Limerick Autocross - 19 Sept '99

Posted: September 21, 1999 6:11 PM

Shinnors who was driving a Ford Escort,clocked a time of six minutes and forty seven seconds on the first of two timed runs. Four seconds in arrears was his nearest challenger Gordon Percy, the 1998 Munster Autocross Champion. Percy from Cloughjordan was driving his Kawasaki special On the final run of four laps of the smooth but demanding track, Percy upped the ante as expected with time of six minutes and forty three seconds, despite suffering a broken driveshaft one hundred metres from the finish. It looked bleak for Shinnors as he set off in pursuit of the high revving Kawasaki. However a split time after two laps revealed he was two seconds ahead and he kept his cool to beat the Tipp man by four seconds.

Limerick drivers dominated the rest of the top six with Michael O Connor Snr. from Athea third in the Mazda 323 4X4 ahead of the Bruff trio-Matthew, Austin and Joseph Shinnors Jnr. The best Limerick Club member was Aidan Walsh, Kilcornan in a Ford Escort and the best novice was George Shinnors also from Bruff in an Opel Corsa.

1st O/A Alan Shinnors Ford Escort 1600cc  6m39s
2nd O/A Gordon Percy Kawasaki special     6m43s
3rd O/A Mike O'Connor Mazda 323 4x4       6m53s
4th O/A Matt Shinnors Ford Escort 1600cc  6m 58s
5th O/A Austin Shinnors Opel Corsa 1600cc 7m 10s

Class one 
	  1.Joe Shinnors	Opel Corsa
          2 Brian Farrell       Ford Fiesta
	  3.Ed O Callaghan   	Ford Escort
Class two 
	  1.Austin Shinnors   	Opel Corsa
          2.James Murphy     	Sunbeam
          3.Roland Doherty   	Sunbeam
Class three
	  1. Matt Shinnors      Ford Escort
          2. Niall O Connel     Peugeot 205
          3. Greg Shinnors      Ford Escort
Class four   
          1. Mike O Connor Snr  Mazda 323
          2. Whitby Moynan      Chevette V8
          3. Mike O Connor Jnr  Mazda 323
Class five     
 	  1. Gordon Percy      Kawasaki Special


Novice: George Shinnors Opel Corsa 1600cc 7m 28s