2002 West International Rally - 8-9 Nov 02
Posted: November 11, 2002 11:07 AM - 29250 Hits
Final Round - 2002 Toshiba Computers Irish Tarmac Rally Championship
Final Round - 2002 Ford Ireland Focus Rally Championship
Final Round - 2002 Irish Tarmac Historic Rally Championship
Eugene Donnelly and Paul Kiely clinched their first International dominating the Galway West 2002 Rally in a hired Subaru Impreza WRC. Second was early leader Peader Hurson with Austin McHale third.
THIRD FOR McHALE IN GALWAY'S FINAL TARMAC ROUND
Posted: November 11, 2002 10:02 AM - 11126 Hits
Austin McHale took his best result of the season in the Toshiba Computers
Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, the Dublin driver finishing third on
Saturday in the Toyota Ireland Corolla WRC in the West 2002 International
Rally.
Gallagher Clinches 5 Awards
Posted: November 11, 2002 9:43 AM - 9025 Hits
Letterkenny's Shaun Gallagher came away from the 2002 Peugeot Sport
Gala Ball with no less than five awards to his name. Firstly Shaun was
awarded the Hella Overseas Trophy that he received for his dominant and
outstanding victory on Le Rallye Touquet in France.
Hill Engineering Gullion Stages Rally - 16 Nov 02
Posted: November 8, 2002 12:20 PM - 17807 Hits
Entries are still available for the Hill Engineering Gullion Stages on Saturday 16th
November. The rally, orgainsed by the Newry and District Motor Club, will run over
stages previously used on the popular Mourna Rally, with centralised servicing in
Slieve Gullion Forest Park.
Regulations and entry forms can be downloaded from the club's new website on www.nadmc.co.uk
or can be ordered from the secretary of the event by telephone on +44 7817 770562.
24/10/02
Thanks to Colin Courtney
Newry and District Motor Club will run a new event for the first time on Saturday 16th November 2002. The "Hill Engineering Gullion Stages Rally", as it is to be know, is expected to become a regular event in the club's yearly calendar.
Ford KA Championship - KEYES TO MAKE COMEBACK.
Posted: November 8, 2002 12:03 PM - 9044 Hits
The seventh and final round of the 2002 Ford Ireland KA Rally Championship will take place at the Kingdom Fast Fit Kerry Single Stage Rally on Sunday the 17th of November.
Eleven Pirelli shod Ford KA's will be competing on the final round of the series, that will decide the Championship Title Race. Both Gerry Keyes and David Lyons from Limerick are in the driving seat to claim the title. Keyes having broken his back in September has made a miraculous recovery to be fit in time to compete in the final round. David Lyons has to win the event to stand any chance of winning the title. However Keyes is still odds on favourite after taking four consecutive victories at the start of the season.
B&DAC Loose Surface Autocross - 10 Nov 02
Posted: November 6, 2002 12:19 PM - 8751 Hits
Thanks to Brendan Fayne
Birr & District Auto Club will hold a Loose Surface Autocross in Kelly’s of
Fantane on Sunday the 10th of November. An excellent venue is on offer,
which is located 5 miles from Nenagh on the Borrisoleigh – Thurles road.
Free Text Messages for West 2002 from toshibarally.com
Posted: November 5, 2002 1:37 PM - 6605 Hits
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J & J RALLYSPORT - Last Round Counts
Posted: November 5, 2002 1:36 PM - 6545 Hits
J & J RALLYSPORT and ASA Marketing Group Press Release
John Foley and Jon Waterman head for Galway this weekend to look for a
good result that will help them finish the Ford Focus Ireland
Championship in at least 3rd position.
This weekends West 2002 plans to be action packed and filled with
competition with four of the teams in the championship looking for a good
result. With Colm Murphy/Ted Ahern Leading with 86 points, Oliver
Stanley/Des Moran on 79, Hamilton Bell/Geoffrey Patterson on 76 points
with a round to drop and John Foley & Jon Waterman on 68 points.
Dessie Keenan - Billy Coleman Award Finalist
Posted: November 5, 2002 1:18 PM - 9358 Hits
Dessie Keenan, one of Irelands most exciting and dynamic young drivers from Monaghan, will contest the much sought after Billy Coleman Award this year, which is geared towards young Irish drivers. A popular driver amongst rally enthusiasts, he has shown that he can get first class results in either a rear-wheel-drive or his recently acquired front-wheel-drive ex-Super Cup Peugeot 106, on both gravel and tarmac surface events. It is this flexibility and ability that allows him to switch between a powerful 2.4Lt rear-wheel-drive MarkII Escort and a front-wheel-drive 1600cc Peugeot 106 and still take class wins and excellent overall positions that makes Dessie such an inspirational driver.
Triton Showers Northeast Single Stage Rally - 3 Nov 02
Posted: November 5, 2002 12:45 PM - 22638 Hits
Full Results and Stage Times
Photo: Seamus Counihan
Philip Shaw/Derek Brannigan win after they over hauled first stage leaders Norman Armstrong/Sean Walsh.
Top 10 all driving Escorts!
RANDLES IS TOP 'TWO-WHEEL DRIVER'
Posted: November 5, 2002 12:40 PM - 10670 Hits
Kilgarvan's Tom Randles has been confirmed as the highest placed competitor to use a two-wheel drive car in the 2002 Dunlop National Rally Championship following the series' final round, the Fastnet Rally, which was run by the Skibbereen & District Auto Club on the October Bank Holiday Weekend. The top seven Championship places were occupied by the pilots of four-wheel drive cars, such as Subaru Imprezas and Mitsubishi Lancers, while Randles was eighth in final standings in his Ford Escort RS.
WRC Telstra Rally Rally Australia - Australian/Irish crew First 2WD
Posted: November 4, 2002 2:47 PM - 7215 Hits
Thanks to Lisa Ní Annagáin
The Australian/Irish crew of Andrew and Finian Hannigan finished the Telstra
Rally Australia with great sucess in their Silverstone Tyres backed Daihatsu
Charade GTI. After a grueling and sometimes heart stopping three days they
guys made it back to Perth in 30th position overall and first in their class.
206 Super Cup Regs and Info
Posted: November 4, 2002 12:52 PM - 13357 Hits
New Cup cars – Going Fast!
Peugeot Sport confirm that with the recent announcement in left hand drive 206 Super Cup cars being available, a rush to place orders has started.
“Just the next day we started receiving more calls”, Peugeot Sport rally co-ordinator Stella Boyles affirmed, “and already three of the ten have gone. We are delighted to have the Cup show so much interest again.”
2002 Cork MC Startrek Navigation Trial - 2-3 Nov 02
Posted: November 4, 2002 12:22 PM - 15108 Hits
Round 4 - 2002 Senator Eng. Munster Navigation Championship
Round 1 - 02/03 Senator Eng. Munster Navigation Championship
Results
Peugeot 206 Super Cup - Glory for Gallagher and Jenning’s Joy
Posted: October 31, 2002 9:20 AM - 12769 Hits
Garry Jennings/Paul Nagle - Winners 2002 Peugeot 206 Super Cup - Photo: John Mcvitty
The Michelin Tempest Rally lived up to its name today when ferocious gales hit the special stages. The battle for the Peugeot 206 Super Cup also raged on, with Shaun Gallagher and Garry Jennings still fighting for the title.
GALLAGHER ROUNDS OFF FANTASTIC SEASON WITH A WIN
Posted: October 31, 2002 8:58 AM - 12102 Hits
Final round of the
2002 Peugeot 206 Super Cup, the South of England
Tempest Rally.
Victory for Shaun Gallagher on the final round of the
Peugeot 206 Super Cup rounded off a fantastic season
for the young Letterkenny driver. Shaun is the only
driver to have scored on every round of the
championship and in the process scored one third
place, three second places and two wins, finishing the
championship second overall
Marine Hotel Fastnet Rally - 27 Oct 02
Posted: October 31, 2002 8:54 AM - 23364 Hits
Final Round - 2002 Dunlop National Rally Championship
Final Round - 2002 023 Tiles Southern 4 Rally Championship
Final Round - 2002 Get Connected Tarmac Rally Championship
Photo Seamus Counihan
Kenny McKinstry and Sean Mullally win from Melvyn Evans/Alun Davies. Evans takes the Get Connected Series, while Ollie O'Donovan & David Moynihan take the 023 Tiles Southern 4 Rally Championship
2003 Motorsport Calender
Posted: October 27, 2002 1:54 AM - 20879 Hits
2003 Motorsport Calender (as published on www.motorsportireland.com)
Brendan Kelly Rallying - From a High to an All Time Low
Posted: October 23, 2002 3:20 PM - 11630 Hits
CORK, 27TH September 2002 saw Brendan Kelly from Ferefad, Longford and Athlone man Cathal Shanahan competing on the penultimate round of Irelands premier one make rally championship, the Ford Ireland Focus Rally Championship, which took place at the Murphy Construction Cork "20" International Rally, based in Cork City on the 5th & 6th of October last.
Brendan and Cathal were looking forward to the event following a difficult season of non-finishes and time loss due to mechanical problems. “We have had a dreadful season this year, we were running as high a third on the last round of the Championship( Clare Stages) but we incurred a penalty leaving service area late and also had to stop when we can across fellow competitors accident, all this time loss dropped us back the leader board. Bearing in mind that we set one fastest stage time and were in the top two or three all day it gives me great hope for the future as we definitely have the pace to challenge for victory" said Brendan.
2002 Senator Eng. Munster Navigation Championship Table
Posted: October 23, 2002 10:27 AM - 13653 Hits
by Ger Fahy
Results after Round 3 of 6
Driver Total CL Navigator Total CL
1 D Healy 47 SE 1 P Keohane 47 SE
2 G O' Connell 44 E 2 A Deasy 44 E
3 G Gowan 35 E 3 D Swanton 41 SE
4 P Willoughby 34 E 4 D O' Donovan 35 E
5 D Mullins 31 B 5 G Shinnors 34 E
6 J McCarthy 29 SE 6 J Mullins 31 B
7 J Carroll 27 E 7 V Coughlan 27 E
8 D Creadon 25 N 8 K Daly 24 N
9 D Daly 22 E 9 G Fahy 22 E
10 S Davis 21 B 10 D Prendergast21 B
= J Ryan 21 B = P Bruton 21 B
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