Fastnet Stages Rally (Bantry) - 29 Oct 23

Posted: October 28, 2023 3:52 PM - 11765 Hits

Round 8 - 2023 National Rally Championship
Round 6 - 2023 West Coast Rally Championship
Round 9 - 2023 Southern 4 Rally Championship
Reserve Round - 2023 Motorsport Ireland Junior Rally Series (J1600, JR2, Rally4/5)

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Entry List Updates (Evo Link)

Posted: October 25, 2023 3:51 AM

Seeded Entry List

Posted: October 18, 2023 2:03 PM

1 Josh Moffett/Keith Moriarty (Hyundai I20 R5) [5]
2 Callum Devine/Noel O'Sullivan (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
3 Daniel Cronin/Donnchadh Burke (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
4 Patrick O'Brien/Stephen O'Brien (Skoda Fabia R5) [5]
5 Eamonn Kelly/Conor Mohan (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
6 Cal McCarthy/Eric Calnan (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
7 Enda O'Brien/John Butler (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
8 Jason McSweeney/Liam Brennan (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
9 Gareth Sayers/Gareth Gilchrist (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [5]
10 Eddie Doherty/Tom Murphy (Skoda Fabia R5) [5]
11 Keith Lyons/JJ Cremin (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [5]
12 Conor Murphy/Sean Collins (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
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14 Declan Gallagher/Gavin Doherty (Toyota Starlet RWD) [14]
15 Chris Armstrong/Darren Curran (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
16 Barry Morris/Dylan Doonan (Darrian T90 GTR) [14]
17 Johno Doogan/Pierce O'Callaghan (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
18 Daragh O'Riordan/Mickey Walsh (Ford Fiesta S2000) [20]
19 Steve Wood/Kenny Hull (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
20 John Warren/Ruthann O'Connor (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [13]
21 Conor McCarthy/Gavin Sheehan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [20]
22 Vince McSweeney/Michael Kearney (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7) [20]
23 Colm Murphy/Don Montgomery (Subaru Impreza N12B) [20]
24 Tim Flood/Anthony Smith (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
25 JF Shovelin/Terence Furey (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
26 Mike Quinn/Kieran Doherty (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
27 Jer O'Donovan/Alistair Wyllie (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
28 Daniel Doherty/Michael Doherty (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
29 Stefan Davies/Marc Mayes (Ford Escort) [14]
30 Cian Walsh/Stephen Joyce (Toyota Corolla) [13]
31 Allen Treacy/Eoin Treacy (Toyota Corolla GT) [13]
32 Aidan Bourke/Pierce Jnr. Doheny (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
33 Ryan McHugh/Declan Boyle (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
34 Eoghan Calnan/Conor Calnan (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
35 Alan Ring/Adrian Deasy (Subaru Legacy RS) [19]
36 Cian Caldwell/Liam Egan (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
37 Craig Rahill/Conor Smith (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
38 Gareth Deazley/Oisin Joyce (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
39 Kevin Cole/Matthew Kirwan (Ford Escort) [13]
40 Jason Ryan/Peter Keohane (Toyota Starlet) [11F]
41 Des Lyons/Ashling McArdle (Honda Civic) [11F]
42 In Memory of Craig Breen
43 Sam Johnston/Colin Duffy (Honda Civic) [11F]
44 Aaron Browne/Derry Long (Honda Civic) [11F]
45 Mark O'Leary/Cliff Desmond (Toyota Starlet) [11F]
46 Michael Cahill/Paul Curran (Ford Escort) [11R]
47 Leonard Downey/Mark Murphy (Ford Escort) [14]
48 Vincent O'Shea/Eoin O'Donoghue (Darrian T90) [14]
49 Kevin O'Donoghue/Evan Macbride (BMW E30) [14]
50 Justin Smyth/Gregory McQuillan (Ford Escort) [12]
51 Ryan McArdle/Conor Moloughney (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
52 James Cassidy/Domhnall Lennon (Ford Escort) [12]
53 Denis Moynihan/Martin O'Brien (Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600) [19]
54 Duncan Williams/Guy Weaver (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [18]
55 Peadar Walsh/Grace Walsh (Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600) [18]
56 William (billy) Nolan/Evan Downey (Toyota Corolla) [13]
57 Ray Cat O'Sullivan/Derek O'Brien (Ford Escort) [13]
58 Fergus Hurley/Eric Deane (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
59 Ben McIntyre/Andrew Wedlock (Toyota Starlet RWD) [11R]
60 Kieran Hayes/Andy Purser (Peugeot 205) [12]
61 Aaron McEvoy/Eugene Cronin (Ford Escort) [12]
62 Jeremiah O'Flynn/Neil Flynn (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
63 Bob Moran/Eoin Collins (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
64 Johnny O'Connor/Mike Breen (Mitsubishi Mirage RS) [20]
65 Pat Kelly/Jonathan Kelly (Ford Fiesta) [20]
66 Darragh O'Donovan/Michael White (Honda Civic) [16]
67 John Michael Kennelly/John Fleming (Honda Civic) [16]
68 Evan McEvoy/Ciaran O'Sullivan (Honda Civic) [16]
69 Etienne O'Sullivan/John Spillane (Honda Civic EK4) [11F]
70 Cathal McCarthy/Jonathan O'Mahony (Honda Civic) [11F]
71 Robbie O'Hanlon/Conor O'Connell (Honda Civic) [16]
72 David Cremin/Johnny O'Shea (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7) [15]
73 Huw Jeffreys/Avarina Jeffreys (TBA) [20]
74 Aled Morgans/Ian Taylor (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
75 Barry O'Brien/Declan Buttimer (Honda Civic) [11F]
76 Luke McCarthy/ TBA (Honda Civic) [11F]
77 Chris Brady/Jenny Warren (Honda Civic) [11F]
78 John O'Rourke/William Nolan (Opel Corsa Rally4) [2]
79 Shane Casey/Sean Nolan (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
80 Gareth Bevan/Dafydd Evans (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [18]
81 John O'Reilly/Nick Sparks (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
82 Chris Ford/Neil Colman (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
83 Cyril Wharton/Donal Falvey (Ford Escort) [13]
84 Ger O'Brien/John Liston (Ford Escort) [13]
85 Andrew James/Alec Morris (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
86 Vincent Bennett/William Buttimer (Ford Escort G3) [12]
87 Kevin Flanagan/Mark Reilly (Austin Mini Cooper S) [9]
88 Mossie Costello/Megan Costello (Ford Fiesta) [2]
89 Shane Stanley/Kenneth Fuller (Honda Civic) [11F]
90 Kyle Browne/Daniel Hanratty (Honda Civic) [16]
91 Ronan Dorrian/Jason Tease (Honda Civic) [16]
92 Hazel O'Callaghan/Ella Ryan (Ford Escort) [13]
93 Philip Cross/Tony Henessy (Ford Escort) [13]
94 Brian Hickey/Noel Murphy (Ford Escort) [14]
95 John Corrigan/Niall Mulcahy (Opel Corsa) [13]
96 Ciaran Casey/Steven Clarke (Talbot Sunbeam) [11R]
97 Steve Roberts/Aoife Roberts (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
98 Gerard O'Connell/Mark McCarthy (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
99 Paul Casey/Vincent Goggin (Ford Escort) [12]
100 Rory Carroll/John Conway (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
101 Barry McIntyre/Brian Keohane (Honda Civic) [16]
102 Michael Forde/James Flanagan (Talbot Sunbeam) [11R]
103 Andy Horgan/Shane Horgan (Vauxhall Chevette) [13]
104 Mike Dolan/Katarzyna Galinska (Honda Civic) [11F]
105 Anthony Fehily/Kyle Fehily (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
106 Francis Kelly/Sean Mitchell (Honda Civic) [3]
107 Garry Lordan/Alan O'Farrell (Honda Civic) [9]
108 Noel McCarthy/Joseph O'Sullivan (Ford Escort Mk2) [9]
109 Martin Lordan/Aoife Ronan (Ford Escort) [9]
110 Dermot Roche/Tyra Roche (Opel Nova) [9]
111 Ian Chadwick/Kevin Horgan (Skoda Fabia) [2]
112 Patrick Calnan/Amy Gallwey (Honda Civic Type R) [3]
113 Brian Grant/Darren Noonan (Ford Fiesta R2T) [2]
114 Seamus Browne/Oisin Gallagher (Honda Civic) [16]
115 Cathal Sheridan/Peter Derry (Vauxhall Nova) [10]
116 Victor Beamish/Susan Beamish (Vauxhall Nova) [10]
117 Declan Gannon/Ivan Gannon (Ford Fiesta) [20]
118 Anthony Breen/Jill Breen (Subaru Impreza) [20]
119 Aidan Long/Anthoney O'Sullivan (Subaru Impreza 555) [15]
120 Johnny O'Sullivan/Arthur Kierans (Ford Fiesta) [5]
121 Seamus O'Donovan/Daniel O'Donovan (Honda Civic) [1]
122 Katie Quinn/Caz Somers (Honda Civic) [2]
123 Keith O'Connor/Aaron Oconnor (Honda Civic) [16]
124 Ronan Creagh/Peter O'Sullivan (Honda Civic) [11F]
125 Dylan Baskin/Ryan Diver (Honda Civic) [16]
126 Catherine Walsh/Angiee Michniewicz (Honda Civic) [16]
127 Conor Lappin/Ryan Graham (Ford Escort Mk2) [9]
128 Sean Enright/Kevin Doherty (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
129 Jerry O'Mahony/Willie Buchanan (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
130 Brendan Furlong/Jack Harris (Peugeot 205 GTi) [10]
131 Brian O'Mahony/Sean Sutton (Ford Escort) [10]
132 Frank Hurley/Adrian Phelan (Ford Escort) [10]
133 Cathal Mullins/Darragh Mullins (Honda Civic EK4) [1]
134 Gerard Sharkey/Justin McCauley (Renault Clio RS) [3]
135 Patrick Farrell/Bernard Farrell (Ford Fiesta) [5]
136 Maurice Kennelly/Eoin Mulvilhill (Ford Escort) [12]
137 Bernard Daly/Philip Doherty (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
138 Adam Doherty/Kyle McDaid (Nissan Micra) [16]
139 Graham Roche/Trevor Roche (Honda Civic) [16]
140 Jack Hallahan/David Rea (Honda Civic) [16]
141 Thomas O'Reilly/Dan Scott (Peugeot 106 Cup Car) [11F]
142 Evan Maher/Tommy Downes (Honda Civic 1.6VTI) [11F]
143 Hugh Sheehan/Declan Casey (Honda EG 6) [11F]
144 Declan O'Sullivan/Jonathan O'Shea (VW Golf) [10]
145 Micheal O'Donovan/Michael Maher (Opel Corsa) [10]
146 Pat Calnan/Gary Lombard (Ford KA) [9]
147 Alan O'Riordan/James Jordan (Subaru Impreza) [15]
148 Cyril Casey/Brian Martyn (Vauxhall Astra) [13]
149 George Swanton/Labhaoise Hyland (Ford Escort) [17]
150 Cathal Granville/Ciaran Crowley (Honda Civic Vtec) [1]
151 James Symington/Henry Jennings (Hillman Avenger) [10]
152 Pius O'Connell/Niall Myers (Subaru Impreza WRX Sti) [20]

Reserve List
R1 Tom Dunne/Nicky Hegarty (Ford Fiesta) [2]
R2 Ronan Clohessy/Ailis O'Loughlin (Honda Civic EK4) [11F]
R3 Konan Heney/Raymond Heney (Nissan Micra) [23]
R4 Danny O'Leary/Daniel O'Leary (Ford Escort G3) [13]
R5 Richard Hickey/Richie Davis (Toyota Ae86) [11R]
R6 Anthony Cronin/Killian Cronin (Honda Civic) [11F]
R9 Michael O'Regan/Jamie Collins (Honda Civic eg6) [11F]
R7 Timmy Finnegan/Chris Browne (Honda Civic) [11F]
R8 Keith Costello/Maire NI Dhiarmada (Ford Fiesta) [2]
R10 Michael Lucey/Guerin Lee (Honda Civic) [11F]
R11 Donal O'Donovan/ TBA (TBA ) [9]
R12 Aidan Wray/ TBA (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
R13 Brian Moore/ TBA (Honda Civic) [11F]
R14 Colin O'Rourke/ TBA (VW Polo) [5]
R15 Kyle McDaid/ TBA (Honda Civic EK4) [16]
R16 Paul Stryker/ TBA (Toyota Corolla Twin Cam) [11R]
R17 Paul Creamer/ TBA (TBA ) []
R18 Declan Boyle/Patrick Walsh (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
R19 Michael Boyle/Dermot McCafferty (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
R20 Matthew Boyle/Gary Byrne (Ford Fiesta) [2]
R21 Paul Cloke/Liam Howlett (Honda Civic) [3]
R22 Tomas Ryan/ TBA (Honda Civic) [11F]
R23 Frank Rafferty/Gavin Bird (Ford Fiesta) [20]
R24 Aoife Raftery/Hannah McKillop (Ford Fiesta) [2]
R25 Aidan Kilkenny/Rosaleen Kelly (Peugeot 208 R2) [2]
R26 Aaron Martley/ TBA (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [20]
R27 Ronan Lacey/ TBA (Honda Civic) [16]
R28 Padraig Egan/Tomas Ryan (Ford Fiesta) [5]
R29 Stuart Darcy/Paul Kiely (Ford Fiesta) [5]
R30 Kevin Kelleher/Mick Codey (TBA) [5]
R31 Darren Hayes/Nicolas Mulhall (Ford Fiesta) [5]

Entries Received

Posted: October 16, 2023 6:13 AM

Press Release 2

Posted: October 3, 2023 2:25 PM

The 2023 Westlodge Hotel Fastnet Rally is just four weeks away and over 130 entries have been received to date. This year’s event will keep up tradition of being the showdown for the National Rally Championship with Josh Moffett and Keith Moriarty (Hyundai i20 R5) hoping to retain their championship from 2022. Moffett’s big rivals, Callum Devine & Noel O’Sullivan, are also looking to take their maiden championship to add to their Tarmac Championship secured earlier this year. As usual Devine will compete in his home prepared VW Polo. Also among the top Rally2 and Class 14 entries to date are Declan & Michael Boyle, Jason McSweeney, Padraig Egan, Jer O’Donovan, Eddie Doherty, Chris Armstrong and Barry Morris.

The locals are out in force for this event also with Daniel Cronin and Cal McCarthy hoping to make it a home win. Other local entries include Gerard O’Connell, Shane Casey, Noel McCarthy, Conor McCarthy, Victor Beamish and Brian O’Mahony to name a few.

With the event being a warm up for Killarney in December there is a strong Historic entry in so far including Duncan Williams, Peader Walsh, Fergus O’Meara, Gareth Bevan and John Moynihan.

With the entries still rolling in the competitors can look forward to 8 classics with James Kingston and his team adopting the tried and tested formula of giving a compact and challenging route with some enjoyable roads and breath taking scenery to keep the crews smiling throughout the event and really showcasing what Bantry and the south west have to offer.

This year the centralised service will be situated at the Bantry Aerodrome with ample room whilst being accessible to the public it will prove to be a hit with teams and spectators alike.

The Rally will have it’s official launch on Friday 6th October at the Westlodge Hotel at 7.00pm with a vast array of cars on display and guest speakers it will be a fitting way to lead into the Fastnet Rally.

Rally Launch - (Fri) 6 Oct

Posted: October 3, 2023 2:23 PM

Press Release 1

Posted: October 2, 2023 8:49 AM

The 2023 Fastnet Rally, the traditional season finale for national rallying in Ireland, will take place on October 29th. This will be the 37th running of the event since it began in 1982 and it will keep it’s tradition of falling on the October bank holiday weekend.

Skibbereen and District Car Club are pleased to announce that the Westlodge Hotel will once again be title sponsors for the rally. This very successful Bantry based Hotel has been the title sponsor of the event for 10 years now and the partnership has proved to be a very successful one for both sides. The rally headquarters for the 2023 rally will again be based in the Westlodge Hotel on the Cork Road out of Bantry.

James Kingston returns to the role as Clerk of the Course and the event will contain Eight fantastic special stages over the day with centralised servicing.

The Fastnet Rally will once again be the host for the eight and final round Triton Showers National Rally Championship. The sixth and final round of the Top Part West Coast Rally Championship and the 9th and final round for the IPS Packaging Southern 4 Rally Championship.

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Posted: September 15, 2023 5:37 AM

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Posted: September 15, 2023 5:21 AM

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