Can Irish Tarmac contenders keep their cool in Cork?
Posted: August 1, 2023 3:18 PM
Samdec Security International ITRC
The Irish Tarmac Rally Championship travels south for its penultimate round - the Cork 20 International Rally. The two-day event will be crucial for several category contenders as Ireland’s leading rally series edges closer to its Ulster finale later in August.
Last year’s winners Josh Moffett and Andy Hayes will carry the number one door card on their Hyundai through Cork’s fast stages. After crashing out during their Donegal International Rally defence, the reigning Irish Tarmac champions know victory on the Cork 20 is essential if they are to put pressure on in-form championship leaders Callum Devine and Noel O’Sullivan.
Devine, who finished 8.4 seconds behind Moffett in Cork 12 months ago, is on an impressive winning streak in the Samdec Security supported international series. A hat-trick of wins on the Circuit of Ireland, Rally of the Lakes, and Donegal International Rally gives him a 14-point lead at the top of the ITRC standings.
Meirion Evans and Robert Barrable are seeded third and fourth respectively for the bank-holiday weekend rally. Irish Tarmac’s policy of two dropped scores keeps them in title contention but like Moffett they’ll need a top result in Cork to keep their hopes alive.
A strong Rally2 line-up extends throughout Cork’s top 20 featuring recently crowned Northern Ireland Rally champion Jonathan Greer and previous Irish Tarmac champions Declan Boyle and Gareth McHale.
Rally4
ITRC’s Rally4 young guns look set to continue their spellbinding championship combats on the Cork 20. Shane Quinn currently leads the front-wheel-drive category but will have to be at his best to keep his championship rivals behind.
Matthew Boyle, Casey Jay Coleman, Cian Caldwell, and Ioan Lloyd will be ready to do battle once again in another tantalising tussle for Rally4 honours.
McEvoy Motorsport Modified ITRC
After his first ITRC top score last time out in Donegal, Eddie Doherty has a great chance to strengthen his prospects of a maiden Modified ITRC title with a strong result in Cork. He holds a 33-point advantage over Gary Kiernan with two rounds to go.
In the co-drivers title battle, Dylan Doonan holds a seven-point lead over Karl Egan ahead of Cork 20.
Doonan will be in the Class 13 mix alongside his driver Cian Walsh. Walsh will have Oliver Benton and Gareth Black to contend with as they duel for the M2 category honours.
Black holds a slender four-point class lead over Benton with the Toyota Starlet and Ford Escort rivals ready to take each other on over the remaining two rounds.
Synergy Motorsport Engineering Historic ITRC
Reigning Historic ITRC champions Neil Williams and Anthony O’Sullivan return to the series to defend their Cork 20 success last year. They will run first on the road as the Historics open the running ahead of the rally’s mainfield.
Just behind, Duncan Williams and Guy Weaver can enjoy the Cork 20 stages knowing they have already done enough to be crowned Irish Tarmac Historic champions for 2023. An amazing run of podiums since the championship’s opening Killarney Historic round last December, including top scores in West Cork and the Rally of the Lakes, has given them this year’s Historic ITRC honours.
Leading Historic competitors, Michael McDaid, Trevor Wilson, and Tomas Davies complete Cork 20’s Historic top five.
Several Historic class battles still exist including the fight for Category 2 honours where 17 points separate Trevor Wilson from current leader Peadar Walsh.
Paul Browne Civil Engineering & Plant Hire Junior ITRC
Retirements for Junior ITRC’s top two contenders, Robbie O’Hanlon and Darragh O’Donovan, in Donegal have opened the series up to a host of contenders.
O’Hanlon and Oisin Joyce currently lead the category by six points over O’Donovan and Michael White.
Ben McIntyre and Barry McIntyre are within touching distance as all four crews brace themselves for a proper showdown in Cork.
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1 Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Hyundai i20 N Rally2) [RC2]
2 Callum Devine/Noel O'Sullivan (VW Polo GTI R5) [RC2]
3 Meirion Evans/Jonathan Jackson (VW Polo GTI R5) [RC2]
4 Robert Barrable/Gordon Noble (Citroen C3 Rally2) [RC2]
5 Jonathan Greer/Niall Burns (Citroen C3 Rally2) [RC5]
6 Daniel Barry/Gary McElhienny (Skoda Fabia R5) [5]
7 Declan Boyle/Patrick Walsh (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
8 Ryan Loughran/Gareth Doherty (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
9 Owen Murphy/Anthony Nestor (Citroen C3 Rally2) [RC2]
10 David Kelly/Dean O'Sullivan (Citroen C3 Rally2) [RC2]
11 Cal McCarthy/Eric Calnan (Citroen C3 Rally2) [RC2]
12 Gareth Machale/Brian Murphy (VW Polo GTI R5) [24]
14 Michael Boyle/Dermot McCafferty (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
15 James Ford/Neil Shanks (Citroen C3 Rally2) [RC2]
16 Keith Lyons/JJ Cremin (TBA) [RC2]
17 David Guest/Jonathan McGrath (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
18 Jason McSweeney/Liam Brennan (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
19 Eddie Doherty/Tom Murphy (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
20 Jason Black/Karl Egan (Toyota Starlet RWD) [14]
21 Gary Kiernan/TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
22 James Stafford/Richard Cleary (Darrian T90 GTR) [14]
23 John O'Donnell/Aidan Friel (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC5]
24 Frank Kelly/Lauren Kelly (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
25 Colin Byrne/Stephen Quin (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
26 Denis Moynihan/Martin O'Brien (Ford Fiesta R5) [24]
27 Mark Dolphin/Eugene Cronin (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
28 Oliver Benton/Kyle Diffin (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
29 Cian Walsh/Dylan Doonan (Toyota Corolla Twin Cam) [13]
30 Gareth Black/Connor Dunlop (Toyota Starlet RWD) [13]
31 Tomas O'Rourke/TBA (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [RC2]
32 Padraig Egan/Thomas Ryan (Subaru Impreza) [15]
33 Matthew Boyle/Gary Byrne (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
34 Casey Jay Coleman/TBA (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [RC4]
35 Ioan Lloyd/Sion Williams (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [RC4]
36 Cian Caldwell/Liam Egan (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [RC4]
37 Shane Quinn/Patrick Brides (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [RC4]
38 Aaron Browne/Derry Long (Honda Civic) [11F]
39 Mark Oleary/Andrew Cronin (Toyota Starlet) [11F]
40 Fergal McGuigan/Michael Moran (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
41 Mickey Conlon/Domhnall Lennon (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
43 Niall Fitzpatrick/Matthew Reade (Ford Escort Mk1) [12]
44 Brian Bolger/TBA (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [24]
45 Chris Ford/Neil Colman (Citroen C3 Rally2) [RC5]
46 Shane Dillon/Tomás Ryan (Honda Civic) [11F]
47 Mac Walsh/Damien Sheridan (Ford Escort) [13]
48 Stefan Davies/Marc Mayes (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
49 Michael Curran/TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
50 Ian Chadwick/TBA (Skoda Fabia R2) [TBA]
51 John Hickey/Michelle Hickey (Fubaru Escort RS 4x4) [20]
52 Aidan Long/TBA (Subaru S9) [20]
53 Paschal O'Shea/Larry O'Shea (BMW 3 Series Compact) [14]
54 Shane Casey/Sean Nolan (Ford Fiesta) [RC4]
55 John Joe Williams/Aaron McEvoy (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
56 Bob Moran/Eoin Collins (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
57 Kenny O'Brien/TBA (Vauxhall Nova) [9]
58 Paul Casey/TBA (Ford Escort) [12]
59 Huw Jeffreys/Avarina Jeffreys (Subaru Impreza N10) [20]
60 John Corrigan/Niall Mulcahy (Opel Corsa) [13]
61 Fergal Kelly/Tim Maher (Ford Escort G4) [13]
62 Paul O'Connell/Brian Quinlan (Ford Escort) [11R]
63 Ronan Creagh/Peter O'Sullivan (Honda Civic) [11F]
64 CJ O'Sullivan/Eoghan Doherty (Honda Civic) [11F]
65 Gavin Sheill/Ken Blanche (TBA) []
66 Pa O'Mahony/Shauna O'Mahony (Ford Fiesta) [22]
67 Ger Seaman/Daniel Seaman (Ford Escort G3) [12]
68 Anthony Whelton/Colm O Mahony (Ford Escort) [11R]
69 Noel McCarthy/Joseph O'Sullivan (Ford Escort) [9]
70 Jason O Brien/Nicole O Brien (Ford Escort) [13]
71 Brendan Dowling/Ray Fitzpatrick (Toyota Corolla Twin Cam) [11R]
72 Amy Burke/Emel McNamara (Ford Fiesta Mark 1) [11R]
73 Richard Hickey/Ken Carmody (Toyota Ae86) [11R]
74 Sam Leech/Barry Attridge (Opel Corsa) [10]
75 Keith Costello/John Burke (Ford Fiesta) [RC4]
76 Tom Dunne/Nicky Hegarty (Ford Fiesta) [2]
77 Aidan Kilkenny/Rosaleen Kelly (Peugeot 208 R2) [RC3]
Late Entries
78 James Boland/John McCay (Ford Fiesta) [20]
Historics
201 Neil Williams/Anthony O'Sullivan (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [18]
202 Duncan Williams/Guy Weaver (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [18]
203 Michael McDaid/Declan Casey (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [18]
204 Trevor Wilson/Paul Mulholland (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [18]
205 Adrian Hetherington/Ronan O'Neill (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [18]
207 Tomas Davies/Dai Roberts (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [19]
208 Allen Treacy/Brian O'Keeffe (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [18]
209 Gareth Bevan/Dafydd Evans (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [18]
210 Philip Rogers/Sion Jones (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [18]
211 Mark Falvey/James O'Brien (Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600) [K]
212 Peadar Walsh/Grace Walsh (Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600) [18]
214 Grant Shand/Rosa Shand (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [19]
215 Martin Rossiter/Ian Davis (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [18]
216 Robert Falvey/John Doody (Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000) [18]
217 Alan Watkins/Eoghan McCarthy (Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000) [18]
218 Ian Davies/Mark Crisp (BMW M3 E30) [19]
219 Peter McCullagh/Flint McCullagh (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [18]
220 Jonni McDaid/Tony McGovern (Talbot Samba GpB) [17]
Juniors
301 Darragh O'Donovan/Michael White (Honda Civic) [16]
302 Ben McIntyre/TBA (Honda Civic) [16]
303 Evan McEvoy/Ciaran O'Sullivan (Honda Civic) [16]
304 Kyle Browne/ (Honda Civic) [16]
305 Mikey Ryan/Killian Mc Ardle (Honda civic) [16]
306 Robbie O'Hanlon/TBA (Honda Civic) [16]
307 Barry McIntyre/Conor O'Connell (Honda Civic) [16]
308 Keith O'Connor/Aaron Oconnor (Honda Civic) [16]
309 Catherine Walsh/Angiee Michniewicz (Honda Civic) [16]
310 Dylan Sheehan/TBA TBA (Honda Civic) [16]
311 Jack Hallahan/David Rea (Honda Civic) [16]
312 Simon Donegan/Graham Roche (Peugeot 106 GTi) [16]
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