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GERMAINES
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BALTINGLASS
MINI STAGES RALLY
14TH OCTOBER 2007
Round 6 - 2007 Midlands East Rally Championship
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- KELLEHERS SCALE THE WICKLOW HILLS - Event Report
- Full Results and Times
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Posted: October 16, 2007 7:47 PM
KELLEHERS SCALE THE WICKLOW HILLS
Clonakilty driver, Kevin Kelleher, recorded a convincing victory on the Germaine's of Baltinglass Mini Stages Rally in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9, finishing the event with an advantage of fourteen seconds over last year's winner, James Foley, who was also piloting an Evo 9. It was Kelleher who was beaten into second place by Foley in Wicklow twelve months ago, but on this occasion there seemed little doubt from the outset as to where the laurels would go on the Garda Siochana Motor Club's event.
Kelleher, navigated by his brother, Martin, was fastest on the opening stage, Askanagap, by nine seconds from Foley, with Tom Holton next fastest in his Toyota Celica, a further eleven seconds back. Kelleher extended his advantage over Foley on the next test, Kilcarney, by a further four seconds, while Holton in turn closed the gap to Foley by one second.
The same two stages were repeated after Service in Baltinglass. Kelleher gained an additional four seconds on stage three, and while Foley took two back on the fourth and final stage, Kelleher had done enough to take victory. "We had a good run, the car behaved flawlessly all day", said Kelleher of his Harper Rally Preparation tended Mitsubishi, the same car he had debuted on the Cork '20' International Rally earlier this month.
Kelleher's only previous outright victory came on the Carlow Mk2 Challenge in 2005.
Holton held onto third place throughout, mirroring his result on this event twelve months ago, while Tarmac Champion co-driver, Paul Kiely, whose abilities as a driver continue to impress, took fourth.
Trevor Mulligan was the top two-wheel drive finisher in fifth in his Escort. Local man, Trevor Culbert, was expected to be among the leaders in the 'Escort class', but he lost eighteen minutes on the third stage while he dealt with a dashboard fire. Having overcome this mishap, he then had an engine failure on the final stage, and had to coast the last half mile to the finish.
Results
1 Kevin Kelleher/Martin Kelleher (Mit. Lancer Evo 9) GpN 37m 50s,
2 James Foley/Andrew Cullen (Mit. Lancer Evo 9) GpN 38m 05s,
3 Tom Holton/Francis Kenny (Toyota Celica GT-Four) 38m 31s,
4 Paul Kiely/Pat McSharry (Mit. Lancer Evo 9) GpN 39m 16s,
5 Trevor Mulligan/Paul Clarke (Ford Escort Mk II) 39m 19s,
6 Maurice Moffett/Jason McKenna (Toyota Starlet RWD) 39m 42s,
7 Michael Curran/Mark McNally (Escort Mk II) 39m 51s,
8 James Coleman/Eoin O’Neill (Escort Mk II) 39m 52s,
9 Liam Wall/Denis O’Mahony (Escort Mk II) 40m 06s,
10 Eamonn Murphy/Noel Coady (Escort Mk II) 40m 08s.
Class winners:
David Woodcock/Robert Woodcock, Volkswagen Polo;
Gabriel Hession/ Christopher Crowe, Honda Civic;
Barry Coleman/John Corrigan, Honda Civic; < BR>Kiely/McSharry;
Chris Cullen/Andrea Reid, Ford Puma;
Graeme Colfer/Oonagh Roche, Peugeot 106;
Alan Mackey/Brian Boggan, Vauxhall Nova;
Eddie Nolan/Ray Benson, Ford Escort; < BR>Richard Moffett/Laura Moffett, Toyota Starlet;
Danny McCormack/Brian Smullen, Opel Corsa;
Michael Curran/Mark McNally, Ford Escort RS;
Mulligan/Clarke;
Murphy/Coady;
Brian Miller/Mike Cleary, Mini Cooper;
David Ashton/Mark Ashton, Ford Escort.
PRE EVENT NEWS
- Entry List
- Final Instructions
- Time and Distance Schedule
- SLEATORAUTO Championship goes to the wire in Baltinglass.
- Regulations on Line
03/10/07
Entry List
SEED DRIVER/NAVIGATOR (CAR)
1 JAMES FOLEY/ANDREW CULLEN (MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO 9)
2 KEVIN KELLEHER/MARTIN KELLEHER (MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO 9)
3 ANDREW PURCELL/MARK WILEY (SUBARU IMPREZA 555)
4 TOM HOLTON/TBA (TOYOTA CELICA GT-FOUR)
5 TREVOR CULBERT/RUSSELL DAGGE (ESCORT Mk II)
6 DAVID JAMES/JIM CROWE (ESCORT Mk II)
7 LIAM WALL/ANDY O DONOHOE (ESCORT Mk II)
8 ED SYNAN/DENIS O CONNELL (ESCORT Mk II)
9 JAMES COLEMAN/EOIN O NEILL (ESCORT Mk II)
10 TOM RANDLES/SEAN DUGGAN (TOYOTA CELICA TURBO 4WD)
11 MARK COURTNEY/CONOR FOLEY (TOYOTA CELICA GT-FOUR)
12 JOHN NOLAN/JOHN SMITWICK (ESCORT Mk II)
14 MICHAEL CURRAN/MARK MC NALLY (ESCORT Mk II)
15 AIDAN BOURKE/ROBERT NOLAN (MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO 6)
16 EAMON MURPHY/NOEL COADY (ESCORT RS COSWORTH)
17 SEAMUS DOYLE/KEVIN BARRY (ESCORT Mk II)
18 JOHN KELLY/ROBBIE SHAW (MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO 7)
19 PETER KELLY/GEMMA KISSANE (ESCORT Mk II)
20 PAUL KIELY/PAT MC SHARRY (MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO 9)
21 JOHN KEOGH/COLM KEOGH (ESCORT Mk II)
22 MIKE MOLONEY/MARIE CASEY (ESCORT)
23 RUSSELL WOODS/MARTIN BYRNE (ESCORT)
24 THOMAS FITZMAURICE/TBA (EVO 9)
25 EDDIE DONAGHY/CHARLIE DONAGHY (EVO 8)
26 STEPHEN CULLEN/EDWARD ROCHE (IMPREZA)
27 DARREN CALDWELL/TOM MURPHY (EVO 9)
28 MAURICE MOFFETT/ JASON MC KENNA (STARLET)
29 MAC MC MENNA/JOHN LOUGHRAN (P 205 RWD)
30 MICK MC QUAID/TOMAS TREAMOR ()
31 FINTAN MC GRADY/BRIAN CRAWFORD (ESCORT)
32 NOEL REDMOND/JOHN MAGRATH (ESCORT)
33 BRENDAN BROSNAN/GERARD CONWAY (ESCORT)
34 RORY BYRNE/NIALL BYRNE (EVO 9)
35 CONOR MAGENNIS/RAYMOND SCULLION (BMW M3)
36 JOHN NEWMAN/TBA (BMW M3)
37 PAUL MC ENROE/GER HEALY ()
38 MARTIN LORDAN/RORY HENNESSY (ESCORT)
39 DIARMUID O TOOLE/BARRY MURPHY (FIESTA)
40 TOM CURLEY/TBA (EVO)
41 NIGEL MC GINN/EMMETT PROUDFOOT (EVO 6)
42 TOM DUNNE/TBA ()
43 PATRICK LOWBRIDGE/TBA (IMPREZA)
44 DAVID CONDELL/GEORGE CONDELL (ESCORT)
45 JOE KIERNAN/DESSIE MORAN (ESCORT)
46 CIARAN CLOKE/ROBERT POWER (IMPREZA)
47 LARRY BRADY/ANTHONY BRADY (ESCORT)
48 GENE CALLAN/SEAN BRUNTON (ESCORT)
49 GRAHAM SCALLAN/TOMAS SCALLAN (ESCORT)
50 SHANE PURCELL/DEREK DELANEY (NOVA)
51 ALAN DOHERTY/COLM DOHERTY (CORSA)
52 PAUL DOYLE/JOHN BROPHY (ESCORT)
53 BILLY O KEEFFE/DERRICK O NEILL (EVO)
54 JOHN BUTTIMER/DECLAN BUTTIMER (IMPREZA)
55 BASIL STEPHENSON/RAY FITZPATRICK (COSWORTH)
56 SARAH MOYNIHAN/AMY MOYNIHAN ()
57 SEAN O DONOVAN/HAROLD ATKINSON ()
58 JACK NEWMAN/TBA (CIVIC)
59 GRAEME COLFER/TBA (P 106)
60 NIALL WHELAN/DOMINIC DUNNE (COROLLA GT)
61 LEO DOYLE/ALISTER CHAMBERS (ESCORT)
62 NIAL FORTUNE/JAMES KELLY (ESCORT)
63 JOHN MC QUAID/DAVID SMYTH (ESCORT)
64 DANNY MC CORMACK/BRIAN SMULLEN (CORSA)
65 PAT LEE/EAMON NOLAN (ESCORT)
66 DAMIAN MORRIS/KARL MORRIS (CIVIC)
67 BARRY COLEMAN/JOHN CORRIGAN (CIVIC)
68 EOGHAN COLNAN/CONOR COLNAN (ESCORT)
69 MARC MC DERMOT/DAMIAN FLANNAGAN (CIVIC)
70 THOMAS BOYLAN/ANTHONY HOEY (P 309)
71 BILLY BYRNE/BILLY GORMAN (ESCORT)
72 GER MC DONAGH/ (CIVIC)
73 ALAN MACKEY/ ()
74 EDDIE NOLAN/RAY BENSON (ESCORT)
75 DAVID FORDE/KIM RYAN (COROLLA)
76 MICHAEL WHELAN/MICHAEL MC GRATH (ASTRA)
77 ANTHONY MASTERSON/MARIE MASTERSON (ESCORT COSW)
78 LIAM HIGGINS/DEREK FEENEY (CIVIC)
79 JASON KINSELLA/BOBBY MURPHY (CIVIC TR)
80 JACK DEEGAN/ (p 205)
81 PAT MURPHY/ (P 205)
82 MARTIN O KEEFFE/PAT HIGGINS (SIERRA)
83 EAMON DERVAN/DAVID GARDINER (CIVIC)
84 ALVA PEARSON/BILLY COLLINS ()
85 OLIVER CARROLL/ (CITROEN C2 R2)
86 GERARD MC QUAID/GARY QUINLAN (ESCORT)
87 STEPHON O CONNOR/MARK O CONNOR (COROLLA)
88 DECLAN O REILLY/ ()
89 BERNARD MULVIHILL/BRIAN LEDWITH (CIVIC)
90 LIAM O NEILL/ ()
91 LESLIE BRANAGAN/GRAHAM RANDALL (MINI COOPER)
92 BRIAN MILLER/MIKE CLEARY (MINI COOPER)
93 CHRIS CULLEN/ANDREA REID (PUMA)
94 LARRY MURPHY/LEE MURPHY (ESCORT)
95 MARK COOPER/ANN COOPER (CIVIC)
96 DANNY DALY/SEAN DALY (P 205)
97 IVAN O CONNOR/DAVY (ESCORT)
98 WINSTON WHYTE/BRIAN DUNNE (MG ZR)
99 CHRISTY KELLY/MARIA COADY (SWIFT)
100 COLIN MURPHY/DIARMUID MURPHY (MICRA)
101 KEN LAWLER/ (SAXO)
102 JOHN MASTERSON/HAZEL WHYTE (SWIFT)
103 DANIEL GORMAN/EOIN GORMAN (ESCORT)
104 ROD MC GOVERN/RALPH KELLEGHAN (CIVIC)
105 MIKE GARAHY/AILEEN GARAHY (ESCORT)
106 TOMMY GARDENER/AISHLING POYNTON (CIVIC)
107 RORY O SHAUGHNESSY/MJ FARRELL (ESCORT)
108 DEREK SHEERAN/STEPHEN COONEY (CIVIC)
109 GABRIEL HESSION/CHRISTOPHER CROWE (CIVIC)
110 SEAN KELLY/IVOR TRIMBLE (NOVA)
111 COLUM BROWNE/LAWERENCE MC GRATH (COROLLA)
112 PETER MURPHY/AIDEN MC LOUGHLIN (P 106)
113 RICHARD MOFFETT/LAURA MOFFETT ()
114 TREVOR MULLIGAN/PAUL CLARKE (ESCORT)
115 DERMOT MC NEILL/NIAL KANE (P 205)
116 NIALL O BRIEN/DARRAGH O BRIEN (P 205 GTI)
117 ANTHONY REDMOND/LEON REDMOND (CIVIC)
118 JASON CULLETON/SANDRA CULLETON (MEGANE)
119 BRENDAN O ROURKE/DONAL MEARA (CORSA)
120 BILLY WATCHORN/JOE O NEILL (P 106)
121 EDWARD KELLY/JOHN KELLY (P 106)
122 GERRY RYAN/GARY COFFEY (P 205)
123 KIERAN HAYES/DEREK FLYNN (P 205)
124 BARRY O KEEFFE/JOHN O MEARA (STARLET)
125 GEORGE MC KENNY/KEVIN MALONE (ESCORT)
126 AOIFE DOHERTY/SEAN MORONEY (AX GT)
127 JOHN BARRY/MIC DONOVAN (MINI COOPER)
128 GEMMA KERLEY/EDEL MACKEY (NOVA)
129 GERARD BRIODY/TBA (CIVIC)
130 DONALD POWELL/ROB LEWIS (CIVIC)
131 GEORGE BELL/TOMMY CURRAN (CIVIC)
132 NATHAN MCGURRELL/RICHARD NULLEN (CIVIC)
133 COLIN O KEEFFE/ANTHONY CONCANNON (NOVA)
134 MICHAEL COFFEY/JIMMY LOONAM (ESCORT MEX)
135 JOHN DEVINE/BERNARD DEVINE (ESCORT)
136 EUGENE FRENCH/CONAN SHANAHAN (FIESTA)
137 DES DOYLE/MJ BRENNAN (CIVIC)
138 CHRIS O DONOGHUE/TBA (P 205)
139 ANDREW MC CABE/NOEL COOGAN (NOVA)
140 PHILIP WALSH/PATRICK WALSH (ESCORT MK 1)
141 JAMES O SHEA/KARL BAUMAN (STARLET)
142 RICHARD SCALLAN/STEVEN SCALLON (COROLLA)
143 MARTY KINSELLA/SHIRLEY O NEIL (SWIFT)
144 SEAMUS BEHAN/DOLORES BEHAN (CORSA)
145 JOHN O DONNELL/BRENDAN FURLONG (STARLET)
146 GRAIG O ROURKE/EMILY POOLE (P 205)
147 ANTHONY TALT/KIM RYAN (P 205)
148 DAVID ASHTON/MARK ASHTON (ESCORT MK 1)
149 NEIL TOHILL/GERARD TOHILL (COROLLA)
150 ALISTAIR FINGLETON/DEBORAH GREENE (ESCORT)
151 PAT ROWAN/DENISE ROWAN (CORSA)
152 PAT BELLEW/JIMMY BELLEW (NOVA)
153 PADDY NOLAN/PADRAIG GORMAN (STARLET)
154 SHANE CARBERRY/TBA ()
155 FRANK DWYER/GAVIN FINLAY (FORD KA)
156 LIAM DELANEY/BARRY FOYLE (CIVIC)
157 LIAM GRAHAM/SARAH ANN KENNY (CIVIC)
158 SEAN HARTNETT/TBA (ESCORT)
159 THOMAS SCOTT/RICHARD SCOTT (P 106)
160 LIAM O KEEFE/SCOTT WHEELER (ESCORT)
161 JAMES CLYNC/JAROSLAW MRUKOWICZ ()
162 FRANK MANWALLER/TBA (CALIFORNIA IMP)
163 JOHN MC DONALD/JAMES MC DONALD (ESCORT)
164 JIASON REDDAN/GORDON MANLEY (COROLLA)
165 DAVID DONOGHUE/ALAN DOLAN (CITROEN C2)
166 EMMET CRONIN/TBA (ESCORT)
167 PETER SREENAN/VINCENT DUNNE (IMPREZA)
168 JOHN J WALL/WILLIE FITZPATRICK (P 106)
169 SHANE LANGTON/TBA (ESCORT)
170 SIMON EVANS/SIMON ECHLIN (MINI COOPER)
171 DAVID WOODCOCK/ROBERT WOODCOCK (POLO)
172 JOHN BAGGE/ALAN DARCY (ESCORT)
173 JASON ROCHE/PATRICK ROCHE (ESCORT)
174 THOMAS CAROLAN/DECLAN SMITH (ESCORT)
175 OWEN O ROURKE/PJ LAWLOR (COSWORTH)
176 BRIAN DENNIS/THOMAS MAGUIRE (FABIA RS)
177 BARRY MURPHY/TBA (SAXO)
178 JOE SHEIL/TBA (COROLLA TC)
179 EDDIE GRINSELL/ALVA PECILSON (ESCORT)
180 ALAN KANE/PAUL HUGHES (ESCORT)
181 EOIN DUFFIN/BRENDA DUFFIN (ESCORT)
182 REGINALD BOOTH/CYRIL KERR (ESCORT)
183 THOMAS SCALLAN/TBA ()
184 GARY GARGAN/MARTIN KERLEY ()
185 EAMONN POWER/WILLIAM POWER (P 106)
186 BRENDAN CURRAN/ALBERT DALTON (P 106)
187 CASIMIR MC GILL/BRIAN BOYCE (ESCORT)
188 TOMMY MURPHY/ALAN MURPHY (CIVIC)
189 STEPHEN BRENNAN/MARK MURPHY (SWIFT)
190 JOHN HADE/COLM HAUGHNEY (ESCORT)
191 MARK MAGUIRE/CATRIONA MAGUIRE (SWIFT)
192 MICHAEL BRAZIL/TBA (P 205)
193 WILLIE KEHOE/MARIA KEHOE (ESCORT)
194 EMMET WATCHORN/PJ DOYLE (P 106)
195 MICHAEL DOWLING/DAVID DOWLING (CORSA)
196 CONNOR WATERS/TBA ()
197 DARRAGH O MEARA/THOMAS O MEARA (P 306)
198 GARY QUINN/DAVID QUINN (MANTA)
199 JOHN MC GETTRICK/KATHRIONA CUNNANE (ESCORT)
200 PATRICK HERITY/DAVID CURRID (COROLLA)
201 NIALL DONOGHUE/TBA (CIVIC)
202 CHRIS KING/TBA (CIVIC)
203 NIALL MURRAY/ANDY NASH (CIVIC)
204 KEVIN O DONOHOE/PADDY MURPHY (ESCORT)
205 BRIAN CULLEN/JAMES BARRON ()
206 DAVID POWER/DECLAN FENNELL (CIVIC)
207 PAUL QUINLAN/DAMIEN CRONIN (ESCORT)
208 RAY HENEY/BRENDAN HENEY ()
209 DANNY BYRNE/MICK O DONOGHUE (P 106)
210 SEAMUS MANNION/JOHN MANNION (GOLF)
211 TOMMIE REFFERTY/CATHRIONA COSTELLO (ESCORT)
212 PAKIE DUFFY/COLIN DUFFY (CIVIC)
213 CIARAN DWYER/GERRY MC LOUGHLIN (GOLF)
214 GERRY KELLY/KAREN KELLY (ESCORT)
215 COLM BRADY/DECLAN BRADY (CIVIC)
216 JOHN BURKE/MARTIN COSTELLO ()
217 MAURICE MESKELL/PODGE DOOLY (COROLLA)
218 LIAM BOWHAN/TBA (COROLLA)
219 MARTIN MC KEOWN/DECLAN RYAN (SUNBEAM TALBOT)
220 DENIS J BROWNE/TURLOC O KELLY (P 205)
221 PADDY O ROURKE/TONY HEALY (ESCORT)
222 PATRICK HIGGINS/LIAM HIGGINS (CIVIC)
223 BRENDAN CUMISKEY/TBA ()
SLEATORAUTO Championship goes to the wire in Baltinglass.
Going into the final round of the SLEATORAUTO Midlands East Rally Championship it’s all to play for with 3 crews doing battle for the overall honours. Leading crew on 62 points are Galway’s Gabriel Hession & Chris Crowe in 1600cc Group N Honda Civic. In runner up position is Granard driver Patrick Higgins on 59 points. Patrick also drives a Honda Civic. 3rd placed driver is Oldcastle’s Thomas Boylan who drives an immaculate Peugeot 309. Runner Up Navigator is Anthony Hoey who navigates for Thomas Boylan and 3rd Overall navigator is Richard Mullen from Portarlington.
This Years championship is twinged with sadness following the death of Ian O’Flynn. IanO was the inspiration behind Eoin Longworth to get the Midlands East Championship of the ground following its earlier teething problems. In Ian’s memory a special perpetual cup will be awarded to Overall winning driver in the championship.
In the Classes Winston Whyte/Brian Dunne (MG Rover) have clinched Class 1, while Derek Sheeran/Stephen Cooney (Honda Civic) should win class 2 from Birr Crew Donald Powell/Robert Lewis. Timmy England (Honda Civic) has clinched Class 3 while Tom Gormley/Paul Horan (Evo 9) have taken Class 4 honours. Class 6 will go down to the last stage with Strokestown’s Marc McDermot/Dermot Flanagan and Galway’s Ger McDonagh/Kenneth Lee battling out for supremacy in their Honda Civic’s. Last years champions John Kelly/Robin Shaw are not doing as well this year and class 8 will also see a great battle with Paul McEnroe. Class 9 has been won the legendary Kingscourt crew of Tommy Martin/ Martin Kerley in the famous Fiat Uno while Mullingars John Masterson/Hazel White have taken class 9A honours in a Suzuki Swift. Tullamores Dermot McNeill (Peugeot 205) should take class 10 with some battle for 2nd and 3rd driver positions between Mike Garahy (Escort), Tony Dunne (Starlet), Sean Kelly (Nova) and Pether McDonald Escort). Class 10 navigators are between Aileen Garahy, Ivor Tremble & Pether Hagan. Honda Civic’s again dominate Class 11 with Navan’s Tommy Gardiner/Aisling Poynton and Mullingar’s George Bell/Tommy Curran in the hunt for class honours. Danny McCormack/Brian Smullen (Corsa) have clinched class 12 with the remaining class positions being pursued by Escort crews of Kieran Guinan/Alan Higgins, Larry & Anthony Brady along with Gene Callan/Sean Brunton. Class 13 with end up between Damien Hagan/Fintan McGorman (Escort) and the infamous Father and Son duo of John & Bernard (Barry) Devine in the Ford Sierra. Conor Magennis/Raymond Scullion have won class 14 in their immaculate BMW M3. Class 15 is still wide open with Billy O’Keefe/Derek O’Neill, Jimmy Brennan/Ger Kenny and Mark Courtney/Conor Foley all in the hunt.
The championship is class based so when dropped scores and bonus points for starting all rounds are added in, the championship tables make take on a different picture.
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