Mayo Autocross (LS) - 17 May 09

Success For Fermanagh Men at Mayo Autocross

Posted: May 18, 2009 4:39 PM

Mayo & District Motorsport Club’s first loose surface autocross event of the year got off to a strong start on Sunday, with some close racing and plenty of action throughout the field.

Held at Harrington’s Quarry at The Valley near Swinford, 30 competitors gathered to do battle over the extended track, widely acknowledged as one of the best loose surface autocross locations in the country.

Overall victory went to Gary McBrien from Enniskillen driving a Mitsubishi Evo 6, one of a number of competitors from Northern Ireland to take part in the event. Indeed on a day when the Fermanagh football team successfully launched its All-Ireland championship bid, the county’s motorsport fraternity were not to be out-done, claiming the top three spots courtesy of the similar Mitsubishis of Gerald Farmer and Sean McBrien.

Fourth overall was the top local driver James McGreal, the Foxford man making a return to competition following his accident on the 2008 Galway International Rally. Driving a Subaru Impreza he was instantly on the pace, holding second overall after the second run. Unfortunately for supporters hoping for a local victory that was as good as it got. On the final test the Impreza lost power for a few vital seconds after a jump, and with others improving, James had to settle for fourth.

Tyrone visitors Conor Kelly and B. Dunlop led the two wheel drive contenders home in fifth and sixth, in the process taking category wins in classes 2 and 4 respectively. Two more local drivers were close behind, Bekan’s Sean McHugh taking seventh in his Impreza followed by Claremorris driver Gerry Ronan in eighth driving a Mitsubishi.

Former Mayo & District Motorsport Club Young Driver Champion Allen Higgins from Headford was another competitor setting impressive times in a Toyota Corolla, finishing 9th overall and 1st in class 3.
Rounding out the top ten finishers was Longford’s Tommy Donlon who also took the prize for fastest runner in class 1 in his Peugeot 206.

Mayo & District Motorsport Club will be holding a number of further autocross rounds during the year with the next event scheduled for 14th June.

Photos:

Posted: May 18, 2009 4:37 PM

Hassett Motorsport Photography

Results

Posted: May 18, 2009 4:36 PM

1 Gary McBrien (Lancer Evo 6) 3m 26.75s,
2 Gerald Farmer (Lancer Evo 5) 3m 30.10s,
3 Sean McBrien (Lancer Evo 6) 3m 32.04s,
4 James McGreal (Impreza) 3m 33.15s,
5 Conor Kelly (Sunny) 3m 33.20s,
6 B Dunlop (Escort) 3m 35.38s.

Class winners:
Tommy Donlon (Peugeot 106),
Conor Kelly,
Allen Higgins (Corolla),
B Dunlop,
Gerald Farmer.

Full Results and Times:

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Entry List

Posted: May 15, 2009 11:27 AM

No Driver (CAR) [CLASS]
101 Tommy Donlon (Peugeot 106) [1]
102 Alan Moran (Opel Kadett) [1]
103 Derek Bolton (Ford Escort) [1]
104 Glen Irwin (Vauxhall Nova) [1]

201 Jimmy Ronan (Nissan Sunny) [2]
202 Conor Kelly (Nissan Sunny) [2]
203 Jonathon Rice (Honda Civic) [2]
204 Paul Curran (Peugeot 106) [2]
205 John P Ryan (Honda Civic) [2]
206 Justin Ryan (Honda Civic) [2]
207 Gavin Carroll (Vauxhall Nova) [2]
208 Raymond Carroll (Vauxhall Nova) [2]
209 Shane Gill (Peugeot 205) [2]
210 Jared Gill (Peugeot 205) [2]
211 Liam Devaney (Vauxhall Nova) [2]
212 Pat Needham (Toyota Corolla) [2]
213 Patrick Mulanaphy (Peugeot 206) [2]
214 Niall Harron (Peugeot 206) [2]
215 Damian Cullen (Peugeot 206) [2]
216 David Kerr (Peugeot 205) [2]
217 Lloyd Moran (Honda Civic) [2]
218 Billy Evans (Honda Civic) [2]
219 Mervyn Galbraith (Vauxhall Nova) [2]
220 Ciaran Mc Cullagh (Vauxhall Nova) [2]

301 Eoin Mc Greal (Vauxhall Chevette) [3]
302 Allen Higgins (Toyota Corolla) [3]
303 Peter Conroy (Toyota Corolla) [3]
304 Sean Lyons (Toyota Corolla) [3]

401 Walter Burke (Ford Escort) [4]
402 Brian Farrell (Ford Escort) [4]
403 David Doherty (Vauxhall Astra) [4]
404 David Walsh (Opel Astra) [4]
405 Mervyn Fahy (Opel Astra) [4]
406 Thomas Fahy (Opel Astra) [4]
407 Michael Feeney (Rover GTI) [4]
408 Brendan Quinn (Ford Escort) [4]
409 B Dunlop (Ford Escort) [4]

501 Sean Mc Hugh (Subaru Impreza) [5]
502 James Mc Greal (Subaru Impreza) [5]
503 Gerald Farmer (Mitsubishi Evo 5) [5]
504 Gary Mc Brien (Mitsubishi Evo 6) [5]
505 Sean Mc Brien (Mitsubishi Evo 6) [5]
506 Gerry Ronan (Mitsubishi Evo 6) [5]

Regulations / Details

Posted: January 1, 2009 12:01 AM

Venue: Harringtons Quarry

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