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Cork Forest Rally - 13 Sept '98

Posted: September 15, 1998 11:14 AM - 5500 Hits


Round 1 RIAC Forestry Championship

Two dominant times on the long Killavullen stage were enough to help Kenny McKinstry to a 48 second victory in his Tom Geraghty Tyres backed Subaru Impreza. Dermot Kelly who was fastest on seven of the events ten stages was unable to match McKinstry's pace on the ten mile stage where he lost 56 seconds due to an overheating engine and could not repeat last years win on the Duhallow Park Hotel based event in Kanturk.

Posted: September 15, 1998 11:14 AM

Dominic McNeill who overcame earlier turbo problems crashed out of an easy third place one mile from the finish. Top two wheel drive car home was local favourite John Shanahan while Lloyd Hutchinson won F2 was his class on the way to 12 overall in his Timeclox Mini. 

Results
      1 Kenny McKinstry/Tom Geraghty (Subaru Impreza 555)............46.35
      2 Dermot Kelly/Greg Shinnors (Escort RS Cosworth)..............47.13
      3 Kevin O'Kane/Mark Murphy (Escort RS Cosworth)................48.45
      4 Noel Driver/Joe Shinnors (Escort RS Cosworth)................49.57
      5 John Shanahan/Timmy O'Sullivan (Escort 2.0)..................50.03
      6 Philip Shaw/James McKeefry (Escort)..........................51.55
      7 Niall Driver/Francis Corrigan (Escort).......................52.08
      8 Michael Tynan/Colin Brady (Escort)...........................52.11
      9 John O'Connor/Ed O'Callaghan (Opel Manta 400)................52.20
     10 Colin Walsh/Sean Reid (Escort)...............................52.58

Topics: Cork Forestry Rally 

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