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ALMC RESTRICTED MINI STAGES RALLY - 28 Jan 07

Posted: February 12, 2007 3:46 PM - 13209 Hits

  • 205 Challenge Report
  • Results
  • More Photos
  • Video Clip
  • Paul Purtill & David Lyons win first mini-stages of the year.

Posted: February 12, 2007 3:46 PM

205 Challenge Report
After a long wait, the first round of the 2007 Irish 205 Challenge took place on ALMC mini stages rally starting from the city north hotel just north of Dublin.
Four stages in changeable weather lay ahead for the twelve registered crews who made the start, seven returning from last year, joining five new drivers, some who had never taken part before.

A fierce battle at the front was expected from the more experienced drivers, but stage one would see Barry Mahon/ Ollie O’Grady retire just over a mile in with driveshaft failure. A little further up the stage Donal Crooke/ Mark Feely attacked a bale chicane too fast resulting in a burst radiator. A huge disappointment for both teams, having put a great effort in during the winter lay off.

Finishing the stage but also in trouble were Niall Lynch / Derek Malone with gearbox woes a nd Mayo motor club champion Matthew Murphy/ John Ryan with a burst water hose. This crew would return for the last two stages and set two second fastest times on their first front wheel drive event and are looking forward to their next rally.

Back at the top of the timesheets were last year’s pacesetters Paul Conlon/ Dermott McDermott setting a time of 11.23 with Kerrill Waters/Ulton Mc Gowan just 5 seconds down. Dermot Mc Neill was next on 11.36 with Norman Dunne/ Norman Dunne and Kenneth Keys/ Arleigh Skully separated by just 2 seconds. Craig O’Rourke/ Diarmud Murphy and Damien and Thomas Mc Guaran, both contesting their first rallies finished the stage, both reporting plenty of moments on the slippy surface.

On stage two Waters would go quickest, despite suffering from a very sore back. Keys and Dunne were next, now only one second apart. Conlon would lose 25 seconds when he hit a bale chicane. O’Rourke also visited the scenery, but third placed McNeill would park his for the day, stuck firm but no damage. Conlon continued to drop time on stage three with two spins and could only manage third fastest. Waters setting fastest time again and continued to lead. The Keys and Dunne battle ended when Dunne planted his car into the hedge and out of the rally.
Keys held third place to the finish in the RGR hire car. McGauran and O’Rourke also kept their heads together when the weather changed for the worst on the final stage.
Waters would back off allowing Conlon to score his second fastest time of the day. Waters won out at the end by 32 seconds from Conlon, finishing inside the top forty.

RESULTS
Kerrill Waters/ Ulton Mc Gowan 39.00
Paul Conlon/ Dermott McDermott 39.32
Kenneth Keys/ Arleigh Scully 40.20
Damien Mc Guaran/Thomas Mc Gauran. 42.21
Craig O’Rourke/ Diarmuid Murphy 43.31

Results
1 Paul Purtill/David Lyons (Escort) 34m 36s,
2 Jim McKenna/Conor Foley (Starlet) 35m 09s,
3 Damian Hagan/Gregory McQuillan (Escort) 35m 31s,
4 Paraic Cummins/Joe Smullen (Escort) 35m 36s,
5 Tomas O’Rourke/Oonagh Roche (Civic) 35m 44s,
6 Gary Reidy/Patrick Naughton (Escort) 35m 45s,
7 Mervyn Wedlock/Laura Wedlock (Escort) 35m 51s,
8 Gerry Smyth/Andrew Grennan (Escort) 35m 54s,
9 Paul Clarke/Gary Copperthwaite (Escort) 35m 58s,
10 Willie Power/Liam Brennan (Darrian) 36m 00s.
PRE EVENT NEWS
ALMC will be holding a RESTRICTED MINI STAGES RALLY on 28th January 2007 next.
  • Marshals Meeting Points
  • Entry List available
  • Time and Distance Schedule available
  • A small number of entries still available
  • Entries Still Available
  • Reminder - Entries close on 15th January 2007
  • Regulations available
  • HQ Announced.
  • Regs will be available on 1st December.
  • Rally Details

Dave Popham, ACOC, John Carroll COC
Aogon Dunne, General Manager, City North Hotel
Dermot Hassett, Club Chairman, William Kelly, Chief Marshal
23/01/07
Marshals Meeting Points
SS1 - City North Hotel Car Park 9am
SS2 - Killian's Bar The Naul 9am

Chief Marshal: Tel (087) 2488852 / +353 87 2488852

20/01/07
Entry list and Time and Distance Schedule available to download from:
16/01/07
A small number of entries still available.
If anyone still looking for one and disappointed at not getting a run in Galway
Tel 085 7146732 (+353 85 7146732)
07/01/06
Entries Still Available.
Entries close on 15th January 2007

05/12/06
Regulations available. Note from the Club: "Please note that the increase in the entry fee to €410 is due to the increase in Competitor’s Personal Accident Insurance premium from €18 to €27 per person and is outside the control of ALMC.
Details of additional benefits which may be payable will be available from Motorsport Ireland in due course.”
26/11/06
HQ Announced
ALMC are delighted to announce that our Restricted Mini Stages Rally on 28th January 2007 will have its HQ at the CITY NORTH HOTEL, Stamullin, Co Meath.(Fone 1890-252-420). This new hotel is situated on the M1 at the exit for Julianstown / Gormanston, approx 35K from Dublin.

The rally will cover 2 challenging stages in County Meath, over approx 60K of closed roads, each stage will be run twice with centralised servicing in the Gormanston area.

Regs will be available on 1st December on the ALMC Website:
03/11/06
Event will run approx 60K of stages ( 2 x 2 ) in County Meath.

Regs available soon but register your interest now, text name and address to 086 2341345 (+353 86 2341345).

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