Lark in the Park - (Sat) 19 Jul 03 Posted: July 23, 2003 6:20 AM

2003 KPL Maiden City Motor Club Lark in the Park

EUGENE DONNELLY AND PADDY TONER have won the KPL Plant Hire Sales Lark in the Park Rally! Photo: Jonathan MacDonald

BHV Expo International Rally (Holland) - 13-14 Jul 03 Posted: July 11, 2003 9:54 AM

Photo: Seamus Counihan
Irish rally competitors are heading out next week to compete on the Dutch "BHV Expo International Rally".

Leading the Irish contingent is Killarney WRC driver Donie O'Sullivan, with Paul Nagle on note duty, and is seeded at no:3. Next up is the Limerick pairing of Ollie O'Donovan and Sean Mullally who are seeded at no 5 with Kevin Barrett and Barry Goodman at no 7.

21th Rallye Charlemagne (Ville de Maubeuge) - 4-6 Jul 03 Posted: July 4, 2003 5:10 PM

A Number of Irish Drivers have entered this year's Rallye Charlemagne including Tom Holton, Paddy White and David James.

Photos: Seamus Counihan
Follow the rally on www.rallyecharlemagne.com

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25/05/03
21th Rallye Charlemagne
1st Historic Rallye Charlemagne

Event Information
Retaining its Friday evening / Saturday format the 21th Rallye CHARLEMAGNE Ville de Maubeuge (Northern France) will take place in Maubeuge and its surrounding region on week end 4th and 5th July and will again present the competing crews with a challenging event.

www.irishhillandsprint.com Posted: July 1, 2003 8:13 PM

A new website has been created which will be dedicated to Hillclimbing and Sprinting in Ireland.

Mourne Rally - 14 Jun 03 Posted: June 13, 2003 11:15 AM

Gass Brother's Mourne Rally
Thanks to Colin Courtney/Jonathan McDonald
Round 4 - 2003 Quinn Group Border Rally Championship
Counting round ME Crowe Northern Ireland Rally Championship

- Full Entry List available
- Win a Drive with Maurice Gass on this Year's Lurgan Park Rally!

McShea sweats it out Posted: June 12, 2003 11:40 PM

Niall McShea - rallying
Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) FIA World Production Cup Championship driver Niall McShea has been putting in extra preparation work ahead of the Cyprus Rally, the most gruelling event on the calendar, which runs from June 20-22.

Cork Motor Club Autocross @ Campbell's Pit - 8 Jun 03 Posted: June 9, 2003 9:03 PM

Cork Motor Club R&R Tyres Autocross
Thanks to John Harringtion & Pat Nolan

Full Results and Times available to download

Irish Rally Driver Moves Up French 206 Leaderboard Posted: June 9, 2003 8:11 PM

UPDATE - Following post event scrutineering at this weekend Terre du Diois, Peugeot 206-Cup winner Nicolas Vouilloz has been excluded. This moves Motorsport Ireland Billy Coleman Award Winner, Shaun Gallagher, into 2nd place.

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Irish rally driver, Shaun Gallagher, finished a strong 3rd in this weekends Terre du Diois to improve his position in both the French Peugeot Cup and the French Peugeot Gravel Championship. The Motorsport Ireland Billy Coleman Award Winner is now 3rd in the French Cup and 2nd in the Peugeot Gravel Championship.

BARBADOS RALLYSPRINT - 1 Jun 03 Posted: June 6, 2003 12:16 AM

POINTINGER WINS INTERNATIONAL RALLYSPRINT
Rest of the World beats Barbados 130 - 120

Austria's Josef Pointinger won Sunday's (June 1) Sunbeach International RallySprint on the Caribbean island of Barbados with a fine display of driving in his World Cup Rally replica Ford Escort. He defeated Neil Barnard, whose Opel Corsa limped home 10 seconds adrift, after an engine mount broke during the final, a disappointing end to what had been an excellent day for the local driver.

2003 IVVCC Gordon Bennett Sprint - 31 May - 2 Jun 03 Posted: June 3, 2003 8:32 PM

Results
Day 1- Kildare, Day 2 - Carlow, Day 3 - Laois

Ballypatrick Stages - 31 May 03 Posted: May 31, 2003 10:47 PM

Thanks to Crawford Henderson
Organised by the Mid Antrim Motor Club

Top Ten Results

Cork MC Autotest - (Tue) 27 May 03 Posted: May 28, 2003 1:49 AM

Full Results on line
Thanks to Alan Hartigan

Cork Motor Club ran an open autotest in the grounds of Vernon Mount on Tuesday May 27, 2003.

Alan Clarke took overall honours in his Mini Special, with Robert Beamish, Victor Beamish, Liam Cashman, Don Giles and John Ryan taking the class awards.

Wexford Hillclimb - 24-25 May 03 Posted: May 27, 2003 9:28 PM

Report/Results:
Thanks to Eoin Noonan

Skibbereen Economy Run - 25 May 03 Posted: May 27, 2003 8:54 PM

Thanks to Don Giles

Full Results

IRISH RALLY DRIVER BATTLES TO 2nd IN FRANCE Posted: May 18, 2003 8:14 PM

Irish rally driver, Shaun Gallagher, battled to a well-deserved 2nd place in the second round of the French Peugeot Gravel Championship, the Terre de Provence, this weekend. Shaun is now lying 2nd in the championship just three points behind the leader.

On the Limit Sports TV Times Posted: May 12, 2003 10:19 PM

Transmission times for
TV3
TG4
Men & Motors

Benbradagh Hilllclimb - 3 May 03 Posted: May 11, 2003 8:55 PM

Thanks to Delcan McCay

Leinster's Benbradagh - Maiden City History
John Leinster made history to-day, in becoming the first Maiden City Member to win the Zara's Restaurant Benbradagh Hillclimb, at Dungiven outright, in a time of 56.17 seconds, 4 seconds ahead of Morgan.

IRISH RALLY DRIVER FINISHES 4th IN FRANCE Posted: May 9, 2003 6:23 PM

The Rallye Terre de l’Auxxerois was a fourteen-stage gravel rally run over three days. Shaun had to adjust to a totally new system as the French gravel events are run in a different format to those in Ireland or Britian. Each morning the crews drive that days stages in convoy, and are given just one opportunity to make their pace notes.

Britton and Hull fly to class victory Posted: May 8, 2003 6:40 PM

COLIN BRITTON and Kenny Hull took their A.B. Contracts Nissan Micra to an excellent class victory at the third round of the Northern Ireland Rally Championship on Monday.

While many other competitors fell by the wayside, Colin and Kenny had a faultless drive at the Easter Stages event and the Micra duo emerged victorious by more than three minutes from their nearest class rivals.

Munster & National Navigation Championships Prizegiving - (Fri) 16 May 03 Posted: April 21, 2003 12:29 PM

The Prizegiving for the Munster & National Navigation Championships will take place on Friday 16th May at the Mallow Park Hotel, Mallow, Co. Cork.