MIJRS J1000 Round 3 Preview: Wexford Rally Sprint
Posted: June 10, 2023 2:56 AM
Hot on the heels of the recent Sean Conlon Memorial Tipperary Forest Rally, the Motorsport Ireland Junior Rally Series makes the swap to Tarmac solely for our J1000 field this weekend as they tackle the Wexford Motor Club Rally Sprint.
Ireland’s National Mix-Surface Rally Series, the MIJRS is quickly becoming a vital step in the development of a host of upcoming and exciting Irish rallying talent and already this season its clear just how close and enthralling the battles are set to be for the 2023 crown. Now that we’ve seen the opening pair of rounds on Gravel, we now get to see our youngest stars tackle Tarmac for the first time this year.
The New Ross based event will see drivers tackle a minimum of four runs over the 3.2km course, and its an exciting opportunity to build on skills honed at the recent J1000 Tuition Day held on the tarmac at Tynagh, Co. Galway.
As has been the case for quite a while now, the entry list boasts a huge cohort of J1000’s with 13 crews heading to the South-East. The standout names are the duo of Jack Kennedy and Tommy Furlong, both having tasted victory so far this season and aiming to build a strong MIJRS points score, but they have plenty of competition to deal with!
Ross Ryan currently sits second to Moffett in the Series standings and will be aiming to push his great rivals hard, while the likes of Tommy Cronin, Jack Harris and Danny Brady will be hoping to reduce the impact of dropped scores already accrued in their title bids. One to keep an eye out for on the times though will be David Travers, while it may only be his second J1000 event, the youngster has a lot of Tarmac knowledge having spent time circuit racing at Mondello park.
Newcomer Callum Graffin has shown incredible pace so far this year and is set to compete on a sealed surface for the first time, similar to other MIJRS debutants this year such as Ryan Caldwell, Ciara Duggan, Tommy Furlong, Conor Ryan & Charlie Browne who will all be out to gain vital experience on a new type of rallying environment.
The action kicks off at 10am on Sunday with an action packed day in store for the youngsters, but then its sure to be a frantic fortnight as cars will be back in Gravel spec as the MIJRS moves on the Moonraker Forest Rally on June 25th, where the J1000 field will be joined once more but the Rally4/R2, Rally5 and J1600 crews as we get loose once more in the Ballyvourney forests.
Entry List
Posted: June 10, 2023 2:55 AM
17 Dario Tempesta/ TBA (Honda Civic) [2B]
21 Tomas O'Rourke/Alisha O'Rourke (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [5A]
28 Paschal O'Shea/Larry O'Shea (Ford Fiesta) [5B]
43 Ken Power/Jimbob (james) Murphy (Peugeot 106) [2B]
44 James Boland/Gavin Sheill (Ford Fiesta Rally3) [5A]
48 David James/Teresa O'Brien (Ford Ford Ecort Mk2) [3B]
59 Darren O'Connor/ TBA (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo) [5B]
61 Pat Knox/ TBA (Honda Civic) [2B]
62 Tom Holton/ TBA (Ford Fiesta ST) [1B]
66 Emmet Watchorn/Abbey Thomas (Citroen C2 R2) [2B]
76 Alan Commins/ TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [3A]
81 George Leech/ TBA (Opel Corsa) [2A]
93 Robert Leech/ TBA (Proton Satria) [2A]
94 Mark Kennedy/Saoirse Kennedy (Vauxhall Nova GSI) [2A]
96 Ray Kirwan/ TBA (Honda Civic) [3B]
114 Seamus Anderson/Richard Schneider (Seat Leon) [3B]
116 Kalum Graffin/Richard Morton Crozier (Skoda Citigo) [9A]
119 Pierce Handrick/ TBA (Honda Civic) [6]
134 Ross Ryan/Jason Ryan (Citroen C1) [9A]
139 Ryan Caldwell/Darren Caldwell (Skoda Citigo) [9A]
144 Francis Kelly/Charlotte Egan (Ford) [1A]
148 Kelvin Lyons/Eddie Lyons (Honda Civic) [3B]
152 Robert Cummins/Mark Halligan (Fiat Seicento) [9B]
171 Kevin Brennan/ TBA (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [2B]
250 Tommy Furlong/Niall Furlong (Skoda Citigo) [9A]
251 Eibhinn Russell/Richie Long (Ford Escort Mk2) [3A]
252 Cillian Doherty/Maria Doyle (Talbot Sunbeam) [2A]
253 Conor Ryan/Conor Hade (Skoda Citigo) [9A]
254 Emmett Lyons/Eoin Doolin (Honda Integra Type R) [3B]
255 Jack Harris/Fran Kinsella (VW UP) [9A]
256 Paul Dowling/Aiesha Cullen (Ford Escort Mk2) [3A]
257 David Travers/ TBA (Peugeot 107) [9A]
258 Patrick Gahan/ TBA (Toyota Aygo) [9A]
259 Barry Murphy/Susan Lanigan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) [5B]
260 Ollie McPhillips/ TBA (Ford Fiesta) [5B]
261 Eamonn Murphy/Noel Coady (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 5) [5A]
262 Barry Dagg/ TBA (Ford Sierra XR4I) [2B]
263 Podge Cronin/Josh Radford (Honda Civic) [2B]
264 Martin Jnr O'Dowd/Holly Myler (Talbot Sunbeam) [2A]
265 Andrew Sheehan/Chris Maher (Citroen C2) [2B]
266 Tom Sheehan/ TBA (Vauxhall Corsa) [1B]
267 Larry Doyle/Aaron Doyle (Honda Civic) [2B]
268 Keith Power/Mikey Breen (Ford Fiesta R5) [5B]
269 Charlie Browne/Justin McAuley (Nissan Micra) [9A]
270 Jim Butler/ TBA (Subaru Impreza) [4]
271 Sean Cahill/Chloe Dagg (Citroen C1) [1A]
272 Tommy Moffett/Domhnall Lennon (Toyota Aygo) [9A]
273 Danny Brady/Conor Smith (Peugeot 107) [9A]
274 Tommy Cronin/Richie Long (Toyota Aygo) [9A]
275 Deane McConkey/ TBA (Ford Fiesta) [1B]
276 Cameron Crozier/Aine Phelan (Nissan Micra) [9A]
277 Ciara Duggan/Damien Duffin (Toyota Aygo) [9A]
278 Pat O'Connell/Paddy Heffernan (Ford Fiesta R5) [5B]
279 Cathal Murphy/Tommy Kehoe (Fiat Seicento) [1A]
280 Andrew Purcell/ TBA (Ford Fiesta R5) [5B]
301 Jack Kennedy/Colin O'Toole (VW UP) [9A]
337 Jack Handrick/ TBA (Suzuki Swift) [1A]
413 Ken McGrath/ TBA (Citroen C2) [2B]
436 Josh Power/ TBA (Ford Fiesta) [9C]
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