Kerry Hewison Autotest Weekend - 13-14 Mar 10

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Posted: March 26, 2010 12:04 PM

Dublin’s Eddie Peterson driving a Mini Special claimed his sixth championship title last weekend at the Kerry Motor Club Autotest weekend at Tralee racecourse. The event which was sponsored by Lee Strand Co-operative and counting rounds of the Hewison Championship and also the Premier Auto Parts Munster Championship attracted 54 entries over the two days with Peterson battling with his championship rival Stephen Ferguson from Co Tyrone over 24 different test courses. Saturday saw the Dublin man take victory by 15 seconds from the similar Mini Special of Robin Lyons with Stephen Ferguson also in a mini special a further 3.2 seconds adrift in third place. Waterford’s Paddy Power (Mini Special) finished the day in 4th with Simon Ecklin (Caterham) rounding off the top 5.

The pressure was on Peterson on day 2 as he was unable to drive his own car after he broke a tooth off reverse gear on Saturday but fellow competitor Robin Lyons showed good sportsmanship and allowed the Dublin man to share his car for the final 12 tests. Stephen Ferguson was on top form on day 2 and after the final 12 tests the Tyrone man took victory 13.3 seconds ahead of his championship rival. The victory was not enough fro Ferguson as 2nd place finish for Peterson was enough for him to clinch his 6th Hewison title and also set a new record for consecutive championship title wins.

Some of the other crews who competed and won class awards included Chris Grimes (Mini),Robin Lyons (Mini), John Lyons (Starlet), Simon Ecklin (Caterham), Liam Cashman (Starlet), Davis Thompson (Nova), Shane McCarty (Starlet), Damien Doran (Mini), Martin Walsh (Starlet) and Olivia McCarty (Starlet).

Results

Posted: March 26, 2010 12:03 PM

Saturday
1 Eddie Peterson (Mini Special) 692.2s,
2 Robin Lyons (Mini Special) 707.2s,
3 Steven Ferguson (Mini Special) 710.4s,
4 Paddy Power (Mini Moke) 717.7s,
5 Simon Echlin (Caterham) 724.6s,
6 Chris Grimes (Mini) 738.3s,
7 David Thompson (Nova) 768.0s,
8 Guy Foster (Mini) 773.7s,
9 Alan Coyle (Mini Special) 791.1s,
10 Paul Phelan (Mini Special) 791.2s,
11 Liam Cashman (Starlet) 796.4s,
12 Damien Doran (Mini) 840.9s.

Class winners:
Chris Grimes,
Robin Lyons,
John Lyons (Starlet Special) 899.5s,
Simon Echlin,
Liam Cashman,
David Thompson.

Novice awards:
Damien Doran,
Rory Power (Mini) 1043.2s.

Sunday
1 Steven Ferguson (Mini Special) 639.9s,
2 Eddie Peterson (Mini Special) 653.2s,
3 Paddy Power (Mini Moke) 658.7s,
4 Simon Echlin (Caterham) 661.6s,
5 Guy Foster (Mini) 692.7s,
6 David Thompson (Nova) 694.4s,
7 Alan Coyle (Mini Special) 705.4s,
8 Liam Cashman (Starlet) 711.7s,
9 Paul Phelan (Mini Special) 747.1s,
10 Chris Grimes (Mini) 754.8s,
11 Ger Lawlor (Starlet) 760.8s,
12 Richard Pain (Nova) 766.0s.

Class winners:
Guy Foster,
Eddie Peterson,
Martin Walsh (Starlet Special) 792.1s,
Simon Echlin,
Liam Cashman,
David Thompson.

Novice awards:
Damien Doran (Mini) 846.8s,
Derek Butler (Starlet) 933.2s,
Rory Power (Mini) 961.7s.

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Posted: March 10, 2010 12:46 PM

Kerry Motor Club will host round’s 13 & 14 of the Hewison Autotest Championship at Tralee racecourse this coming weekend 13th/14th March sponsored by Lee Strand Co-operative Creamery.

Dublin’s Eddie Peterson who has an excellent record at the Kerry Motor Club run event has won his last 4 titles at Tralee Racecourse and if he win’s on both Saturday and Sunday he will secure his 6 championship title in a row even with 2 remaining round’s left in the championship in Portlaois and Kildare.
Peterson wont have an easy task in Tralee as Co Tyrone’s Steven Ferguson can still clinch the title for the 1st time and also be the 1st Northern Ireland driver to do so in 18 years.

The Autotest weekend will also be round 2 & 3 of the Premier Auto Parts Munster Autotest Championship which got under way last weekend in Newcastlewest Co Limerick.
Waterford’s Paddy Power got his championship off to a great start taking victory in Limerick and will be 1 of the favourites to claim victory in Tralee.

As an added incentive to competitors Kerry Motor Club have reduced the entry fee for the event and will also hold 2 draws for competitors.
The 1st draw is a free entry for Sunday’s round of the Autotest and will be held Saturday evening for all competitors who competed on Saturday’s tests.
The second draw is for a Monster Hamper valued at €250 and will take place at prize giving for competitors who competed on both Saturday’s and Sunday’s tests Start Time on Saturday will be 2pm sharp while Sunday’s Start Time will be 12 noon sharp.

Regulations and Entry form are available to download from the club website below

Club Website / Regulations

Posted: January 1, 2010 12:01 AM

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