Peugeot Works Team - Positive Outlook for Challenge Ahead’ Posted: July 9, 2002 1:05 PM

The fourth round of the Pirelli British Rally Championship kicks off next weekend. North of the border again, the Jim Clark Memorial Rally takes the series to Edinburgh and the hills around Duns and Berwick. This rally will provide some of the most testing stages so far this season for official works drivers, Rory Galligan and Justin Dale in their Super 1600 Peugeot 206’s.

McHALE AIMS FOR HIGHLAND FLING IN FIRST JIM CLARK RALLY! Posted: July 7, 2002 9:22 PM

Austin McHale (Rathcoole) is one of several of Ireland's leading rally drivers heading for Scotland to compete in his first Jim Clark Memorial Rally this Friday and Saturday, July 12/13, with co-driver, Brian Murphy (Newbridge) on the notes.

The fourth round of the Pirelli British and the Toshiba Computers Irish Tarmac Championships, McHale has had a busy season in the Toyota Ireland Corolla WRC, having competed in both series although he has been dogged with punctures on the British gravel events. He currently lies fourth in the Irish Tarmac series with 14 points behind Andrew Nesbitt (30), Eamonn Boland (22) and Derek McGarrity (19).

Donal O'Brien Car Sales Kerry Hillclimb - 21 Jul 02 Posted: July 1, 2002 6:40 PM

by Sean Moriarty

Regualtions can be downloaded for the DONAL O BRIEN CAR SALES Kerry Motor Club hillclimb which will take place on Sunday July 21st.

The event will use a climb about 4 miles from Tralee and will be based in The Glenduff House.

Statement from Motorsport Ireland - Sun 23 Jun 02 Posted: June 23, 2002 5:04 PM

Statement from Motorsport Ireland
Sunday 23rd June 2002

The full Motorsport Commission, the committee responsible for all motorsport in Ireland, met earlier this morning, Sunday 23rd June 2002 to review the tragic events of last Friday at the Donegal International Rally.

Having carefully considered all of the information available at this point of time, the Commission is satisfied that the agreed Safety Plan for the event was carried out in the correct manner. It is clear that what happened, whilst devastating in it's consequences, was an accident.

The Motorsport Commission again extended it's deepest sympathies to the families and friends of George Clarke and Gerard McKenna.

Motorsport Ireland officials will continue to work with representatives of the Donegal Motor Club and An Garda Siochana in the ongoing investigation.

In the light of Friday's tragedy the Commission has taken a decision to review the current Safety Plans for all upcoming events.

Safety of both spectators and competitors is of paramount importance in motorsport. To that end Motorsport Ireland has a Safety Review Committee which is currently looking at all aspects of safety in rallying. They have been directed to examine the circumstances of Friday's accident in their review which is due to be completed in September this year.

Killarney & District Motor Club Autocross - Sat 15 Jun 02 Posted: June 17, 2002 8:27 AM

Round 5 - 2002 Maxsport Tyres Munster Championship
Round 2 - Darby O'Gills Killarney Championship

While Richard Percy's win in Killarney on Saturday evening brought an end to the winning run of Gerard Lucey, Lucey's 2nd place was more than enought to leave the Toyota Special driver firmly at the top of both the Maxsport Munster and Darby O'Gills Killarney Championships.

Formula Karting Mourne Rally 2002 - (Sat) 15 Jun 02 Posted: June 17, 2002 7:49 AM

by Colin Courtney
Round 5 - 2002 ME Crowe Northern Ireland Rally Championship
Round 4 - 2002 Four Seasons Hotel Border Championship

Eugene Donnelly added to his recent tally of fine results, when he won the Formula Karting Mourne Rally, orgainsed by the Newry and District Motor Club, and held in Association with the Gosford Road Service Station, Loughgilly. The rally was run in changable conditions, meaning that some of the stages were left in very treacherous conditions.

Fethard (Wexford) Single Stage Rally 2002 - 16 Jun 02 Posted: June 17, 2002 7:41 AM

by John Dier & Will Downing

David James has won the Fethard-on-Sea Rally - claiming his first ever Wexford-based rally in the process.

The Gorey driver eventually had a 23 second margin to spare over his closest challenger of the day - Tipperary's David Percy.

Des Golden Services Cork MC Rallysprint @ Cork Showgrounds - 9 Jun 02 Posted: June 10, 2002 3:52 PM

Full Results and Times

Shane O'Neill - Remembrance Service - (Friday) 24 May 02 Posted: May 16, 2002 12:00 PM

A remembrance service for the late Shane O'Neill will take place at the Hillgrove Hotel in Monaghan on Friday the 24th of May (Friday before Cavan Rally) at 8:30pm.

Skibbereen MC Autocross - 12 May 02 Posted: May 13, 2002 10:18 AM

by Don Giles
Round 4 - 2002 Maxsport Tyres Munster Autocross Championship

Results for Round 4 of the MAXSPORT competition tyres munster autocross championship held by Skibbereen & District Car Club in Cambells pit at Grancore, Clonakilty.

DOHERTY TAKES SOLID FOURTH AROUND THE LAKES! Posted: May 7, 2002 5:47 PM

Donegal brothers, Daniel and Michael Doherty (Carndonagh), made the long journey to Killarney last weekend extremely worthwhile when they finished a solid fourth in the second round of the Toshiba Computers Tarmac Rally Championship in the Keylite Roof Windows Subaru Impreza WRC.

McHALE TAKES SIXTH IN COMPETITIVE KILLARNEY Posted: May 7, 2002 5:45 PM

Rathcoole's Austin McHale finished in sixth place in last weekend's Ordnance Survey Ireland/Gleneagle Hotel International Rally of the Lakes, the Rathcoole driver continuing to acclimatise to the left-hand drive Toyota Ireland Corolla WRC.

With Brian Murphy (Newbridge) navigating, the Toyota Finance-supported Corolla had been given a clean bill of health and changed back to tarmac settings following the gravel-surfaced Pirelli British Rally Championship round the weekend previously.

McHALE JNR TAKES ROOKIE AWARD ON FIRST BRITISH RALLY EVENT! Posted: April 29, 2002 5:40 PM

McHALE JNR TAKES ROOKIE AWARD ON FIRST BRITISH RALLY EVENT!

Gareth McHale, youngest son of multi-Tarmac Champion, Austin, had his first outing on a gravel rally in the Total Peugeot 206 Cup, the Rathcoole youngster finishing Saturday's event with an excellent eighth place overall and earning himself the Rookie award.

2002 Donegal Single Stage Rally - 28 Apr 02 Posted: April 29, 2002 1:26 PM

Paul Gallagher & Karl Reid win home event.

Results

Ballyvaughan Hillclimbs - 27-28 Apr 02 Posted: April 26, 2002 7:22 AM

Thanks to Eugene Jordan

The GMC Ballyvaughan Hillclimbs take place this weekend Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th of April. Clerk of the Course Dennis Murphy expects to have about 90 entries including a team of drivers from the UK complete with their valuable and rare historic racing cars. The infamous Corkscrew Hill has had to be abandoned this year because the NRA has placed cats eyes down the middle of it ! It has been replaced by Ballyryan hill.

Stuart Darcy to compete in BRC / 2002 Billy Coleman Award Launched Posted: April 15, 2002 4:38 PM

COLEMAN AWARD WINNER TO CONTEST BRITISH RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

Stuart Darcy to compete in UK in Factory supported Ford Puma Super 1600

2002 Billy Coleman Award Launched - €30,000 for Winner

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Killybegs Stuart Darcy, winner of Motorsport Ireland's prestigious Billy Coleman Award in 2001 has confirmed that he will contest this year's British Rally Championship and will do so in a factory supported Ford Puma Super 1600.
Darcy will be hoping to emulate the achievements of the previous Billy Coleman Award winner Rory Galligan who not alone competed in the UK during 2001 but who won the highly prized Peugeot Super 106 Cup in what was his first season outside Ireland.

Darcy was in Dublin to mark the launch of the 2002 Billy Coleman Award which is worth €30,000 to the winner.

Erne Safari Rally (Enniskillen Motor Club) - 15 Apr 02 Posted: April 15, 2002 4:21 PM

Round 4, ANICC Navigation Rally Championship

Results

Clare Motor Club Loose Surface Autocross - 28 Apr 02 Posted: April 15, 2002 7:42 AM

The 3rd Round of the Munster Autocross Championship 2002 is being by Clare Motor Club on Sunday, 28th April 2002 .

The venue for the event is Whelan’s Quarry, Fountain Cross, Ennis

T&D Rallying Press Release - 2002 Dingle Peninsula Circuit of Kerry Rally Posted: April 10, 2002 7:27 AM

MAXIMUM SCORE FOR RANDLES The Killarney & District Motor Club crew of Tom Randles and Diarmuid Lynch made a successful start to their 2002 Dunlop National Rally series campaign last Sunday, when they claimed maximum Championship class points on the Dingle Peninsula Circuit of Kerry Rally. Their Ford Escort finished the event in 17th place overall.

Monaghan Motorclub Rallysports Show - 14 Apr 02 Posted: April 9, 2002 12:38 PM

Hillgrove Hotel - Monaghan - Sunday 14th April 2002