Bushwhacker Forestry Rally - (Sat) 21 Sep 24

2024 Forest Championship heads to the Whacker

Posted: September 19, 2024 1:34 PM

Lights out and away we go as the 2024 Sligo Pallets Forest Rally Championship travels to the ‘Northern Gravel Grand Prix’ , as the fifth round brings the series to Omagh and to the hugely anticipated Bushwhacker Rally this Saturday. With a high speed 66km route in store for the crews, the day is bound to be absolutely brim full of drama.

Leading the Championship registered crews away from the Omagh Showgrounds on Saturday morning will be current leaders Derek Mackarel & Eamonn Creedon, they’ll head to the opening 14km Kileter stage knowing that their sizeable advantage, boosted by maximum scores in Carrick-on- Suir and last time out on the Lakeland Stages, will leave them with a sizeable target and a possibility for Derek at least to potentially claim the Drivers title.

For David Condell & Mick Coady, they will be making sure to keep pressure on the leading duo though, the pair finished second to Mackarel in Enniskillen on Round 4 and will till rue a costly pair of spins. Heading to Omagh, the Fiesta Rally 2 of Condell only has a single point advantage over Championship third placed Shane McGirr & Denver Rafferty, the ever-quick Lada VFTS claiming the Top 2WD honour on three of the four events so far this season.

The head of the 2WD field is brimming with Championship stalwarts, especially the Ford Escort MK2 trio of Mickey Conlon & James McEneaney, Hugh McQuaid & Declan Casey and Sam Stewart & Alan Johnson, the latter making sure to make amends for a disappointing retirement last time out when a heavy landing forced the pair to retire.

The race to claim the title in Class 2 of the 2024 Sligo Pallets Forest Rally Championship has been red hot all year, and its set to continue once more as all the big hitters will be battling over the likes of Kileter, Lough Braden & Carrickaholten. Craig Rahill & Killian McCardle, Ryan McHugh & Declan Boyle, Tommy Moffett & Domhnall Lennon and Cian Caldwell & Shane Byrne will be pushing their Ford Fiesta Rally4’s to the limit over the high-speed Bushwhacker route. Right across the field huge numbers of registered competitors have opted to take on the legendary Omagh Motor Club event. James Dunphy & Alan McCormack will wrap up the Class 4 title but will still be looking forward to a good race with Lukasz Czapnik & Piotr Szadkowski, while similarly John Ward & Brian Martyn can become the very first Class 2A champions.

Class 11F is set to be the real ‘one to watch’ as all the main series rivals meet once more. Leaders Eugene Ward & Patrick Heaney lead the runners away, but they will have to battle with the likes of Ian McCarthy & Patrick O’Sullivan, Damien O’Donovan & Vince Goggin, Ciaran McCullagh & Cormac Noonan and Christy Butler & Ann Hutchinson. The Bushwhacker Rally kicks off Saturday morning with the first of six stages starting at 10.29 and the action running right throughout the day. With only a two-week turnaround then to the season finale in Clare on October 5th, this weekend’s action may play a pivotal role in the story of the 2024 Sligo Pallets Forest Rally Championship.

Seeded Entry List

Posted: September 17, 2024 1:50 AM

1 Patrick O'Brien/Stephen O'Brien (Skoda Fabia R5) [11]
2 Cathan McCourt/Brian Hoy (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [11]
3 Jason Mitchell/Paddy McCrudden (VW Polo GTi R5) [11]
4 Vivian Hamill/Andrew Grennan (VW Polo GTi R5) [11]
5 Ryan Caldwell/Sean Ferris (Skoda Fabia R5) [10]
6 Derek Mackarel/Eamonn Creedon (Ford Fiesta R5) [10]
7 Gareth Mimnagh/J Barry McCarney (Ford Fiesta R5) [11]
8 Withdrawn
9 Derek McGarrity/Damian Garvey (Skoda Fabia R5) [11]
10 Kyle White/Anthony Nestor (Hyundai i20 R5) [10]
11 Paul Britton/John McElhinney (Ford Fiesta) [10]
12 Martin Cairns/Peter Ward (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [10]
13
14 Ian Dickson/John McCafferty (Ford Fiesta R5) [10]
15 David Condell/Michael Coady (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [10]
16 Darragh Cairns/Mark Preston (Ford Fiesta R5) [11]
17 Stephen McCann/John McCabe (Ford Fiesta R5) [11]
18 Aidan Wray/TBA (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [11]
19 Paddy McToal/Connor O'Loan (Ford Escort) [7]
20 Shane McGirr/Denver Rafferty (Lada Riva) [7]
21 Adrian Hetherington/Ronan O’Neill (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [1]
22 Owen McMakin/Paul McCann (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [1]
23 Hugh McQuaid/Declan Casey (Ford Escort Mk2) [6]
24 Sam Stewart/Alan Johnston (Ford Escort Mk2) [6]
25 Michael Conlon/James McEneaney (Ford Escort Mk2) [7]
26 Kenny McKinstry/Ben Teggart (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [10]
27 Craig Rahill/Killian McCardle (Ford Fiesta) [2]
28 Ryan McHugh/Declan Boyle (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
29 Pj McDermott/Johnny Baird (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
30 Cian Caldwell/Shane Byrne (Ford Fiesta) [2]
31 Frank Wray/Joe McNulty (Ford Fiesta R5) [10]
32 Ashley Dickson/Martin Brady (Ford Fiesta) [10]
33 Robert McKelvey/Declan Campbell (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [8]
34 Dominic Leonard/Martin Baxter (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [8]
35 Lukasz Czapnik/Piotr Szadkowski (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [8]
36 James McCarville/Conal McNulty (VW Polo GTi R5) [11]
37 Marty McKenna/Stephen Joyce (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [10]
38 Damien McGauran/Shane Maguire (BMW 320) [6]
39 Damian O Hagan/Shane O Hagan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [9]
40 Brian McFall/Ivor Lamont (Ford Fiesta) [11]
41 Pauric Sheridan/Sean Brunton (Ford Fiesta N5) [11]
42 Reserved in Memory of Craig Breen
43 Pete McCullagh/TBA (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [9]
44 James Dunphy/Alan McOrmack (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [8]
45 Stewart McClean/Jonny McAleer (Vauxhall Nova) [4]
46 Niall Carey/Harry Johnston (BMW Compact) [7]
47 Tommy Moffett/Domhnall Lennon (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
48 Joseph Kelly/James McBrearty (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [2]
49 John McBride/Jarlath Kelly (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [9]
50 Kalum Graffin/Mark McGeehan (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [2]
51 John Ward/Brian Martyn (Ford Fiesta R2) [2]
52 Michael Stirrup/Sean Devlin (toyota coeolla) [6]
53 Jimmy Mills/Ash Trimble (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [1]
54 Liam McQuaid/Mervyn Galbraith (Ford Escort) [5]
55 Steven Corey/Patrick Corey (Ford Escort) [7]
56 Shane McCanney/Diarmaid Campbell (Toyota Corolla) [6]
57 Andy Magee/Michael Johnston (Ford Escort) [5]
58 Conor McCourt/Caolan McKenna (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [1]
59 Damien Quinn/Connor Murphy (Ford Escort) [6]
60 Mark Stewart/Chris Hobson (Ford Escort MK2) [5]
61 Ben McFall/Damian McAuley (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [8]
62 Ian Millar/David Burns (Ford Escort Mk2) [4]
63 David Dennison/Gareth Lewthwaite (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6) [9]
64 Travis Humphrey/Dion Coyle (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [8]
65 Dean Humphrey/Stephen Reynolds (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [9]
66 Mervyn Wilson/Ricky Gamble (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6) [8]
67 Paul Maguire/David Kerr (Subaru Impreza) [8]
68 Damien Quinn/Karl Smyth (Ford Fiesta R5) [10]
69 Niall McKenna/Denny Greaney (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
70 Tony McKenna/Karl Fallis (Ford Escort mk2) [5]
71 Eugene Ward/Patrick Heaney (Ford Fiesta) [4]
72 Adam Semple/Sean Doherty (Ford Escort G3) [4]
73 Sammy Scollan/TBA (Vauxhall Corsa) [3]
74 Ciarán McCanney/Emmet Quinn (Vauxhall Nova) [3]
75 Fraser Mulholland/Simon Morrow (Nissan Micra Kit Car) [3]
76 Donal Connolly/Danny McLaughlin (Ford Escort) [5]
77 Brian Little/Niall McCarron (Ford Escort G3) [5]
78 Colin Currid/Stephen McCaul (Ford Escort) [5]
79 Jack Harris/Ben Thompson (ford Fiesta R2T) [2]
80 Hal Lewis/Paddy McDonnell (Ford Escort Mk2) [6]
81 Owen Mallon/Keith Hall (Ford Escort MK2) [6]
82 Patsy Keenan/John Henderson (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [8]
83 Ned/Andy (Toyota Starlet) [4]
84 Keelan Maguire/Tony McGovern (Honda Civic) [4]
85 Damien O'Donovan/Vince Goggin (Ford Fiesta R2) [4]
86 Gary Smith/Lorcan Moore (BMW E30) [5]
87 Ciaran McCullagh/Cormac Noonan (Honda Civic) [4]
88 Ian McCarthy/Patrick O Sullivan (Honda Civic) [4]
89 Mickey Joe Browne/Ronan Dorrian (Honda Civic) [4]
90 Andrew McCormick/TBA (Vauxhall Chevette) [6]
91 Marc Johnston/Jody McManus (Nissan Micra) [3]
92 Peter Dowds/Gordon Noble (Nissan Micra) [3]
93 Mike Garahy/Iarla McCarthy (Ford Escort Mk2) [3]
94 Ciaran Carr/Stephen Peoples (Vauxhall Corsa) [3]
95 Drew Chambers/Wendy Blackledge (Peugeot 206 GTI) [2]
96 James McGovern/Louise Boyle (Toyota Corolla) [2]
97 Eoin Kelly/Johnny Orr (Opel Corsa) [3]
98 Martin Collins/Mikaela Woods (Honda Civic) [4]
99 Ashley Rutledge/Jake Rutledge (BMW E46) [7]
100 Richard McCrea/Alan McCrea (Subaru Impreza) [8]
101 Patrick Kelly/Denny Greaney (BMW E36) [7]
102 Aidan Donaghy/Gerard Keyes (Subaru Imprezza) [8]
103 Christy Butler/Ann Hutchinson (Honda Civic) [4]
104 Pauric Mohan/Joe Comerford (ford escort) [5]
105 Oran Nulty/Jason Tease (Citroen C2 R2 Max) [4]
106 John McDermott/Stefan Comerford (VW Lupo) [3]

Entries Received / On Line Entry

Posted: September 8, 2024 7:19 AM

Entries Received:

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Sportity / Club Website

Posted: September 8, 2024 7:15 AM

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