Deja vu Donagh Day - 24 Oct 21

Provisional Entry List

Posted: September 24, 2021 2:48 AM

1  Paddy Hopkirk, Penn, Eng/Rory Kennedy, Letterkenny, Ire.            1966         Mini Cooper S
2  Jimmy McRae, Lanark, Scot/Trevor Agnew, Westgate-on-Sea, Eng              1991         Subaru  Legacy S9
3  Austin McHale, Dublin, Ire/TBA    
4  Donagh and Eamonn Kelly, Donegal, Ire             1989         BMW M3
5  John Coyne, Laguna Beach, California, USA/ Christy Farrrell, Ire    1977         Talbot Sunbeam lotus
6  Cathal and Conor Curley, Derry, N. Ire    1979         Ford Escort MK 2
7  Vincent Bonner, Donegal, Ire/Bernard Glackin, Harrow, Eng          1987         Opel Manta
8  Gary Jennings, Kesh, N. Ire/TBA 2006         Subaru S12B WRC
9  Denis and Stuart Biggerstaff, Dromara, N. Ire       2003         Subaru  Impreza S9
10 Ollie O'Donovan, London, Eng/ Brian McCloskey, Coleraine, N. Ire              1993         Michelin Pilot Escort Cosworth
11 Ken Colbert and Kenny Thompson, Dungannon, N. Ire.    1968         Mini Cooper S
12 Mike Dunnion, Portmarnock, Ire/Holly Dunnion, Duleeek, Ire.      1978         Vauxhall Chevette HSR
13 Jonathon and John Radley, Waterford, Ire            1982         Audi A2 Quattro
14 Conn Williamson and Tony McLaughlin, Crumlin, N. Ire    1971         BMW 2002Ti
15 Simon and Kelli Woodside, Templepatrick, N. Ire 1989         BMW M3
16 John McLean, Banbury, Eng/ Davy Greer, Carryduff, N. Ire             1991         Cosworth Sierra 4 x 4
17 Padraig Murphy, Derrylin, N.Ire/ Bryan Og Gallagher, Enniskillen. 1976         Ford Escort
18 Seamus O'Connell and Sean Magee, Dungiven, N. Ire       1978         Ford Escort
19 John and David Bonner, Craughey, Ire    1979         Ford Escort 2.5
20 Alan and Bryan Jardine, Dungannon, N. Ire           1968         Ford Escort MK 1 Twin Cam
21 Raymond Spence and Phillip Hall, Newtownards, N. Ire   1975         Ford Escort MK 2
22 John McCarthy, Ballina, Ire./Eva McCloskey, Letterkenny, Ire.       1976         Ford Escort MK 2
23 Brendan and Declan McGrath, Donaghmore, N. Ire           1976         Ford Escort MK 2
24 Stephen McCaul, Donegal/ Martin Campbell, Carnlough, N. Ire     1978         Ford Escort MK 2
25 Joseph and Kevin Devlin, Derry, N. Ire     1979         Ford Escort MK 2
26 Colin Currid, Sligo, Ire/TBA          1979         Ford Escort MK 2
27 Damien and Martin McVey, Letterkenny, Ire           Ford Escort MK 2
28 Gary McElhinney and Shaun Lafferty, Laghey, Ire 1979         Ford Escort MK 2 RS 1800
29 Daniel and Aisling Friel, Letterkenny, Ire 1969         Ford Escort MK1
30 Brian McGarraghy, Ramelton / Seamus Farrell,  Sligo, Ire 1970         Ford Escort MK1
31 John and J.J. Farrell, Navan, Ire  1972         Ford Escort MK1
32 Conor and Don McMeel, Toomebridge, N. Ire      1978         Ford Escort MK2 Gp 4
33 Seamus McCusker, Swatragh, N. Ire/Kevin Glendinning, Laghy, Ire.            1995         Ford Escort MK6 G6
34 Dan Kelleher and Pat Lucey, Millstreet. Ire           1979         Ford Escort RS1800
35 Derek Ryan and Cormac Quigley, Coralstown, Ire              1979         Ford Escort RS2000
36 Hugh and Terence Dillon, Portglenone, N. Ire      1973         Hillman Avenger
37 Denis Orr and Kade Gilchrist, Letterkenny, Ire     1996         Honda Civic
38 Sean and Mo Treacy, Lisburn, N. Ire        1970         Lancia Fulvia
39 Niall and William Creighton, Moira, N. Ire             1965         Lotus Cortina MK 1
40 John Anderson, Lisburn, N. Ire/TBA         1985         Metro 6R4 Clubman
41 Barry Foley and Joe Gilligan, Sligo, Ire        MG Metro 6R4
42 Donal and John Kelly, Ballyshannon, Ire  1973         Mini 1275 GT
43 Paraic McGurn, Ballyshannon, Ire/Patsy Keenan, Atlanta, USA.     1973         Mini 1275 GT
44 John F. Golden and Liam McBride, Manorhamilton, Ire    1965         Mini Cooper S
45 Derek Smyth and Anne Smyth, Dungannon, N. Ire 1967         Mini Cooper S
46 Elgin Greer, Hillsborough, N. Ire/ TBA     1968         Mini Cooper S
47 Iarla and Mary Carty, Bundoran, Ire         1969         Mini Cooper S
48 Brian and Adam Carson, Magheralin, N. Ire          1971         Mini Cooper S
49 Michael and Dessie Nutt, Derry, N. Ire    1969         Mini Cooper S MK1
50 Tom Flaherty and Martin Carter, Galway, Ire       1979         Ford Escort MK 2
51 Adrian Mulholland and Connor McGhee, Magherafelt, N. Ire        1983         Nissan 240 RS
52 Peter Dowds, Lisburn, N. Ire/TBA             1997         Nissan Micra Kit Car
53 Kevin McGlynn, Milford, Ire/Tony McHugh, Milford, Ire   1978         Opel 400 R
54 Aidan Jackson, Glanmire, Ire/TBA             1984         Opel Corsa GSI
55 Kieran O'Neill and Tommy Burke, Belfast, N. Ire  1978         Opel Kadett Coupe
56 Martin Treacy and Dessie Dolan, Enniskillen, N. Ire           1983         Opel Manta
57 John Corrigan, Castlepollard, Ire/TBA      1988         Opel Manta
58 Jonni and Sarah McDaid, Ballinamallard, N. Ire    1998         Peugeot 106 Supercup
59 Brendan McAree and  Paul Fitzpatrick, Monaghan, ire     1973         Porsche 911
60 Elkin Robinson, Donnemana, N. Ire/Robert McDaid, Eglington, N. Ire         1975         Porsche 911
61 Conor Falvey, Rathmore, Ire/TBA             1975         Porsche 911 3.0 RS 
62 Pat  Dillon, Dublin, Ire and Paddy Fay, Navan, Ire 1967         Renault 8 Gordini
63 Richard and Melissa Hogg, Limavady, N. Ire          1973         Rover SD1
64 Timothy Duggan and Mary Corr, Milford, Donegal, Ire      1996         Seat Ibiza
65 Kenneth and Sinead McHale, Ballina, Ire 1994         Subaru Imprezza GC8
66 John Ward and Hugh Molloy, Glenties, Ire            1998         Subaru Imprezza GC8
67 Denis Ferry, Dunfanaghy, Ire/Danny McMenamin, Letterkenny, Ire            2006         Subaru N12B Prodrive
68 J. Martin McGrath, Hillsborough, N. Ire/TBA        1967         Sunbeam Tiger
69 Tommi and Mollie McDaid, Castlederg, N. Ire      1981         Talbot Samba
70 Brian Crawford, Ballybofey, Ire/ Finian Hannigan, Dublin, Ire.        1978         Talbot Sunbeam 1.6 Ti
71 Harold and Keith Thompson, Manorhamilton, Ire              1978         Talbot Sunbeam lotus
72 Fred Ward and Barbara Ward, Portadown, N. Ire 1975         Toyota Celica  
73 Mark and Rory Doyle, Gilford, N. Ire        1994         Toyota Celica ST-185
74 Johnny Jordan and Karen Gallagher, Inver, Ire     1979         Toyota Starlet
75 Alan Graham, Drumbo, N. Ire /Pamela Balantine, Belfast, N. Ire    1976         Triumph TR8
76 Declan Murray, Magherafelt, N. Ire/Lucy Warner, Bushmills, N .Ire             1992         Vauxhall Astra GSI
77 Gerry and Barbara Faloona, Belfast, N. Ire            1994         Vauxhall Astra GSi
78 Eamonn and Brian Rudden, Cavan, Ire    1980         Vauxhall Chevette HSR
79 James and Connor Greenan, Ballyshannon, Ire    1993         Vauxhall Corsa B
80 Jack Carty and Emma Doogan, Bundoran, Ire       1988         Vauxhall Nova              
81 Seamus and Andrea Murray, Magherafelt, N. Ire          1962         Volkswagen Beetle        
82 Robert and Richard Kinloch, Omagh, N. Ire           1968         Mini Cooper 970s
83 Robert and Alan Smyth, Omagh, N. Ire   1964         Mini Cooper S
84 George Jennings and Beverley McNally, Ballynahinch, N. Ire          1968         Mini Cooper S
85 Trevor Barlow and Mark Nesbitt, Dromara, N. Ire              1971         Mini Cooper S
86 Aoife Raftery and Mark Kane, Galway, Ireland     2009         Ford Fiesta R2

DÉJÀ VU DONAGH DAY ENTRIES HAVE CLOSED.

Posted: September 24, 2021 2:04 AM

Visitors to Donegal Town on Sunday 24th October will be able to see almost half a century of rally history lined up in the Port Car Park for the start of Déjà vu Donagh Day, the nostalgic parade of rally cars and rally drivers.

At No. 1 will be Paddy Hopkirk in a Mini Cooper S, a car similar to the one in which he won the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally. He will be accompanied by Donegal’s multi-experienced co-driver, Rory Kennedy. Following them will be Jimmy McRae, the seven-time Circuit of Ireland Rally winner, in the Subaru WRC S9, which was driven by his World Rally Champion son Colin, in 1991. He will be co-driven by Trevor Agnew, a former world rally champion.

Next up it's Austin MacHale, the five-times Irish Rally Champion, followed by another Tarmac Champion, John Coyne, who returns from the USA to team up with his former co-driver Christie Farrell. They will drive a 1972 Talbot Sunbeam Lotus.Then we have three Donegal legends; Cathal Curley, the man who won the first three Donegal International rallies, who will drive a 1979 Ford Escort Mk.II with his son Connor by his side. Vincent Bonner, the first Donegal man to win the Donegal International, who will drive the winning 1987 Opel Mantra 400 and Donagh Kelly in a 1989 BMW M3, who was the Irish Tarmac and National Rally Champion in 2015 and is also the owner and founder of The Stables Motorsport Centre.

Watch out for Gary Jennings, in his 2006 Subaru WRC S12B, who was the 2013 Tarmac Champion and Dennis Biggerstaff, in a 2003 Subaru WRC S9, a multiple rally and rallycross champion, who will be with his son Stuart. There will be many other well known faces amongst the eighty strong entries and in addition an amazing array of exciting classic rally cars which include the following; 10 Mini Cooper ‘S’s, 7 Ford Escort Mk Is, 14 Ford Escort Mk IIs, 6 Subaru's, 6 Opel's, 4 Talbot's, 4 Vauxhall's, 3 Porsche's, 2 BMW's, 2 Toyota's, and such rarities as a Lancia Fulvia, a Nissan 240RS, and a Renault 8 Gordini.

The cars will leave the Port Car Park at 12.00 noon and travel around Lough Eske then via the Bluestack Mountains to The Stables Motorsports Centre in The Frosses. Please not that only entrants will be able to gain access to the museum.

Please give generously at the collection points as all proceeds will go to The Bluestack Special Needs Foundation.

DÉJÀ VU Motorsport would like to thank Donagh Kelly and the Stables Motorsport Centre staff; The Donegal County Council; The Abbey Hotel; DMG Motors; Ivan and Cynthia Furey, and Robert Little for all their assistance.

Déjà vu Donagh Day: 30 places remain open.

Posted: September 9, 2021 2:57 PM

50 entries in, only 30 places remaining. Details at:

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HOPKIRK AND McRAE WILL LEAD THE DÉJÀ VU PARADE

Posted: September 9, 2021 2:53 PM

Rally enthusiasts won’t have to wait until next year for a Déjà vu Motorsport fix as the organisiers of these charity reunions have announced Déjà vu Donagh Day. This pilgrimage to Donagh Kelly’s new Stables Motorsports Centre in the Frosses, near Donegal Town will start in the centre of Donegal Town at 12.00 ?noon on Sunday 24th October 2021.

Paddy Hopkirk, Ireland’s legendary Monte Carlo Rally winner, will lead the way, navigated by Rory Kennedy, in a Mini Cooper S, identical to the one he used in 1964 to win the sports most famous event. Jimmy McRae, the Scotsman, who won the Circuit of Ireland seven times, will follow in the Subaru Impreza once driven by his World Rally Champion son Colin. The 1982 Irish Tarmac Rally Champion John Coyne will be returning from America to drive the Sunbeam Talbot) that brought him so much success. Other names including Donagh Kelly, a Tarmac and National Rally Champion in 2015, are expected to join the eighty car spectacle on the thirty-mile route from Donegal Town around Lough Eske special stage and into the Bluestack Mountains.

ITINERARY Sunday 24th October.
09.00 Gather at Donegal Port Car Park. Registration and Drivers Briefing at the Abbey Hotel.
12.00 Start at the Port Car Park for the 30 mile trip around Lough Eske and through the Bluestack Mountains.
13.15 Arrive at The Stables Motorsports Centre at the Frosses. Admission to the centre is by invitation only.

REGISTRATION
Registration will be on a first come first serve basis and is restricted to 80 cars. On this occasion only rally cars and rally replicas are eligible. The entry fee of €175.00 (£150.000 covers two people per car and includes: Morning coffee, Route book, Car Plate, Motorsports Centre entry, entertainment and a BBQ lunch for two people.

All the proceeds will go to The Bluestack Special Needs Foundation, the community organisation that helps special need children and their parents in the Donegal area.

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