The sixth and final round of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, the CB Tool Hire Cork 20 International Rally will take place this weekend based around the town of Macroom, Co. Cork. With neither Josh nor Sam Moffett entered for the event, this confirms Josh Moffett as the Tarmac Champion for 2018 as he can no longer be caught, taking the title from his brother who was the 2017 champion and who will finish the season as runner up. Third placed Robert Barrable is not entered either, so Jonny Greer & Kirsty Riddick are top seeds in their Ford Fiesta R5 and a good result would propel them into third overall in the championship. There are very few international registered crews entered with Daniel Cronin & Shane Buckley at three in another Ford Fiesta R5 with their last championship appearance being in May in Killarney. Roy White (Ford Fiesta WRC) & Meirion Evans (Hyundai i20 R5) are the other seeds in the top four, but are not championship registered. Willie Mavitty has already retained his Group N title but makes an appearance in Cork with his rival David Guest having switched over to a Skoda Fabia S2000 during the year and there should be a good battle between this pair.
The Treaty Plant Hire Modified Championship is still to be decided, but Kevin Eves still holds the advantage in his Toyota Corolla by eight points over John Bonner. Both drivers have already dropped scores this season so will gain points with a finish on this round. While Eves holds a nice advantage, he can’t afford any slip ups as the entire top six championship drivers have entered and can take points from him if he hits trouble. Third placed J.R. McDaid has appeared on each round so far and will be targeting second overall in the championship. Jason Roche in fourth and Stephen Bawn in sixth place have also been strong supporters of the championship and can all improve their placing. Kyle McGettigan has really turned up the pace over the past few rounds and has edged Bonner for points on the last two events and will fancy his chances of taking top points here. Jason McSweeney (Mitsubishi) and Ciaran Phelan (Honda Civic) are also championship registered and will be looking to finish the season on a high.
The Historic Championship is also to be decided with Owen Murphy & Anthony Nestor holding a thirteen point advantage in a Sunbeam Lotus after taking three wins from three outings. However Owen can still be caught if he hits problems with two of his three rivals entered for Cork. There is no entry from Andy Johnson who lies second, but Duncan Williams & Martin Freestone in joint third are still within range to take the championship if anything were to happen Murphy. Other championship drivers entered are Brendan McAree (Porsche), David Goose, Declan Jackson, Maurice Meskell and George Cullen (all in Escorts. The Murray Motorsport Junior Championship has already been won by Gary McNamee who is entered as top seed in his Honda Civic along with Derry Long and Padraig Walsh in similar cars. 2017 champion Jenna McCann who has been concentrating on forestry rallying in 2018 has also entered in a Ford Fiesta R2.
Clerk of the Course Paul Browne has put together a sixteen stage event, eight stages each day on some of the best rally roads in the country. The action begins with the Cobblers Cross stage at 9:39 on Saturday morning with the first car due back into Parc Ferme just after 5:30pm. Sunday’s action begins with Mushera at 9:06am and the first car is due back at the finish ramp at approximately 5pm on Sunday evening.
Entries Update - 27 Sep 18
Posted: September 26, 2018 10:36 AM
Late Entries:
69 Ian Roche / Sean Hassett (Subaru Impreza WRC S10) 7
70 Jason O’ Mahony / Jonathon O’ Mahony (Ford Escort MkII) 13
71 Richard Hickey / Cathal Murphy (Honda Civic) 11F
72 Declan Gallagher / John McCarthy (Toyota Starlet) 13
73 Anthony Masterson / Tommy Clinton (Honda Civic) 11F
J12 Colin O’ Donoghue / Daniel McBride (Honda Civic) 16
S16 John O’Rourke / Tommy Cuddihy Opel Corsa 10
Withdrawals:
J6 Cian Walsh / TBA (Toyota Corolla) 16
S12 Peter McDonnell / Neil Quin (Honda Civic) 13
11 William Mavitty/Brian Daniels (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) [4]
19 Eric Calnan/Eamonn McCarthy (Peugeot 106 S16) [11F]
22 James McCarville/Paddy McCrudden (Ford Escort) [13]
Seeded Entry List
Posted: September 21, 2018 6:35 AM
NO DRIVER/CO-DRIVER (CAR) [CLASS]
1 Jonathan Greer/Kirsty Riddick (Ford Fiesta R5) [RC2]
2 Roy White/James O' Brien (Ford Fiesta WRC) [7]
3 Daniel Cronin/Shane Buckley (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
4 Meirion Evans/Jonathan Jackson (Hyundai i20 R5) [RC2]
5 Kevin Eves/Chris Melly (Toyota Corolla) [14]
6 Frank Kelly/Michael Coady (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
7 David Guest/Jonathan McGrath (Skoda Fabia S2000) [5]
8 Brian Brogan/Damien McGettigan (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
9 Colin Byrne/Stephen Quin (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
10 John Bonner/TBA (Ford Escort MkII) [14]
11 William Mavitty/Brian Daniels (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) [4]
12 Jason McSweeney/Denis O'Mahony (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) [20]
14 Martyn England/Dawn England (Ford Fiesta R5+) [20]
15 Kyle McGettigan/Dale McGettigan (Ford Escort) [14]
16 Denis Moynihan/Martin O'Brien (Ford Fiesta R5+) [20]
17 Richard Whelan/James Whelan (BMW 1M) [14]
18 Jason Ryan/Peter Keohane (Honda Civic) [11F]
19 Eric Calnan/Eamonn McCarthy (Peugeot 106 S16) [11F]
20 Owen Murphy/Anthony Nestor (Talbot Sunbeam) [D5]
21 Sean Liston/Katrina Walsh Liston (BMW E30) [13]
22 James McCarville/Paddy McCrudden (Ford Escort) [13]
23 Eamon O'Connell/Paul Bruton (Ford Fiesta S2000) [20]
24 Jason Roche/TBA (Ford Escort) [13]
25 Colin O'Rourke/Shane Gilhooly (Ford Escort) [14]
26 Stephen Bawn/Chris O'Donnell (Ford Escort) [14]
27 Allen Treacy/Eoin Treacy (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
28 Martin McLaughlin/Martin McLaughlin (Ford Escort) [14]
29 Duncan Williams/Llion Williams (Ford Escort) [D3]
30 Martin R Freestone/Misha Freestone (Ford Escort RS 1600) [C5]
31 JR McDaid/Keith Curley (Ford Escort) [13]
32 Nick Barnett/Martin Brady (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX) [4]
33 Aaron Martley/TBA (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
34 Michael Hamilton/Dylan Donoghue (Honda Civic) [11F]
35 Neil Phelan/Keith McCarthy (Ford Escort) [14]
36 Emmet Cronin/Seamus McTigue (Ford Escort) [12]
37 Martin Doherty/Kevin Flanagan (Ford Escort RS1800) [D5]
38 William Kenneally/Finbarr Fogarty (Ford Escort) [13]
39 Paul Scannell/Mossy Griffin (Ford Escort) [11R]
40 John Hickey/TBA (Ford Escort) [13]
41 Brendan McAree/JP McAree (Porsche 911RSR) [K]
42 David Goose/Brian Quinlan (Ford Escort RS1800) [D5]
43 Niall Fitzpatrick/Johnny Murphy (Ford Escort) [12]
44 Steve Roberts/Jack Carroll (Ford Escort) [12]
45 Declan Jackson/J Barry McCarney (Ford Escort) [D3]
46 Christy McCarthy/Gavin Sheehan (Honda Civic) [11F]
47 George Cullen/JJ Cremin (Ford Escort) [D5]
48 Peadar Walsh/Grace Walsh (Ford Escort) [C3]
49 Darren Cremin/Liam Dennehy (Honda Civic) [11F]
50 Maurice Meskell/Steve Meskell (Ford Escort) []
51 Shane Stanley/Dylan Doonan (Honda Civic) [11F]
52 Aidan Long/TBA (Subaru Impreza) [15]
53 Jason Roycroft/Nicole Roycroft (Honda Civic) [2]
54 Gary Kelly/Mark Hurley (Honda Civic) [1]
55 Ciaran Phelan/Aine Phelan (Honda Civic) [13F]
56 Denis O'Brien/Michael O'Riordan (Opel Corsa) [10]
57 Ciaran Casey/Iarla McCarthy (Talbot Sunbeam) [10]
58 Conan O'Riordan/Kevin Healy (Peugeot 205) [10]
59 Donal O'Connor/TBA (Ford Escort) [C3]
60 Maurice Gannon/Ivan Gannon (Ford Escort) [13]
61 Barry O'Brien/Declan Buttimer (Honda Civic) [11F]
62 Etienne O'Sullivan/Donnacha Burke (Honda Civic) [11F]
63 Barry Hennessy/Steven Scallon (Honda Civic) [1]
64 Mick Boland/David Doyle (Vauxhall Nova) [9A]
65 Pierce J Doheny/Eilish Dunne (Opel Corsa) [10]
66 James Boland/David Manley (Ford Fiesta R2) [11F]
67 Mick Forde/Jim Cunningham (Talbot Sunbeam) [11R]
68 Emma Nott/Declan Casey (Ford Escort) [9]
Entries are still available for this years CB Toolhire Cork 20 International Rally, National Rally, Junior Rally and Sunday Stages Rally.
Seeding will take place on Wednesday night 19th Sept, so competitors not yet entered still have time to be officially seeded on appear on the Programme Entry list.
Programmes will go on sale on Friday 21st Sept. Outlets will be posted once programmes are distributed to the various shops.
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