Carlow Rallycross @ Mondello - 3 Feb 13

Supercar Showdown at Mondello

Posted: February 13, 2013 11:56 AM

The big guns of the Irish Rallycross Championship came out to play for Round 4 of the 2012/13 Championship, Derek Job returned to the championship after a long absence; He returns in the Ex. David Binks Evo 7. Another addition to the supercar grid was another championship regular Thomas O’Rafferty who recently acquired a Fiesta XR3i Supercar, Thomas previously raced in the Rallycar Class in a Open Corsa.

Supercars provided most of the action throughout the day, Longford man John Kelly raced against Wexford man Andrew Morris in the first three heats, the pair elected to save the cars for the Supercar A Final. Paul Pascoe who has supported the BMRT team for a number of years sat behind the wheel again this weekend of the Supercar Supercar and provided much entertainment all day with his superb driving style, an altercation in Heat 3 with Derek Jobb left the supercar stranded.

It was all to play for in the Supercar A Final, Andrew Morris On Pole, John Kelly in P2 and Declan Kelly in P3. After the lights went out both Declan Kelly and Andrew had a superb getaway however John Kelly experienced an issue which left him on the grid for vital seconds; After getting going again John powered through the lap to end the first lap on the back bumper of Derek Jobb. Morris pulling a considerable lead from the pack who swapped positions after taking their respective joker laps. Thomas O’Rafferty surprised all by finishing the Supercar A Final in second after a strong run all day in the Fiesta but it was Andrew Morris who crossed the win to take his second consecutive win for the season.

There was drama in the Modified class as Ian O’Connell retired briefly with a misfire in the engine bringing it down to 3 Cylinders, however during the course of the day the team were able to repair the fault and get Ian back out for the Modified A Final, with positioning based on the two fastest heats of the day Ian Qualified for the Pole spot on the grid. Into the first corner Ian ran wide allowing most of the grid to pass but a determined O’Connell reeled in the field and won the Modified A Final.

Stockhatch seen Eoin Murray take the 16v class, the Irish Racing Star showing the rest of the field how it can all be down to driver ability in evenly matched cars, the same story is true of Noel O’Brien in the 8v class “Mad Dog” as noel is referred to has taken all class wins in the last year. Keith Kershaaw and Peter McGarry could do little to tame the mad dog over the weekend.

Going into Round 4 Dylan Curley and Sophie Byrne were split by just 2 points, during the heats Dylan and Sophie were bumper to bumper all the way; In the Junior A Final Dylan curley used every inch of the tarmac in order to try get passed Sophie Byrne; On the last lap Dylan made a valiant to pass Sophie coming out of Dunlop on the main straight curley had the speed but not the distance to take the win from byrne.

Kart Cross seen Ian Barrett cross the line to take the chequered flag ahead of William Bolster. In rallycar Patrick Donoghue won the Rallycar A Final ahead of Peter O’Brien and Kieran Curran.

Results

Posted: February 13, 2013 11:44 AM

SUPERCAR A FINAL:
1 Andrew Morris (Subaru Impreza) 3m 39.57s,
2 Thomas O’Rafferty (Ford Fiesta) 3m 48.57s,
3 Declan Kelly (Ford Fiesta) 3m 49.92s,
4 John Kelly (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7) 3m 50.82s,
5 Paul Pascoe (Subaru Impreza) 3m 51.58s,
6 Derrick Jobb (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7) 3m 51.91s.

MODIFIED A FINAL:
1 Ian O’Connell (Lotus Exige) 3m 46.12s,
2 Pearse Browne (BMW Compact) 3m 49.38s,
3 Willie Coyne (Opel Corsa) 3m 53.92s,
4 Chris Grimes (Vauxhall Nova) 3m 57.09s,
5 Colm Mullins (Ford Fiesta) 4m 48.84s,
6 Philip Lawless (Peugeot 205) 4m 06.73s.

MODIFIED B FINAL:
1 Philip Lawless (Peugeot 205) 4m 01.94s,
2 Colm Mullins (Ford Fiesta) 4m 29.10s.

STOCK HATCH 16 VALVE A FINAL:
1 Eoin Murray (Peugeot 106) 3m 47.12s,
2 Eddie Peterson (Peugeot 106) 3m 49.46s,
3 Aaron Dalton (Peugeot 106) 3m 53.05s,
4 John Denning (Peugeot 106) 3m 56.65s,
5 Declan Nolan (Peugeot 106) 3m 56.88s.

STOCK HATCH 8 VALVE A FINAL:
1 Noel O’Brien (Peugeot 205) 3m 59.10s,
2 Fergal Bowes (Peugeot 205) 4m 03.93s,
3 Peter McGarry (Peugeot 205) 4m 05.50s,
4 Keith Kerrshaawe (Peugeot 205) 4m 06.28s,
5 Damian Farrell (Peugeot 205) 4m 07.18s,
6 Ian Beatty (Peugeot 205) 4m 08.62s.

JUNIOR A FINAL:
1 Sophie Byrne (Nissan Micra) 4m 10.14s,
2 Dylan Curley (Toyota Starlet) 4m 10.42s,
3 James Huddleston (Nissan Micra) 4m 18.81s,
4 Jake Dooley (Nissan Micra) 4m 21.12s.

RALLY CAR A FINAL:
1 Patrick Donoghue (Peugeot 205) 3m 53.80s,
2 Peter O’Brien (Peugeot 205) 4m 12.59s,
3 Kieran Curran (Ford Escort) 4m 14.24s.

KART CROSS A FINAL:
1 Ian Barrett (JB Buggy) 3m 35.79s,
2 William Bolster (JB Buggy) 3m 40.26s,
3 Ronan Mackle (JB Buggy) 3m 42.38s.

Regulations / Details

Posted: January 15, 2013 11:11 AM

Regulations / Entry Form at:

Mondello Park Racing Circuit

Carlow Car Club