Kevin Lynch Wins 5th in a row!
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Lurgan Park Top 10
1 Kevin Lynch/Francis Regan (Impreza WRC) 14.52.4
2 Mark Higgins/Michael Gibson (Lancer WRC) 15.03.4
3 Kenny & Susan McKinstry (Impreza WRC) 15.11.1
4 Darren Gass/Sam Cross (Impreza WRC) 15.14.4
5 Charlie Donnelly/Noel Downey (Corolla WRC) 15.25.2
6 Glenn Allen/Brian McCracken (Corolla WRC) 15.28.9
7 Peadar Hurson/Damien Connelly (Impreza WRC) 15.29.3
8 James Gillen/PJ Gillespie (Impreza) 15.50.8
9 Denis Biggerstaff/Stuart Biggerstaff (Impreza WRC) 15.57.2
10 Mark & Rory Doyle (Celica) 16.16.8 

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This Saturday’s Turkington Lurgan Park Rally has again attracted an exciting entry, with Kevin Lynch in his stunning Subaru Impreza WRC S12b spearheading the entry of 45 invited crews and sure to be under massive pressure as he attempts to achieve his fifth ‘back to back’ win. Some measure of Lynch’s determination to leave nothing to chance for this Saturday is that he left his Subaru in the garage to make sure that it remained in tip top shape, and drove his Focus WRC to a record sixth win on last Saturday’s Dogleap Rally.
Banbridge’s Kenny McKinstry may have won the rally 10 times over a 20 year period, but even Kenny, dubbed ‘King of the Park’ for many years, has never won the rally more than three times in a row. Kenny beat Kevin Lynch a couple of weeks ago at the Shackleton Rally, and no doubt he’ll be trying flat out to get his Subaru nose in front again on Saturday. But that will not be easy. Kenny would however dearly love to put his name on the Turkington Perpetual Trophy for 2008.
This won’t be just a two-way battle however for the lion’s share of the £3500 prize money. A large slice of the ‘smart’ money will be on former British Rally Champion Mark Higgins grabbing victory at this, his third Lurgan Park attempt. Mark, fresh from winning the Manx International in a GpN Subaru, will drive one of the mighty Mitsubishi WRC’s which came here to the Donegal Rally two years ago and scored a convincing one-two in the hands of Andrew Nesbitt and Mark himself.
Last year in the Park, Mark, a fully professional driver, was right in the hunt against Kevin Lynch but then blew his chances with an uncharacteristic time consuming slide in his Subaru across the wet grass. This time Mark will be fully on his guard against that type of slip up, and if he can get his Mitsubishi ‘set-up’ to handle the unique nature of the Park’s tight tracks, we could have a battle royal in store.
Behind these top three there are several more drivers who could really spring a surprise. Peadar Hurson at 4 in his Subaru can be lightning quick when the cards fall right. Charlie Donnelly at 5 in his nimble Corolla WRC is fast enough and experienced enough to be always capable of shaking the establishment. Denis Biggerstaff in his Subaru at 6 has acres of experience in the Park and shouldn’t be a mile away come Saturday afternoon.
That’s the background to the battle at the front of the field, and in terms of competition there will be equal excitement through all the different categories in the rally. The anticipated battle for supremacy amongst the Mk2 Escort men is mouth watering, with arguably Ireland’s fastest current rally driver Kris Meeke pitched against Mk2 Escort experts such as Wesley Patterson, Phil Collins and Camillus Bradley. In the GpN category Garry Jennings will probably be the man to beat, while John Keatley in his beautiful Porsche 911 should be the yardstick in the small historic section.
As ever in the beautiful environment of Craigavon Borough Council’s Lurgan Park, the day is not just about rallying. The Park will play host on Saturday to families as well as the rally fans, and there will be plenty of interest away from the special stages for all.
Organised by North Armagh Motorcycle Car Club under the direction of William Fullerton and Clerk of the Course Barry Taggart, this Turkington Lurgan Park Rally is a major event for both the Craigavon community as well as in the motorsport calendar. Craigavon Borough Council lends their support to the rally, as do many companies, organisations and individuals. Gary Turkington of Turkington Holdings, in their 3rd year of sponsoring the event, summed it up when he commented, “We are delighted to again be associated with the event. The North Armagh Club works hard to bring it all together and we hope everyone has a great day as well as a safe one by paying attention to the marshals and behaving responsibly. Safety is paramount.”

Turkington Lurgan Park Rally Top Ten Seeds:
1 Kevin Lynch/Francis Regan (Subaru Impreza S12B)
2 Mark Higgins/Michael Gibson (Mitsubishi WRC)
3 Kenny McKinstry/TBA (Subaru Impreza WRC)
4 Peadar Hurson/Damien Connolly (Subaru Impreza WRC)
5 Charlie Donnelly/Noel Downey (Toyota Corolla WRC)
6 Denis Biggerstaff/Robin McCandless (Subaru Impreza WRC)
7 Glenn Allen/Brian McCracken (Toyota Corolla WRC)
8 James Gillen/PJ Gillespie (Subaru Impreza WRC)
9 Richard Hogg/Mark Hanna (Skoda Octavia WRC)
10 Darren Gass/Sam Cross (Subaru Impreza WRC S11)

Issued by Brian and Liz Patterson: Patterson Agencies Ltd

Friday 8 August
5pm - Rally Scrutiny (Lurgan Park)

Saturday 9 August
10.15am - Official start ceremony (Lurgan Park fountain)

10.30 - Stage 1
11.10 - Stage 2
12.00 - Stage 3
12.40 - Stage 4
13.45 - Stage 5
14.25 - Stage 6
15.20 - Stage 7
16.00 - Stage 8

16.25 - Last car due

16.30 - Champagne finish (adjacent to parc ferme)

17.00 - Prizegiving (service area)