Circuit of Ireland - (Sat) 8 Apr 23

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Posted: April 7, 2023 5:34 AM

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Cookstown Motorclub

Tarmac tussle heads north for Circuit of Ireland

Posted: April 7, 2023 3:28 AM

Samdec Security International ITRC
The 2023 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship has ramped up ahead of Easter weekend’s Circuit of Ireland Rally with victories and positions traded over its opening two rounds.
2022 Circuit of Ireland runners-up, Josh Moffett and Andy Hayes, are seeded first for this year’s event after winning March’s West Cork International Rally.
They hold a narrow four-point advantage in the Irish Tarmac Championship over Galway International Rally victors, Meirion Evans and Jonathan Jackson. Robert Barrable will hope to build on his impressive West Cork charge to second and he’ll benefit from having last year’s winning co-driver, Gordon Noble, by his side.
Sam Moffett and Keith Moriarty lie third in the Irish Tarmac standings as they continue to get up to speed in their Hyundai i20 Rally2.
Callum Devine, Jonny Greer, Cathan McCourt, Desi Henry, and Garry Jennings are a few of the more local drivers that will be eyeing up a successful day’s rallying around Mid Ulster.

McEvoy Motorsport Modified ITRC
Kevin Eves is in desperate need of a points haul on the Circuit of Ireland. The Toyota Corolla ace has retired twice on the opening two rounds but his pace still puts him as a leading championship contender.
Eves is joined by County Armagh’s Damian Toner and Jason Black at the front of the modified pack in the Circuit’s entry list.

Synergy Motorsport Engineering Historic ITRC
Duncan Williams and Guy Weaver extended their early Historic Championship lead after winning a fast-paced but attritional West Cork Rally. They’ll be tested on the Circuit of Ireland by championship rivals Wayne Evans, Ray Breen, and Gareth Lloyd.

Crews will tackle a total of eight stages on the Cookstown-based single-day event. The first test starts at 09:20 on Saturday 8th April with the action concluding around 17:00 later that afternoon.

Seeded Entry List

Posted: March 31, 2023 4:55 PM

1 Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Hyundai i20 R5) [10]
2 Meirion Evans/Jonathan Jackson (Volkswagen Polo GTi R5) [10]
3 Callum Devine/Noel O Sullivan (Volkswagen Polo GTI R5) [10]
4 Jonathan Greer/Niall Burns (Citroen C3 Rally2) [10]
5 Sam Moffett/Keith Moriarty (Hyundai i20 N Rally2) [10]
6 Cathan McCourt/Liam Moynihan (Citroen C3 Rally2) [10]
7 Desmond Henry/Paddy Robinson (Citroen C3 Rally2) [10]
8 Robert Barrable/Gordon Noble (Citroen C3 Rally2) [10]
9 Garry Jennings/Rory Kennedy (Ford Fiesta R5) [10]
10 Declan Boyle/Patrick Walsh (Volkswagen Polo GTI R5) [11]
11 Jason Mitchell/Paddy McCrudden (Volkswagen Polo GTI R5) [10]
12 Gareth MacHale/Ger Conway (Volkswagen Polo GTI R5) [10]
14 Joseph McGonigle/Ciaran Geaney (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [10]
15 Niall Henry/Barney Mitchell (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [11]
16 Alan Carmichael/Arthur Kieran’s (Hyundai i20 R5) [9]
17 Ryan Loughran/Chris Melly (Ford Fiesta R5) [10]
18 Aaron McLaughlin/Darren Curran (Ford Fiesta R5) [10]
19 Damian Toner/Denver Rafferty (Ford Escort Mk2) [7]
20 Kevin Eves/Owen Mallon (Toyota Corolla) [7]
21 Jason Black/Karl Egan (Toyota Starlet) [7]
22 Wayne Sisson/Peredur Davies (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) [11]
23 William Creighton/Liam Regan (Ford Fiesta Rally3) [9]
24 James Ford/Neil Shanks (Citroen C3 Rally2) [10]
25 Michael McGarrity/Damian Garvey (Ford Fiesta R5) [10]
26 Pj McDermot/Allan Harryman (Ford Fiesta WRC) [11]
27 Martin Cairns/Peter Ward (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [11]
28 Marty Toner/Ben Teggart (BMW 1M) [7]
29 Adrian Hetherington/Ronan O'Neill (Ford Escort) [7]
30 Camillus Bradley/Crawford Henderson (Ford Escort) [7]
31 Johno Doogan/Cairan Marron (Ford Escort Mk2) [7]
32 Frank Kelly/Lauren Kelly (Ford Escort Mk2) [7]
33 Colin O Rourke/Calum Maguire (Skoda Fabia R5) [9]
34 John Devlin/John McCarthy (Ford Escort) [6]
35 Jf Shovelin/Emmet Brosnan (Ford Escort) [7]
36 Oliver Benton/Kyle Diffin (Ford Escort Mk2) [6]
37 Jonny Cargo/David McElroy (Ford Escort Mk2) [6]
38 Colin Price/Damian Doherty (Toyota Starlet RWD) [6]
39 Gareth Black/Connor Dunlop (Toyota Starlet) [6]
40 Darren Hamill/Martin Harte (Ford Escort Mk2) [7]
41 Eddie Doherty/Killian McArdle (Ford Escort Mk2) [7]
42 William Carey/Jimmy Graham (Ford Escort Mk2) [6]
43 Paidi Hamill/Shane Byrne (Ford Fiesta R5) [11]
44 Alexander Cochrane/Ian Kidd (Ford Escort) [6]
45 Christian Cochrane/Martin Lynch (Ford Escort) [6]
46 Mickey Conlon/Domhnall Lennon (Ford Escort Mk2) [5]
47 Enda McNulty/Darren O’Brien (Ford Escort Mk2) [7]
48 Ray Breen/Stuart Loudon (Subaru Legacy RS) [8]
49 Tommy Oconnell/Emmet Sherry (Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2) [1]
50 Duncan Williams/Guy Weaver (Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2) [1]
51 Tomas O Rourke/Tomas Scallan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [8]
52 Gareth Lloyd/Gwynfor Jones (BMW M3) [1]
53 Kyle White/Sean Topping (Peugeot 208) [2]
54 Casey Jay Coleman/Adam Coffey (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
55 Shane Quinn/Patrick Brides (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
56 Terry Donnelly/Gareth Donnelly (Ford Fiesta R5) [11]
57 Gary Cairns/Darragh Cairns (Ford Fiesta R5) [10]
58 Paul Britton/Graham Henderson (Subaru Impreza N16) [8]
59 Anthony Cairns/Mark Preston (Subaru Impreza) [11]
60 George Robinson/Adrian Murdoch (Ford Fiesta R5) [11]
61 Liam McFall/Ivor Lamont (Ford Fiesta) [11]
62 Chris McGurk/Mark McGeehan (Ford Fiesta) [10]
63 Barry Morris/Dylan Doonan (Darrian T90 GTR+) [7]
64 Shane Murray/Gary Hade (Ford Escort) [7]
65 Conor Lavery/Johnny Baird (Ford Escort) [6]
66 Stanley McKeown/Nigel Gourley (Ford Escort Mk2) [6]
67 Niall Carey/Ciaran Carey (BMW Compact) [7]
68 Kevin Wilson/Tba Tbs (Hyundai i20 R5) [10]
69 Liam Egan/Eugene Donnelly (Proton Iriz R5) [10]
70 Wayne Evans/Sion Jones (Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2) [1]
71 Conor Gillespie/Aidan Campbell (BMW 330) [7]
72 Mark Stewart/Chris Hobson (Ford Escort Mk2) [5]
73 Bryan Jardine/Declan McKenna (Ford Escort) [7]
74 Harry Johnston/Chris Johnston (BMW E30) [7]
75 Scott Singleton/Stephen Joyce (Ford Escort Mk2) [7]
76 Hugh McQuaid/Martin Byrne (Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2) [1]
77 Philip Hamilton/Damian Kelly (Ford Escort Mk2) [5]
78 Kevin Quinn/Kaine Treanor (Ford Escort) [6]
79 Paddy McDaid/Timmy Lunn (Ford Escort Mk2) [7]
80 Seamus Morris/Jarlath Kelly (Darrian GTR) [7]
81 Trevor Wilson/Paul Mulholland (Porsche 911) [1]
82 Aidan O Connor/Ian Regan (Ford Escort) [1]
83 Andy Johnson/Jim McSherry (Vauxhall Chevette HSR) [1]
84 Allan Mackay/Mo Downey (Ford Angila) [4]
85 Craig MacWilliam/Guy MacWilliam (Ford Escort RS1600 Mk1) [1]
86 Chris Ford/Neil Colman (Citroen C3 Rally2) [10]
87 Declan Hall/Chris Corr (Toyota Corolla) [4]
88 Trevor Ferguson/Michael Laverty (Subaru Impreza N12) [8]
89 Ronan Greene/Gerard Greene (Vauxhall Nova) [3]
90 Barry Meeke/Stephen Dowds (Ford Orion) [7]
92 Conor McMeel/Damian McCann (BMW M3) [7]
93 Joseph Kelly/Ronan Comerford (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [2]
94 Peter McCullagh/Patrick McCullagh (Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2) [1]
95 Christy McLaughlin/Garth Neill (Honda Civic EK4) [4]
96 Patrick Bradley/Niall McDaid Newmills Letterkenny Donegal (Honda Civic) [4]
97 Seamus Goodfellow/Joel McFarland (Honda Civic) [2]
98 Davin Orr/Marty McBrearty (Honda Civic) [4]
99 Liam McMullan/Patrick Durning (Ford Fiesta) [2]
100 Richard Somerville/John Nicholl (Ford Escort) [6]
101 Mark McGrath/Ryan Girvan (Ford Escort Mk2) [5]
102 Colm McFall/Margo Christie (Honda Civic EK4) [4]
103 Stephen McGurk/Mark O'connor (Ford Escort Mk2) [6]
104 Gerard Browne/Kevin Duggan (Ford Escort Mk2) [7]
105 John Watters/Trevor Graham (Ford Escort) [7]
106 Iarla Carty/Jack Carty (Vauxhall Nova) [1]
107 Fabian McAleer/Steven Monaghan (Ford Escort) [1]
108 Alan Jardine/Raymond Knox (Ford Escort RS1600 Mk1) [1]
109 Geoffrey Dolan/Conor Murphy (Talbot Sunbeam) [6]
110 Jason Roche/Conal Doherty (Ford Escort) [6]
111 Michael Stirrup/Sean Devlin (Toyota Corolla) [6]
112 Colm Browne/Christopher Browne (Ford Escort G3) [5]
113 John.A Callaghan/Tba Tba (Ford Escort Mk2) [4]
114 Mark Faulkner/Ashley Boulton (Vauxhall Nova) [4]
115 Richard O'Lone/Declan Campbell (Ford Fiesta R200) [4]
116 Stephen Conn/Letisha Conn (Ford Fiesta) [2]
117 Angus Johnson/George McMillen (Vauxhall Corsa) [3]
118 Kevin Flanagan/Mark Reilly (Mini Cooper S) [3]
119 Jonni McDaid/Ben Thompson (Talbot Samba Rallye) [1]
120 Malcolm Pedlow/John Henderson (BMW 2002tii) [1]
121 Marcus McElwee/Mark McElwee (Nissan Micra) [3]
122 Declan McNaughton/Mark Henry (Ford Escort Mk2) [7]

Milburn Concrete are title sponsors of Circuit of Ireland rally 2023!

Posted: March 31, 2023 4:42 PM

Cookstown Motor Club are delighted to announce that the Circuit of Ireland 2023 will be sponsored by Millburn Concrete, a newly acquired company in the District by husband and wife team, Aishling and Mark Donnelly. Many rally people will know Mark as he has won both of the first Forestry rallies in Ireland in 2023, Killarney and then the Spring rally at Fivemiletown. Mark and Aishling are a very busy couple juggling their successful business work, some rallying and most importantly a young family. Cookstown Motor Club very much appreciate Aishling and Mark supporting the Circuit of Ireland at such short notice. Running on 8th April, the rally has a full entry of 120 cars will have 4 stages run twice in the greater Cookstown area.

Entries Received

Posted: February 25, 2023 2:06 PM

Available at:

https://www.rallyscore.net/#/entry-list/2485?Circuit-Of-Ireland-2023-Entry-Form

On Line Entry (Entries Open 8pm - Fri 24 Feb) / Regulations / Sportity

Posted: February 24, 2023 1:10 PM

Circuit of Ireland Rally 2023 promoted by Cookstown Motor Club entries open at 8pm 24th February on Rallyscore!

Round of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship.

70 stage miles on Easter Saturday on challenging stages in a compact format in the Cookstown Area, great value at only £695 Stg.

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New Faces – New Places – New Beginnings: The Circuit of Ireland Rally is reborn!

Posted: February 24, 2023 1:07 PM

Northern Ireland Motorsport is a very close knit community and the Ulster Automobile Club are delighted to announce that they have reached out to Cookstown Motor Club to co-promote and organise the 2023 Circuit of Ireland Easter Stages Rally, yet another first in the history of this iconic event.

This event continually reinvents itself providing competitors, fans and global audiences with the opportunity to enjoy unique personal experiences of closed road rallies, within the spectacular landscape that Northern Ireland has to offer.

Graeme Stewart, Event Director of the 2022 Rally commented, “It’s clear that collaboration is the only way forward for closed road rallying and I am delighted that Cookstown Motor Club have decided to join us in this exciting new venture“.

Clerk of the Course Wayne Turkington, reflecting on his involvement and dedication to rallying stating “This is a dream come true, I welcome the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of those who have shaped the Circuit of Ireland Rally. My team and I will ensure the event maintains its rightful place at the pinnacle of Irish Tarmac Rallying“.

Coleman Hegarty, Chairman of the Tarmac Rally Organisers Association (TROA) who organise the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship (ITRC) stated,
” TROA are pleased that the Circuit of Ireland will be staged at Easter in 2023 and this announcement will help to ensure the future of this iconic event “

Easter Weekend has been synonymous with closed road rallying since the early 1960’s and the 2023 ‘Circuit’ (the 92nd staging of the rally) will once again be a round of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship.

Lots of people will have the memories of watching Paddy Hopkirk MBE (who passed away in July this year) and Terry Harryman who won the event in the 60’s and many more will also have enjoyed other local heroes, Adrian Boyd, Ronnie Mc Cartney, Bertie Fisher as well as former winners, Jimmy and Colin Mc Rae entertaining us with their superb driving skills.

Cookstown Motor Club has a long and distinguished history, beginning in the 1940’s as a part of the Cookstown and District Motor Cycle and Car Club. They have continued to develop and are poised to provide another superlative experience for their loyal supporters at Easter next year.

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Posted: February 24, 2023 1:04 PM

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