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Limerick Autocross - 7 Nov 99Posted: November 9, 1999 11:04 PM - 6217 Hits
held at Lynchs Quarry Kilfinny,Co.Limerick on Sunday Nov.7th. Richard Percy arrived at the Limerick Autocross on a mission-he needed to finish at least fourth overall to clinch his first ever Jerry Murphy Tyres Munster Autocross Championship. Posted: November 9, 1999 11:04 PM
In the event the Nenagh man took no chances and he lead the race from start to finish,in his Ford Special.Percys best time around the Kilfinny track was 2.23.65,and he clocked that time on his third of three runs.In second place was Mervyn Shorten from Croom driving a Ford Escort, four seconds adrift of the new champion.Escorts also filled the next three places with Walter Bourke (Galway) ahead of Dick Mc Carthy (Castleisland) and Mick Linehan (Cork).In sixth position was Gordon Percy in the Kawasaki Special,followed by a pair of Escorts driven by Matt Shinnors (Bruff) and Eamon Daly (Limerick).Finishing off the top ten was Ger Brennan (Killarney) in the Chevvy V8 and Joe Shinnors Snr. (Bruff) in another Escort.
Class winners:
Class 1 Joe Shinnors Jnr Bruff Opel Corsa
Class 2 Mervyn Shorten Croom Ford Escort
Class 3 Matt Shinnors Bruff Ford Escort
Class 4 Dick McCarthy Castleisland Ford Escort
Class 5 Gordon Percy Nenagh Kawasaki Special
Class 6 Ger Brennan Killarney Chevvy Special.
Best Limerick MC Member
Austin Shinnors Bruff Opel Corsa
Best Novice
James Lehane Knocknagree Honda Civic
Best Lady
Breda Pigott Newemarket Lancia Delta
The two remaining rounds of the Jerry Murphy Tyres Munster Autocross Championship will take place in Cork on December 26th.and 27th.
Topics:
Munster Autocross Championship
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