Clare Stages Rally - 24 Sep 23

Motorsport Ireland Statement - RIP Damien Fleming

Posted: September 24, 2023 1:13 PM

Motorsport Ireland Statement - 24 Sep -16:50

Posted: September 24, 2023 12:24 PM

Motorsport Ireland Statement issued at 16:50 on September 24th 2023



"Statement from Motorsport Ireland

September 24th - 16:50

Motorsport Ireland extends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of a competitor who was fatally injured during a tragic accident today while competing on the fourth stage of the 2023 Clare Stages Rally. The driver of a second car involved in the incident has been transferred to University Hospital Limerick to receive treatment for injuries he sustained.

Motorsport Ireland also extends its sympathies to the members of Clare Motor Club and everyone involved with organising today’s event who reacted so quickly and professionally to the incident.

Motorsport Ireland and its affiliated clubs are recognised internationally for operating to the highest standards of motorsport safety for competitors and spectators in line with the best practice of the FIA."

Statement - 24 Sep - 14:20

Posted: September 24, 2023 9:14 AM

"Statement

September 24th – 14:20

Clare Motor Club can confirm that an incident occurred today, September 24th, on Stage 4 of the Clare Stages Rally. The relevant authorities were immediately advised of the incident and emergency services are in attendance at the scene.

The event has been halted and a further statement will be issued in due course.

Clare Motor Club"

MIJRS Round 8 Preview: Clare Stages Rally

Posted: September 23, 2023 10:11 AM

Following a pulsating season that has seen Irelands brightest rallying talent compete across of the finest Tarmac and Gravel stages in the country, the fate of the 2023 Motorsport Ireland Junior Rally Series title is set to be played out to a dramatic finale on this weekend’s Clare Stages Rally

Being Irelands National Mixed-Surface Junior Rally series, the season has already seen the crews tackle four loose-surface Gravel rallies, as well as a trio of sealed-surface Tarmac event before the final stop amongst the rugged and beautiful backdrop of the Burren in Co. Clare.

Designed for future stars under the age of 25, the Rally4/R2 class is the spearhead of the Championship, and the winners here are competing for some incredible prizes that are designed specifically with their development in the sport at the core. Not only will the winner receive a Training & Coaching program to the value of €15,000 through the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy, but they will also receive a nomination for the Billy Coleman Award. 2nd and 3rd place in the Class will also receive support packages.

With the Championship standings calculated on a bases of ‘Best 2 Gravel Scores’ plus ‘Best 2 Tarmac Scores’ plus ‘Best Other Score’, many took the opportunity to try and build a score early as the series transitions between both surfaces, and every single point will prove vital it appears as the permutations are worked to crown a winner.

In the Rally4/R2 Class, it is now a two-horse race, with leading contenders Cian Caldwell & Dylan Eves set to duke it out for what will certainly be the single most important result in their young careers with the Motorsport Ireland Junior Rally Series prize fund being soo significant to their development.

Heading into the event, Caldwell leads the way with a maximum calculated score across the season amounting to 37 points, the standout highlights amongst that must of course be the back-to-back class victories on Rounds 6 & 7, the sadly curtailed Sligo Stages Rally and the Jim Walsh Cork Forest Rally.

For Eves, his current maximum tally of 31 points includes an astonishing drive on Round 4, the Tipperary Forest Rally, where he finished at the head of the MIJRS class, but also a remarkable 3rd overall in the 2WD crews on the event. Sadly, two costly retirements from strong positions especially on the Cork Forest Rally may prove decisive.

As it stands, a victory for Caldwell guarantees him the title as nothing Eves can do can bridge the points difference. If Eves wins, he has to hope that Caldwell finishes third or worse in Clare, as that secures him the the title. If Eves wins and Caldwell comes second, the title is going Cian Caldwell’s way on countback as the pair will finish the season on equal points. As you can imagine, there are going to be a lot of calculations being done throughout the day on Sunday as the times roll in.

While most eyes will be firmly upon the battle for the Championship title between the leading duo of Cian Caldwell and Dylan Eves, there are a large number of fellow MIJRS registered drivers tackling the final round of the 2023 series, amongst them Keelan Grogan and Ryan McHugh. The pair finished first and second on our opening two Tarmac rounds of the season, the Midland & Cavan Stages rallies, but a lack of rounds contested on Gravel excludes them from the title race although the progression in both drivers this season has been impressive to watch.

Casey Jay Coleman and Aoife Rafferty return for the season finale aswell having both competed abroad over the course of the season, with Rafferty in particular sure to look back on a fine MIJRS victory on the Moonraker Forest Rally as a season highlight. Matthew Boyle is showing a real turn of pace and finished second to Cian Caldwell last time out on Tar, while Mossie Costello makes his sealed surface debut in his Rally4 Ford Fiesta this weekend.

The Clare Stages Rally will be based out of Ennis, with the opening of nine stages starting at 9.45am Sunday Morning.

Entries Updates

Posted: September 17, 2023 6:16 AM

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Seeded Entry List

Posted: September 12, 2023 1:40 PM

1 Josh Moffett/Keith Moriarty (Hyundai i20 R5) [5]
2 Callum Devine/Noel O'Sullivan (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
3 Desi Henry/Paddy Robinson (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
4 Daniel Cronin/Donnchadh Burke (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
5 Gareth Machale/Brian Murphy (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
6 Michael Boyle/Dermot McCafferty (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
7 Aidan Wray/Niall Burns (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
8 Declan Boyle/Patrick Walsh (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
9 Kevin Gallagher/Ryan Moore (Darrian T90 GTR) [14]
10 Padraig Egan/Tomas Ryan (Ford Fiesta) [5]
11 Cal McCarthy/Eric Calnan (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
12 Gary McPhillips/Paul Sheridan (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
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14 Gareth Sayers/Gareth Gilchrist (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [5]
15 Paul Barrett/Kevin Reilly (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
16 Stuart Darcy/TBA (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
17 Steve Wood/Kenny Hull (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
18 Seamus Leonard/John McCaffrey (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
19 John Bonner/Damien McGettigan (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
20 Michael Carbin/Dean O'Sullivan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [20]
21 Niall Maguire/Conor Foley (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
22 John Warren/Ruthann O'Connor (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [13]
23 Keith Lyons/JJ Cremin (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
24 Johno Doogan/Paul Lennon (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
25 Brian Lavelle/Piaras O'Ceallachain (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
26 Daragh O'Riordan/Mickey Walsh (Ford Fiesta S2000) [20]
27 Tim Flood/Anthony Smith (Ford Escort) [13]
28 Barry Morris/Dylan Doonan (Darrian T90 GTR) [14]
29 Trevor Bustard/Kenney Bustard (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
30 Tomas O'Rourke/Tomas Scallan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
31 Sean Moran/Con Mulcahy (Ford Escort) [13]
32 Daniel Doherty/Michael Doherty (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
33 ED Synan/Denis O'Connell (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
34 Colin O'Rourke/Darragh Mullen (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
35 Frank Wray/Joe McNulty (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
36 Ryan McHugh/Declan Boyle (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
37 Cian Caldwell/Liam Egan (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
38 Keelan Grogan/Ayrton Sherlock (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [2]
39 Casey Jay Coleman/Lorcan Moore (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [2]
40 Michael Fitzgibbon/Carrie Ryan (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [2]
41 Niall O'Sullivan/Seanie Bear O'Crowley (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [2]
CB42 IN MEMORY OF CRAIG BREEN
43 Shane Dillon/Hickey Seaghán (Honda Civic) [11F]
44 Tom Ryan/PA Horan (Opel Corsa) [11F]
45 Mike Quinn/Kieran Doherty (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
46 Aidan Bourke/Pierce Jnr. Doheny (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
47 Robbie Allen/Emer Kearns (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
48 Dylan Eves/Ryan Farrell (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
49 Matthew Boyle/Gary Byrne (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
50 James McCarville/Conal McNulty (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
51 Ryan McArdle/Conor Moloughney (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
52 Colin Flanagan/Barry McLoughlin (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10) [20]
53 Craig Rahill/Conor Smith (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
54 Michael O'Brien/Liam Brennan (Ford Fiesta WRC) [7]
55 Sam Johnston/Colin Duffy (Honda Civic) [11F]
56 Des Lyons/Ashling McArdle (Honda Civic) [11F]
57 Gary Cassidy/Killian McArdle (Honda Civic) [11F]
58 Anthony Halloran/Jim Casey (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
59 Kevin Cole/Matthew Kirwan (Ford Escort) [13]
60 PJ McDermott/TBA (Ford Fiesta WRC) [20]
61 Dave Slattery/Denis Coffey (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
62 Jason Tuthill/John Fogarty (Ford Escort) [13]
63 Paul McDevitt/Ray Fitzpatrick (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [18]
64 Conor McCarthy/Gavin Sheehan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [20]
65 Denis Moynihan/Martin 0 Brien (Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600) [19]
66 Kevin Dolphin/David Mannion (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
67 James Cassidy/Domhnall Lennon (Ford Escort) [12]
68 Justin Smyth/Gregory McQuillan (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
69 Cathal Mulcaire/Podge Doody (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
70 Chris McGurk/Mark McGeehan (Ford Fiesta) [20]
71 Vincent O'Shea/Eoin O'Donoghue (Darrian T90) [14]
72 Philip McDonald/Shane Corcoran (Honda Civic) [11F]
73 Aaron McIntyre/Paul McPhillips (Toyota Starlet RWD) [13]
74 Sean Enright/Kevin Doherty (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
75 Michael Brazil/John Burke (Peugeot 205 RWD) [13]
76 Frank Rafferty/Gavin Bird (Ford Fiesta) [20]
77 Pat Kelly/Jonathan Kelly (Ford Fiesta) [20]
78 Christy Carey/Richard Talbot (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [15]
79 Raymond O'Neill/Jason O'Connor (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
80 Cyril Wharton/Donal Falvey (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
81 Cathal Nolan/Eddie Doherty (Honda Civic) [16]
82 John Michael Kennelly/John Fleming (Honda Civic) [16]
83 Johnny O'Connor/TBA (Mitsubishi Mirage RS) [20]
84 Justin Comer/Adrain Comer (Ford Escort) [13]
85 Anthony O'Brien/Padraig O'Donovan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10) [20]
86 Ken Lyons/Paddy McDonnell (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
87 Mick Lonergan/Áine Phelan (Honda Civic Type R) [11F]
88 Niall O'Connell/Tommy O'Connor (Citroen C2 R2 MAX) [11F]
89 Martin McPhillips/Peter Farrell (Toyota Corolla Twin Cam) [11R]
90 Shane Casey/Sean Nolan (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
91 Aoife Raftery/Geraldine McBride (Ford Fiesta R2) [2]
92 Gerard Greene/Jamsie Ward (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
93 Mossie Costello/Megan Costello (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
94 Greg O'Brien/Jake Lennon (Honda Civic) [11F]
95 Lloyd Hutchinson/Willie Fitzpatrick (Austin Mini Cooper S) [9]
96 Cathal Sheridan/Peter Derry (Vauxhall Nova) [10]
97 Eamonn Barrett/Adrian O'Gorman (Ford Escort) [9]
98 Ultan McGowan/Barry Mahon (Honda Civic) [11F]
99 Brian Ward/John Egan (Peugeot 207) [12]
100 Paul Manton/Derek Gibbs (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10) [20]
101 Ronan Quinn/Kevin Heffernan (Ford Escort) [13]
102 Paul Carron/Sean Brunton (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
103 Patrick Bonner/Brian Commons (Ford Escort) [12]
104 Michael Cahill/Curran Paul (Ford Escort) [11R]
105 Ian Barclay/Cameron Barclay (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [20]
106 John O'Sullivan/Paul O'Sullivan (Peugeot 205) [1]
107 Pat Malone/James Lowrey (Ford Escort G4) [13]
108 Francis Kelly/Sean Mitchell (Honda Civic) [3]
109 Ruairi McGarrity/Martin McGarrity (Citroen DS3) [3]
110 Michael Ormond/Paddy King (Honda Civic) [3]
111 Ger O'Brien/John Liston (Ford Escort) [13]
112 Paul Cloke/Liam Howlett (Honda Civic) [3]
113 Gearóid O'Regan/Gene Stack (Honda Civic Type R) [3]
114 William Kenneally/George Sinclair (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
115 Eddie Kennelly/Paul McGlinchey (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
116 Eoghan Fogarty/Cian Fogarty (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [17]
117 Katie Quinn/Ciara O'Connell (Honda Civic) [2]
118 Ray Hilliard/Joey Hilliard (Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600) [18]
119 Gerard O'Connell/Mark McCarthy (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
120 Jordan Jervis/James McBrearty (Honda Civic) [16]
121 Declan Gannon/Andy Purser (Ford Fiesta) [20]
122 Rory Carroll/John Conway (Ford Escort) [12]
123 Mike Dolan/Katarzyna Galinska (Honda Civic) [11F]
124 Patrick Doherty/Dylan Boyce (Honda Civic) [16]
125 Keith Costello/Maire NI Dhiarmada (Ford Fiesta) [2]
126 Michael Forde/James Flanagan (Talbot Sunbeam) [11R]
127 Paul Creamer/Toye Liam (Honda Civic VTi) [11F]
128 Michael O'Regan/Jamie Collins (Honda Civic) [11F]
129 Mike Walsh/John Nugent (Ford Escort) [12]
130 Maurice Gannon/Ivan Gannon (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
131 Anthony Breen/Jill Breen (Subaru Impreza) [20]
132 Wayne Keogh/Ciara Griffin (Subaru Impreza) [20]
133 Gerry McIntyre/Paul Clarke (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4) [20]
134 Ben McIntyre/Andrew Wedlock (Toyota Starlet RWD) [11R]
135 Ollie Kierce/Mike Cleary (Ford Escort) [10]
136 Roland Doherty/Denny Greaney (Vauxhall Nova) [9]
137 Keith Naughton/Damien Murphy (Honda Civic) [1]
138 Robert Behan/Brendan Behan (BMW Mini cooper S) [11F]
139 Darren Hayes/Nicholas Mulhall (Ford Fiesta) [5]
140 Adrian Quinn/Sherlock Des (Peugeot 208 R2) [2]
141 Cathal Mullins/Darragh Mullins (Honda Civic EK4) [1]
142 Eddie Cogan/Ellie Cogan (Peugeot 106 Rallye) [10]
143 Eamonn Glenny/Michelle Horan (Citroen C2) [11F]
144 Ronan Clohessy/Ailis O'Loughlin (Honda Civic EK4) [11F]
145 Gerard Sharkey/Justin McCauley (Renault Clio) [3]
146 Max Smart/Cameron Fair (Peugeot 208) [11F]
147 Aidan Kilkenny/Rosaleen Kelly (Peugeot 208 R2) [2]
148 Sean Fergus/Joey Lyons (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
149 Declan O'Sullivan/Jonathon O'Shea (VW Golf Mk1) [10]
150 Michael Smith/Cian Lynch (Hillman Imp) [17]
151 Pat McDonagh/Mike Reddy (Ford Escort Mk2) [10]
152 Brian Rudden/Eamonn Rudden (Vauxhall Chevette) [10]

Reserves
1 Ronan Dorrian/Damien Sheridan (Honda Civic) [16]
2 Keith Ewing/Shane Maguire (Honda Civic EK4) [11F]
3 Colm Browne/Michael Browne (Ford Escort G3) [12]
4 Barry O'Brien/Declan Buttimer (Honda Civic) [11F]
5 Michael Dowling/Stephen Buckley (Ford Escort Mk1) [13]
6 Maurice Kennelly/Eoin Mulvilhill (Ford Escort) [12]
7 Francis Rafferty/Coel Leonard (Honda Civic) [11F]
8 Anthony Masterson/Tommy Clinton (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
9 Christopher Rose/TBA (Honda Civic EK4) [1]
10 Joseph McGonigle/Ciaran Geaney (Citroen C3 Rally2) [5]
11 John Corrigan/Niall Mulcahy (Opel Corsa) [13]
12 Denis Murphy/Patrick Murphy (Honda Civic) [16]
13 Paul Stryker/Edwin Walsh (Toyota Corolla Twin Cam) [11R]
14 Michael Lucey/Lee Guerin (Honda Civic) [11F]
15 Maurice Browne/Chris Browne (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
16 Peter Neville/David Mannion (Volvo 142) [18]
17 Konan Heney/Raymond Heney (Nissan Micra) [23]
18 Graham Roche/TBA (Honda Civic) [16]
19 Patrick Bradley/Eoin Collins (Honda Civic EK4) [11F]
20 Nigel Creagh/TBA (Ford Escort) [18]
21 Gerard Tuite/Brian Sharkey (Peugeot 205 RWD) [11R]
22 John O'Reilly/Nick Sparks (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
23 Stephen Bawn/Damian Fleming (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [5]
24 Martin McKeown/Declan Ryan (Ford Escort) [13]
25 Etienne O'Sullivan/TBA (Honda Civic EK4) [11F]
26 James Cole/Amy JO Cole (Ford Escort) [12]
27 Gerry Reilly/TBA (Honda Civic) [11F]
28 Jack Brennan/John McGrath (Renault Renault Clio Rally5) [1]
29 Pat Calnan/Gary Lombard (Ford Escort) [9]
30 David Doherty/Conor Dolan (Peugeot 206 Cup Car) [11F]
31 Gearoid Leonard/Dylan Burke (Honda Civic Type R) [11F]
32 John A Callaghan/Justin McCauley (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
33 Anthony Cronin/Killian Cronin (Honda Civic) [11F]
34 Padraig Coll/Padraig Boyle (Ford Escort) [11R]
35 Barry Doogan/Keith Neary (Honda Civic) [11F]
36 Micheal O'Donovan/George Swanton (Opel Corsa GSi) [16]
37 Niall McKenna/Caolan McKenna (Ford Fiesta) [2]
38 Dylan Donoghue/Kirsty O'Callaghan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
39 Adam Doherty/Kyle McDaid (Nissan Micra) [9]
40 Brendan Furlong/Jack Harris (Peugeot 205 GTi) [10]
41 John Coughlan/Aron Connaire (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
42 Ferlin Taylor/Kevin Cogan (Peugeot 205 RWD) [13]
43 Tom Relihan/Maurice McElligott (Ford Escort Mk1) [13]
44 Colin Byrne/Stephen Quin (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
45 Brian Comiskey/Declan Campbell (Subaru Impreza) [15]
46 Jonathan Folan/Jason Ollerenshaw (Ford Fiesta) [20]
47 Steven McCabe/TBA (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10) []
48 Johnny Cullen/Ian Galligan (Honda Civic) [11F]
49 Daragh Smith/Sean Mitchell (Honda Civic Type R) [11F]
50 Derry Long/Aaron Browne (Honda Civic) [11F]
51 Jason McConnon/Daniel McConnon (Peugeot 208) [11F]
52 Richard Hickey/Richie Davis (Toyota Ae86) [11R]
53 Jack Brunton/Owen Kelly (Ford Escort) [11R]
54 Mac Walsh/TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]

Entry List Notes:
Car number 13 is not listed as historically it is not used
Car number 155 is reserved in memory of Gene McDonald and Daire Maguire

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