Donegal Harvest Stages Rally - (Sat) 11 Oct 14

Super Showdown for Sligo Pallets Border Rally Championship

Posted: October 9, 2014 8:57 PM

The 2014 Sligo Pallets Border Rally Championship is set for a nail-biting finish with the championship still wide open going into the final round in Donegal. 8 Drivers and 6 co-drivers can still win the overall prize! There are a number of permutations which could swing the championship one way or the other. With competitors able to drop their lowest score, the outcome of the championship may take some time to determine after the final results are issued!

Of the crews who can still win the championship, David Moffett/Fintan Sherry are in the most advantageous position. Maximum class points in Donegal would bring them to a total of 40 points which no other crew can surpass. After missing Mayo, the pair have taken three straight wins in class 11R and a 4th win in Donegal would wrap up the championship for them. Brian Armstrong/Mark Tierney are currently equal 1st overall on points after two wins and two thirds in the ultra competitive class 12. A maximum score in Donegal could take them up to 38 points total, but they would need Moffett/Sherry to not score more than 8 points to have a chance of claiming overall honours. Gene McDonald/Kevin Reilly can also reach the 38 point total with a class 9 win in Donegal. With 1 class win and 2 second place finishes so far the championship would fall their way if no other crew can make it to 38 points.

Brian Quigley/Seamus McTigue and Alan Lawson/Sean Harte can both reach a total of 37 points with class wins in Donegal. Quigley/McTigue have been been a model of consistency in class 2 all year with 1 win and three 2nd place finishes so far. Lawson/Harte have also been regular points scorers in class 11F to lead that class and hold a strong overall position going into Donegal. Martin Toner can also reach 37 points with a victory in class 12. Cathal Sheridan also stands a chance of making 37 points if he can secure a class 10 win in Donegal. Michael Carbin/Emmet McCooey (class 20) also have a slim chance of winning overall with a total of 36 points but require all the other crews to drop their Donegal score.

Amongst the classes, Brian Quigley/Seamus McTigue, Mark Ewing/John Egan, Eamon McCafferty, Roger Kennedy/Wendy Blackledge, Paddy McVeigh/Gary McElhinney, Gene McDonald/Kevin Reilly, Alan Lawson/Sean Harte, David Moffett/Fintan Sherry, Jack Maguire/Andy Hayes and Stefan McCann/Stephen McElroy have already secured class wins.

Pat Kirk/John McElhinney and Trevor Bustard/Kenny Bustard are battling it out for class 4 honours. Class 6 is a shoot-out between Eddie Peterson and Liam Branley. Class 10 sees Cathal Sheridan do battle with former champions John Kelly/Niall Kelly. Class 12 is a three horse race between Brian Armstrong/Mark Tierney, Martin Toner and Justin Smyth/Sharon Clarke. Gary Kiernan and Russell Woods can both win class 13, while Derek Bolton/Trevor O'Connell and Colin Flanagan/Patrick Brides are level on points in class 15. Michael Carbin/Emmet McCooey face off with David Leonard/Darragh Mullen for class 20. Finally Toyota Team Monaghan and Cross Border Team battle for success in the team category.

The concluding round of the championship takes place in Dowings in Donegal and is set to feature some classic stages from the Donegal International Rally. Stages such as Atlantic Drive, High Glen and Fanad Head are reveared by many and what better stages for the the 2014 Sligo Pallets Border Championship to be decided. Saturday October 11th is the date for the event which will see a new Border Rally Champion crowned.

Final Instructions / Time and Distance / Overview Map

Posted: October 9, 2014 8:53 PM

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Updated Entry List

Posted: October 9, 2014 8:51 PM

Donegal Harvest Stages Rally - (Sat) 11 Oct 14 - UPDATED ENTRY LIST

Downings Bay Hotel, Donegal Harvest Rally – Press Release 3

Posted: October 7, 2014 2:20 PM

With just one week to go to the 2104 Downings Bay Hotel Harvest Stages Rally, the event will start on Saturday 11th, with a record breaking 200+ entrants for a one day rally. The Donegal Motor Club have again exceeded all expectations in attracting an entry level reminiscent of rallies from the early 2000's.
As the round of the Dunlop Irish Tarmac Championship, valuable points still have to be decided, so the Downings based event will begin with a full field of 141 National entrants, 17 Juniors and a groups of Historic cars.

Clerk of the Course, Tony Boyle has organised 3 classic International level, special stages, repeated 3 times. Tony said,
"For many, this will be an opportunity to drive stages, which are usually included on the final day of the Donegal International Rally, and therefore not attainable by many as they failed to last to the Sunday."

He said that, "We are overwhelmed by the response to the Harvest Rally. The entry reminds us of the levels from the 90's and 2000's when the reserve lists were 30/40 cars long. Our reserve is over 45 cars long, even the Juniors!"

Tony thanked the Downings Bay Hotel as the sponsor of the 2014 Harvest Rally. He also thanked his extensive team of organisers who have worked very hard over the summer and made this another great Donegal Motor Club rally.

The Clerk of Course gave timetable details of the week-end rally, beginning with Mechanical Scrutiny, at McNutts Factory, Derryhassin, Downings. This is necessary for all the competing cars and crew members, to have their personal and safety equipment on board their vehicles checked for mechanical safety, suitability and entry in the correct class of the competition.

As COC for this event, Tony thanked a number of local groups and individuals for their assistance in staging this rally. Those included the Downings Bay Hotel as Rally HQ, Donegal County Council for assistance with the roads used, Martin Magee of Cranford Stone, McNutts’s of Derryhassin, An Garda Síochána, GAA Downings, Sheame and Peter McBride Trailer Park, Dermot Walsh and Paddy Boyce, along with all the residents along the rally route.

The event has attracted an unbelievable list of over 200 cars including Juniors, Historics, and reserves. 141 cars may start the event, with Juniors and Historic cars, starting after the first set of stages.

Seeded Entry Lists

Posted: October 3, 2014 11:05 AM

No Driver /Co-Driver (Car) [Class]
Main Field
1 Gary McPhillips/James McNulty (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
2 Declan Boyle/Brian Boyle (Subaru Impreza WRC S12B) [8]
3 Garry Jennings/Rory Kennedy (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
4 Sam Moffett/James O Reilly (Ford Fiesta WRC) []
5 Donagh Kelly/Kevin Flanagan (Ford Focus WRC) [8]
6 Hugh Hunter/Andy Marchbank (Subaru Impreza WRC S11) [8]
7 Roy White/James O Brien (MG S2400) [20]
8 Steve Wood/Keith Moriarty (Subaru Impreza WRC S10) [8]
9 Derek McGarrity/James McKee (Mini WRC) [20]
10 Seamus Leonard /TBA (TBA) []
11 Kevin Barrett/Gary McElhinney (Subaru Impreza WRC S14) [8]
12 Niall Maguire /Paul Goodman (Subaru Impreza WRC S11) [8]
14 Stuart Darcy/Martin McGarrity (Subaru Impreza WRC S9) [8]
15 Frank Kelly/Liam Brennan (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
16 Wesley Patterson/Johnny Baird (Ford Escort RS) [14]
17 Brian Brogan/Damien McGettigan (Ford Escort RS) [14]
18 Damien Gallagher/Brendan McElhinney (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
19 Jonathan Pringle/Paul Sheridan (Ford Escort MK2) [14]
20 Camillus Bradley /Crawford Henderson (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
21 Adrian Hetherington/TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
22 Martin McGee/Denis O Mahony (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
23 Robbie Peoples/Keith Stewart (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
24 Martin Doherty/Conor Foley (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
25 Pat Kirk/John McElhinney (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
26 Frank Wray/Joe McNulty (Subaru Impreza WRC ) [8]
27 Trevor Bustard /John McCafferty (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
28 Shane Maguire/Stephen Thornton (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
29 Declan Gallagher/Ryan Moore (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [20]
30 Michael Carbin/Emmet McCooey (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4) [20]
31 David Leonard /Darragh Mullen (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo) [20]
32 Enda McNulty/Ronan O Kane (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
33 Richard Moffett/Eamon Hayes (Toyota Starlet) [13]
34 Daniel Conaghan/Terence Magee (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
35 Russell Woods/Pauric Sheridan (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
36 Dessie Keenan/Enda Sherry (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
37 John Bonner/Leon Jordan (Ford Escort MK2) [13]
38 Raymomd Conlon/Gary McKenna (Toyota Corolla) [13]
39 Paul Purtill/Raymond Scott (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
40 Damien Tourish/Domhnall McAlaney (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
41 Pat Bonar/Conal McNulty (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
42 Damien Toner/Paddy McCague (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
43 John Cairns/James Cairns (Subaru) [8]
44 Stanley Ballentine/Jordan Murphy (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) [4]
45 Gary Cairns/TBA (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8.5) [4]
46 Victor Hunter/Michael Doherty (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
47 Paul Doherty/Hugh Coll (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
48 Shaun Murphy/TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
49 Brendan McDaid/Russell Harold (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
50 John Warren/Ruthann O Connor (Toyota Corolla) [13]
51 Shane Cullen/Mo Downey (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
52 Brian Armstrong/Mark Tierney (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
53 Marty Toner/TBA (Sunbeam) [12]
54 Enda Haran/Patrick Corcoran (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
55 James Cassidy/Declan Smith (Ford Escort Mk2 ) [12]
56 Patrick Boyle/Donal McCole (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
57 Kevin Bradley/Graham Henderson (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
58 David Moffett/Fintan Sherry (Starlet) [11R]
59 Paul Gallagher/Patrick Gallagher (Ford Escort MK1) [11R]
60 Barry Treanor/Colm Connolly (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
61 Stephen Greaney/Kieran Feeney (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
62 Brendan Campbell/Ciaran McAnespy (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
63 Colin Flanagan/Patrick Brides (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7) [15]
64 Neil Tohill/Gerard Tohill (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
65 Gus Kearney/Eddie O Neill (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
66 Michael McColagan/TBA (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo) [20]
67 Anthony Cairns/Mark Preston (Subaru) []
68 Aidan Wray/Kieran McGrath (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
69 JP Logue/James Logue (Honda Civic) [11F]
70 Kevin McLaughlin/Kieran McGinley (Honda Civic) [11F]
71 Adrian Cannon/Pauric Keeney (Honda Civic) [11F]
72 Kevin Eves/Chris Melly (Peugeot 208) [6]
73 Callum Devine/TBA (Ford Fiesta) [6]
74 Paddy McDaid/Darragh Kelly (Citreon C2max) [6]
75 Paul Creamer/TBA (Honda Civic) [11F]
76 Liam McMullan/John Coll (Honda Civic) [11F]
77 Paul Carron/Andrew Browne (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
78 Brian Quigley/Seamus McTigue (Honda Civic) [2]
79 Damien Whoirskey/Michael McClafferty (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
80 Declan McBrearty/Emmett Brosnan (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
81 Gary Gallagher/Lee Cullen (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
82 Barry McGill/Joey Kane (Ford Escort Mk2) [9]
83 Brendan Friel/Barry McBride (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
84 Ryan Bradley/Gerard Mullan (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
85 Barry McLaughlin/Aodhan Gallagher (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
86 Andrew Hegarty/Eoin Kelly (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
87 Donal Connolly/Danny McLaughlin (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
88 Vincent Collins/Fintan Kilroe (Ford Escort Mk2) [12A]
89 Alister Peoples/Kelvin Gorney (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
90 Stephen McFerran/Martin McBrearty (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
91 Damien Campbell/Declan McGarrity (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
92 Ashley Dickson/Niall Burns (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo) [4]
93 Pat Price/TBA (Subaru Imprea N12) [4]
94 Gerard McFall/Connor O Loan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
95 William Vance/Billy Vance (Ford Escort MK2) [12]
96 Denis Ferry/James Heraghty (Subaru) [15]
97 Declan Smith/Cathal Hughes (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
98 Paul Corcoran/Liam McIntyre (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
99 Liam Doherty/TBA (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
100 John Kelly/Niall Kelly (Toyota Corolla) [10]
101 Eamonn Doherty/David Kelly (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
102 Partick Bonner/Bobby Trimble (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
103 Declan Hall/Chris Corr (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
104 Jason Tohill/Ben Teggart (Ford Escort Mk 1) [11R]
105 Conor McMeal/Sean Devlin (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
106 Brendan McAree/JP McAree (Porsche 911) [14]
107 Seamus Heron/Gerry McVeigh (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
108 Niall Braniff/Dean O Sullivan (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
109 Dermot McGroary/ (Sunbeam) [10]
110 Stephen McDonagh/James O Donnell (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
111 Andrew Connor/Eileen Connor (Honda Civic) [11F]
112 Alan Lawson/Sean Harte (Honda Civic) [11F]
113 Joe McCarthy/Jason O Brien (Honda Civic) [3]
114 Philip Hamilton/TBA (Citroen C2max) [11F]
115 Mark Ewing/TBA (Honda Civic) [3]
116 Mike Dolan/Derek Flynn (Honda Civic) [11F]
117 Mark Boyle/Charles Gallagher (Honda Civic) [2]
118 Roland Doherty/PJ O Dowd (Corsa) [9]
119 Eamonn Russell/Gavin O Donnell (Honda Civic) [2]
120 Robert Reilly/Jason Ferguson (Honda Civic) [11F]
121 Eamon Barrett/Ken Kenneally (Ford Escort Mk2) [9]
122 Kenneth Ryan/Keith McCarthy (Ford Escort Mk2) [9]
123 Gene McDonald/Kevin Reilly (Ford Escort Mk2) [9]
124 Laurence Sherry/Mark Sheridan (Ford Escort Mk2) [9]
125 Aaron Duffy/Keith Mcconnon (Fiesta ) [9]
126 Roger Kennedy/Wendy Blackledge (Peugeot 306) [7]
127 Conal Doherty/Declan Doherty (Saxo) [10]
128 George Baskin/Hayley Baskin (Golf) [14]
129 Shane Carr/TBA (Nova) [10]
130 John Mullholland/Aidan O Connorr (Puma) [5]
131 Eamonn McCafferty/Michael Donnellan (Puma) [5]
132 Cathal Sheridan/Peter Deery (Nova) [10]
133 Anthony Matterson/Tommy Clinton (Ford Escort) [10]
134 Alistair Glenn/Paul Gallagher (Peugeot 206) [6]
135 Declan Connolly/Alison Hughes (Honda Civic) [9]
136 Eddie Peterson/Dara Maguire (Honda Civic) [6]
137 Johnny Wilhare/TBA (Honda Civic) [2]
138 Liam Branley/Nathan Burrows (Peugeot 206) [6]
139 Shane McLaughlin/Stephen Boyle (Ford Escort Mk2) [10]
140 Andrew McLaughlin/Steven McLaughlin (Honda Civic) [2]
141 Tonya Fortune/Damian Lawlor (Honda Civic) [3]
142 Derek Bolton/Trevor O Connell (Subaru) [15]

Reserve
143 Mike Murphy/Karl Byrne (Peugeot 205) [10]
144 Gerard McGinley/Oliver Doherty (Sunbeam) [11R]
145 Shane Henry/David Henry (Swift) [9]
146 Patrick Shiels/Conal Doherty (Starlet) [13]
147 Johnny Orr/John Orr (Honda Civic) [11F]
148 Charlie Heraghty/Pearse McBride (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
149 Kieran Roarty/James Doherty (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo ) [4]
150 Shane Forde/Aaron Johnston (Honda Civic) [2]
151 Danny Cannon/David Valkenbourg (Honda Civic ) [11R]
152 Leonard Craig/Dermot McCafftery (Starlet) [11R]
153 Roy Baldrick/Darren Harvey (Sunbeam) [13]
154 John McClafferty/Cormac Molloy (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
155 Shane Orr/Charlie McGinty (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
156 PJ Wilhare/Darren Shiels (Ford Escort RS) [12]
157 Ivan Stewart/TBA (Ford Escort WRC) [15]
158 Mac Walsh/Paul Martin (Ford Escort Mk2) []
159 Kyle McGettigan /Dale McGettigan (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
160 Barry McGettigan/Kevin Doherty (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
161 Kevin McHugh/TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
162 Shaun Callaghan/Paddy McBride (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
163 Kevin McCafferty/Dan O Donnell (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
164 Peter Greene/Laura Greene (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
165 Kevin Gallagher/Gavin Gallagher (MGZR) [11F]
166 Michael Brennan /Ryan Brennan (Nova) [9]
167 Christopher Brennan/Patrick Lyons (Honda Civic ) [11F]
168 Andrew McTaggart/ Pauric McGinley (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
169 Davy Hunt/Gillian Gilmartin (106 Maxi) [11F]
170 Nigel Kennedy/TBA (Lancer) [4]
171 Thomas McGlinchey/Tony Curran (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
172 Stephen Gallinagh /Darren Friel (Corsa) [9]
173 JF Shovlin/Terence Furey (Impreza) []
174 Thomas McCreesh/Sean Brunton (Starlet ) [11R]
175 Sean McCaul/Frank Clerkin (Ecsort MK2) [11R]
176 Brain McGarraght/TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
177 Brain O Donnell/Eddie McDaid (Sunbeam) [11R]
178 Colm Tennyson/Michael Lafferty (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
179 Gary Lochart/Brendan Kerr (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
180 Christopher Boyce/Pascal Dillon (Honda Civic ) [7]
181 Stephen Campbell/Michelle Doherty (Honda Civic ) [11F]
182 Gareth Loughran/Phillip Loughran (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6) [15]
183 Stephen Reynolds/Jason Gillespie (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
184 John Russell/TBA (Honda Civic ) [11F]
185 Paul Feeney/Gareth McGinley (Honda Civic ) [2]
186 Paddy O Reilly /Loretta Kelly (Ford Escort G5) [13]
187 Simon Michael/Connor Dunlop (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
188 Patrick Bradley/Niall McDaid (Ford Escort G3) [13]
189 Donal Crossan /Paul Lennon (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]

Juniors
J1 Cormac Phelan/Katja Auhl (C2 122 Max) [16]
J2 Niall O Suillivan/TBA (Citroen C2) [16]
J3 Ger Lyons/Steve O Brien (Honda Civic) [16]
J4 Damian O Reilly/Damien McCabe (Ford Escort Mk2) [16]
J5 Sean Brady/Podge Murtagh (Honda Civic) [16]
J6 Barry Gallagher/Mark Gallagher (Honda Civic) [16]
J7 Stefan McCann/Stephen McElroy (Peugeot 205) [16]
J8 Sean Diver/Brian Harvey (Honda Civic) [16]
J9 Nicholas Alcorn/Niall Campbell (Honda Civic) [16]
J10 Lee McLaughlin/Emmett Kelly (Honda Civic) [16]
J11 Paul Crosby/Eoin Lennon (Ford Escort G3) [16]
J12 Marty Gallagher/Denver Rafferty (Honda Civic) [16]
J14 Jonathan Jacob/Tanya Jacob (Swift) [16]
J15 Colin McFadden/Philip Wasson (Honda Civic) [16]
J16 Mark Deery/TBA (Nova) [16]
J17 Lee McCrory/Terry Houston (Honda Civic) [16]
J18 Ruari McCaffery/TBA (Honda Civic) [16]

Junior Reserve
J19 Christy Gallagher/Pauric Carr (Starlet) [16]
J20 Gerard Gibbons/Adrian Rankin (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]

Historics
H1 Stephen McFerran/James McKeefry (Ford Escort Mk2) [18]
H2 Brian Crawford/Finnian Hannigan (Sunbeam) [18]
H3 Ernest Stewart/TBA (Hillman Hunter) [18]

Donegal Harvest Stages Rally 2014 Press Release 2

Posted: September 29, 2014 11:52 AM

The Donegal Motor Club regulations for the Downings Bay Hotel Harvest Stages Rally, are now available from the Donegal Motor Club website on www.donegalmotorclub.com.

Clerk of the Course, Tony Boyle, gave extended details for the 2014 event. He said,
“The event will be open to 141 competitors, covering 20 classes of vehicles, covering something for everyone. The entry fee of €495 for the main field competitors, but for the Junior and Historic entrants, there will be a reduced fee of €300. Both these classes will compete over a reduce number of special stages.

The rally will have a route of 130 stage Km and 140 road Km. There will be a total of 9 stages, based on 3 stages repeated 3 times. There is a centralised service area in the area.”

Tony then went on to give some details of the new Rally2 rules for this Downings Bay Hotel Harvest Stages Rally.
“The new Rally2 rules mean that competitors will be able to rejoin the rally if they retire, within special rules devised by MotorSport Ireland.

However, a competitor must have completed a minimum of 5 special stages, including the final 3 stages and the final control, to be classified as a finisher.”

Finally reminded us that the Downings Bay Hotel Harvest Stages Rally was a round of 3 different rally championships:-

Round 8 of the Dunlop National Rally Championship,

Round 5 of the Sligo Pallets Border Rally Championship, and
Donegal Motor Club’s own Bassetts Plumbing & Heating Club Championship.

As Tony Boyle, Clerk of the Course told us, his team of experienced and dedicated rally organisers, all roads will lead to Downings, Co. Donegal in 5 weeks time, on the week-end of 11th October 2014 for the Downings Bay Hotel Harvest Stages Rally. He praised the team, many of whom have organised the Donegal International Rally over the many years. He said,
“the Downings Bay Hotel Harvest Stages Rally will be up to the usual high standard. We must thank the residents of the route being used on the week-end, and on behalf of the Donegal Motor Club, I would like to thank to Downings Bay Hotel here in Downings for hosting this event.”

Regulations, Entry forms and up to date information will be available on the Donegal Motor Club website, link below.

Donegal Harvest Stages Rally 2014 Press Release 1

Posted: September 8, 2014 12:21 PM

The Donegal Motor Club are proud to announce the Downings Bay Hotel will this year be sponsoring and hosting the Donegal Harvest Stages Rally, based in Downings, Co. Donegal.

Clerk of the Course for the event is Tony Boyle, who gave details for the 2014 event which is planned for Saturday 11th October.

Giving brief details of the forthcoming Downings Bay Hotel Harvest Stages Rally, Tony said,
“The event will consist of 3 main challenging stages, run 3 times, giving 9 stages in this area, all within a compact route in the North of the county, with a centralised service park locally.”

Tony added that, “The event kicks off at mid day on Friday 10th October 2014 between 3pm and 8pm, at McNutts Factory, Derryhassin, Downings.
Spectators can gather at McNutts factory to view the line up of machinery which will tackle the tough stages the following day.”

Tony give outline details of the main programme for the event.
“On Saturday morning the event kicks off at 9am and the cars will start the first of 9 gruelling tests. Spectator access is fantastic on these stages and we urge everyone to come out and enjoy this great days craic, from a safe vantage point. Always obey the safety marshals and view from safe locations. There are good spectator access points that include some great viewing points over many of the stages. The event will finish around 5.30pm at the Downings Bay Hotel, so everyone can join in on the celebrations following a conclusion of the event.”

The Downings Bay Hotel Harvest Stages Rally will also be counting rounds of the 2014 Sligo Pallets Border Championship, DMC’s own Bassetts Plumbing & Heating Club Championship, and round 8 of the Dunlop National Rally Championship, so there will be many important points to be gained after the conclusion of the event on Saturday 11th October 2014.

Regulations / Entry Form / Club Website

Posted: September 5, 2014 12:48 PM

Donegal Motor Club
National Rally Championship Website