane Maguire/Charlie McEnery (Subaru Impreza N11 Gp N) 93m 07s

Motorsport Safety Team Group N Production class:
1 Robert Barrable/Damien Connolly,
2 Sam Moffett/James O’Reilly,
3 Shane Maguire/Charlie McEnery.

rally.ie Two wheel drive class:
1 Daniel McKenna/Andrew Grennan,
2 Wesley Patterson/Martin McGarrity (Escort) 94m 13s,
3 Declan Gallagher/Eoin Gallagher (Starlet) 94m 35s.

Juniors:
1 David Moffett/Patrick Brides (Starlet) 65m 16s,
2 Christopher Snow/Jonathan Treanor (Civic) 66m 06s,
3 Justin Smyth/Gregory McQuillan (Escort) 70m 44s.

Leaders:
SS1-9 Tim McNulty/Paul Kiely (Subaru Impreza WRC)

Stage Winners
SS1 Tim McNulty/Paul Kiely (Subaru Impreza WRC)
SS2 Tim McNulty/Paul Kiely (Subaru Impreza WRC)
SS3 Tim McNulty/Paul Kiely (Subaru Impreza WRC)
SS4 Tim McNulty/Paul Kiely (Subaru Impreza WRC)
SS5 Niall Maguire/Enda Sherry (Subaru Impreza WRC)
SS6 Tim McNulty/Paul Kiely (Subaru Impreza WRC)
SS7 Tim McNulty/Paul Kiely (Subaru Impreza WRC)
SS8 Robert Barrable/Damien Connolly (Skoda Fabia S2000)
SS9 Niall Maguire/Enda Sherry (Subaru Impreza WRC)

Full Results: results.shannonsportsit.ie (Angus Sealy)

Preview Courtesy of Dunlop Proud Sponsors of the Dunlop National Rally Championship 2011

Posted: April 15, 2011 7:38 PM

EIGHT World Rally Cars, an S2000 car and a top Group N car fill the top ten places in the Hillgrove Hotel Monaghan Rally (Sunday April 17th), the second round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship - without doubt, the strongest entry list in Irish rallying in 2011.

Local ace and last year’s winner, Niall Maguire and co-driver, Enda Sherry are the top seeds in their Subaru WRC. Having failed to score major Dunlop points on the opening round on Abbeyleix, Maguire will need little motivation for his home event as he bids for his seventh victory.

One stage from the loop of three stages, that will be repeated three times, is quite close to his Ballinode base, but Maguire knows the pitfalls of such situations, “It’s a very fast stage, and you could make a mistake if you decide to push that little bit harder. I could do with a win but Tim McNulty will be very hard to shake off, his Subaru S12B will gain time exiting the many junctions on the stage. Kevin Barrett has shown great pace this year, he will go well, remember, he was quickest on the first stage here last year. The whole top ten is very competitive including Robert Barrable, who won the West Cork in his Skoda Fabia S2000. In addition, there are a host of very fast drivers in Mk. 2 Escorts.”

Series leader, Tim McNulty (Subaru WRC) occupies the number two berth and will be expected to set the pace. In Abbeyleix, the Meath driver led from the start and finished almost a minute ahead of reigning Dunlop champion, Mel Evans, who is not competing in Monaghan. However, it will not be easy for McNulty given the quality of the top ten. Maynooth’s, Kevin Barrett (Subaru WRC), who won the Mayo Rally and finished second in the recent Circuit of Kerry, will be hoping to bring that form to Monaghan, an event he led last year before retiring with head gasket troubles.

Another Dunlop regular, Derek McGarrity, switches to a Subaru WRC for this round as opposed to the Mitsubishi EvoX he drove in Abbeyleix. The change is due to his participation in the Circuit of Ireland the following week. The entry of West Cork Rally winner, Robert Barrable, who will again be co-driven by Monaghan’s, Damien Connolly, will provide plenty of interest. Indeed, the Dubliner, the current Billy Coleman award winner, will also face both of his rivals from the Clonakilty event.

Meanwhile, another Monaghan driver, Adrian McElvaney (Subaru WRC) occupies the number six berth, his lack of competitive action could be a disadvantage.

Cork driver, Daragh O'Riordan (Subaru WRC), who finished just 1.3 seconds behind Barrable in Clonakilty is considering tackling the remainder of the Dunlop series. Limerick’s, Colm Murphy (Subaru), who was third in the first round in Abbeyleix and also third in West Cork, is the top Group N driver as he continues his Dunlop quest.

The final places in the top ten are occupied by Omagh’s, Seamus Leonard (Subaru WRC) and Dunmanway’s, Liam McCarthy (Toyota Corolla WRC), who was seventh in Abbeyleix.

The Modified entry is equally enthralling with Gary McPhillips (Ford Escort), who won the category in Monaghan last year and was also a magnificent fourth overall, heading an impressive line up. Local hero, Daniel McKenna, reigning rally.ie two-wheel drive champion, Declan Boyle, Rodney Wilton, Manus Kelly and Wesley Patterson, all in Mk. 2 Ford Escorts, are all capable of a strong finish.

Meanwhile, the Group N entry features young local aces, Sam Moffett (Mitsubishi) and Shane Maguire (Subaru) along with Stuart Darcy, Thomas Fitzmaurice and Trevor Bustard, all in Mitsubishi’s.

British drivers, John Stone (Skoda Fabia WRC) and Mark Jasper (Hyundai Accent WRC) illustrate the quality of the entry along with Longford’s, Tommy Doyle (Renault Clio R3), Conor Harvey (Honda Civic) and the Escort trio of Trevor Mulligan, Damien Gallagher and Brian Brogan.

Meath’s, Peter Wilson (Honda Civic) is the top Class 11 entry and his battle with Jim McKenna (Starlet) and late entry, Damien McCarthy (Honda Civic) should be intriguing.

The rally is also the opening round of the Dunlop Junior Rally Championship, Monaghan’s, Anthony Hand (Ford Escort), David Moffett (Starlet), Johno Doogan (Escort), Christopher Snow (Civic) and Damien Whoriskey (Escort) are the leading entries.

Barrable Takes on Monaghan Stages

Posted: April 15, 2011 2:51 PM

Robert Barrable winner of the Motorsport Ireland Billy Coleman award, in his Skoda Fabia S2000 heads to this weekend’s National rally championship round in Monaghan. The rally which is Robert’s co-driver Damien Connolly’s home event will see the crew return to the tarmac stages after the disappointment of missing the second round of the BRC the Bulldog rally due to engine failure, which occurred on a test prior. Robert will take on the Monaghan stages in his Skoda Fabia S2000 having won his last outing in the car the West Cork rally back in March. Robert’s chances of competing on the event have until earlier in the week been hanging in the balance. The mechanics at the Evolution Motorsport team awaited confirmation that the engine and gearbox from the Fabia would be ready in time for the rally start on Sunday. The engine was shipped from French preparation outfit Oreca yesterday (Thursday) where it was met in the UK by members of Robert’s team and then shipped overnight to the team’s headquarters in Co. Dublin where the mechanics will work through the night to have the car ready to depart for scrutiny on Saturday. “It has been an anxious wait to know if the engine would be ready and back in time for the event, Damien and myself are keen to do Monaghan and are looking forward to our first national rally in the Skoda” commented Robert.

Robert will face tough competition on the stages with Niall Maguire, Kevin Barrett and Derek McGarrity all lining out in Subaru Impreza WR cars in their quest for maximum championship points. “We are looking forward to getting back in the car and we are under no illusions about the level of competition on the event although it will be interesting to see how the times compare with the WRC boys. There will be no heroics we are still learning the car” said Robert. Following Robert’s outing on the Monaghan Rally the car will be converted back to gravel specification in time for a gravel test and the third round of the BRC the Pirelli International rally at the end of the month.

Sligo Pallets Border Championship Off To A Flier

Posted: April 15, 2011 2:18 PM

With over seventy five crews registering for the 2011 Sligo Pallets Border Rally Championship, the class based series got off to a strong start on the opening round in Mayo, and once again looks set to prove itself as Ireland’s most popular clubman based championship. As always, competition on round one of this most closely fought of championships was intense, as competitors sought to get the early advantage that could prove crucial at season end.

A new title sponsor for 2011 in the shape of Ballisodare based Sligo Pallets has brought fresh impetuous to this ever increasingly popular series. Sligo Pallets specializes in recycling and repairing slightly damaged and waste pallets for the haulage sector. Established in 1998, the company has customers throughout Ireland north and south. The recycled pallets are just as robust, and with the same lifespan as new pallets – except at significantly reduced costs. The company has close ties to rallying with owners Andrew Mullen and Elaine Doherty not only well known competitors in their own right, but the firm has also sponsored many leading Irish competitors over the years including the likes of Eugene Donnelly, Kris Meeke and Gary Jennings.

James Cassidy and John Norris became the first winners of the Sligo Pallets Drive of the Day award for 2011 after setting the fastest time for a Border Championship registered crew in class 12 on special stage 3 of the Mayo Stages Rally. The Ford Escort pairing from Co. Meath were presented with personalised rally jackets for their achievements by sponsors Andrew Mullen and Elaine Doherty at the rally finish. Drive of the Day awards will be presented at each of the six rounds of the Sligo Pallets Border Rally Championship in 2011, with the eligible class and special stage selected at random at driver’s briefing before the event.

Thanks to the class based structure that allows all competitors, regardless of what class they compete in, an equal opportunity to claim the overall title, it is not until the third or fourth round that a clear picture emerges of championship contenders. That said, those who scored strong results in Mayo have already put themselves in a strong position to be in contention at year’s end.

Among those to start the season in style in Mayo were Adrian Cannon and Derek Heena who took a maximum ten points in class 2 in their Honda Civic, with local man Ciaran Walsh and co-driver Shane O’Brien keeping the Donegal crew on their toes throughout the event. In class 4 Trevor and Kenny Bustard added to their Group N win with maximum Border points in their Evo 9. English visitor Joe Shrimpton with Ciaran Geany co-driving added an international flavour with their class 6 win in a Citroen C2R2, while in the WRC class Kevin Barrett and Sean Mullally had the better of Niall Maguire and Enda Sherry. The Monaghan pair will be hoping to reverse that result on home soil this week-end.

In the modified classes, Cavan’s Damian O’Reilly and Damien McCabe came away from Mayo with ten points in the bag after winning class 9 in their Escort with last year’s class winners Ambrose Gaughan and Derek Molloy taking the runner’s up spot. Enda McLoughlin and Michael Reilly upheld Leitrim honours with class 10 maximum points in their Escort ahead of Donegal’s Charlie McGinty and Niall McDaid. More success for Donegal in class 11 courtesy of the Escort of Paul and Patrick Gallagher with Galway’s Martin Cunningham and Patrick Gallagher claiming nine valuable championship points.

James Cassidy and John Norris added to their Drive of the Day award with maximum points in class 12 while in class 13 Donegal’s Geoffrey Dolan and Connor Murphy had a fine run in their Talbot Sunbeam to claim the points ahead of Monaghan’s Michael Conlon and Aidan Boyle. And in class 14, Camillus Bradley and Crawford Henderson got the better of reigning Border Champions Declan and Brian Boyle.

The 2011 Sligo Pallets Border Rally Championship is a class based championship comprising six events in Mayo, Monaghan, Cavan, Newry, Sligo and Donegal. Open to competitors in each of fifteen classes, the best four scores over the six rounds count towards the final championship positions.

Updated list of Withdrawls - 13/4/11

Posted: April 13, 2011 7:55 PM

4 Derek McGarrity / James McKee (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
9 Seamus Leonard / John McCafferty (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
15 Rodney Wilton / Conor McMahon (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
27 Tommy Doyle / Liam Hounihan (Renault Clio R3) [7]
28 Conor Harvey / Gerard Callaghan (Civic) [7]
63 Vincent McAree / JP McAree (Evo 9) [3]
70 Pat Price / Stephen Price (Subaru Impreza N12B) [4]
91 Simon Reid / Sarah Whelan (Civic) [11]
118 Steven Rushe / Liam Fleming (Escort) [10]
146 Eugene Meegan / Brian Sharkey (Evo 10) [4]
147 Stephen Baxter / Darragh Mullan (Fiesta) [6]

Late Entries
153 Mark Donnelly / Martin Brady (Lancer Evo 9 ) [4]

All Reserves are now in.
Late Entries will be taken

Entry Lists as of 11/04/11

Posted: April 12, 2011 12:40 PM

No. Name (Car) [Class]
1 Niall Maguire / Enda Sherry (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
2 Tim McNulty / Paul Kiely (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
3 Kevin Barrett / Sean Mullally (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
4 Derek McGarrity / James McKee (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
5 Robert Barrable / Damien Connolly (Skoda Fabia S2000) []
6 Adrian McElvaney / Paul Kelly (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
7 Daragh O'Riordan / Tony McDaid (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
8 Colm Murphy / Don Montgomery (Subaru Impreza N12B) [4]
9 Seamus Leonard / John McCafferty (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
10 Liam McCarthy / Denis O'Mahony (Toyota Corolla WRC) [15]
11 Gary McPhillips / Mark Tierney (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
12 Daniel McKenna / Andrew grennan (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
14 Declan Boyle / Brian Boyle (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
15 Rodney Wilton / Conor McMahon (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
16 Manus Kelly / Donall Barrett (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
17 Wesley Patterson / Martin McGarrity (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
18 Washington James / Llinos Jones Davies (Darrian T90 GTR) [14]
19 Brendan Cumiskey / TBA (Lancer) [4]
20 Sam Moffett / James O'Reilly (Evo) [4]
21 Shane Maguire / Charlie McEnery (Impreza) [4]
22 Stuart Darcy / Eamonn Walsh (Evo 8) [4]
23 Thomas Fitzmaurice / Fionn Foley (Evo 9) [4]
24 Trevor Bustard / Kenny Bustard (Evo 9) [4]
25 John Stone / Rob Fagg (Fabia) [8]
26 Mark Jasper / Don Whyatt (Accent) [15]
28 Conor Harvey / Gerard Callaghan (Civic) [7]
29 Trevor Mulligan / Sean Hayde (Escort) [14]
30 Damien Gallagher / Mac Walsh (Escort) [14]
31 Brian Brogan / Damien McGettigan (Escort) [14]
32 Peter Wilson / Karen Kelly (Civic) [11]
33 Jim McKenna / Thomas Treanor (Starlet) [11]
34 John McQuaid / Seamus O'Connor (Escort) [14]
35 Michael Conlon / Aidan Boyle (Escort) [13]
36 Damien Hagan / Fiona Boa (Escort) [13]
37 Raymond Conlon / Darren McCague (Corolla) [13]
38 Mac McKenna / John Loughran (Peugeot 205) [13]
39 Frank Kelly / Liam Brennan (Escort) [13]
40 Arthur Kierans / Mac Kierans (Escort) [12]
41 David Condell / Enda Kennedy (Escort) [14]
42 Ian Gunning / Fred Holmes (Escort) [13]
43 Richard Moffett / Martin Connolly (Starlet) [13]
44 Jonathan Pringle / Martin Byrne (Escort) [13]
45 Rodney White / Sorcha Kelly (Sunbeam) [13]
46 James Cassidy / John Norris (Escort) [12]
47 Noel O'Donnell / Ronan Murrin (Peugeot 205) [12]
48 Pat Kirk / Peter Ward (Evo 9) [4]
49 Lloyd Hutchinson / Kevin Flanagan (Mini) [9]
50 Aidan Caldwell / Mark Vaughan (Escort) [13]
51 John Hendy / Alan Whyte (Corolla) [13]
52 Jack Maguire / Emmett Sherry (Escort) [13]
53 Daniel Conaghan / Terence Magee (Escort) [13]
54 Darren McKenna / Nicola McKenna (Corolla) [11]
55 Mark Wedlock / Adam Kinkade (Escort) [11]
56 Martin McPhillips / TBA (Corolla) [11]
57 Paul Gallagher / Patrick Gallagher (Escort) [11]
58 Kieran McCarra / Mark Hamill (Civic) [13]
59 Stephen Cullen / Seamus O'Grady (Impreza) [4]
60 Andrew Mullen / Elaine Doherty (Evo ) [8]
61 Andrew Mackarel / Richard Cassidy (Evo 4) [15]
62 Michael Tynan / Declan Tynan (Evo) [15]
64 Cathal McGlone / Gary Quinlan (Impreza) [15]
65 Martin Tynan / Ciaran Tynan (Evo 8) [4]
66 Josh Moffett / Domhnall Lennon (Evo) [4]
67 Niall Henry / Oliver McErleon (Impreza) [4]
68 Rory Byrne / Jeremy Patterson (Evo 9) [4]
69 Kieran Roarty / James Doherty (Evo 8) []
71 Paul Clarke / Gary Copperthwaite (Escort) [10]
72 David Leonard / Adrian Foley (Saxo) [11]
73 Sean Agnew / Seamus Connolly (C2R2) [6]
74 Adrian Fox / Ciaran McPhillips (Escort) [10]
75 Peter Barrable / Patrick Robinson (C2R2) []
76 Michael Carbin / Evin Hughes (Peugeot 205) [10]
77 Barry Treanor / Colm Connolly (Peugeot 205) [10]
78 Joe Shrimpton / Ciaran Geaney (C2R2) [6]
79 Roger Donnan / Pierce Doheny (Puma) [6]
80 David Smith / Austin Hamill () []
81 Jonathan McKenna / Matthew Skinnader (Peugeot 106) [6]
82 Aaron McQuaid / Aidan Coyle (Escort) [10]
83 Cathal Sheridan / Darren O'Brien (Nova) [10]
84 Barry McKenna / Jason McKenna (Escort) [13]
85 Paul Carron / TBA (Corolla) [11]
86 Alan Sweeney / Timmy Lunn (Escort) [11]
87 Ciaran King / Mickey Brennan (Civic) [11]
88 Damien Sherry / Janice Mackarel (Corolla) [11]
89 Ryan Loughran / James McCarville (Escort) [11]
90 Luke McCarthy / Pakie McCarthy (Civic) [11]
92 Pakie Duffy / Colin Duffy (Civic) [3]
93 Gary Meehan / Dermot McCafferty (Corolla) [11]
94 Ryan McKenna / Gary McKenna (Corolla) [11]
95 Donal Crossan / Damien McCabe (Escort) [13]
96 Vincent Collins / Fintan Kilroe (Escort) [12]
97 Ciaran Marron / TBA (Evo 8) [15]
98 Neil Tohill / Gerard Tohill (Evo 9) [4]
99 Trevor Hutton / Clint Hutton (Evo 8) [4]
100 Paddy O'Reilly / Steven Rushe (Escort) [14]
101 Donal Connolly / Danny McLauglin (Escort) [12]
102 Patrick Connolly / Stephen McElroy (Impreza) [4]
103 Damian O'Reilly / TBA (Escort) [9]
104 Paddy McVeigh / TBA (Escort) [11]
105 Conor Foley / Damien McKenna (Escort) [10]
106 Andrew Hegarty / Loretta Kelly (Escort) [12]
107 Ryan McCloskey / TBA (Escort) [12]
108 Kevin Kelly / Paul Hegarty (Escort) [13]
109 Patrick Corey / Christopher Horan (Escort) [12]
110 Adrian Cannon / Derek Heena (Civic) [2]
111 Pa Bellew / Andrew Reid (Escort) [9]
112 Pauric McGee / Fergal Loughney (Civic) [2]
113 Fearghal McDonald / Neil McIvor (Escort) [12]
114 Stephen Bradley / Graham Henderson (Civic) [2]
115 John Dolan / Joe Dolan (Escort) [13]
116 Andrew Knox / TBA (Escort) [11]
117 David Smyth / Sean Hamill (Corolla) [11]
119 Jimmy Doyle / Andrew Griffin (Starlet) [10]
120 Stirling Taylor / Adrian Crawford (Civic) [3]
121 Samantha Thom / Johnny Baird (C2R2) [6]
122 Laurence Sherry / Peter Farrell (Escort) [9]
123 Gerry McIntyre / Aaron McIntyre (Starlet) [11]
124 Barney Greenan / TBA (Escort) [9]
125 Eamonn McCafferty / Patrick McCrudden (Puma) [5]
126 Francie McKenna / Sean Craig (Peugeot 205) [10]
127 Christopher Armstrong / Sean Brunton (Saxo) [6]
128 James Greenan / Danny McCluskey (Corsa) [9]
129 Sean Sherry / Fintan Sherry (Escort) [10]
130 Paul Corcoran / Liam McIntyre (Escort) [12]
131 Christopher McLaughlin / Kyle McGettigan (Corolla) [11]
132 Martin McLaughlin / Owen Feeney (Escort) [11]
133 Shane Carr / Stephen Peoples (Nova) [10]
134 Liam Branley / Samantha Branley (Peugeot 206) [6]
135 Cathal O'Reilly / Gerard O'Reilly (Focus) [7]
136 Philip Smith / Finbar Smith (Civic) [2]
137 Darren McGill / Ciaran McGill (Colt) [9]
138 Peter Doherty / Shaun McMacken (Corolla) [11]
139 Aaron Duffy / TBA (Fiesta) [9]
140 Andrew McKibbin / Philip McKibbin (Cortina) []
141 Adrian Hetherington / Gary Nolan (Escort) [14]
142 Damien McCarthy / Eamon Hayes (Civic) [11]
143 Shane Timony / Niall Timony (Puma) [5]
144 John McCabe / Larry Hand (Escort) [11]
145 Eamon McCrystal / TBA (Escort) [13]
147 Stephen Baxter / Darragh Mullan (Fiesta) [6]
148 Richard Whelan / Sarah Whelan (Civic) [11]

Reserves
149 Anthony Hand / TBA (Escort) []
150 Noel Lappin / Mark Deery (Escort) [9]
151 Paraic Cummins / Graham Kelly (Escort) [13]
152 Peter Taylor / Gareth Roberts () []


J1 David Moffett / Patrick Brides (Starlet) [16]
J2 Johno Doogan / Padraig Doogan (Escort) [16]
J3 Christopher Snow / Jonaghan Treanor (Civic) [16]
J4 Damien Whoriskey / Michael McClafferty (Escort) [16]
J5 George Condell / Seamus Curran (Escort) [16]
J6 Justin Smyth / Gregory McQuillan (Escort) [16]
J7 Alister Peoples / Kelvin Gourney (Escort) [16]
J8 Pauric McGinley / Gareth Kelly (Peugeot 106) [16]
J9 John Sweeney / Andrew McTaggart (Civic) [16]
J10 Claire McAree / Laura Moffett (Peugeot 206) [16]

Entries update 08/04/11

Posted: April 9, 2011 9:27 AM

Withdrawn:
70 Pat Price / Stephen Price (Impreza) [4]
91 Simon Reid / Sarah Whelan (Civic) [11]

Co-Driver Details:
51 John Hendy / Alan Whyte (Corolla) [13]
114 Stephen Bradley / Graham Henderson (Civic) [2]

In from Reserve:
143 Shane Timony / Niall Timony (Puma) [5]
144 John McCabe / Larry Hand (Escort) [11]

Reserve List:
145 Eamon McCrystal / TBA (Escort) [13]
146 Eugene Meegan / Brian Sharkey (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10) [4]
147 Stephen Baxter / Darragh Mullan (Ford Fiesta R2) [6]
148 Richard Whelan / Sarah Whelan (Civic) [11]

Late Entries will continue to be taken

Entries update 06/04/11 (Revised)

Posted: April 7, 2011 9:04 AM

Note from rally.ie
18 Washington James incorrectly listed as Withdrawn, should have been Co-driver change

Move to Junior
48 Anthony Hand / TBA (Escort) [11] (No J11)

Late Entries
48 Pat Kirk / Peter Ward (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
141 Adrian Hetherington / Gary Nolan (Ford Escort Mk 2) [14]
142 Damien McCarthy / Eamon Hayes (Honda Civic) [11]

Codriver Details:
18 Washington James / Llinos Jones Davies (Darrian T90 GTR) [14]
79 Roger Donnan / Pierce Doheny (Puma) [6]

Reserves
143 Shane Timony / Niall Timony (Puma) [5]
144 John McCabe / Larry Hand (Escort) [11]

Preview

Posted: April 6, 2011 4:11 PM

Regarded as one of the biggest annual sporting events in the county, this years event is bigger and better than ever with a truly magnificent entry list of no fewer than 8 WRC specification cars, 14 group N entries along with a host of powerful two wheel drive cars including what is possibly the top 6 best escort drivers in the country at the present time. Many months of preparation have gone into this event, which is estimated to be worth in the region of 5 million euro to the local economy with large crowds expected throughout Monaghan town and the mid-Monaghan region over the course of the weekend.

Niall Maguire and Enda Sherry will lead off the 140 strong entry from the start ramp at the Hillgrove Hotel at approximately 9.10am followed by Tim McNulty at 2 and Kevin Barrett at 3 all in WRC Impreza’s. Adrian McElvaney is seeded at 6 in his Impreza while Colm Murphy leads the group N challenge at no. 8 with Seamus Leonard at 9 and cork man Liam McCarthy at 10. Corcaghan/Tydavnet man Gary McPhillips will head the strong class 14 escort men at 11 followed by the Scanbitz escort of Danial McKenna with current border champions Declan Boyle at 13 and Ballyjamesduff’s Rodney Wilton at 14 to name but a few. With the event based around the mid-Monaghan area’s of Ballinode, Smithboro, Killeevan, Greenans Cross, Threemilehouse, Corcaghan and Aghabog no stone has been left unturned by CoC Conor Maguire and his team with an enjoyable and highly entertaining day guaranteed for the large crowds of spectators expected to descend on Monaghan over the weekend.

Seeded Entry List

Posted: April 6, 2011 9:36 AM

No. Name (Car) [Class]
1 Niall Maguire / Enda Sherry (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
2 Tim McNulty / Paul Kiely (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
3 Kevin Barrett / Sean Mullally (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
4 Derek McGarrity / James McKee (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
5 Robert Barrable / Damien Connolly (Skoda Fabia S2000) [4]
6 Adrian McElvaney / Paul Kelly (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
7 Daragh O'Riordan / Tony McDaid (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
8 Colm Murphy / Don Montgomery (Subaru Impreza N12B) [4]
9 Seamus Leonard / John McCafferty (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
10 Liam McCarthy / Denis O'Mahony (Toyota Corolla WRC) [15]
11 Gary McPhillips / Mark Tierney (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
12 Daniel McKenna / Andrew Grennan (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
14 Declan Boyle / Brian Boyle (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
15 Rodney Wilton / Conor McMahon (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
16 Manus Kelly / Donal Barrett (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
17 Wesley Patterson / Martin McGarrity (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
18 Washington James / TBA (Darrian T90 GTR) [14]
19 Brendan Cumiskey / TBA (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
20 Sam Moffett / James O'Reilly (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
21 Shane Maguire / Charlie McEnery (Subaru Impreza N11) [4]
22 Stuart Darcy / Eamonn Walsh (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [4]
23 Thomas Fitzmaurice / Fionn Foley (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
24 Trevor Bustard / Kenny Bustard (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
25 John Stone / Rob Fagg (Skoda Fabia WRC) [8]
26 Mark Jasper / Don Whyatt (Hyundai Accent WRC) [15]
27 Tommy Doyle / Liam Hounihan (Renualt Clio R3) [7]
28 Conor Harvey / Gerard Callaghan (Honda Civic) [7]
29 Trevor Mulligan / Sean Hayde (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
30 Damien Gallagher / Mac Walsh (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
31 Brian Brogan / Damien McGettigan (Escort) [14]
32 Peter Wilson / Karen Kelly (Civic) [11]
33 Jim McKenna / Thomas Treanor (Starlet) [11]
34 John McQuaid / Seamus O'Connor (Escort) [14]
35 Michael Conlon / Aidan Boyle (Escort) [13]
36 Damien Hagan / Fiona Boa (Escort) [13]
37 Raymond Conlon / Darren McCague (Corolla) [13]
38 Mac McKenna / John Loughran (Peugeot 205) [13]
39 Frank Kelly / Liam Brennan (Escort) [13]
40 Arthur Kierans / Mac Kierans (Escort) [12]
41 David Condell / Enda Kennedy (Escort) [14]
42 Ian Gunning / Fred Holmes (Escort) [13]
43 Richard Moffett / Martin Connolly (Starlet) [13]
44 Jonathan Pringle / Martin Byrne (Escort) [13]
45 Rodney White / Sorcha Kelly (Sunbeam) [13]
46 James Cassidy / John Norris (Escort) [12]
47 Noel O'Donnell / Ronan Murrin (Peugeot 205) [12]
48 Anthony Hand / TBA (Escort) [11]
49 Lloyd Hutchinson / Kevin Flanagan (Mini) [9]
50 Aidan Caldwell / Mark Vaughan (Escort) [13]
51 John Hendy / TBA (Corolla) [13]
52 Jack Maguire / Emmett Sherry (Escort) [13]
53 Daniel Conaghan / Terence Magee (Escort) [13]
54 Darren McKenna / Nicola McKenna (Corolla) [11]
55 Mark Wedlock / Adam Kinkade (Escort) [11]
56 Martin McPhillips / TBA (Corolla) [11]
57 Paul Gallagher / Patrick Gallagher (Escort) [11]
58 Kieran McCarra / Mark Hamill (Civic) [13]
59 Stephen Cullen / Seamus O'Grady (Impreza) [4]
60 Andrew Mullen / Elaine Doherty (Evo) [8]
61 Andrew Mackarel / Richard Cassidy (Evo 4) [15]
62 Michael Tynan / Declan Tynan (Evo) [15]
63 Vincent McAree / JP McAree (Evo 9) [3]
64 Cathal McGlone / TBA (Impreza) [15]
65 Martin Tynan / Ciaran Tynan (Evo 8) [4]
66 Josh Moffett / Domhnall Lennon (Evo) [4]
67 Niall Henry / Oliver McErleon (Impreza) [4]
68 Rory Byrne / Jeremy Patterson (Evo 9) [4]
69 Kieran Roarty / James Doherty (Evo 8) []
70 Pat Price / Stephen Price (Impreza) [4]
71 Paul Clarke / Gary Copperthwaite (Escort) [10]
72 David Leonard / Adrian Foley (Saxo) [11]
73 Sean Agnew / Seamus Connolly (C2R2) [6]
74 Adrian Fox / Ciaran McPhillips (Escort) [10]
75 Peter Barrable / Patrick Robinson (C2R2) []
76 Michael Carbin / Evin Hughes (Peugeot 205) [10]
77 Barry Treanor / Colm Connolly (Peugeot 205) [10]
78 Joe Shrimpton / Ciaran Geaney (C2R2) [6]
79 Roger Donnan / TBA (Puma) [6]
80 David Smith / Austin Hamill () []
81 Jonathan McKenna / Matthew Skinnader (Peugeot 106) [6]
82 Aaron McQuaid / Aidan Coyle (Escort) [10]
83 Cathal Sheridan / Darren O'Brien (Nova) [10]
84 Barry McKenna / Jason McKenna (Escort) [13]
85 Paul Carron / TBA (Corolla) [11]
86 Alan Sweeney / Timmy Lunn (Escort) [11]
87 Ciaran King / Mickey Brennan (Civic) [11]
88 Damien Sherry / Janice Mackarel (Corolla) [11]
89 Ryan Loughran / James McCarville (Escort) [11]
90 Luke McCarthy / Pakie McCarthy (Civic) [11]
91 Simon Reid / Sarah Whelan (Civic) [11]
92 Pakie Duffy / Colin Duffy () []
93 Gary Meehan / Dermot McCafferty (Corolla) [11]
94 Ryan McKenna / Gary McKenna (Corolla) [11]
95 Donal Crossan / Damien McCabe (Escort) [13]
96 Vincent Collins / Fintan Kilroe (Escort) [12]
97 Ciaran Marron / TBA (Evo 8) [15]
98 Neil Tohill / Gerard Tohill (Evo 9) [4]
99 Trevor Hutton / Clint Hutton (Evo 8) [4]
100 Paddy O'Reilly / TBA (Escort) [14]
101 Donal Connolly / Danny McLauglin (Escort) [12]
102 Patrick Connolly / Stephen McElroy (Impreza) [4]
103 Damian O'Reilly / TBA (Escort) [9]
104 Paddy McVeigh / TBA (Escort) [11]
105 Conor Foley / Damien McKenna (Escort) [10]
106 Andrew Hegarty / Loretta Kelly (Escort) [12]
107 Ryan McCloskey / TBA (Escort) [12]
108 Kevin Kelly / Paul Hegarty (Escort) [13]
109 Patrick Corey / Christopher Horan (Escort) [12]
110 Adrian Cannon / Derek Heena (Civic) [2]
111 Pa Bellew / Andrew Reid (Escort) [9]
112 Pauric McGee / Fergal Loughney (Civic) [2]
113 Fearghal McDonald / Neil McIvor (Escort) [12]
114 Stephen Bradley / Johnny Gallagher (Civic) [2]
115 John Dolan / Joe Dolan (Escort) [13]
116 Andrew Knox / TBA (Escort) [11]
117 David Smyth / Sean Hamill (Corolla) [11]
118 Steven Rushe / Liam Fleming (Escort) [10]
119 Jimmy Doyle / Andrew Griffin (Starlet) [10]
120 Stirling Taylor / Adrian Crawford (Civic) [3]
121 Samantha Thom / Johnny Baird (C2R2) [6]
122 Laurence Sherry / Peter Farrell (Escort) [9]
123 Gerry McIntyre / Aaron McIntyre (Starlet) [11]
124 Barney Greenan / TBA (Escort) [9]
125 Eamonn McCafferty / Patrick McCrudden (Puma) [5]
126 Francie McKenna / Sean Craig (Peugeot 205) [10]
127 Christopher Armstrong / Sean Brunton (Saxo) [6]
128 James Greenan / Danny McCluskey (Corsa) [9]
129 Sean Sherry / Fintan Sherry (Escort) [10]
130 Paul Corcoran / Liam McIntyre (Escort) [12]
131 Christopher McLaughlin / Kyle McGettigan (Corolla) [11]
132 Martin McLaughlin / Owen Feeney (Escort) [11]
133 Shane Carr / Stephen Peoples (Nova) [10]
134 Liam Branley / Samantha Branley (Peugeot 206) [6]
135 Cathal O'Reilly / Gerard O'Reilly (Focus) [7]
136 Philip Smith / Finbar Smith (Civic) [2]
137 Darren McGill / Ciaran McGill (Colt) [9]
138 Peter Doherty / Shaun McMacken (Corolla) [11]
139 Aaron Duffy / TBA (Fiesta) [9]
140 Andrew McKibbin / Philip McKibbin (Cortina) []

Juniors
J1 David Moffett / Patrick Brides (Starlet) [16]
J2 Johno Doogan / Padraig Doogan (Escort) [16]
J3 Christopher Snow / Jonaghan Treanor (Civic) [16]
J4 Damien Whoriskey / Michael McClafferty (Escort) [16]
J5 George Condell / Seamus Curran (Escort) [16]
J6 Justin Smyth / Gregory McQuillan (Escort) [16]
J7 Alister Peoples / Kelvin Gourney (Escort) [16]
J8 Pauric McGinley / Gareth Kelly (Peugeot 106) [16]
J9 John Sweeney / Andrew McTaggart (Civic) [16]
J10 Claire McAree / Laura Moffett (Peugeot 206) [16]

Regulations / Details

Posted: January 2, 1990 3:01 PM

Pictured above at the recent launch of the 2011 Hillgrove Hotel Monaghan Stages Rally which takes place on Sunday 17th April are from
L. to R. Michael Carbin with his class 10 Peugeot, centered are Ronnie Hawe
with No. 1 seed Niall Maguire and his Subaru Impreza WRC.
Representing event sponsors the Hillgrove Hotel is Deirdre Treanor
with Dessie Kennan and Maurice Moffett in the background
along with Maurice’s son’s David and Richard who will all be out to entertain the anticipated large crowds.
Photo: Brendan Flynn

• Monaghan Motor Club