MOFFETT/HAYES MAKE IT TWO FROM TWO IN TRITON SERIES - Report courtesy of Triton Showers National Rally Championship
Posted: October 28, 2019 6:57 AM
Monaghan’s Josh Moffett (Ford Fiesta WRC) and his Wexford co-driver Andy Hayes took a start to finish victory in the Longford based Admore Air Conditioning Corp Midland Moto Rally, the second round of the Triton Showers National Rally Championship.
They finished a minute and twelve seconds ahead of former champions Clonmel’s Roy White and his Cork co-driver James O’Brien, also in a Ford Fiesta WRC. Warrenpoint’s Peadar Hurson and his Monaghan co-driver Damien Connolly in yet another Fiesta WRC were 48.9 seconds further behind in third.
Moffett was quickest on the opening stage by 1.4 seconds with Boyle next and a tremendous drive by Wexford’s James Stafford (Darrian T90), who revelled in the dry conditions, saw him occupy third - 8.7 seconds further behind. The Fiesta WRC’s of Roy White and Peadar Hurson were next with Clare’s Padraig Egan in the McKinstry hired Subaru S14 WRC completing the top six.
Punching in the best time on the second stage Moffett extended his lead over Boyle to 5.1 seconds as White slotted into third, 14.6 seconds adrift of second place and eight seconds ahead of Stafford. On he third stage, by far the longest of the event at almost 19 kilometres, Moffett was only a tenth of a second better than Boyle and arrived at the Longford service 5.2 seconds ahead of the Donegal driver. The rally leader reckoned he had no great rhythm through S.S. 3 while his tyres showed extreme wear.
Boyle in second also had tyre troubles, he softened the suspension for the third stage while on the previous stage he claimed he was braking far too early. White was untroubled some 24 seconds further behind but admitted he needed to be quicker.
Stafford in fourth stated that his Darrian lacked grip on part of third stage, he was 4.9 seconds ahead of Donegal’s Joe McGonigle (Mini WRC), who opined that he made a good tyre choice. Egan completed the top six but lost a few seconds when he stalled at the start of the second stage. Meanwhile, Armagh’s Darren Gass, a late entry as he debuted a Skoda Fabia R5, occupied seventh as he acclimatised to his new surroundings.
Former national champion Peadar Hurson (Fiesta WRC) was a lowly eighth overall having overshot twice on the second stage and admitted his tyre selection was totally wrong. Kevin Eves (Toyota Corolla) held second in the two-wheel drive category 26.3 seconds behind Stafford, the former had brake troubles in the opening stage.
Welsh driver Hugh Hunter, on his first Irish outing in some five years (aside from a brief encounter in the ALMC Rally) completed the top ten.
Boyle was the first major casualty when he retired on the fourth stage when his Fiesta WRC clipped a bale, spun and collided with another bale that damaged a front wheel. Without undue pressure and given that White spun on S.S. 6, Moffett arrived at the final service with a lead of a minute and one second. Stafford moved up to third but was a little worried about second gear as Hurson, with the correct tyres, gave a much better display to move to fourth.
Fifth placed McGonigle was concerned about the head gasket of his Mini WRC with Gass sixth. The top ten also included Eves, Egan, Armstrong and JF Shovelin. Egan spun and stalled on S.S. 6. Armstrong was also in trouble on the same stage when his Escort glanced off the tyre chicane and dented its left side.
In the Motorsport Safety Team Group N category, Michael Boyle retired with differential woes at the end of stage six promoting Strabane’s Niall Devine (Mitsubishi) into the lead - 10.9 seconds ahead of Monaghan’s Shane Maguire with Leitrim’s Shane O’Rourke (Mitsubishi) 44.9 seconds further adrift in third.
Moffett went on to claim his second victory in as many rounds and also netted the additional Triton point for posting the fastest time on the Power Stage. White was second and Hurson, eleventh after the second stage, made a fine recovery to secure third. Stafford won the two-wheel drive category and Devine (Mitsubishi) won the Motorsport Safety Team Group N category - 19.1 seconds ahead of Monaghan’s Shane Maguire, also in a Mitsubishi.
Garry Jennings, Niall Maguire and Gary Kiernan were amongst the non-starters.
Results
Posted: October 28, 2019 6:53 AM
1 Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Ford Fiesta WRC) 57m 58s,
2 Roy White/James O’Brien (Ford Fiesta WRC) 59m 10s,
3 Peadar Hurson/Damien Connolly (Ford Fiesta WRC) 59m 59s,
4 James Stafford/Jeff Case (Darrian T90 GTR) 60m 13s,
5 Joe McGonigle/Ciaran Geaney (Mini WRC) 60m 16s,
6 Darren Gass/Enda Sherry (Skoda Fabia R5) 60m 24s,
7 Padraig Egan/Brian Hassett (Subaru Impreza WRC S14) 61m 00s,
8 Kevin Eves/Chris Melly (Toyota Corolla) 61m 20s,
9 Chris Armstrong/Gavin Doherty (Ford Escort MkII) 61m 39s,
10 J F Shovelin/Emmet Brosnan (Ford Escort MkII) 62m 26s.
Motorsport Safety Team Group N award: Niall Devine/Liam McIntyre (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) 62m 42s.
rally.ie Two wheel drive award: James Stafford/Jeff Case
Juniors Class 16: 1 Stephen Reynolds/Derek McCarthy (Honda Civic) 48m 15s,
2 Jack Brunton/Darragh Kelly (Honda Civic) 48m 23s,
3 Shane Kenneally/Ger Connors (Honda Civic) 48m 43s.
Juniors Class 16A: 1 David Kelly/Kenny Bustard (Toyota Starlet) 45m 41s,
2 Johnny Armstrong/Phil Mitchell (Citroen C2) 47m 39s,
3 Nigel Roche/Andrew Cronin (Honda Civic) 47m 56s.
Leaders
SS1-9 Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Ford Fiesta WRC)
Stage Winners
SS1 Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Ford Fiesta WRC)
SS2 Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Ford Fiesta WRC)
SS3 Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Ford Fiesta WRC)
SS4 Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Ford Fiesta WRC)
SS5 Roy White/James O'Brien (Ford Fiesta WRC)
SS6 Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Ford Fiesta WRC)
SS7 Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Ford Fiesta WRC)
SS8 Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Ford Fiesta WRC)
SS9 Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Ford Fiesta WRC)
Driver/Navigator (Car) [Class]
Des Roche/Dan Browne (Honda Civic) [1]
Stephen Gallagher/Niall Gibson (Honda Civic) [1]
Keith Ewing/Sean Quigley (Honda Civic) [1]
Michael Tumulty/JP Ruth (Peouget 106) [1]
Nick Barnett/Martin Brady (Ford Fiesta R2) [2]
DJ Browne/Denny Greaney (Citroen C2 R2) [2]
Keelan Grogan/Dylan Grogan (Skoda Fabia R2) [2]
Adrian Cannon/Micheal O'Donnell (Honda Civic R3) [3]
Pakie Duffy/Evin Hughes (Honda Civic) [3]
Roger Kennedy/Wendy Blackledge (Peugeot 306) [3]
Ruairi McGarrity/Martin McGarrity (Peugeot 106) [3]
Keith McFadden/Sara McFadden (Renault Clio Cup) [3]
Wayne Keogh/Wayne McLoughlin (Skoda Fabia VRS) [3]
Michael Boyle/Dermot McCafferty (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
Colin Flanagan/Barry McLoughlin (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
Sean Gallagher/Claire Gallagher (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
Shane Maguire/Donal Balfe (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [4]
Tomas O'Rourke/Tomas Scallon (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
Neil Tohill/Gerard Tohill (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) [4]
Trevor Bustard/John McCafferty (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
Shane O' Rourke/Alan McGovern (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
Paul Rowley/Darrragh Mullen (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
John Coyne/Stephen Joyce (Porsche 997 GT3) [6]
Declan Boyle/Brian Boyle (Ford Fiesta WRC) [7]
Frank Barrett/Darren Barrett (Subaru Impreza WRC S12B) [7]
Declan McCrory/Stephen O'Hanlon (Subaru Impreza WRC S12B) [7]
Peadar Hurson/Damien Connolly (Ford Fiesta WRC) [7]
Roy White/James O'Brien (Ford Fiesta WRC) [7]
Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Ford Fiesta WRC) [7]
Joseph McGonigle/Ciaran Geaney (Mini JCW WRC) [7]
Niall Maguire/James O'Reilly (Subaru Impreza WRC S12B) [7]
Frank Wray/Joe McNulty (Subaru Impreza WRC S11) [7]
Brendan Friel/Jason McCahill (Nissan Micra) [9]
Padraig Gorman/Shane Gorman (Starlet RWD) [10]
Tommy Foley/David Doyle (Honda Civic) [11F]
Barry Gallagher/Jonathan (Honda Civic) [11F]
Des Lyons/Ashling McArdle (Honda Civic) [11F]
Brian Lavelle/ (Honda Civic) [11F]
Mark Maguire/ (Honda Civic) [11F]
Danny MacBride/Emmett McNally (Honda Civic) [11F]
Dermot O'Hagan/Pierce Jnr Doherty (Honda Civic) [11F]
Davy Hunt/Gillian Gilmartin (Peureot 106 Maxi) [11F]
Gary McNamee/Cathal Keane (Honda Civic) [11F]
Cormac Phelan/Katja Auhl (Honda Civic EK9) [11F]
Sam Johnston/David Gibbons (Honda Civic) [11F]
Gordon Nimmo/Chrystal Culkeen (Ford Fiesta) [11F]
Jason Black/Karl Egan (Toyota Starlet) [11R]
Paul Carron/Sean Brunton (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
Stephen Healy/Enda Fallon (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
Gerry McIntyre/Paul Clarke (Toyota Starlet) [11R]
Stephen Faughnan/Amy Faughnan (Ford Escort MK2) [11R]
Martin Swinburne/Gretchen Fegan (Toyota Twincam) [11R]
Tim Flood/Anthony Smith (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
Christy Gallagher/Lee Cullen (Toyota Starlet) [11R]
James Reilly/Michael Devlin (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
John Pettit/Andy Firman (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
Declan Hall/Chris Corr (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
William Nolan/Shane O'Mahony (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
Alister Peoples/Patrick Patterson (Ford Escort) [11R]
Patrick Bonner/TBA (Ford Escort MK2) [12]
James Cassidy/Domhnall Lennon (Ford Escort MK2) [12]
Michael McDaid/Daire MaGuire (Ford Escort MK2) [12]
Sean McCaul/Frank Clerkin (Ford Escort) [12]
John O'Rourke/Tommy Cuddihy (Opel Corsa) [12]
Gary Quinn/Alan Quinn (Open Manta 400) [12]
Brian Armstrong/Aodhan Gallagher (Ford Escort MK2) [12]
David Fitzsimons/Brian Commons (Ford Escort MK2) [13]
Damian Campbell/Declan Mc Garrity (Ford Escort MK2) [13]
Daniel Conaghan/Terence McGee (Ford Escort MK2) [13]
Raymond Conlon/Damien Fleming (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [13]
Martin Ewing/James Ewing (Peugeot 205) [13]
Gareth Irwin/Justin McCawley (Ford Escort MK2) [13]
Johnny Jordan/Paddy McCrudden (Toyota Starlet) [13]
Cathal Mulgrew/Ronan O Neil (Ford Escort MK2) [13]
Barry Morris/Declan Campbell (Ford Escort MK2) [13]
David Moffett/Martin Connolly (Toyota Starlet) [13]
Vincent McAree/David Mc Crudden (Ford Escort) [13]
Stephen McGurk/Mark O'Connor (Ford Escort MK2) [13]
Clive McGonigle/Steven Tinney (Ford Escort) [13]
Darren O'Brien/Eamonn Creedon (Honda Civic) [13]
Tommy O'Connell/Thomas Wedlock (Ford Escort MK2) [13]
Colin O'Rourke/Shane Gilhooly (Toyota Starlet) [13]
Rory Thomas/Aidan Thomas (Ford Escort) [13]
Colum Tennyson/Owen MaGee (Ford Escort) [13]
Seamus McDaid/Tim Duggan (Ford Escort) [13]
Paul Clarke/Martin Byrne (Ford Escort) [13]
Kevin Kelly/Keith Harris (Ford Escort) [13]
Ciaran Phelan/Tony O'Brien (Honda Civic) [13]
Michael Fitzgibbon/Carrie Moroney (Honda Civic) [13]
Roy Baldrick/Dermot Friel (Talbot Sunbeam) [13]
Gareth Black/Connor Dunlop (Toyota Starlet) [13]
Ian Barrett/Paul McGee (Darrian T90 GTR) [14]
Camillus Bradley/Crawford Henderson (Ford Escort MK2) [14]
Gary McPhillips/James McCarville (Ford Escort MK2) [14]
James Stafford/Jeff Case (Darrian T9) [14]
Conor Curley/Nigel Frazer (Ford Escort MK2) [14]
Kevin Eves/Chris Melly (Toyota Corolla) [14]
Gary Kiernan/Ryan Moore (Ford Escort MK2) [14]
John Mc Quaid/Thomas Treanor (Ford Escort MK2) [14]
Ronan Quinn/Ian McCord (Ford Escort MK2) [14]
JF Shovelin/Emmet Brosnan (Ford Escort MK2) [14]
Chris Armstrong/Gavin Doherty (Ford Escort MK2) [14]
Vincent Collins/Fintan Kilroe (Ford Escort MK2) [14]
Stuart Darcy/ (Ford Escort MK2) [14]
Gavin Gallagher/Fintan Monaghan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [15]
Hugh Hunter/Rob Fagg (Ford Focus WRC) [15]
Andrew Stewart/Tony Gallagher (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4) [15]
Sean Brogan/Johnny Baird (Honda Civic) [16]
Brian Brady/Edel Hennessy (Honda Civic) [16]
Michael Cunniffe/Barry Talt (Peugeot 106) [16]
Ryan Diver/Dylan Baskin (Honda Civc) [16]
Michael Hamilton/Shane Byrne (Honda Civic) [16]
Shane Kenneally/Jer Connors (Honda Civic) [16]
Jason Murphy/Matthew Murphy (Honda Civic) [16]
Aine Phelan/Gavin Henry (Honda Civic) [16]
Stephen Reynolds/Derek McCarthy (Honda Civic) [16]
Ryan Moore/Christopher Moffet (Honda Civic) [16]
Jack Brunton/Darragh Kelly (Honda Civic) [16]
Aaron McIntyre/Ben McIntyre (Toyota Starlet) [16]
Daragh Smith/Ray Flynn (Honda Civic) [16]
Colin Maguire/Paul MaGuire (Honda Civic) [16A]
Johnny Armstrong/Phil Mitchell (Citroen C2) [16A]
Sean McCaffrey/Jack Kelly (Honda Civic) [16A]
Malcolm Pedlow/John Henderson (BMW 2002 Tii) [18]
Mark Ashton/Tony Kelly (Subaru Impreza) [20]
Simon Chapman/Peter Foy (Proton Satria S2500 Millington) [20]
Tom Holton/Ger Leech (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [20]
Shane O'Rourke/Alan McGovern (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [20]
Jack Maguire/Keith McConnon (Ford Fiesta) [20]
Darren McKelvey/ (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo) [20]
Aaron McLoughlin/Darren Curran (Ford Fiesta) [20]
Lee Hastings/Alistair Wyllie (Subaru Impreza) [20]
Jason McSweeney/Liam Brennan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [20]
Liam Egan/Patrick Brides (Ford Fiesta R5) [24]
Round 2 of the Motorsport Ireland Junior Rally Series.
Posted: March 12, 2019 3:37 PM
This series is part of the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy initiative, to promote and assist competitors focused on developing their motorsport future.
The series will be run over dual surfaces of tar and gravel and the best performance in 5 out of 8 events will count. To qualify for an award, competitors must register for, and start a minimum of two events on each surface. The driver must be under 25 years of age on the 1st of January in the year of the series. Eligibility is reserved to those who hold a current competition license issued by Motorsport Ireland and only cars built to the new Class 16, J1600 regulations are eligible for the series.
A prize fund of training and coaching up to the value of €20,000 on Motorsport Ireland events is on offer, plus a nomination to the Billy Coleman Award.
If you, or somebody you know intend on competing in the series, don’t delay, register today, full details on link below
Midland Motor Club are delighted to host Round 2 of the Triton Showers National Rally Championship to be held on the 24th March 2019. Midland Moto Stages Rally, which ran its first multi stage rally back in 1976, have a new main sponsor in Admore Air Conditioning Corp with Rally HQ back in the Longford Arms Hotel.
The rally is also Round 1 of the Sligo Pallets Border Rally Championship and Round 2 of the Hugo Loonam Motors Midlands East Championship. Preparations are well under way with Clerk of the Course Jeremy O’ Connor and his team busy putting al together to ensure a safe and enjoyable event.
The rally is also part of the A Plus Skip Hire MMC Club Championship. It comprises of 9 stages ran in a 3 x 3 format with a compact route of 120km. Centralised servicing is just outside Longford Town in Mastertech Business Park, Athlone Road.
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