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ALMC Stages Rally - 21 Aug 05Posted: August 28, 2005 8:53 PM - 20170 Hits
Round 3 - 2005 Midlands East Rally Championship
Posted: August 28, 2005 8:53 PM
Results
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Last years winners Tim McNuly/Eugene O'Donnell 18/06/05 Programme Outlets Centra / Maxol Filling Station Mullagh Co. Cavan Yores Filling Station Dublin Road Virginia Co. Cavan Lakeside Manor Hotel Virginia Co. Cavan Smiths Garage Dublin Road Virginia Co. Cavan Preview 16/08/05 "Cleared for take-off, Runway 28R, Aer Lingus Motor Club Stages Rally, Climb to cruising height 37,000 no speed restrictions". Air Traffic Controller Ian O’Flynn has given the all clear to Flight Lieutenant Tim Mc Nulty for take off but Lieutenant Mc Nulty may experience some turbulence in the form of another very fast pilot by the name of Adrian Mc Elvaney. The Monaghan man will be in Mc Nulty’s slipstream to make sure that he attacks from the startline of SS1. Tim will be hoping to build on the success of last year’s victory, on this his home event, in his freshly rebuilt Impreza. Third away from the runway is Wexford’s Noel Redmond in another Impreza. Noel has yet to chose a co-pilot but will be guaranteed to be “there or thereabouts” at the end of the day. Breaking up the Subaru domination of the top ten are the “local trio” of Maurice Gass, in his Fabia WRC, Tom Holton, in a Celica 205 and Pat Donegan in his F-16 Fighter Jet (aka Ford Escort Mk 2). Rounding off the top ten are Kildare’s Tommy Graham, Meath’s Paddy White and Dublin’s Willie Fannin all in Imprezas while Donegal’s Brendan Kelly is in tenth in an Evo 6. Further entries to note are Tommy Randles in his Celica at 11 and Alan Nesbitt at 14. Other “RWD men” to note include Paddy Boyle, Gordon Rogers, Mac Mc Kenna, “Swervin” Mervyn Wedlock, Thomas Mc Govern and Declan Tansey to name but a few. This selection proves as only a taster to what promises to be one of the most exciting entrylist’s so far this year. The full entrylist can be viewed at www.almc.ie as well as further event details. ALMC are delighted to be back at the Lakeside Manor Hotel in Virginia for the 2005 Stages Rally and COC Ian O’Flynn would like to thank the management and staff of the hotel for their co-operation so far. Ian would also like to thank the residents along the route for without their help the event would not be possible. Car number 1 will be flagged away from rally headquarters at 10.15am on Sunday next the 21st of August to battle it out over 9 Special Stages (3 stages completed 3 times)with the victorious car returning to the hotel at approx 6pm. The special stages take in the Nobber, Moynalty, Mullagh areas. Full stage maps will be published in the official event programme which will be available from Rally HQ and local petrol stations from Friday the 19th of August. More Details Contact Event Secretary, on 087 7802403 with any queries 10/08/05 Entry Lists Car No. Driver Name/Navigator Name (Make Model) [Class] 1 Tim McNulty/Eugene O' Donnell (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8] 2 Adrian McElvaney/Paul Goodman (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8] 3 Noel Redmond/T.B.A. (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8] 4 Maurice Gass/Andrew Cullen (Skoda Fabia WRC) [8] 5 Tom Holton/Sean Walsh (Toyota Celica GT-Four) [8] 6 Pat Donegan/Lisa Roe (Ford Escort 2.0) [13] 7 Thomas J. Graham/Anthony Nestor (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8] 8 Paddy White/Martin Brady (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8] 9 Willie Fannin/Mick Courtney (Subaru Impreza N9) [4] 10 Brendan Kelly/Derek Brannigan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6) [4] 11 Thomas Randles/T.B.A. (Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD) [15] 12 Mark Courtney/T.B.A. (Toyota Celica GT-Four) [8] 14 Alan Nesbitt/Conor Hayes (Subaru Impreza N11) [4] 15 Adrian Quinn/Alan Moran (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [4] 16 Jack Sleator/Conor Watters (Skoda Fabia WRC) [8] 17 John Kelly/Robbie Shaw (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7) [4] 18 Wesley Patterson/Bob Kelly (Ford Escort RS) [14] 19 Paddy Boyle/Marty Sherlock (Ford Escort MkII) [13] 20 Gordon Rogers/Philip McEntee (Ford Escort) [13] 21 Mac McKenna/John Loughran (Peugeot 205 RWD) [13] 22 Joe Curran/Martin McGarrity (Subaru Impreza) [4] 23 Dennis Nixon/Brian Lynch (Mitsubishi Evo8) [4] 24 Mervyn Wedlock/Philip Smith (Ford Escort) [13] 25 Thomas McGovern/Kevin McGovern (Ford Escort) [13] 26 John Fitzsimons/T.B.A. (Ford Escort) [13] 27 Declan Tansey/Declan Lawlor (Ford Escort) [13] 28 Drew Hunter/Victor Hunter (Ford Escort) [13] 29 Peter Rahill/Clement Bell (Ford Escort) [13] 30 Michael Shaw/T.B.A. (Mitsubishi Evo5) [15] 31 Eddie Power/Robert Nolan (Renault Clio S1600) [6] 32 Raymond Drury/Barry Sheridan (Ford Escort) [12] 33 James Cassidy/Joe Cassidy (Ford Escort) [12] 34 Gerard McGivney/Brian Ruth (Ford Escort) [12] 35 Donal Crossan/Raymond Duffy (Ford Escort) [12] 36 John McCabe/Padriag Doogan (Ford Escort) [11] 37 Enda Sullivan/Martin Byrne (Ford Escort) [11] 38 Peter Wilson/John Killmurray (Honda Civic) [2] 39 John Gallagher /Brendan McElhinny (Honda Civic) [2] 40 Martin Lynch/Mairead Lynch (Ford Escort MkII) [13] 41 Patsy Meehan/T.B.A. (Ford Escort G3) [14] 42 Eamon Hughes/T.B.A. (Ford Escort) [14] 43 Kieran Tuite/Alan Tuite (Subaru Impreza) [4] 44 Eddie Garry/Sean Hade (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8] 45 Fred Davidson/Plug Pulleyn (Ford Escort Cosworth) [8] 46 Damien Finneran/T.B.A. (Subaru P2000 WRC) [8] 47 Paul McEnroe/T.B.A. (Ford Escort Cosworth) [8] 48 Paul Gallagher/James Gallagher (Ford Escort MkI ) [11] 49 Shaun Murphy/Ross Wasson (Ford Escort) [13] 50 Gene Callan/Sean Brunton (Ford Escort MkII) [12] 51 Gerry Reilly/John Kellett (Honda Civic) [13] 52 Willie Hunter/Kingsley Hunter (Ford Sierra) [15] 53 Tim McQuaid/Eugene Meegan (Peugeot 106 S16) [6] 54 Gerry Maher/Dec Neville (Ford G3) [13] 55 Mick Quinn/Chris Kelly (Honda Civic) [2] 56 Diarmuid O' Toole/Barry Murphy (Ford Fiesta) [13] 57 Jimmy Brennan/Gerard Kenny (Ford Cosworth) [15] 58 Patrick Carberry/Donal Lennon (Ford Escort Cosworth) [15] 59 Andrew Lang/Oliver O' Reilly (Ford Fiesta RWD) [9] 60 Niall Whelan/Dominic Dunne (Honda Civic) [2] 61 Barry Coleman/John Corrigan (Honda Civic) [2] 62 Tommy Doyle/T.B.A. (Honda Civic) [2] 63 Brian Doyle/T.B.A. (Ford Escort) [13] 64 Nigel McGinn/Philip Tobin (Ford Escort) [12] 65 Garrett Kent/Richard Cleary (Honda Civic) [11] 66 Pascal Hennessy/Philip Quinn (Honda Civic) [11] 67 John Quinn/Mark Bownes (Peugeot 106 Maxi) [6] 68 Eamon McElvaney/Alan Keena (Peugeot 106) [6] 69 William White/T.B.A. (Citroen Saxo VTS) [6] 70 Colin Flanagan/T.B.A. (Ford Puma) [5] 71 Graeme Colfer/Jack Newman (Peugeot 106) [6] 72 Emmet Callan/Jason O' Mahony (Peugeot 106) [6] 73 Padraig Neville/Amy Ryan (Honda Civic) [7] 74 Graham Willcock/Nigel Hutchinson (Opel Manta) [13] 75 Ger Neeson/Cormac Casey (Ford Puma S1600) [6] 76 Larry Brady/Anne Brady (Honda Civic) [6] 77 Peter McDonnell/Peter Hagan (Ford Escort) [10] 78 Barry Murphy/David Byrne (Citroen Saxo Kit Car) [6] 79 Teddy Cassidy/Catherine Cassidy (Ford Escort) [11] 80 Thomas Carolan/Declan Smith (Ford Escort) [9] 81 Sam Johnston/Paul Fitzpatrick (Peugeot 205GTi) [10] 82 Adrian McBride/Rodney Hicks (Peugeot 205GTi) [10] 83 James F. Stafford/Gary Murphy (Peugeot 205GTi) [10] 84 Stephen McGee/Joseph Timoney (Peugeot 205GTi) [10] 85 Tommie Rafferty/Brian Purcell (Peugeot 205GTi) [10] 86 Dennis Ryan/T.B.A. (Peugeot 205GTi) [10] 87 Emma Britton/Paula Nooney (Peugeot 205GTi) [10] 88 Paul Conlon/Karl Bruen (Peugeot 205GTi) [10] 89 Stephen Driver/T.B.A. (Peugeot 205GTi) [10] 90 D.J. Browne/T.B.A. (Peugeot 205GTi) [10] 91 Gerry McIntyre/Pat Shields (Toyota Starlet) [11] 92 John Agnew/Gerry Gumley (Peugeot 206 GT) [7] 93 Breen McNamee/Paul Kelly (Peugeot 306 S16) [7] 94 Christy Kelly/Maria Coady (Suzuki Swift) [5] 95 Thomas MacCann/Oliver Kenny (Ford Fiesta RWD) [12] 96 John Devine/Barry Devine (Ford Sierra) [12] 97 Frank Farry/Fachtna Regan (Peugeot 205 RWD) [12] 98 John Boyle/Sharon Boyle (Ford Escort MkII) [12] 99 Paul Elliot/T.B.A. (Peugeot 206) [6] 100 Jim Fannin/Chris Monahan (Talbot Sunbeam) [10] 101 Declan O' Toole/Sean O' Toole (Vauxhall Nova) [10] 102 Gerry Kelly/Nicola Kelly (Ford Escort) [10] 103 Enda Kelly/Adrian Grealy (Ford Escort) [10] 104 John Newman/T.B.A. (Proton Satira) [] 105 Aidan Cunniffe /Alan Higgins (Peugeot 205) [10] 106 Kevin Keane/T.B.A. (Ford Escort MkII) [10] 107 Mark Martley/Joey Hearns (Talbot Sunbeam) [11] 108 Pat Shortall/Willie Fitzpatrick (Ford Escort MkII) [12] 109 Tommy Martin/Martin Kerley (Fiat Uno) [9] 110 Kieran Doherty /Johanna Tinney (Ford Focus) [7] 111 Emmet Proudfoot/Patrick Cunningham (Renault Clio) [9] 112 Adrian Keely/Paddy Robinson (Honda Civic) [6] 113 Patrick Bellew/Gareth Lawless (Vauxhall Nova) [9] 114 Andres Reid/Derek Byrne (Austin Mini) [9] 115 David Woodcock/Robert Woodcock (Suzuki Swift) [1] 116 Alan Whyte/Anthony Hoey (Suzuki Swift) [1] 117 Winston Whyte/Brian Dunne (Suzuki Swift) [1] 118 Declan Cuddy/Thomas Cuddy (Renault Megane) [10] 119 Pat O' Sullivan/Robert Hughes (Opel Corsa) [10] 120 Nathan McGurrell/Richard Mullen (Honda Civic) [11] 121 Kelvin Keys/Jonathan Baird (Ford Escort) [11] 122 Ken Smith/Cathal Callery (Peugeot 205 GTI) [10] 123 David Forde/Anthony Ryan (Honda Civic) [9] 124 Sharon Power/Alan Keena (Ford KA) [5] 125 Mark Buckley/Eric Kelly (Ford KA) [5] 126 Patrick Herity/Justin Gilmartin (Toyota Corolla) [11] 127 Sarah Moynihan/Amy Moynihan (Nissan Micra) [5] 128 Michael Hagan/Eamon Brady (Honda Civic) [2] 129 Patrick Byrne/Johno Doogan (Talbot Sunbeam) [10] 130 Ger Cullen/Brendan Tyndall (Peugeot 205 GTI) [10] 131 Stephen Cullen/Aidan Kent (Peugeot 205) [10] 132 Gregory McGroary /Keith Anderson (Ford Escort) [10] Juniors J1 Enda McLoughlin/Alan McWeeney (Ford Escort MkII) [16] J2 Alan Mackey/Orlagh O' Connor (Vauxhall Nova) [16] J3 Seamus Cooke/Gerard Hyland (Ford Escort) [16] J4 Gary Caldwell/Darren Caldwell (Peugeot 106 Cup Car) [16] J5 Danny McCormack/T.B.A. (Opel Corsa) [16] J6 Enda Kennedy/T.B.A. (Vauxhall Nova) [16] J7 Martin Devine/T.B.A. (Opel Corsa) [16] J8 Manus Kelly/Garth Doherty (Toyota Corolla) [16] J9 Colin McMenamin/Glenn Gallagher (Toyota Corolla) [16] J10 Fergus McKeown/Roy Cooney (BMW 316i) [16] J11 Kevin McDaid/James Logue (Suzuki Swift) [16] J12 Conor Harvey/Brian Boyle (Peugeot 206) [16] Historics H1 John Farrell/T.B.A. (Ford Escort RS) [17] H2 Sean Treacy/Billy Regan (BMW 2002 Alpina) [17] H3 Edmund Cassidy/Michael O' Shea (Sunbeam Tiger) [17] H4 Ernest Stewart/Jerry Carr (Hillman Rallye Imp) [17] H5 Andy Hennessey/Peter Murphy (Chrysler Hunter GLS) [17]
ALMC Motor Club 08/08/05 Overview Map Rally Programmes will be on sale at the Rally Headquarters and local petrol stations on the weekend of the rally. 19/07/05 Final preparations are now underway for the 2005 Lakeside Manor Hotel ALMC Stages Rally as Sunday the 21st of August approaches. Exhaustive measures have been taken to ensure all safety precautions have been adhered to and this years COC, Ian O'Flynn, is confident that the event will run as smoothly as previous years. Ian would like to thank his organising committee for the help they have given him so far and would also like to express his thanks to the residents along the route who have been so welcoming towards the event. Building on the success of last year's event, the Aer Lingus Motor Club have decided to return to the fantastic venue of the Lakeside Manor Hotel. ALMC would like to thank the sponsors of the event; The Lakeside Manor Hotel, Virginia Couriers, Clarke's Cash & Carry and Kells Hire, for without their support this fantastic motorsport event could not happen. Recce for the event takes place on Saturday the 20th of August. The event consists of approximately 80 competitive stage miles split into 9 Special Stages circling the Mullagh, Moynalty, and Nobber areas with a centralized servicing area. Stage 1, "Hollywood Boulevard", is a mixture of tight technical sections with some high speed stretches towards the finish. Stage 2, "Gangsters Paradise", is a fast flowing stage while the aptly named Stage 3, "Brooklyn", is a definite test for both navigator and driver. Entries close on the 29th of July. This year's event is a counting round of the the Midlands East Rally Championship, The Ford Ka Championship, The Peugeot 205 Championship as well as a special award for the highest placed Mk 2 Escort. The event will also have a Junior class which has proven to be one of the most exciting and competitive classes this year. A full seeding list will appear on www.almc.ie as soon as seeding is completed. For more information please contact the Event Secretary, Susan Storan, on 087 7802403 Regulations and Entry Form on the Club Website: 04/07/05 Clarification of Regulations regarding Historics. Class 17 ALMC wish to clarify information regarding Historics. Class 17 will include all Historic Rally Cars defined as follows: Historic: Category 1: Road legal cars built between 1/1/1931 and 31/12/1957 and Touring and GT cars, models homologated between 1/1/1958 and 31/12/1969. Post Historic: Category 2: Touring and GT cars of Groups 1 to 4, models homologated between 1/1/1970 and 31/12/1975. Classic: Category 3: Touring and GT cars of Groups 1 to 4, models homologated between 1/1/1976 and 31/12/1981. These cars will compete on the event from Stages 5 to 9 inclusive and entry fee for the Historic Rally Car class is €220. Main field entries to note so far include 2 times winner Tim Mc Nulty in his S10 along with Maurice Gass in his Fabia, Paddy White and Peter Wilson in an Evo IX. Entries close on July 29th. Entry list will appear on club website once seeding is complete. 28/06/05 Regulations and Entry Form on the Club Website: 20/06/05 Tarmac Titans Come To Town! On Sunday August the 21st, 131 of Ireland’s top rally cars will be flagged off from the Lakeside Manor Hotel in Virginia, Co. Cavan to compete in the ALMC Stages Rally. Building on the outstanding success of last years event, the Aer Lingus Motor Club have decided to return to this fantastic venue. ALMC would like to thank the sponsors of the event; The Lakeside Manor Hotel, Virginia Couriers, Clarke’s Cash & Carry and Kells Hire, for without their support this fantastic motorsport event could not happen. This years Clerk of the Course, Ian O’Flynn, has chosen 3 challenging stages to test every element of the driver and navigator’s skill. Ian was been involved with the club for more years than he cares to remember and has been COC for many events as well as competing in them. Ian also has a very experienced committee behind him bringing together members from counties Louth, Meath, Dublin, Roscommon, Westmeath and Cavan which goes to show the vast catchment area of the ALMC. Ian and his team have spent hours and hours over the past 8 months busily preparing for the long awaited event to ensure that everything runs smoothly over the course of the weekend. Ian praised the Meath people for the warm reception the event has received and thanked the residents along the rally route for their patience and goodwill during the event. Ian would also like to thank the management and staff of this years rally headquarters; the Lakeside Manor Hotel, Virginia which will be a hive of activity over the rally weekend. On Saturday the 20th of August the colourful cavalcade of rally cars and their support vehicles will converge on the town of Virginia. They’re first task is to familiarise themselves with the stages, which is known as a “recce run”. When the competitors have completed their recce, cars are presented at mechanical scrutiny where the cars are tested both for safety and legality. This also provides an opportunity for the spectators to get the first glimpse of the competitor’s machinery. Scrutiny takes place in Virginia Couriers, Kells Industrial Estate and commences at 3pm. On Sunday the 21st of August the cars will leave the start ramp at 10.15am, to battle it out over approx 80 competitive stage miles split into 9 Special Stages circling the Mullagh, Moynalty, and Nobber areas with a centralized servicing area. Stage 1, “Hollywood Boulevard”, is a high speed affair. Stage 2, “Gangsters Paradise”, is a tight twisty test and aptly named Stage 3, “Brooklyn”, combines narrow twisty sections with some high speed straights. All stages containing something to appeal to all competitors. The winning car will arrive back at the Lakeside Manor Hotel at approximately 6pm. Full details on stage locations, starting times and competitor entry list will be included in the official colour programme which will be available in local Newsagents, Service Stations and at Rally HQ from Wednesday evening the 17th August. This year’s event sees the rally as a counting round of a record three championships, namely The Midlands East Rally Championship, The Ford Ka Championship, The Peugeot 205 Championship as well as being part of the Escort Mk 2 Experience with a special award for the highest placed Mk 2 Escort. The event will also have a Junior class which has proven to be one of the most exciting and competitive classes this year. Regulations will be posted to all last years competitors and will also be available to download from www.almc.ie and www.midlandseastrallychampionship.com in the coming week. Entries will be at a premium and potential competitors are urged to return their completed entry forms plus entry fee as soon as possible as entries will be handled on a first come first served basis. Entry fees are € 510 for main field and €220 for Juniors. Further information can be obtained by calling Event Secretary Susan Storan on 087 7802403. Local driver Tim Mc Nulty will no doubt be out to repeat his victory on last year’s ALMC Stages Rally and his fantastic run in Donegal will do his confidence no harm. Tim has won the event for the previous 2 years running and is among prestigious company with previous winners including Austin Mc Hale and the legendary Mickey Farrell. As soon as seeding is complete a full entry list will be available from www.almc.ie. To ensure a safe and successful running of the event, ALMC will require the assistance of over 200 marshals, rescue units, ambulances & recovery vehicles during the rally weekend. Chief Marshal, Peter Reamsbottom has enrolled the help of marshals from Birr & District Auto Club, Midland Motor Club, Carlow Motor Club, NEMC, Cavan Motor Club, Garda Siochana Motor Club, Castle MC and Donegal Motor Club because the event carries extra safety procedures this year the club requires a larger number of marshals than ever before. From Saturday to Monday 20th-22nd August, the duties to be undertaken will include stage setup, spectator control and stage clean up. Not only is the ALMC Stages Rally a huge sporting occasion, it contributes significantly to the local economy. Along with the 260+ competitors and their service crews, there will be a massive influx of enthusiastic rally followers all requiring accommodation in the Kells area. This, coupled with the extra revenue generated from extra spending in the area, means that Kells and surrounding areas will benefit to the tune of over five hundred thousand Euros. As in previous years, ALMC welcome competitors, service crews, supporters and spectators to the area and hope they all enjoy the spectacular occasion.
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