Skibbereen Autocross (LS) - 19 Feb 17

Hassett Hurls His Buggy to Maiden Victory in Clonakilty.

Posted: February 24, 2017 4:21 AM

A beautiful spring day greeted the autocross fraternity as they togged out for last Sunday's Skibbereen autocross. The Skibereen Motor club hosted the first loose autocross of the year on a smooth and technical course at Gravel Park, Glancore near Clonakilty. Twenty four drivers entered the race and four timed runs were held. Austin Shinnors reports from round one of the Munster Autocross Championship.

First out of the blocks was local driver Paul O' Driscoll (Semog Buggy) ahead of Clareman Brian Hassett (Semog Buggy) with Dermot O' Riordan (Semog Buggy) in third place. On the second timed run O' Driscoll retained his lead with Hassett dropping to third behind a charging Fachtna Mc Carthy (Semog Buggy). On the third run Hassett pulled out all the stops to record fastest time of the day with a time of 118.49 and his first autocross win. On the fourth and final run O' Driscoll put in a huge effort to secure a time of 119.70. This was enough to clinch second place but he was 1.31 seconds shy of the flying Clareman. Mc Carthy was third, his best time of 121.21 scored on his second timed run. In eight place was Johhny Kenneally (Impreza) who was fastest saloon while Orla Beamish (Nova) won the ladies award.

The Clare Mc will host round two of the Munster Autocross at Ballycumber Co.Offaly on March 5th.

The 2017 Munster Autocross is supported by , O'Shea Bus Hire, Barrett International Transport, Daly Motor Services and Pablo Photography

Photos

Posted: February 21, 2017 11:27 AM

Pablo Photography

Results

Posted: February 21, 2017 10:37 AM

1 Brian Hassett (Semog Buggy) 118.49s,
2 Paul O'Driscoll (Semog Buggy) 119.70s,
3 Fachtna McCarthy (Semog Buggy) 122.01s,
4 Brian O'Mahony (Semog Buggy) 122.83s,
5 Dermot O'Riordan (Semog Buggy) 122.95s,
6 Tom Daly (Semog Buggy) 125.16s.

Class winners:
Paul O'Driscoll,
William Meade (Nova),
Denny Greaney (Peugeot 205),
P J O'Connor (Peugeot 206),
Gerard O'Connell (Celica),
Johnny Kenneally (Subaru Impreza),
Bernard O'Leary (Subaru Impreza),
Lionel Percy (Honda Special),
Nicky Hegarty (Honda Special),
Dermot O'Riordan,
Orla Beamish (Corsa),
Henry Jennings (Corsa).

Skibbereen Autocross (LS) - 19 Feb 17 - RESULTS

Munster Autocross Championship 2017 Skibbereen Loose Autocross

Posted: February 15, 2017 10:25 AM

The 2017 Munster Autocross kicks off as usual with the Skibbereen Autocross. It will be held next Sunday February 19th and hosted by the Skibbereen and District Car Club. The venue is Gravel Park, Keohane's Pit, Grancore, Clonakilty, Co Cork with a start time of 10.45am. The event secretary is available at 086-8598038 .

The 2017 Munster Autocross Championship is a ten round series, with the second and third races hosted by the Clare MC on March 5th and May 21st respectively. It is back to county Cork for the next couple with Munster CC on June 11th and the second Skibbereen race on July 9th. Killarney MC will host the first grass autocross on Aug 6th followed as usual by Imokilly Oct 15th Definitely the business end of the championship now, but there is a trio of gravel events with Birr Nov 19th, Limerick Dec 10th and finally Cork MC on Dec 27th.

The 2017 Munster Autocross is supported by Daly Motor Services, Killarney, O'Shea Bus Hire, Barrett International Transport and Pablo Photography

Regulations / Entry Form

Posted: February 15, 2017 10:23 AM

Skibbereen Autocross (LS) - 19 Feb 17 - REGULATIONS / ENTRY FORM

Details

Posted: February 6, 2017 9:39 AM

VENUE: Gravel Park, Keohane's Pit, Grancore, Clonakilty, Co Cork
START TIME: 10.45
Event Secretary: 086-8598038

SKIBBEREEN & DISTRICT CAR CLUB