Connacht Sligo Stages Rally - 16 Jul 23

Motorsport Ireland Statement - RIP Gene McDonald and Daire Maguire

Posted: July 17, 2023 5:39 AM

Motorsport Ireland Statement - 2023 Sligo Stages Rally

Posted: July 16, 2023 4:45 PM

Title Sponsor supports emerging Youth

Posted: July 15, 2023 2:16 PM

Our joint title sponsor FAAC simply automatic has generously offered a contribution towards the entry fee to each of the MIJRS entries starting Sligo this year, to be presented to each driver immediately before Driver briefing on Sunday morning.

Ciaran Phelan as a competitor himself and father of Cormac who during his progression became a nominee for the Billy Coleman award. This recognition gave the then young competitor the impetus to pursue his dreams even further.

The current Motorsport Ireland Junior Rally Series is a platform to encourage and promote and assist junior competitors focusing on developing their motorsport future. Their entrance into motorsport at an early age with the support of the Rally Academy give young drivers every opportunity reach the highest pinnacle of their motorsport career. Connacht Motor Club are delighted to be included as a Tar round of the championship particularly as Leitrim driver Keelan Grogan is a registered entrant and only recently was chosen as a nominee of the Billy Coleman Award. The field of juniors are seeded as a group in the mid forties.

Full details and updates available at www.connachtmotorclub.com on all the social media platforms and on the Sportity App. SSR2023

MIJRS Round 6 Preview: Sligo Stages Rally

Posted: July 15, 2023 1:58 PM

This weekend is set to be an exciting one for a number of Ireland’s rising Rallying stars, as the Motorsport Ireland Junior Rally Series heads to the northwest for the Sligo Stages Rally, the sixth round of the race for 2023 glory.

Ireland’s National Mix-Surface Rally Series, the MIJRS is quickly becoming a vital step in the development of a host of upcoming and exciting Irish rallying talent and already this season its clear just how close and enthralling the battles have been for the 2023 crown, as we already head to the penultimate event on Tarmac for many of the registered competitors.

Designed for future stars under the age of 25, the Rally4/R2 class is the spearhead of the Championship, and the winners here are competing for some incredible prizes that are designed specifically with their development in the sport at the core. Not only will the winner receive a Training & Coaching program to the value of €15,000 through the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy, but they will also receive a nomination for the Billy Coleman Award. 2nd and 3rd place in the Class will also receive support packages.

With the Championship standings calculated on a bases of ‘Best 2 Gravel Scores’ plus ‘Best 2 Tarmac Scores’ plus ‘Best Other Score’, many have taken the opportunity to try and build a score early as the series transitions between both surfaces.

Chief amongst those is current points leader Dylan Eves, the Donegal native showing really strong stage times on both surfaces this year so far, culminating in a maximum haul of points on Round 3, the Tipperary Forest Rally. Remarkably we have had four different round winners from five, with Kyle McBride claiming the ten points on the Killarney Forest Rally to kick off the season.

Aoife Rafferty took an impressive win on the most recent round of the series, the Moonraker Forest Rally, but like McBride their season’s have seen them compete outside of Ireland under the guidance of the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy meaning they don’t feature amongst the head of the leaderboard, but this weekend in Sligo is followed by the loose-surface speed fest that is the Cork Forest Rally in August and the finale on Tar at the Clare Stages in September.

On our two sealed-surface visits so far, on the Midlands Stages and Cavan rallies, Keelan Grogan has been the class of the field, reeling off a pair of victories against strong fields of registered crews, but having not appeared on Gravel yet this year he sits two points behind the consistently fast Ryan Caldwell who has had a very strong start to the campaign.

For others in the MIJRS Raly4/R2 class, 2023 has been a year of learning and getting up to speed with a whole new class of car. For both Ryan McHugh and Mossie Costello, they have stepped up from the J1600 class to homologated FWD machines, while for Shane Quinn & Dan Nash the year to date has been focused on getting seat time in their Rally4 machines.

In the J1600 class, Jack McKenna has been in a class of his own, recording victory on both Tarmac rounds contested to date, as well as a really impressive result on the recent Moonraker Forest Rally in what was his very first event on Gravel. Getting young drivers to experience different surfaces over the course of a season early in their career is a key part of the MIJRS, and the pace shown by Jack, and other debutants this year, has been really exciting to watch.

In the Rally5 Class, Jack Brennan has been the sole entrant in the MI Academy liveried Renault Clio. Having stepped up from the J1000 ranks, Brennan has used this year so far to get experience of both surfaces, longer events and achieve some remarkable stage results in what is the very first step of the Homologation Car ladder of opportunity designed by the FIA.

While the crews above will be aiming for victory on this weekend’s Sligo Stages Rally, for the J1000 crews their focus instead is set squarely on the final two events for them, the Cork Forest Rally and Carrick-on-Suir Rallysprint which both fall a week apart on the 20th & 27th of August. The battle for the title there is reduced to a shootout between Tommy Moffett and Tommy Cronin, with the latter knowing anything but victory on both events will hand the title to Moffett.

Entry List Updates

Posted: July 13, 2023 2:40 PM

Available on Sportity, link below

Seeded Entry List

Posted: July 7, 2023 3:14 PM

1 Josh Moffett/Keith Moriarty (Hyundai i20 R5) [5]
2 Callum Devine/Noel O'Sullivan (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
3 Meirion Evans/Jonathan Jackson (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
4 Jonathan Greer/Niall Burns (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
5 Declan Boyle/Patrick Walsh (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
6 Daniel Barry/Andy Hayes (Skoda Fabia R5) [5]
7 Michael Boyle/Dermot McCafferty (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
8 Daniel Cronin/Donnchadh Burke (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
9 Kevin Gallagher/Ryan Moore (Darrian T90 GTR) [14]
10 Aidan Wray/Martin Brady (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
11 Dessie Kennan/Jason McKenna (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
12 Paul Barrett/Kevin Reilly (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
14 Gary McPhillips/Paul Sheridan (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
15 Tim McNulty/Paul Kiely (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
16 Niall Maguire/Conor Foley (Subaru Impreza WRC S12) [7]
17 Gareth Sayers/Gareth Gilchrist (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [5]
18 Jason Mitchell/Paddy McCrudden (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
19 Steve Wood/Kenny Hull (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
20 Chris Armstrong/Darren Curran (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
21 John Bonner/Johnny Baird (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
22 Johno Doogan/Paul Lennon (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
23 John Warren/Ruthann O'Connor (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [13]
24 Shane Maguire/Paul Maguire (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
25 Michael Carbin/Dean O'Sullivan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [20]
26 Frank Wray/Joe McNulty (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
27 Dara Leonard/Vinnie Boyd (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
28 James Leckey/Dean Beckett (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
29 Daniel Doherty/Michael Doherty (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
30 Donagh Kelly/Rory Kennedy (BMW M3) [19]
31 Martin McCormack/Barney Mitchell (BMW M3) [14]
32 Patrick McHugh/Pauric O'Donnell (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
33 Barry Morris/Dylan Doonan (Darrian T90 GTR) [14]
34 Mike Quinn/Kieran Doherty (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
35 Tim Flood/Anthony Smith (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
36 Martin Cairns/Peter Ward (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [5]
37 Tomas O'Rourke/Tomas Scallan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
38 Anthony Cairns/Mark Preston (Subaru Impreza) [20]
39 Gary Cairns/TBA (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
40 Colin O'Rourke/Shane Gilhooly (Skoda Fabia R5) [20]
41 Aaron McIntyre/Paul McPhillips (Toyota Starlet RWD) [13]
42 In memory of Craig Breen
43 Dave Slattery/Denis Coffey (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
44 Darragh Cairns/Garry Monteith (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
45 Ryan McHugh/Declan Boyle (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
46 Cian Caldwell/Liam Egan (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
47 Keelan Grogan/Ayrton Sherlock (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [2]
48 Matthew Boyle/Gary Byrne (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
49 Dylan Eves/Ryan Farrell (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
50 Shane Quinn/Patrick Brides (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
51 Joseph Kelly/Ronan Comerford (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [2]
52 Colin Flanagan/Barry McLoughlin (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10) [20]
53 Justin Smyth/Gregory McQuillan (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
54 James Cassidy/Domhnall Lennon (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
55 Craig Rahill/Conor Smith (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
56 Paul Carron/Sean Brunton (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
57 Sam Johnston/David Gibbons (Honda Civic) [11F]
58 Des Lyons/Ashling McArdle (Honda Civic) [11F]
59 Gary Cassidy/Killian McArdle (Honda Civic) [11F]
60 David Healy/Stephen McGing (Honda Civic) [11F]
61 Anthony O'Brien/Padraig O'Donovan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10) [20]
62 Conor McCarthy/Gavin Sheehan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [20]
63 Paul Crosby/Eoin Lennon (Toyota Starlet RWD) [11R]
64 William (billy) Nolan/Evan Downey (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
65 Martin McPhillips/Peter Farrell (Toyota Corolla Twin Cam) [11R]
66 Mervyn Deane/Trevor Burke (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
67 Ryan McArdle/Conor Moloughney (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
68 Ben McIntyre/Andrew Wedlock (Toyota Starlet RWD) [11R]
69 Alan Lawson/Sean Harte (Honda Civic) [11F]
70 James McCarville/Conal McNulty (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
71 Daniel Conaghan/Terence Magee (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
72 Paul McDevitt/Ray Fitzpatrick (Ford Escort) [18]
73 Daniel Dunne/Keena Alan (Ford Escort) [14]
74 Damian Campbell/Declan McGarrity (Ford Escort) [13]
75 Conal Hegarty/John Spillane (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [11R]
76 Rory Thomas/Stephen Furey (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
77 Robbie Allen/Emer Kearns (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
78 Jason Tuthill/John Fogarty (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
79 Ferlin Taylor/Sean Maloney (Peugeot 205 RWD) [13]
80 Gary Quinn/Alan Quinn (Opel Manta 400) [13]
81 Dominic McLoughlin/Adrian Foley (Peugeot 205 RWD) [13]
82 Colin Currid/Paul Gallagher (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
83 David Quinn/James McDermott (BMW M3) [14]
84 John McGettrick/Martin Flynn (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
85 Roy Baldrick/Dermot Friel (Talbot Sunbeam) [13]
86 Declan Gannon/Ivan Gannon (Ford Fiesta) [20]
87 Ronan Campbell/Ciaran McAnespy (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [19]
88 Ger O'Brien/John Liston (Ford Escort) [13]
89 Keith Ewing/Sean Quigley (Honda Civic) [11F]
90 Ciaran Phelan/Brian Rowan (Honda Civic) [11F]
91 Mick Lonergan/Áine Phelan (Honda Civic) [11F]
92 Declan Campbell/Kevin Creighan (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
93 Jack McKenna/Damian Doherty (Honda Civic) [16]
94 Mikey Ryan/Eoghan Doherty (Honda Civic) [16]
95 Jack Kelly/Darragh Kelly (Honda Civic) [16]
96 Seimi Browne/Mickey Joe Browne (Honda Civic) [16]
97 Christy Carey/Richard Talbot (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [15]
98 Niall O'Sullivan/Seanie Bear O'Crowley (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [2]
99 Jack Brennan/John McGrath (Renault Clio Rally5) [1]
100 Pat Price/Andy Curran (Subaru Impreza) [4]
101 Ronan Quinn/Kevin Heffernan (Ford Escort) [13]
102 Conor Sherry/Ger Leech (Peugeot 205 RWD) [13]
103 Darren Hayes/Sean Mitchell (Hyundai i20 R5) [5]
104 Liam Egan/Eugene Donnelly (Proton Iriz R5) [5]
105 Gerry Casey/Conor Duffy (Ford Escort) [13]
106 Eamon Daly/TBA (Toyota Starlet RWD) [13]
107 Ruairi McGarrity/Martin McGarrity (Citroen DS3 R3) [3]
108 Paul Cloke/Liam Howlett (Honda Civic) [3]
109 Jack Maguire/Keith McConnon (Honda Civic) [11F]
110 Pat Kelly/Martin Flynn (Ford Fiesta) [20]
111 John A Callaghan/Ray Fitzpatrick (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
112 Cathal Sheridan/Peter Derry (Vauxhall Nova) [10]
113 Brian Bolger/TBA (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [5]
114 Kevin Wilson/Katie Wilson (Hyundai i20 R5) [5]
115 Jordan Greene McGee/Tony Curran (Toyota Corolla Twin Cam) [11R]
116 Michael Forde/James Flanagan (Talbot Sunbeam) [11R]
117 Sean Enright/Kevin Doherty (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
118 Rory Carroll/John Conway (Ford Escort) [12]
119 Eddie Kennelly/Paul McGlinchey (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
120 Patrick Herity/David McSorley (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [11R]
121 Paul McLoughlin/Anthony McDonald (Talbot Sunbeam) [10]
122 Anthony O'Brien/Sean Devlin (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [11R]
123 Gerry McIntyre/Paul Clarke (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4) [20]
124 Brian Comiskey/Declan Campbell (Subaru Impreza) [15]
125 David Hunt/Gillian Gilmartin (Citroen C2 R2) [11F]
126 Iarla Carty/Jack Carty (Opel Adam) [3]
127 Gunnar Johannesson/Isak Gudjonsson (Citroen C2R2 Max) [11F]
128 Brian McGarraghy/Mark McGarraghy (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
129 Jason McConnon/Daniel McConnon (Peugeot 208 R2) [3]
130 Keith Costello/John Burke (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
131 Colin Mullins/Cathal Mullins (Honda Civic) [1]
132 Mike Dolan/Katarzyna Galinska (Honda Civic) [11F]
133 Gearóid O'Regan/Brian Martyn (Honda Civic) [3]
134 Conor Lappin/Ryan Graham (Ford Escort Mk2) [9]
135 John Duffy/John Egan (Honda Integra Type R) [3]
136 Brian O'Donnell/Shane Maguire (Mazda MX5) [13]
137 Derek Bolton/Ronan Moore (Subaru Impreza) [20]
138 Christopher Boyce/Pascal Dillon (Honda Civic) [3]
139 Gerard Sharkey/Sara McFadden (Renault Clio RS) [2]
140 Timothy Duggan/Barry McBride (Seat Ibiza) [3]
141 Jason Mooney/TBA (Ford Fiesta) [13]
142 Kevin Cogan/Shane Barry (Honda Civic) [1]
143 Simon Love/Deirdre Benson (Honda Civic) [1]
144 Paul McConnell/Jarlath Dodd (Honda Civic Type R) [11F]
145 Brendan Furlong/Jack Harris (Peugeot 205 GTi) [10]
146 David Doherty/Conor Dolan (Peugeot 206 Cup Car) [2]
147 Sean ÓG Cahill/Ryan Graham (Vauxhall Nova) [9]
148 Malcolm Pedlow/John Henderson (BMW 2002) [18]
149 Aidan Kilkenny/Rosaleen Kelly (Peugeot 208 R2) [2]
150 Padraic Cawley/Shea Kelly (Citroen C2) [11F]
151 Micéal Currid/Leigh Currid (Honda Civic) [11F]
152 Eamonn Rudden/Brian Rudden (Vauxhall Chevette) [10]

Reserves
R Jamie Lally/Nathan Maguire (Honda Civic) [11F]
R Patrick Doherty/Dylan Boyce (Honda Civic) [16]
R Gene McDonald/Daire Maguire (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
R Barry Cuffe/Michael Loughney (Ford Escort) [11R]
R Frank Rafferty/Sean McCaffrey (Ford Fiesta) [20]
R Kyle McDaid/Damien Sheridan (Honda Civic EK4) [16]
R Daniel Breslin/TBA (Ford Escort RS Mk2) [14]
R Greg McCormack/Caroline McCormack (Ford Escort RS1800) [18]
R James McDermott/Paul McDermott (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
R Gavin Kelly/TBA (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
R Podge Cronin/Josh Radford (Honda Civic) [11F]
R Jason McSweeney/Liam Brennan (Ford Fiesta) [5]
R Liam McMullan/Patrick Durning (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
R Barry Doogan/Keith Neary (Honda Civic) [11F]
R Shane McFadden/James McGlinchey (Honda Civic) [11F]
R JF Shovelin/Emmet Brosnan (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
R Johnny Jordan/Gary McNern (Toyota Starlet) [13]
R Danny McCormack/James Flood (Honda Civic EK4) [11F]
R Kieran O'Kane/Sean Devlin (Opel Ascona) [14]
R Kevin Cole/Matthew Kirwan (Ford Escort) [13]
R John Watters/Graham Trevor (Ford Escort) [14]
R Gearoid Leonard/Dylan Burke (Honda Civic Type R) []
R Niall McKenna/Caolan McKenna (Ford Fiesta) []
R Dermot Cannon/Bobby Trimble (Ford Escort) [14]
R Peter Wilson/TBA (Ford Escort) [13]
R Martin Cawley/Kenneth Langan (Peugeot 205 GTi) [10]
R Letisha Conn/Stephen Conn (Ford Fiesta) [2]
R Andrew Purcell/TBA (Ford Fiesta) [2]
R Michael Cahill/Conor Smith (Ford Escort) [11R]
R Gavin Sheill/Ken Blanche (Ford Fiesta ST) [1]
R Brian Lavelle/Piaras O'Ceallachain (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
R David Armstrong/Ashley Trimble (Ford Escort RS1800) [18]
R Katie Quinn/Ciara O'Connell (Honda Civic) [2]
R Daragh Smith/Sean Mitchell (Honda Civic Type R) [11F]
R Cathal Mullins/Darragh Mullins (Honda Civic EK4) [1]
R Dan Nash/Gavin Downey (Ford Fiesta Rally 4) [2]
R Garry O'Reilly/TBA (Honda Civic) [1]
R Christopher Snow/TBA (Honda Civic) [13]
R Brian Brogan/Damian McGettigan (Ford Escort) [14]
R Aoife Raftery/TBA (Ford Fiesta) [2]
R Raymond Conlon/Gavin Doherty (Toyota Corolla RWD) [13]
R Paul Robins/Jordan Wilkinson (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
R Sean Sharkey/Martin Byrne (Toyota Starlet RWD) [13]
R Dylan Baskin/Amy Faughnan (Honda Civic) [11F]
R Joe Browne/Tommy Cuddihy (Honda Civic 1.6VTI) [16]
R Anthony Hand/David McCrudden (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
R David Kelly/TBA (Citroen C3 Rally 2) [5]

Press Release 2

Posted: July 1, 2023 8:53 AM

With less than three weeks to go until the actual date of July 16th for the Faac simply automatic /Sligo Park Hotel Stages rally, entries have hit the close to the 200 mark with time still remaining until the closing date of July 5th and still a number of championship contenders expected to sign up. Competitors are reminded that only fully paid entries at the closing date are deemed valid and when they will then receive an email confirming entry.

Amongst those in the mix so far are many interesting pairings, including Donagh Kelly with Rory Kennedy on the notes in a BMW M3, both crews having visited Sligo on a number of occasions, and indeed Rory finishing on the podium as far back as 1988. Another interesting pairing entered are the Doherty brothers Daniel and Michael in a R5 Fiesta making a return to Sligo having won the Rally back in 1999. James Leckey entered also in a Fiesta, having been on the starter list back in 1993 is destined to hit the Sligo stages again this year.

Some competitors with possible sights set on a leaderboard finish, would most likely be Jonny Greer with local Niall Burns on the notes, two times winner Declan Boyle or indeed three times winner Niall Maguire. An array of others with potential to be in the mix include Gareth Sayers, Aidan Wray, Steve Woods from Wales, Frank Wray or Tim Mc Nulty with local navigator and former CoC Paul Kiely on board.

More than 120 Marshals required to cover Stages.

Chief Marshall Jarlath Barry is currently recruiting support from neighbouring clubs in the region to cover the requirement across the three stages. He is encouraged by the support received from clubs which our membership would have supported to date this year in varied roles, and from clubs with events planned for later in the year which the club would have committed to. Jarlath has appealed to any additional experienced marshals who would wish to lend their support to make contact and their help will be gratefully accepted. In recognition, title sponsor FAAC simply automatic have generously provided a goodie bag to be raffled, one for each of the nine stages, which will include a collection sought after merchandise and a 50 euro note, which will be drawn from the marshal list signed on in the morning. A number of other prizes will be added to the draw over the coming week.

Entries Received - 30 Jun

Posted: July 1, 2023 8:51 AM

Driver Name/Navigator Name (Car) [Class]

Cathal Mullins/Darragh Mullins (Honda Civic EK4) [1]
Colin Mullins/Cathal Mullins (Honda Civic EK4) [1]
Garry O'Reilly/TBA (Honda Civic) [1]
Gavin Kelly/TBA (Ford Fiesta R5) [1]
Gavin Sheill/Ken Blanche (Ford Fiesta ST) [1]
Jack Brennan/John McGrath (Renault Renault Clio Rally5) [1]
Jonathan Greer/Niall Burns (Citroen C3 Rally2) [1]
Kevin Cogan/Shane Barry (Honda Civic) [1]
Simon Love/Deirdre Benson (Honda Civic) [1]
Aoife Raftery/TBA (Ford Fiesta R2) [2]
Brian Bolger/TBA (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [2]
Cian Caldwell/Liam Egan (Ford Fiesta) [2]
Dan Nash/Gavin Downey (Ford Fiesta Rally 4) [2]
David Doherty/Conor Dolan (Peugeot 206 Cup Car) [2]
Dylan Eves/Ryan Farrell (Ford Fiesta) [2]
Gerard Sharkey/Sara McFadden (Renault Clio RS) [2]
Joseph Kelly/Ronan Comerford (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [2]
Katie Quinn/Ciara O'Connell (Honda Civic) [2]
Keelan Grogan/Ayrton Sherlock (Peugeot 208 Rally 4) [2]
Keith Costello/John Burke (Ford Fiesta) [2]
Matthew Boyle/Gary Byrne (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
Niall O'Sullivan/Seanie Bear O'Crowley (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [2]
Ryan McHugh/Declan Boyle (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
Shane Quinn/Patrick Brides (Ford Fiesta) [2]
Christopher Boyce/Pascal Dillon (Honda Civic) [3]
Gearóid O'Regan/Brian Martyn (Honda Civic Type R) [3]
Iarla Carty/Jack Carty (Opel Adam) [3]
Jason McConnon/Daniel McConnon (Peugeot 208 R2) [3]
John Duffy/John Egan (Honda Integra Type R) [3]
Paul Cloke/Liam Howlett (Honda Civic) [3]
Ruairi McGarrity/Martin McGarrity (Citroen DS3 R3) [3]
Timothy Duggan/Barry McBride (Seat Ibiza) [3]
Pat Price/Andy Curran (Subaru Impreza N12B) [4]
Tomas O'Rourke/Tomas Scallan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
Aidan Wray/Martin Brady (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
Callum Devine/Noel O'Sullivan (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
Daniel Barry/Andy Hayes (Skoda Fabia R5) [5]
Daniel Doherty/Michael Doherty (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
Dara Leonard/Vinnie Boyd (Ford Fiesta) [5]
Darragh Cairns/Garry Monteith (Ford Fiesta) [5]
Declan Boyle/Patrick Walsh (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
Frank Wray/Joe McNulty (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
Gareth Sayers/Gareth Gilchrist (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [5]
Gary Cairns/TBA (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
James Leckey/Dean Beckett (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
Jason McSweeney/Liam Brennan (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
Jason Mitchell/Paddy McCrudden (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
Josh Moffett/Keith Moriarty (Hyundai i20 R5) [5]
Kevin Wilson/Katie Wilson (Hyundai i20 R5) [5]
Liam Egan/Eugene Donnelly (Proton Iriz R5) [5]
Liam McMullan/Patrick Durning (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
Martin Cairns/Ward Peter (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [5]
Meirion Evans/Jonathan Jackson (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
Michael Boyle/Dermot McCafferty (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
Paul Barrett/Kevin Reilly (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
Shane Maguire/Paul Maguire (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
Steve Wood/Kenny Hull (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
Tim McNulty/Paul Kiely (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
Niall Maguire/Conor Foley (Subaru Impreza WRC S12) [7]
Aidan Kilkenny/Rosaleen Kelly (Ford Escort Mk2) [9]
Conor Lappin/Ryan Graham (Ford Escort Mk2) [9]
Sean ÓG Cahill/Ryan Graham (Vauxhall Nova) [9]
Brendan Furlong/Jack Harris (Peugeot 205 GTi) [10]
Cathal Sheridan/Peter Derry (Vauxhall Nova) [10]
Eamonn Rudden/Brian Rudden (Vauxhall Chevette) [10]
Martin Cawley/Kenneth Langan (Peugeot 205 GTi) [10]
Paul McLoughlin/Anthony McDonald (Talbot Sunbeam) [10]
Alan Lawson/TBA (Honda Civic) [11F]
Barry Doogan/Keith Neary (Honda Civic) [11F]
Danny McCormack/James Flood (Honda Civic EK4) [11F]
Daragh Smith/Sean Mitchell (Honda Civic Type R) [11F]
David Healy/Stephen McGing (Honda Civic EG6) [11F]
David Hunt/Gillian Gilmartin (Citroen C2 R2) [11F]
Des Lyons/Ashling McArdle (Honda Civic EG6) [11F]
Dylan Baskin/Amy Faughnan (Honda Civic) [11F]
Gary Cassidy/Killian McArdle (Honda Civic) [11F]
Gunnar Johannesson/Isak Gudjonsson (Citroen C2R2 Max) [11F]
Jack Maguire/Keith McConnon (Honda Civic) [11F]
Jamie Lally/Nathan Maguire (Honda Civic) [11F]
Keith Ewing/Sean Quigley (Honda Civic EK4) [11F]
Micéal Currid/Leigh Currid (Honda Civic) [11F]
Mick Lonergan/Áine Phelan (Honda Civic Type R) [11F]
Mike Dolan/Katarzyna Galinska (Honda Civic) [11F]
Padraic Cawley/Shea Kelly (Citroen C2) [11F]
Paul McConnell/Jarlath Dodd (Honda Civic Type R) [11F]
Podge Cronin/Josh Radford (Honda Civic) [11F]
Sam Johnston/David Gibbons (Honda Civic) [11F]
Shane McFadden/James McGlinchey (Honda Civic) [11F]
Adrian Rankin/Liam McGlynn (Toyota Corolla RWD) [11R]
Anthony O'Brien/Sean Devlin (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [11R]
Barry Cuffe/Michael Loughney (Ford Escort) [11R]
Ben McIntyre/Andrew Wedlock (Toyota Starlet RWD) [11R]
Brian McGarraghy/Mark McGarraghy (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
Conal Hegarty/John Spillane (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [11R]
Craig Rahill/Conor Smith (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
Eddie Kennelly/Paul McGlinchey (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
John A Callaghan/Ray Fitzpatrick (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
Jordan Greene McGee/Tony Curran (Toyota Corolla Twin Cam) [11R]
Martin McPhillips/Peter Farrell (Toyota Corolla Twin Cam) [11R]
Michael Cahill/Conor Smith (Ford Escort) [11R]
Michael Forde/James Flanagan (Talbot Sunbeam) [11R]
Patrick Herity/David McSorley (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [11R]
Paul Carron/Sean Brunton (Toyota Ae86) [11R]
Paul Crosby/Eoin Lennon (Toyota Starlet RWD) [11R]
William (billy) Nolan/Evan Downey (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
Colin Currid/Paul Gallagher (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
Colm Browne/Michael Browne (Ford Escort G3) [12]
Declan Campbell/Kevin Creighan (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
James Cassidy/Domhnall Lennon (Ford Escort) [12]
James McDermott/Paul McDermott (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
Justin Smyth/Gregory McQuillan (Ford Escort) [12]
Rory Carroll/John Conway (Ford Escort) [12]
Ryan McArdle/Conor Moloughney (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
Sean Enright/Kevin Doherty (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
Aaron McIntyre/Paul McPhillips (Toyota Starlet RWD) [13]
Brian Lavelle/Piaras O'Ceallachain (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
Brian O'Donnell/Shane Maguire (Mazda Mx5) [13]
Christopher Snow/TBA (Honda Civic) [13]
Conor Sherry/Ger Leech (Peugeot 205 RWD) [13]
Damian Campbell/Declan McGarrity (Ford Escort) [13]
Daniel Conaghan/Terence Magee (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
Dave Slattery/Denis Coffey (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
Dominic McLoughlin/Adrian Foley (Peugeot 205 RWD) [13]
Eamon Daly/TBA (Toyota Kp60) [13]
Ferlin Taylor/Sean Maloney (Peugeot 205 RWD) [13]
Gary Quinn/Quinn Alan (Opel Manta 400) [13]
Gene McDonald/Shane (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
Ger O'Brien/John Liston (Ford Escort) [13]
Gerry Casey/Conor Duffy (Ford Escort) [13]
James McCarville/Conal McNulty (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
Jason Mooney/TBA (Ford Fiesta) [13]
Jason Tuthill/John Fogarty (Ford Escort) [13]
John McGettrick/Martin Flynn (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
John Warren/Ruthann O'Connor (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [13]
Johnny Jordan/Gary McNern (Toyota Starlet) [13]
Kevin Cole/Matthew Kirwan (Ford Escort) [13]
Mervyn Deane/Trevor Burke (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
Paul Robins/Jordan Wilkinson (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
Peter Wilson/TBA (Ford Escort) [13]
Raymond Conlon/Gavin Doherty (Toyota Corolla RWD) [13]
Robbie Allen/Emer Kearns (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
Ronan Quinn/Kevin Heffernan (Ford Escort) [13]
Rory Thomas/Stephen Furey (Ford Escort) [13]
Roy Baldrick/Dermot Friel (Talbot Sunbeam) [13]
Sean Sharkey/Martin Byrne (Toyota Starlet RWD) [13]
Tim Flood/Anthony Smith (Ford Escort) [13]
Barry Morris/Dylan Doonan (Darrian T90 GTR) [14]
Brian Brogan/Damian McGettigan (Ford Escort) [14]
Daniel Breslin/TBA (Ford Escort RS Mk2) [14]
Daniel Dunne/Keena Alan (Ford Escort) [14]
David Quinn/James McDermott (BMW M3) [14]
Dermot Cannon/Bobby Trimble (Ford Escort) [14]
Dessie Kennan/Jason McKenna (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
Gary McPhillips/Paul Sheridan (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
JF Shovelin/Emmet Brosnan (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
John Bonner/Johnny Baird (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
John Watters/Graham Trevor (Ford Escort) [14]
Johno Doogan/Paul Lennon (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
Kevin Gallagher/Ryan Moore (Darrian T90 GTR) [14]
Kieran O'Kane/TBA (Opel Ascona) [14]
Martin McCormack/Barney Mitchell (BMW M3 E30) [14]
Mike Quinn/Kieran Doherty (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
Patrick McHugh/Pauric O'Donnell (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
Brian Comiskey/Declan Campbell (Subaru Impreza) [15]
Christy Carey/Richard Talbot (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [15]
Jason Currid/TBA (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [15]
Jack Kelly/Darragh Kelly (Honda Civic) [16]
Jack McKenna/Damian Doherty (Honda Civic EG6) [16]
Joe Browne/Tommy Cuddihy (Honda Civic 1.6VTI) [16]
Kyle McDaid/Damien Sheridan (Honda Civic EK4) [16]
Mikey Ryan/Eoghan Doherty (Honda Civic) [16]
Patrick Doherty/Dylan Boyce (Honda Civic) [16]
Seimi Browne/TBA (Honda Civic) [16]
David Armstrong/Ashley Trimble (Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2) [18]
Greg McCormack/Caroline McCormack (Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2) [18]
Malcolm Pedlow/John Henderson (BMW 2002) [18]
Paul McDevitt/Ray Fitzpatrick (Ford Escort) [18]
Ronan Campbell/Ciaran McAnespy (Ford Escort Mk2) [19]
Alistair Inglis/TBA (Citroen C3 Rally2) [20]
Anthony Cairns/Mark Preston (Subaru Clubman Group A) [20]
Anthony O'Brien/Padraig O'Donovan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) [20]
Colin Flanagan/Barry McLoughlin (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) [20]
Colin O'Rourke/Shane Gilhooly (Skoda Fabia) [20]
Conor McCarthy/Gavin Sheehan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [20]
Declan Gannon/Ivan Gannon (Ford Fiesta) [20]
Derek Bolton/Ronan Moore (Subaru Clubman Group A) [20]
Frank Rafferty/Sean McCaffrey (Ford Fiesta) [20]
Gerry McIntyre/Paul Clarke (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4) [20]
Michael Carbin/Dean O'Sullivan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [20]
Pat Kelly/Martin Flynn (Ford Fiesta) [20]
Ciaran Phelan/Brian Rowan Rown (Honda Civic) []
Darren Hayes/Sean Mitchell (Hyundai I20 R5) []
Donagh Kelly/Rory Kennedy (BMW M3) []
Gearoid Leonard/Burke Dylan (Honda Civic Type R) []
Niall McKenna/Caolan McKenna (Ford Fiesta) []

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Posted: June 23, 2023 11:41 AM

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Regulations now published for FAAC simply automatic /Sligo Park Hotel Rally 2023

Posted: June 1, 2023 11:36 AM

Now with the publication of Regulations on Sunday last, Sligo’s mid-summer event is ready to accept entries online from Monday next June 5th at noon. No doubt within the current motorsport climate, with most events to date this year being oversubscribed, a substantial level of entries will be received in the opening days. This will be especially influenced by the fact of being at a midway milestone within counting rounds of three of the premier rally championships, namely the Triton National, the Sligo Pallets Border and the Top Part West Coast series and also a round of the MI Junior Rally Series. Traditionally once neighbouring Donegal International is behind us, and competitors get through it unscathed, the floodgates of entries turn towards the Sligo event.

As part of the rescheduled Motorsport Open Day due to take place on Sunday June 11th at Sligo Park Hotel, the organising committee of Rally 2023 plan to host the event Photoshoot to officially launch proceedings in the run up to Sunday July 16th.

Regulations / Sportity / Entries opening (Mon) 5 Jun @ 12 noon

Posted: June 1, 2023 11:30 AM

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Regulations - May 28th - Entries opening (Mon) 5 Jun @ 12 noon

Posted: May 15, 2023 5:08 PM

The organising team under the guidance of Clerk of the Course, Ultan Mc Gowan have been putting flesh on the bones of the 2023 FAAC simply automatic / Sligo Park Hotel Stages Rally in preparation for Sunday July 16th. The three-by-three stage format has been selected with communications already carried out with the residents on the event route. A very accessible central service area has been chosen and scrutiny will be hosted at a special venue with particular appeal to the general public in mind.

The committee are overwhelmed with the support from the loyal sponsors who have last been on board back in 2019, namely FAAC simply automatic and Sligo Park Hotel, but also the associate, stage, scrutiny , service and special award sponsors to be announced in the coming weeks .

The rescheduled date for the Connacht Motor Club’s Open Day on Sunday June 11th will be combined also as a platform to launch our 2023 Stages Rally, when the organisers, sponsors, personalities and the media come together to kick the event off.

The important forthcoming dates for competitors to keep in mind are, Regulations will be published on May 28th with entries opening online on Bank Holiday Monday June 5th at 12 noon.

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Press Release 1 - Sligo Stages Rally back for 2023

Posted: March 16, 2023 1:43 PM

Following a three year break due to, two years of the pandemic, and last year as a result of the introduction of twenty four month National Rally calendar, meaning Sligo slotted into year two.

The FAAC simply automatic / Sligo Park Hotel Stages Rally is scheduled to take place on Sunday July 16th and with some plans already in place from 2020 , Clerk of the Course Ultan Mc Gowan and his team has already begun preparation for mid-July.

Ultan taking on the mantle for the first time comes with vast experiences gained from different prospectives, both as a competitor and an organiser. His recent undertaking as Clerk of the Course for the Connacht Motor Clubs inaugural Hillclimb in 2021 and the successful two day Championship rounds last year was a true reflection of his organisational skills.

The club are delighted to the confirmed loyalty of title sponsors FAAC simply automatic and Sligo Park Hotel at this point giving the organising committee the confidence in planning and currently are seeking and securing further associate sponsors.

The event is Round 5 of the Triton National Rally Championship, Round 3 of the Sligo Pallets Border Rally Championship and Round 3 of the Top Part West Coast Championship as well as Round 6 of the Motorsport Ireland Junior Rally Series.

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Posted: March 16, 2023 1:42 PM

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