EMC Lakeland Stages - (Sat) 7 Sep 24

Mackarel heads Irish Forest Championship Crews on Lakeland Stages Rally

Posted: September 5, 2024 2:18 PM

The action resumes once more as the 2024 Sligo Pallets Forest Rally Championship heads to Enniskillen for its fourth stop of the season, the ever-exciting Lakeland Stages Rally, this Saturday. With six stages on offer, including a daunting blast over the full 26km Ballintempo route on both loops, its sure to be an exciting day right from the off.

Championship leader Derek Macarel, guided by long time navigator Eamonn Creedon in the Ford Fiesta R5, knows that this is the perfect opportunity to make the title race his own as many of his closest rivals have elected to not score points this weekend, instead competing for the event victory by running in the Open Class. While the power disadvantage will naturally frustrate, the opportunity to gain a maximum score to sit alongside the likes of his victory in Carrick-on-Suir will weigh strongly on the mind.

Ian Dickson & Martin Brady will also be looking to take advantage on the Enniskillen Motor Club event as they too have elected to score Championship points, the pair showed strong speed in their Ford Fiesta R5 in both Killarney & Cork but will be looking to make a real statement on more familiar territory west of the Fermanagh town. Also in the 4WD battle for top honours will be both James McCarville, Paul McCann & Dylan Reilly and Marty McKenna & Stephen Joyce.

In the 2WD race things are once again red hot looking at the entry list, as all the big stars are rearing to put on a show. Last years class winners Hugh McQuaid & Declan Casey lead the charge in their Ford Escort MK2, but they are followed by Cork’s Drive of the Day winners Sam Stewart & Stephen Peoples, current 2WD Championship leaders and real Sligo Pallets Forest Rally Championship contenders Shane McGirr & Denver Rafferty as well as back-to-back 2WD Champions Mickey Conlon & James McAneaney.

The opportunity to take on the exciting 68km route around the Ballintempo region of Fermanagh, coupled with the opportunity to score strong points in the race to claim Class honours has seen quite a strong number of registered competitors elect to make the trip, including Christy Butler & Ann Hutchinson in their Class 11F Honda Civic. While Class leader Ian McCarthy has chosen to miss this event, Butler and fellow class rivals Eugene Ward & Patrick Heaney will both be on the hunt for a maximum score.

Eugene’s son John Ward and navigator Brian Martyn make their Lakelands debut in Class 2A, and it’s a class they currently lead and they will be doing battle with Ciara Duggan, while in Class 2 we see a trio of rising stars in direct competition fresh off the experience of competing on last weekends European Rally Championship round in Wales, with Craig Rahill & Conor Smyth, Ryan MacHugh & Declan Boyle and Cian Caldwell & Liam Egan all in Ford Fiesta Rally4’s.

The action on this year’s Lakeland Stage Rally kicks off Saturday morning with the opening Conagher test due at 11:08, and with six stages and a whole host of Championship stars in action is sure to be yet another drama filled day in the woods and key point in the story of the 2024 Sligo Pallets Forest Rally Championship!

Seeded Entry List / Rally Programme

Posted: September 5, 2024 2:15 PM

1 Patrick O'Brien/Stephen O'Brien (Skoda Fabia R5) [11]
2 Ryan Caldwell/Shaun Ferris (Skoda Fabia R5) [11]
4 Niall McGonigle/Caolan McKenna (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [10]
5 Cathan McCourt/Brian Hoy (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [11]
6 Vivian Hamill/Lorcan Moore (Volkswagen Polo GTI R5) [11]
7 Derek Mackarel/Eamonn Creedon (Ford Fiesta R5) [10]
9 Gareth Mimnagh/J Barry Mimnagh (Ford Fiesta R5) [11]
10 Stephen McCann/John McCabe (Ford Fiesta R5) [11]
12 Ian Dickson/Martin Brady (Ford Fiesta R5) [10]
15 Martin Cairns/Peter Ward (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [11]
16 Paul Britton/Mark McGeehan (Ford Fiesta R5) [11]
17 Eamonn Kelly/Conor Mohan (Ford Fiesta Rally3) [9]
18 Hugh McQuaid/Declan Casey (Ford Escort Mk2) [6]
19 Sam Stewart/Stephen Peoples (Ford Escort Mk2) [7]
20 Shane McGirr/Denver Rafferty (Lada Riva) [7]
21 Michael Conlon/James McEneaney (Ford Escort Mk2) [7]
22 Paddy McToal/Connor O'Loan (Ford Escort) [7]
23 Ashley Dickson/Martin Brady (Volkswagen Polo GTI R5) [10]
24 Paul McCann/Dylan Reilly (Ford Fiesta R5) [10]
25 Marty McKenna/Stephen Joyce (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [10]
26 Kenny McKinstry/Ben Teggart (Ford Fiesta R5) [10]
27 Emma McKinstry/Kenny Hull (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [10]
28 Dominic Leonard/Martin Baxter (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [8]
29 Lukasz Czapnik/Piotr Szadkowski (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [8]
30 James Dunphy/Alan McCormack (mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [8]
31 Pauric Sheridan/Sean Brunton (Ford Fiesta N5) [11]
32 Damien Quinn/Karl Smyth (Ford Fiesta R5) [10]
33 Ryan MacHugh MacHugh/Declan Boyle (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
34 Craig Rahill/Conor Smith (Ford Fiesta) [2]
35 Ruairi Maguire/Grace O'Brien (Vauxhall Corsa) [4]
36 Steven Corey/Thomas Treanor (Ford Escort) [7]
37 Joe Hegarty/David Turkington (Ford Escort) [6]
38 Raymond Doyle/Ryan Girvan (Ford Escort) [6]
39 Liam McQuaid/Mervyn Galbraith (Ford Escort) [5]
40 Tony McKenna/Karl Fallis (Ford Escort Mk2) [5]
41 Andy Magee/Michael Johnston (Ford Escort) [5]
42 Damien McGauran/Shane Maguire (BMW 320) [6]
43 Owen Mallon/Shaun Scullion (Ford Escort Mk2) [6]
44 Ian Millar/David Burns (Ford Escort) [4]
45 Rodney Donaldson/Colin Kane (Ford Escort) [5]
46 Shane McCanney/Diarmaid Campbell (Toyota Corolla) [6]
47 Robert McKelvey/Declan Campbell (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [9]
48 Patsy Keenan/W John Henderson (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [8]
49 Liam McFall/Ivor Lamont (Ford Fiesta) [11]
50 Travis Humphrey/Dion Coyle (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [8]
51 Dean Humphrey/Stephen Reynolds (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [9]
52 Ben McFall/Damian McAuley (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [8]
53 Mervyn Wilson/Ricky Gamble (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6) [8]
54 Chrisy Corry/Dwayne McPhillips (Ford Fiesta ST) [2]
55 Joseph Kelly/Killian McArdle (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [2]
56 Cian Caldwell/Liam Egan (Ford Fiesta) [2]
57 John Ward/Brian Martyn (Ford Fiesta R2) [2]
58 Colin Currid/Stephen McCaul (Ford Escort) [5]
59 Brian Little/Niall McCarron (Ford Escort G3) [5]
60 Ryan McCanney/Jonathan McAleer (Vauxhall Nova) [3]
61 Samuel Scollan/Ben Thompson (Vauxhall Corsa) [3]
62 James McGovern/Louise Boyle (Toyota Corolla) [2]
63 Niall Connolly/Matthew McMahon (Talbot sunbeam) [6]
64 Andrew McCormick/Rudi21 Tate (Vauxhall Chevette) [6]
65 Keelan Maguire/Tony McGovern (Honda Civic) [4]
66 Pj McDermott/Dermot McCafferty (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
67 Jack Kennedy/Dylan Harrington (Ford Fiesta) [2]
68 Ciaran McCanney/Emmet Quinn (vauxhall Nova) [3]
69 Raymond Johnston/Marc Johnston (Nissan Micra Kit Car) [3]
70 Stanley Orr/Graham Henderson (Nissan Micra Kit Car) [3]
71 Fraser Mulholland/Simon Morrow (Nissan Micra) [3]
72 Sean Foy/Ashley Boulton (Nissan Micra) [3]
73 Raymond McLaughlin/Martin McBrearty (Nissan Micra) [3]
74 Drew Chambers/Wendy Blackledge (Peugeot 206 GTI) [2]
75 Gary Johnston/Wilma Johnston (Ford Escort) [7]
76 Ashley Rutledge/Gareth Deazley (BMW E46 compact) [7]
77 Patrick Kelly/Jonathan Carroll (BMW E36) [7]
78 Paul O'Connell/Brian Quinlan (Ford Escort Mk2) [4]
79 Gerard Harte/Timothy Harte (Ford Escort G3) [6]
80 Richard Thompson/Andy Heekin (Vauxhall Astra) [5]
81 Walter Burke/Bobby Cooper (Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000) [1]
82 Hal Lewis/Susan Smyth (Ford Escort Mk2) [6]
83 Richard McCrea/David Kerr (Subaru Impreza STI) [8]
84 John McBride/Jarlath Kelly (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [9]
85 Eamon Oconnell/Paul Bruton (Ford Escort Mk2) [4]
86 Albert McClenahan/John Henderson (Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth) [8]
87 Christy Butler/Ann Hutchinson (Honda Civic) [4]
88 Eugene Ward/Patrick Heaney (Ford Fiesta) [4]
89 John Okane/Cathair Hughes (Ford Escort) [5]
90 Adam Semple/Ian Kidd (Ford Escort G3) [4]
91 Martin Collins/Mikaela Woods (Honda Civic) [4]
92 Ronnie Boyd/Tristan Kelly (Volkswagen Polo) [3]
93 Mickey Joe Browne/Ronan Dorrian (Honda Civic) [4]
94 John McDermott/Stefan Comerford (VW Lupo) [3]

Entries Received / On Line Entry / Regulations / Sportity

Posted: August 13, 2024 5:41 AM

Entries Received:

https://www.rallyscore.net/#/entry-list/3230?Trailer-parts-spares-Lakeland-Stages-Rally-Entry-Form

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Details / Club Website

Posted: August 13, 2024 5:39 AM

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