Cork Forestry Rally - 11 Aug 24

Rally Programmes

Posted: August 9, 2024 2:57 AM

Seeded Entry List

Posted: August 7, 2024 3:17 PM

4WD
1 Ryan Caldwell/Stephen O'Brien (Skoda Fabia R5) [5]
2 Jason Mitchell/Paddy McCrudden (VW Polo GTi R5) [5]
3 Jordan Hone/Paul Hone (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
4 Derek Mackarel/Eamon Creedon (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
5 Darragh Cairns/Mark Preston (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
6 Vivian Hamill/Andrew Greenan (VW Polo GTi R5) [5]
7 Niall McGonigle/Caolan McKenna (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
8 Pat O'Connell/Mark Wiley (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
9 Gareth Mimnagh/J Barry McCarney (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
10 Gerard Lucey/JJ Cremin (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
11 Ian Dickson/Martin Brady (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
12 Martin Cairns/Peter Ward (Ford Fiesta R5) [20]
14 Daragh O'Riordan/Sean McCarthy (Ford Fiesta S2000) [20]
15 James Dunphy/Alan McCormack (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
16 Barry Murphy/Conal Doherty (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [20]
17 Casey Jay Coleman/Lorcan Moore (Ford Fiesta Rally3) [4]
18 Dominic Leonard/Martin Baxter (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [20]
19 Paul McCann/Mark Murphy (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
20 Martin O'Brien/James Cotter (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [5]
21 Damien Quinn/Karl Smyth (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
22 Eoin Neville/Brendan Quinn (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
23 John Hickey/Michelle Hickey (Subaru Impreza) [15]
24 James Lowry/Shaun Forde (Subaru Impreza N12) [4]
25 Eoghan Fogarty/Cian Fogarty (Subaru Impreza) [15]

2WD
201 Shane McGirr/Denver Rafferty (Lada Riva) [14]
202 Hugh McQuaid/Declan Casey (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
203 Michael Conlon/James McEneaney (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
204 David Crossen/Ben Teggart (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
205 Owen McMackin/Paul Mc Cann (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
206 Sam Stewart/TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
207 Damien McGauran/Shane Maguire (BMW 320) [13]
208 Craig Rahill/Conor Smith (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
209 Cian Caldwell/Liam Egan (Peugeot 208) [2]
210 Mike Jnr O'Connor/Barry Attridge (Opel Manta) [13]
211 Shane Mc Canney/Diarmaid Campbell (Toyota Corolla) [13]
212 Donal Connolly/Danny Mc laughlin (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
213 Raymond jnr Benskin/Nicky Hegarty (Ford Escort) [13]
214 Tommy Moffett/Domhnall Lennon (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
215 Jack Brennan/John McGrath (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [2]
216 Jack Harris/Aaron O'Regan (Ford Fiesta R2T) [2A]
217 John Ward/Brian Martyn (Ford Fiesta) [2A]
218 Mossie Costello/Megan Costello (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
219 Jack Kennedy/Eoghan Doherty (Ford Fiesta) [2A]
220 Oran England/Darragh Mullen (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
221 Barry Mahon/Ultan McGowan (Ford Fiesta) [2A]
222 PJ Mc Dermott/Johnny Baird (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
223 Ian Mc Carthy/Patrick O'Sullivan (Honda Civic) [11F]
224 Ciaran McCullagh/Cormac Noonan (Honda Civic) [11F]
225 Michael Feeney/Paddy Heffernan (Honda Civic) [11F]
226 Michael Tomkinson/Shaun Whitehurst (Ford Escort Mk2) [18]
227 Anthony O'Halloran/Martin Casey (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
228 Aaron McEvoy/Tom McCarthy (Ford Escort G4) [12]
229 Sean W Benskin/Angiee Michniewicz (Ford Escort) [12]
230 Brian Little/Niall McCarron (Ford Escort G3) [12]
231 Michael O'Sullivan/Denny Greaney (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
232 Mike Garahy/Iarla Mc Carthy (Ford Escort Mk2) [10]
233 Paul O'Connell/Brian Quinlan (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
234 Walter Burke/Bobby Cooper (Ford Escort Mk2) [18]
235 Hal Lewis/Paddy McDonnell (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
236 Christy Butler/Ann Hutchinson (Honda Civic) [11F]
237 Eugene Ward/Patrick Heaney (Ford Fiesta) [11F]
238 Colin Neligan/Bernard McSweeney (Ford Fiesta) [11F]
239 Ciara Duggan/Dylan Harrington (Ford Fiesta) [2A]
240 Graham Kelly/Dean Kelly (Citreon C2) [2A]
241 Danny O'Leary/Daniel O'Leary (Honda Civic Ek4) [11F]
242 Michael Murphy/Robbie Walsh (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
243 Tom Kennelly/Shane Kenneally (BMW M3 Compact) [14]
244 Eamon O'Connell/Paul Bruton (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
245 Patrick Kelly/Jonathan Carroll (BMW E36) [14]
246 Sean O'Shea/Diarmuid O'Shea (Honda Civic) [16]
247 Damien O'Donovan/Vincent Goggin (Ford Fiesta) [11F]
248 Francis Kelly/Charlotte Egan (Peugeot 206) [9]
249 Paul Roche/TBA (Ford Fiesta) [2A]
250 Evan McEvoy/Ciaran O'Sullivan (Honda Civic) [11F]
251 Damien Brophy/Gerard Buckley (Toyota Starlet) [11R]
252 Gavin Bird/Nathan Moloney (Peugeot 205) [10]
253 John McDermott/Stefan Comerford (VW Lupo) [9]
254 Gerard Walshe/Jack O'Sullivan (Ford Fiesta) [9]

J1000
301 Danny Brady/Darren O’Brien (VW Up) [21]
302 Ross Ryan/Peter Keohane (Peugeot 107) [21]
303 Oisin McShane/Fabian McShane (VW UP) [21]
304 Tommy Cronin/Derek Butler (Toyota Aygo) [21]
305 David Travers/Andy Purser (Peugeot 107) [21]
306 Ryan Caldwell/Darren Caldwell (Skoda Citigo) [21]
307 Ger Hartigan/Conor Kelly (VW UP) [21]
308 Conor Ryan/Matt Edwards (Skoda Citigo) [21]
309 Cameron Crozier/Geraldine McBride (Citroën C1) [21]
310 Tommy Furlong/Niall Furlong (Skoda Citigo) [21]
311 Charlie Browne/Justin McCauley (Citroen C1) [21]
312 David Slattery/Ger Somers (Hyundai i10) [21]
313 Aaron Hughes/Des Sherlock (Citroen C1) [21]
314 Jack Cullinane/Robert O'Regan (Peugeot 107) [21]
315 Rhys McElhinney/Simon McElhinney (Peugeot 107) [21]
316 Adam Ronan/Simon Love (VW Up) [21]
317 Kyle Drury/Seamus Cooke (VW Up) [21]
318 Daniel Ormond/Kieran Carroll (Peugeot 107) [21]
319 Gareth McGettrick/Liam Callaghan (Nissan Micra) [21]
320 Frank Wharton/Cyril Wharton (Toyota Aygo) [21]
321 Finn Gardiner/Adrian Hynes (Peugeot 107) [21]
322 Gemma Hallinan/Dean Raftery (Toyota Aygo) [21]
323 Jack McDermott/Paddy Robinson (Citroen C1) [21]
324 Sam Gorman/Sammy Gorman (Nissan Micra) [21]

Excitement Builds to this weekend Cork Forest Rally

Posted: August 6, 2024 9:31 AM

Following a mid-season break, the race to claim the 2024 Sligo Pallets Forest Rally Championship roars back into life this weekend as we head south to tackle the classic Jim Walsh Cork Forest Rally, the third round of a season that has already delivered plenty of excitement and is set to really come alive in the Ballyhoura Mountains.

The tale of the 2024 season so far can be described as one of breakthroughs and emerging stars, with both rounds so far being won by first-time victors with Jordan Hone & Derek Mackarel savouring a win for the very first times in their careers. It was Hone, guided as always by his father Paul, who would kick things off with a bang in Killarney.

With a bumper entry for a season opener, 91 cars left the town of Castleisland to tackle the opening round of the 2024 Sligo Pallets backed Championship contested over six stages. The opening Mullaghareik stage would see the Ford Fiesta R5 of Hone top the time sheets, and it would remain that way to the finish as three more stage wins would see the Donegal father-and-son pairing claim a well-deserved first win with 11.2 seconds to spare.

Second to the Hone pair was the VW Polo GTi R5 of Vivian Hamill & Gary Nolan, with the final podium spot going to the ever spectacular and quick Niall McGonigle & Caolan McKenna in another Fiesta.

The success in Killarney was special for Hone, and heading to Cork this weekend he retains the Forest Rally Championship lead thanks to a dramatic second place finish on Round 2, the Carrick-on-Suir Willie Loughman Forest Rally. A spin in a tight section of the opening Ballytarsna test would see them set only the 9th fastest time, but a trio of quickest stage times, including a mad dash over the final Carriglacken test would see him claim 2nd by just 0.2 seconds.

The pair he pipped were Stephen McCann & John McCabe, their fine drive all day being rewarded by a well-deserved podium, but they will feel slightly disappointed to lose their grasp on second right at the end. The podium in Carrick though would be a clean sweep for Ford Fiesta R5’s, with the victory going to yet another of the rising stars of the sport, Derek Mackarel and the late called up Darren Curren winning by 20.6 seconds.

This weekends Cork Motor Club event has attracted a huge entry, with the club announcing that over 100 crews are ready to tackle the Jim Walsh Cork Forest Rally, with the event entirely based out of the Mallow Autograss complex.

In the 2WD class, it has been the Shane & Denver show. In the flying Lada VFTS, Shane McGirr & Denver Rafferty have claimed wins on both events so far this year, beating the Ford Escort Mk2 pair of Mickey Conlon & James McEneaney and Hugh McQuaid & Declan Casey in Killarney, while also claiming top honours in Carrick ahead of the Ford Fiesta Rally4 of Ryan MacHugh & Arthur Kierans and Conlon & McEneaney.

In J1000, things are wide open in the championship as they begin the second half of the season. Tommy Cronin leads the Championship battle by a single point, having finished on the podium on both rounds so far, and he is a single point ahead of long-time rival Ross Ryan. Chasing the experienced pair are our two event winners so far this year, Danny Brady & Darren O’Brien winning in Killarney by 8.2 seconds and Oisin Mc Shane & Fabian McShane winning in Carrick by 8.2 seconds.

This weekend’s Jim Walsh Cork Forest Rally is the longest event on the calendar, with crews tackling 82km of high-speed action over eight special stages, and once the dust has settled the 2024 Sligo Pallets Forest Rally Championship goes to the Lakeland and Bushwhacker rallies in Northern Ireland in September, before finishing the season with the much-anticipated return of the Clare Forest Rally in October.

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Posted: August 6, 2024 9:29 AM

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