Jason Ryan wins Kartmania.ie Imokilly Motor Club Rally Sprint.
Posted: September 19, 2011 12:29 PM
Black clouds did little to spoil a great win for the Youghal driver Jason Ryan, Jason who has not always had the best of luck took a well-deserved win today in his home build Kia Motors Youghal Starlet.
The day was mostly dry but the rain did make the difference ,over the first run Davy Armstrong in the 300 + bhp Escort was looking sharp and was a mere .9 of a second up on Jason after the first run , run two destroyed it for Armstrong when a fellow competitor took out the timing gear Armstrong had to get a rerun sadly for him this happened during the only big shower of rain during the day, the time lost here could never be made up and Armstrong while being quicker on 4 of the 5 runs was never going to be able to make up the 8 seconds he lost in the wet.
Keith Power in the super 1600 Clio was generally just marginally slower than Ryan and on the 4th run was even quicker but at the end of the day second by 2.4 seconds showed there was little in it.
Third was Armstrong and 4th was a great drive by Allen Treacy in the Corolla always the front running two wheel drive man from the (IMC ) Allen today was taking his neighbour Carmel for a spin he thought he was just a bit too sideways particularly when he had a bit of a moment on run 2 however he was more than happy with 4th place .
Brian O Keeffe was 5th he said from the start this track will suit a Civic or a Starlet "it's just too tight and twisty for my Subaru" and he was right however he enjoyed his run on his home club event.
The rest of the top 10 included Luke McCarthy and Paul Brown in Civics with Michael Ryan in his Fiesta ninth and another IMC member William Walsh 10th
The day belonged to the Youghal man Jason Ryan in the Kia Motors Youghal Starlet it was Jason's first outright win on an event however there was drama on the last run when as Jason pulled off the line some noticed the tyre looked a little soft Jason said I thought the car was a bit loose but I just kept driving it! As he came back in to the pit area the tyre was almost flat a 2 inch piece of metal was pulled out of the tyre, Jason said we had our bit of luck today.
The IMC ran a great event and Clerk of the Coarse Emmet Cronin said thanks to its hard working members and the support of Kartmania.ie also thanks to today's competitors for a great days sport.
Full Results
Posted: September 19, 2011 12:04 PM
1 Jason Ryan (Toyota Starlet FWD) 0:08:35
2 Keith Power (Renault Clio S1600) 0:08:37
3 Davy Armstrong (Ford Escort Mk 2) 0:08:40
4 Allen Treacy (Toyota Corolla RWD) 0:08:47
5 Brian O’Keeffe (Subaru Impreza N11) 0:08:50
6 Luke McCarthy (Honda Civic) 0:08:58
7 Paul Browne (Honda Civic) 0:09:03
8 Colm Noonan (Peugoet 306 GTI) 0:09:06
9 Michael Ryan (Ford Fiesta) 0:09:09
10 William Walsh (Toyota Corolla) 0:09:09
No Driver (Car)
1 Brian O’Keefffe (Subaru Impreza N11)
2 Davy Armstrong (Ford Escort Mk2)
3 David James (TBA)
4 James Coleman (Ford Escort Mk2)
5 Jason Ryan (Toyota Starlet)
6 Allen Treacy (Toyota Corolla RWD)
7 Mark Murphy (Subaru Impreza)
8 James Fitzgerald (Honda Civic)
9 David Guest (Honda Civic)
10 Paul Mulcahy (Escort)
11 Damien Browne (MG Metro 6R4)
12 Mike Deane (Nissan Silvia)
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14 Sean O’Donovan (Subaru Impreza N10)
15 Martin Flanaghan (Subaru Legacy RS)
16 Brendan Dennehy (BMW Compact)
17 Dessie Tiernan (Tigra)
18 Micky O’Connor (Evo)
19 Daniel Lucey (Escort MK1)
20 Owen Murphy (Corolla)
21 William Walsh (Corolla)
22 Paul Scannell (Escort)
23 John Hackett (Mini)
24 Colm Noonan (306)
25 Micky O’Sullivan (Escort)
26 Paul Browne (Civic)
27 Colin Bryne (Puma)
28 John Cullinane (Escort)
29 Francis Kelly (Corsa)
30 Tom Sheehan (Micra)
31 Liam Fitzgibbon (Escort)
32 Donie Lucey (Escort MK1)
33 Colin Roche (Starlet)
34 James Cunningham (Corolla)
35 Shane Moriarty (Corolla)
36 Niall Walsh (Civic)
37 Stephen O’Shea (Starlet)
38 Paul Bruton (Civic)
39 George Wylie (206)
40 David Beamish (Nova)
41 Andrew Sheehan (Micra)
42 Conor Nash (Escort)
43 Luke McCarthy (Civic)
44 Pat Ryan (Civic)
45 Mick McDonnald (Civic)
46 Colm Forde (206)
47 Micheal English (205)
48 Jonny Ryan (205)
49 Kieran O’Neill (Corsa)
50 Ciara Deasy (Corolla)
51 Kevin Wylie (206)
52 Tomas Creedon (Ka)
53 David Cronin (Nova)
54 Ben Denny (Astra)
55 Johnaton Delaney (Civic)
56 Tom Herbert (Civic)
57 Patrick Egan (Nova)
58 Cathal McCarthy (106)
59 Kieran O’Connell (Civic)
60 Eamonn McCarthy (Civic)
61 Darren Loftus (Civic)
62 Gerard O’Shea (205)
All systems are Go
Posted: September 12, 2011 9:46 AM
Entries are streaming in for the upcoming Kartmania.ie Rally Sprint promoted by the Imokilly Motor Club (IMC) on Sunday the 18th of September. The event will take place at the Corrin Event Centre Rathcormac Co. Cork.
With more than a week to go the club has over 50 entries and the phones are hot with competitors enquiring about the event , early entries include top IMC club member Brian O Keeffe in the Subaru ,Brian winner of the last two Cork City rally sprints may find the tighter confines of the mart a tougher challenge however he will be one to watch when the times are made up , other quick escorts include Davy Armstrong and Fergus O Meara ,the sound of a Metro 6R4 is always a joy to the motor enthusiast Damien Brown brings his example.
Mike Deane brings the drift car (Nissan Silvia) expect sideways stuff here , after a superb 8th in the Killarney Rallysprint Owen Murphy brings the twin cam for another wild spin, here he will be challenged by the local twin cam drivers like Allen Treacy , James Cunningham and William Walsh also keep an eye out for Youghal man Jason Ryan who is always very quick in the Civic .
The club is extending the closing date for entries and would like to say to all competitors that may be travelling long distances that secure parking is available on the Saturday night at the event site.
The action is set to start at 11 o clock Sunday and there is a minimum of 3 timed runs .
The club has provided spectator parking in a field beside the Mart and there is absolutely no spectator parking on the main road outside the venue allowed the club has been notified by the local gardai that any cars parked directly outside the venue will be towed no excuses.
Plans are at an advanced stage for the upcoming Kartmania.ie Rally Sprint promoted by the Imokilly Motor Club (IMC) on Sunday the 18th of September. The event will take place at the Corrin Event Centre Rathcormac Co. Cork.
As Rally Sprints go this will be a super venue offering 100% smooth tarmac with each timed run consisting of 2 laps totalling 2KM. There will be a minimum of at least 3 runs All relevant officials are now in place led by Clerk Of The Course Emmet Cronin. Emmet said we at the IMC are delighted to have Kartmania.ie on board as a sponsor for this event , Kartmanie.ie is a great place to go for a bit of fun and it shows what motorsport and competition is like at an affordable level its a bit of crack with your friends or work mates and of course its indoors with great facilities so hail rain or snow you can race at Kartmania.ie., remember some of the best drivers in the world started as Karters.
Sean O' Donovan from Kartmania.ie said the company was delighted to be sponsoring the event and knowing the members from the Imokilly Motor Club it will be a great event Sean said here at Kartmania.ie we are from a motorsport background and looking forward to the event.
Clerk of the Course Emmet also said the venue for the Sprint is fantastic and the lads at the IMC are pulling out all the stops on this one there are fantastic viewing areas which will be in operation on the day for all those coming along to view the action. The club hope to start 120 cars so if it?s a day of motorsport you want without all the driving following stages .The Kartmania.ie Rallysprint on the 18th of September is the place to be.
Entry fee has been set at €125 for car and driver, navigators can be carried at an additional cost of € 25, the same navigator must be carried on all runs.
One day licence will be an additional €25.
These must be booked at least 10 days in advance.
Regulations and entry forms will be available shortly on the club website.
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