Leaders After:
SS1-2 Pat Donegan/Alan Keena (Ford Escort MkII)
SS3 Gary McPhilips/Donal Barrett (Ford Escort MkII)
SS4-9 James Stafford/Amy Ryan (Darrian T90)
Stage Winners
SS1 Pat Donegan/Alan Keena Ford Escort Mk2
SS2 Cancelled
SS3 Gary McPhilips/Donal Barrett (Ford Escort MkII)
SS4 James Stafford/Amy Ryan (Darrian T90)
SS5 James Stafford/Amy Ryan (Darrian T90)
SS6 James Stafford/Amy Ryan (Darrian T90)
SS7 James Stafford/Amy Ryan (Darrian T90)
SS8 James Stafford/Amy Ryan (Darrian T90)
SS9 Adrian Hetherington/Gary Nolan (Ford Escort MkII)
Stage 1/4/7
Nolans Service Station, Ryland Road, Bunclody, Co. Wexford (Texaco)
Located on the N80 on the Enniscorthy side of Bunclody
GPS co-ordinates N520 39’ 03.64” W0060 38’ 54.49”
Meeting Time 06.30 hrs
Stage 2/5/8
Borris Service Station, Factory Cross, Borris, Co. Carlow (Texaco)
Located at the junction of the R702 (Graiguenamanagh/New Ross Road) and the R705 (Bagnalstown Road)
GPS co-ordinates N520 36’ 15.6” W0060 56’ 12.93”
Meeting Time 07.15 hrs
Stage 3/6/9
McCullagh’s Service Station, Church Street, Bagnalstown, Co. Carlow
Located near to the junction of the R724 (Royal Oak Road) and the R705(Borris Road)
GPS co-ordinates N520 42’ 02.51” W 0060 57’ 27.10”
Meeting Time 07.45 hrs
Entries Received (1/5/13)
Posted: May 2, 2013 1:14 PM
Driver/Navigator (Car) [Class]
Michael Curran/Sean Hayde (Ford Escort Mk2) [26]
Condell David/Alan Keena (Ford Escort Mk2) [26]
Pat Donegan/Alan Keena (Ford Escort Mk2) [26]
Jay Stanley/Paul Williams (Ford Escort Mk2) [26]
Joe Connolly/Richard Connolly (Ford Escort Mk2) [26]
John McQuaid/Seamus O'Connor (Ford Escort Mk2) [26]
Brogan Brian/Damien McGettigan (Ford Escort) [26]
Roger Hicks/Fleming Damien (Ford Escort Mk2) [26]
Simon Mauger/ TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [26]
Jim McKenna/Thomas Treanor (Ford Escort Mk2) [26]
Larry Brady/Patrick Brady (Ford Escort Mk2) [26]
Adrian Hetherington/Gary Nolan (Ford Escort Mk2) [26]
Frank Kelly/Liam Brennan (Ford Escort Mk2) [26]
Gary McPhilips/Donal Barrett (Ford Escort Mk2) [26]
Hamish Kinloch/Haugh James (Ford Escort Mk2) [25]
Jack Maguire/Andy Hayes (Ford Escort Mk2) [25]
Sam Smyth/Alan Smyth (Ford Escort Mk2) [25]
Adrian Evans/Sion Jones (Ford Escort Mk2) [25]
Ian Davies/Dai Roberts (Ford Escort Mk2) [25]
Johnny Murphy/Martin Nolan (Ford Escort Mk2) [25]
Shay Power/Paul Collins (Ford Escort Mk2) [25]
Gerard McQuaid/Gary Quinlan (Ford Escort Mk2) [25]
Gareth Lloyd/Jim Crowe (Ford Escort Mk2) [25]
Sean O'Carroll/Ian Stanley (Ford Escort Mk2) [25]
Trevor Culbert/ TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [25]
Paul Doyle/Albert Dalton (Ford Escort Mk2) [24]
Pauric Sheridan/Sean Brunton (Ford Escort Mk2) [24]
John Lynch/Luke McRedmond (Ford Escort Mk2) [24]
Eamonn Dowling/Sarah Dowling (Ford Escort Mk2) [24]
Michael Dowling/David Dowling (Ford Escort Mk2) [24]
Liam O'Neill/Declan O'Neill (Ford Escort Mk2) [24]
Barry Alan/Peter Barry (Ford Escort) [23]
Kenneth Corrigan/Michael Connolly (Ford Escort Mk2) [23]
Mark Hayden/Paul Earle (Ford Escort Mk2) [23]
Donagh O'Sullivan/Killian O'Sullivan (Ford Escort Mk2) [23]
Tommy Rogers/Philip McEntee (Ford Escort Mk2) [23]
John Hendy/TBA TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [23]
Simon Greene/Brendan Greene (Ford Escort Mk2) [22]
James Bradley/Maria Kehoe (Ford Escort Mk2) [22]
Niall Fitzpatrick/Gary Fitzpatrick (Ford Escort Mk2) [22]
Paschal O'Shea/Robert Hennessy (Ford Escort Mk2) [22]
Michael Nevin/David Forde (Ford Escort Mk2) [22]
Breen McGovern/Michael Sheridan (Ford Escort) [21]
PA Bellew/Barry McGill (Ford Escort Mk2) [21]
Trevor Hutton/Tristen Hutton (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7) [15]
Pat O'Connor/Padraig Gorman (Toyota Celica GT4) [15]
Sean Lyons/John Devine (Ford Escort RWD6) [14]
James Stafford/ TBA (Darrian T90 GTR) [14]
Shane Coogan/Noel Coogan (Ford Escort Mk3 G3) [14]
George Condell/Paul Twomey (Toyota Starlet RWD) [13]
Alan Doherty/Colm Doherty (Opel Corsa RWD) [13]
Anthony Talt/Barry Talt (Peugeot 306 GTI 6) [13]
John Stafford/ James Stafford (Peugeot 205 RWD) [13]
Liam Bowhan/Ged Kennedy (Toyota Starlet RWD) [13]
Oliver Stanley/ TBA (Ford Focus) [13]
Shane Cullen/ Russell Horward (Ford Escort) [13]
David Cullen/ TBA (Hillman Avenger) [13]
William Smyth/ TBA (Toyota Starlet RWD) [12]
Alan Commins/James Commins (Peugeot 205 RWD) [12]
Leo Doyle/Gordon Manley (Ford Escort Mk1) [12]
Darren O'Brien/Johnny Rooney (Honda Civic) [11]
Seamus Heaney/Patrick Heaney (Honda Civic Vtec) [11]
Richard Cleary/Niamh Holland (Honda Civic) [11]
Ray Aylward/Jordan Murphy (Honda Civic EK4) [11]
Bobby Hennessy/Sarah Jane Stamp (Honda Civic) [11]
Richard Moore/Gary Kiernan (Honda Civic) [11]
Brian Nugent/Pat Knox (Honda Civic) [11]
Joey Carroll/Mark Kirwan (Citroen C2) [11]
Steven McCabe/Aileen Kelly (Ford Fiesta) [11]
Ollie Tynan/Damien McConnell (Honda Civic Vtec) [11]
Steven Scallan/Paul Furlong (Honda Civic) [11]
Mark Kennedy/Ian O'Leary (Suzuki Swift maxi) [11]
JJ Wall/Willie Fitzpatrick (Citroen C1) [11]
James Furlong/Mark Furlong (Talbot Sunbeam) [11]
Simon Reid/Billy Ryan (Honda Civic) [11]
Jason Tuthill/Ben Teggart (Ford Escort Mk1) [11]
Mark Cullen/ TBA (Darrian T90) [11]
Bob Archbold/Teresa Archbold (Ford Cortina Mk1) [10]
William Tutty/Thomas Tutty (Peugeot 205 GTi) [10]
Pat Delaney/Stephen Delaney (Talbot Sunbeam) [10]
Pat Rowan/Denise Rowan (Opel Corsa) [10]
Kieran O'Sullivan/Patrick O'Gorman (Peugeot 205 GTi) [10]
Ger Kelly/Barry Foyle (Peugeot 205 GTi) [10]
John O'Donnell/Michael Cody (Peugeot 205 RWD) [10]
Shay Delaney/Alan Maloney (Vauxhall Nova) [10]
Thomas Abbey/Lee Kavanagh (Opel Corsa) [ 9]
Kenneth Treacy/Martin Comerford (Peugeot 206) [ 9]
Marcin Mleczko/Tomasz Bachor (Opel Corsa) [ 9]
Dario Tempesta/Sean Bates (Vauxhall Nova) [ 9]
Simon Evans/Barry Faul (Austin Mini Cooper) [ 9]
Pierce Snr Doheny/Tommy Hayes (TBA TBA) [ 9]
Paddy McVeigh/Stephen O'Hanlon (Subaru Impreza WRC S10) [ 8]
Seamus Flynn/Ian Munnelly (Subaru Impreza) [ 8]
Joseph McGonigle/Ciaran Geaney (Renault R3 Maxi) [ 7]
Ciaran Cloke/David Crean (Peugeot 306) [ 7]
Edward McNamara/Paric Raggett (Honda Integra Type R) [ 7]
ED Colton/Claire O'Mahony (Peugeot 306 GTI 6) [ 7]
Richard Scallan/Tomas Scallan (Peugeot 206 Cup Car) [ 6]
Andrew Fanning/Derek Gibbs (Ford Puma S1600) [ 6]
Thomas Lynch/ TBA (Honda Civic EK4) [ 6]
John Kelly/Damien Lawlor (Peugeot 106 GTi) [ 6]
Edward Kelly/Paul Kelly (Peugeot 106 GTi) [ 6]
Gavin Kelly/Eamonn Gillespie (Honda Civic Type R) [ 3]
Eoin Neville/ TBA (Honda Civic Type R) [ 3]
Peter Murphy/Darren Deery (Renault Clio) [ 3]
Michael Conroy/Graham Amond (Peugeot 106 GTi) [ 2]
John Pettit/James Pettit (Honda Civic EK4) [ 2]
Shane Carberry/Kevin Malone (Honda Civic EK4) [ 2]
Tommy Kelly/Noel Kendrick (Honda Civic) [ 2]
David Cleary/Padraig Denton (Honda Civic Vtec) [ 2]
Philip McDonald/Seamus Curran (Honda Civic) [ 2]
Richard Dalton/John Butler (Honda Civic) [ 2]
Watchorn Billy/Clynch James (Peugeot 106 gti) [ 2]
Alan Dunne/Paddy Curran (Honda Civic EK4) [ 2]
Historic
Dick Mauger/Steve McNulty (Ford Escort Mk2) [18]
Junior
David Hughes/Brian Rowan (Honda EG6) [17]
Amy Cox/Emmet Sherry (Citroen Saxo S1600) [17]
Brian Cooney/Shane Brennan (Peugeot 205 GTi) [17]
David Roche/Thomas Roche (Honda Civic) [17]
Shane Hade/Garry Hade (Toyota Corolla RWD) [17]
Robert Comerford/Killian Byrne (Peugeot 106 GTi) [17]
Cormac Phelan/Gordon Duggan (Honda Civic) [17]
Jimmy Kiely/Podge Doody (Honda Civic VTi) [17]
Tonya Fortune/Dan King (Vauxhall Corsa B) [16]
Gary McNamee/Breen McNamee (Honda Civic) [16]
Leon Galvin/Ger Foley (Ford Escort) [16]
Frank Dwyer/Michelle Stafford (Ford KA) [16]
2 Weeks to go
Posted: May 2, 2013 1:09 PM
With just under 2 weeks to go Clerk of the Course Terence and his team are finalising arrangements for Carlow Stages Rally 2013. Remember these are 3 stages consisting of over 145 competitive stage km with centralised service area in Tullow. With entries coming steadily in this will provide a fantastic mix of crews incorporation some of the best in the country with the added interest from visiting competitors from Wales, Scotland and the UK. Carlow Stages Rally 2013 is a round of the ever popular Triton Showers South East Stages Rally Championship. Not forgetting the level of interest the Mark II Challenge brings in every year. The question on everyone’s mind is – Who will be the 2013 winner of the Mark II Challenge?
The Rally launch took place in the Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa & Country Club on 27 April last with over 200 hundred people in attendance to see and hear the stories of Michael Lyster and rally greats Phil Collins, Howard Davies and Mark Higgins. Many thanks to all those who attended the event with special thanks to those who displayed their cars on the night.
A reminder for all those coming to compete and spectate at this years rally - Rally headquarters Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa & Country Club have again offered special rates to all those wishing to stay over the weekend with 1 night B&B for 2 at €100; 1 night single B&B at €80 and a house which accommodates 6 people at €325 for 2 nights or €200 for 1 night and prompt booking is advised to avoid missing out.
Any queries on accommodation please contact 086 2729218.
Promotional Video
Posted: April 26, 2013 9:10 AM
Press Release
Posted: April 6, 2013 11:12 AM
The 2013 Carlow stages rally and Mark 2 Challenge is fast approaching and Clerk of the Course Terence O’Shaughnessy and his crew have been very busy over the winter months in preparation for what is sure to be another exciting Carlow Stages Rally. The rally will be a 3x3 stage format this year with 3 new stages consisting of over 145 competitive stage kilometres in the heart of Carlow.
The rally returns to Tullow with the main sponsor being Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa & Country Club. Scrutiny, Service and Parc Ferme are all centrally located with a secure trailer park also within close proximity.
As the Club is celebrating its 50th year in existence this year they are offering a massively reduced entry fee of €435 for the main field. With the juniors and historics coming in at €250 representing fantastic value. Also to give back in it’s 50th year the club are offering a prize fund of €1000 to the event, details of which will follow shortly. Every year Carlow Car Club offers the first competitor home and the winning Mark II a free entry to the rally the following year to defend their crown and this year is no exception.
This years rally is a counting round of the ever popular Triton Showers South East Stages Rally Championship along with the Carlow Car Club Members Championship
Entries now Open for Carlow Stages Rally 2013 and Mark II Rally
Regulations and link to online entry form for the rally are below.
Carlow Rally Launch – Change of date - SATURDAY 27 APRIL 2013
Posted: March 26, 2013 11:21 AM
Carlow Stages Rally and Mark II Challenge is moving its traditional launch date from Holy Thursday. The Official launch of the 2013 Carlow Stages Rally and Mark II Challenge will now take place on Saturday 27th April at 8.30pm in the Mount Wolseley Hotel, Spa and Country Club, Tullow, County Carlow.
There will be a display of rally cars on the evening and the club have the pleasure of welcoming Michael Lester back as MC for the night. As always the club will have a surprise guest speaker and given the calibre of previous speakers including Gwyndaf Evans, Phil Mills, Kris Meeke and Nicky Grist it’s sure to be a great night.
There will be a raffle on the night with proceeds going to local charity Tullow Youth Project. Prizes on offer will include a Free Entry to Carlow Rally, along with many other prizes.
A great night for any rally enthusiast or just someone wanting to see what rallying is all about. All are welcome and we look forward to seeing you there.
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