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Results and Rally News Time and Distance Schedule Marshall's needed, please help out! Entry List Mayo Motor Club Launches Road Safety Awareness Campaign
LEADERBOARD AFTER STAGE 8 – LAST STAGE
1st (1) Ray Breen/Damien Morrissey (Focus WRC) 58.45
2nd (3) Aaron MacHale/Derek Brannigan (Focus WRC) 59.32
3rd (12) Noel Redmond/Ger Healy (Impreza WRC) 1.00.38
4th (11) Sean Devine/Martin Brady (Impreza WRC) 1.01.06
5th (4) Glenn Allen/Damien Connolly (Corolla WRC) 1.01.07
6th (5) Niall Maguire/Paul McLaughlin (Impreza WRC) 1.01.09
7th (7) Kevin Barrett/Barry Goodman (Impreza WRC) 1.01.16
8th (9) Sean Gallagher/Enda Sherry (Impreza WRC) 1.02.00
9th (17) Michael Curran/Fabian McShane (Lancer N) 1.02.30
10th (18) Seamus Leonard/John McCafferty (Lancer N) 1.02.41 Former Dunlop National Champion Ray Breen made the best possible start to this year’s series with a fine win on the Mayo Stages Rally, his Focus WRC finishing a clear 47s ahead of Aaron MacHale’s similar example. Waterford man Breen said “We were able to back off slightly towards the end, although the roads were drying they were still deceptively slippy. I’m absolutely delighted to have won, they were seriously good stages, hard work but a great rally. Nobody knows better than me how long and hard the road this championship is. There’s a bit to go!” Second placed Aaron MacHale commented. “I was a bit rusty at the beginning of the day, the second half went better. I really should have got some miles on the car before the start. Still, it’s a good solid start to the championship”. Noel Redmond produced a good turn of speed over the wet stages and he was well pleased with his 3red place. Sean Devine nearly lost his 4th place to Glenn Allen at the end but just held on. Allen was trying very hard and was off the road a couple of times on his way to 5th place. Niall Maguire turned in a really quick time on the last stage to move into 5th ahead of his great friend and rival Kevin Barrett. Sean Gallagher drove a good steady rally to finish 8th. Michael Curran/Fabian McShane returned to their winning ways with 9th overall and group N victory. Michael commented. “It all went to plan, a good day”. Seamus Leonard, who lost time with an early accident, said. “It was a real good race I enjoyed it”. Kevin & Martin Kelleher from Clonakilty overcame a slow start to take 3rd in Group N. In the race for 2 wheel drive honours Rodney Wilton and Camillus Bradley had a massive battle towards the end and provisionally Wilton has just pipped Bradley by 1s to take the honours. Gordon Rogers is provisionally 3rd while Eugene Ferry’s Escort struggled into the finish with a damaged clutch. In the Junior section of the rally David Quigley was leading after 2 stages in his Honda Civic with Anthony Hand (Escort) 2nd and Noel O’Donnell (Peugeot 205) 3rd. Thanks to BRIAN & LIZ PATTERSON www.rallynews.net
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Time and Distance Schedule Marshals Needed For Mayo Stages Rally
Mayo & District Motorsport Club is seeking additional marshals for the 2007 TF Royal Hotel & Theatre Mayo Stages Rally. Anybody interested in helping out on the Sunday March 11th event should contact Chief Marshal Kenneth McHale on 087 6736384.
The club is holding a marshals training evening in the Courthouse Hotel, Ballina on this Friday, March 2nd commencing at 8pm.
All are welcome to attend.
Refreshments will be provided.
Celebrations at the Mayo Rally 2006 Entry List 1 Ray Breen/Damien Morrisey (Ford Focus WRC) [8]
2 Patrick Elliot/Paul Goodman (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
3 Arron MacHale/Derek Brannigan (Ford Focus WRC) [8]
4 Glenn Allen/Damien Connolly (Corolla) [8]
5 Naill Maguire/Paul Mc Loughlin (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
6 Martin Doherty/Andrew Cullen (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
7 Kevin Barrett/Barry Goodman (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
8 Noel Mc carrick/T.B.A (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
9 Sean Gallagher/Enda Sherry (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
10 Kieran Shaw/Crawford Henderson (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
11 Sean Devin/T.B.A (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
12 Noel Redmond/Ger Healy (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
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14 Jack Sleator/Andrew Purcell (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
15 Willie Fannin/Mick Courtney (Subaru Impreza N12) [4]
16 Alan Ring/Adrian Deasy (Subaru Impreza N12B) [4]
17 Mike Curran /Fabian Mc Shane (Mit. Lancer EVO 9) [4]
18 Seamus Leonard/John Mc Cafferty (Mit. Lancer EVO 9) [4]
19 Gabriel Martin/Paddy Robbinson (Mit. Lancer EVO 9) [4]
20 Kevin Kelleher/Martin Kelleher (Mit. Lancer EVO 9) [4]
21 Ian Barrett/Eoin Flaherty (Subaru Impreza N12B) [4]
22 Frank Wray/Joe McNulty (Mit. Lancer EVO 6) [4]
23 John Cairns/James Cairns (Subaru Impreza) [8]
24 Tom Holton/Francis Kenny (Toyota Celica GT-Four) [15]
25 Camillus Bradley/Danny O Neill (Escort 2.0) [13]
26 Mac McKenna/John Loughran (Peugeot 2.0 RWD) [13]
27 David Mc Nulty/John Kilmurray (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
28 Rodney Wilton/Conor McMahon (Escort 2.0) [13]
29 Joe Mac Hugh/Dermot Mac Hugh (Ford Escort WRC) [15]
30 Trevor Lancashire/T.B.A (Escort) [14]
31 Gordon Rogers/Philip Mac Intee (Escort) [13]
32 Eugene Ferry/John Gallagher (Escort) [14]
33 Brian Armstrong/Duncan Mac Farlane (Escort) [12]
34 James Coleman/Eoin O Neill (Escort) [13]
35 T Fitzmaurice/Denis O Connell (Mitsubishi) [4]
36 PJ Mc Dermott/Sean Harris (Subaru) [8]
37 Russell Woods/Martin Byrne (Escort) [13]
38 Gary Mc Phillips/Mark Tierney (Escort) [14]
39 Thomas Muldoon/Marcus Molly (Lancer) [N4]
40 Anthony O Halloran/Larry O Halloran (Manta 400) [14]
41 Jim Mc Kenna/Thomas Treaner (Starlet) [11]
42 Daniel Conaghan/Liam Mc Laughlin (Escort) [12]
43 Eamon Daly/John Young (EVO 9) [3]
44 Gerry Cassidy/Paul Sheridan (Escort) [14]
45 Danny Mac Bride/Rory Mac Bride (EVO 6) [4]
46 Gerry Smyth/Gregory Mc Quillan (Escort) [12]
47 Eddie Donaghy/Charlie Donaghy (EVO 11) [4]
48 Raymond Conlon/James O Reilly (Corolla) [11]
49 John Reddington/T.B.A (Escort) [13]
50 David Roe/Robert Nolan (Escort) [13]
51 Pat Callanan/Kenneth Sheil (Civic) [7]
52 P.J. Bonner /Paddy Boyle (Escort) [14]
53 Damien Hagan/Stephen Hagan (Escort) [13]
54 Steven Armstrong/Domanic Mc ardle (Escort) [12]
55 Seamus Gallagher/Dan Maguire (Saxo) [6]
56 Gary McElhinney/Johnny Charlesson (Escort) [14]
57 Columba Heena/Ryan Moore (Corolla) [11]
58 Brian O Mahoney/John Higgins (Clio) [6]
59 Raymond Drury/Sean Brunton (Escort) [14]
60 Pat Kirk/Martin Hanna (EVO 7) [4]
61 Brendan Mc Aree/Vincent Mc Aree (EVO 9) [4]
62 James Brown/Oliver Hanvey (Escort) [11]
63 Paul Elliott/Alan Kenna (EVO 9) [4]
64 James Cassidy/T.B.A (Escort) [12]
65 Terence Mc Hugh/Tony Boyle (Escort) [12]
66 Tommy Doyle/Andrew O Donoghue (Puma) [6]
67 David Leonard/T.B.A (Nova) [11]
68 Thomas Keys/Jonathan Baird (Escort) [13]
69 Mervyn Deane/Trevor Burke (Escort) [11]
70 Adrain Fox/Phillip Tobin (Escort) [10]
71 Brenard Mc Ginley/Raymond Scott (Starlet) [11]
72 Kieran Roarty/Kevin Kearney (EVO 7) [4]
73 Trevor Bustard/Kenny Bustard (EVO 7) [4]
74 Pete Greene/T.B.A (Escort) [14]
75 Michael Conlon/Adian Boyle (Escort) [13]
76 Gary Cooney/Enda McCarron (EVO 8) [8]
77 Fergal Costello/Shane Gilhooly (Lancer) [4]
78 Andrew Mullen/Elaine Doherty (Saxo) [6]
79 Sean Flanagan/Brian Miller (Subaru) [4]
80 David Delaney/Mark Wiley (Fiesta) [6]
81 Tom Curley/Paul Horan (EVO 9) [4]
82 James Mc Greal/T.B.A (Subaru) [4]
83 EamonMc Cafferty/Toney Walsh (Puma) [5]
84 Brian Corey/T.B.A (Escort) [13]
85 Andrew Browne/Barry Sheirdan (Peugeot) [12]
86 Sean Mc Hugh/Aidan Gannon (Subaru) [4]
87 Fiachra Moran/David Walsh (Civic) [2]
88 Kieran McCarra/Colm Murphy (Civic) [11]
89 Tom Gormally/Ross Forde (Civic R) [3]
90 Paddy walker/T.B.A (Peugeot) [6]
91 Colin Loughney/Michael Loughney (Escort) [12]
92 James Culliney/T.B.A (Escort) [12]
93 Garret Hannigan/Martin Duffy (Fiesta) [13]
94 Simon Cafferty /Brain Purcell (Escort) [7]
95 David staunton/Liam Feeney (Corolla) [11]
96 Adrain Foley/James Mc Carville (Corsa) [10]
97 Gerry Casey/T.B.A (Escort) [13]
98 Martin Tynan/Ciaran Tynan (Corsa) [10]
99 Thomas Mc Creesh/Sean Mc Evoy (starlet) [11]
100 John walsh/Sam Clarke (Escort) [10]
101 Gerard Corey/Kevin Treanor (Escort) [12]
102 Keefe Kilcoyne/Killian Kilcoyne (Peugeot) [6]
103 Killian Duffy/Paul Mc Gee (Peugeot) [6]
104 Colin Flanagan/T.B.A (Escort) [15]
105 Andrew Lang/Alan Kieran (Fiesta) [9]
106 Partrick Herity/Justin Gilmartin (Corolla) [11]
107 Steven Corey/T.B.A (Escort) [13]
108 John Kelly/Pronais McKenna (Corolla) [10]
109 Rodney Nesbitt/T.B.A (Escort) [12]
110 Pakie Duffy/Colin Duffy (Civic) [N3]
111 Enda McLoughlin/Alan McWeeney (Escort) [10]
112 Roger Kennedy/Keith Boyd (Peugeot) [7]
113 Micheal Hally/Ray Fitzpatrick (Civic) [11]
114 Jason Currid/Paul Gallagher (Sunbeam) [9]
115 Paul Kennedy/Kathleen Kennedy (Civic) [3]
116 Gerard McAleer/Frank Conville (Ford Mk11) [11]
117 Conor Watters/Rory Thomas (Escort) [14]
118 Gregory Mc Groary/Keith Anderson (Escort) [13]
119 Noel Lappin/Seamus Cooke (Escort) [9]
120 Thomas Carolan/Declan smith (Escort) [9]
121 Damian Toner/T.B.A (Escort) [12]
122 Gerry McIntyre/Pat Shields (Starlet) [11]
123 Barry Mc Gill/T.B.A (Peugeot) [10]
124 Richard mcGaugh/John P Ryan (Escort) [12]
125 Kieran Donohue/Graham Day (Escort) [11]
126 Wesley Roberts/Jarleth Conneely (Civic) [6]
127 John Flanagan/Pat Mc Sharry (Subaru) [15]
128 Noel Jacob/Naimh Jacob (Subaru) [4]
129 Andre Roberts/Eamon O Brien (astra) [7]
130 Darren Mc Kenna/Nicola McKenna (Corolla) [11]
131 Jimmy Gillespie/Jason Gillespie (Civic) [11]
132 Kevin Bradley/Oliver Harvey (Manta400) [14]
133 Patrick Bonner/Anthony Bonner (Escort) [12]
134 Philip Harte/T.B.A (Nova) [9]
135 Shane Briscoe/T.B.A (Civic) [2]
136 Padraic Roche/Sinead Roche (Escort) [10]
137 Ciarán Walsh/Richard Summerville (Civic) [11]
138 Seamus Murphy/Jonathan Moyles (Escort) [10]
139 Sarah Moynihan/Amy Moynihan (Peugeot) [A6]
140 Jane O Connor/Rachel O Connor (Civic) [11]
141 Martin Burke/Pat Taffe (Micra) [5]
142 Michael Lavelle/Declan Lavelle (Corrolla) [11]
143 Brendan Corcoran/Enda O Brien (Civic) [11]
144 Michael Lavin/Michael Mc Donnell (Corolla) [11]
145 Brendan walsh/Paul walsh (Peugeot) [N2]
146 Ed Muldoon/David Muldoon (Peugeot) [2]
147 Liam Devaney/T.B.A (Peugeot) [10]
148 Aidan Fahy/Adrian Fahy (Escort) [11]
149 Paul Mc Guinns/Martin Cawley (Corolla) [11]
150 Anthony O Hora/Patrick O Hora (Astra) [10]
151 Aubrey Carson/Chrystal Culkeen (Nova) [10]
Mayo Motor Club Launches Road Safety Awareness Campaign
Mayo & District Motorsport Club, organising club of the 2007 TF Royal Hotel & Theatre Mayo Stages Rally has launched a major new road safety initiative in conjunction with the local Authority, Mayo County Council.
Using the slogan ‘Ease off the pace – everyday driving isn’t a race’ the club is hoping to get the message across to the many thousands of spectators who attend the popular season opening rally, that speeding should be left to competitors on the special stages.
This is the first time that a motor club has actively worked with a local council to promote a road safety campaign of this kind.
Officially launching the campaign, leader of the Fine Gael party Enda Kenny T.D. spoke about the ongoing carnage on our roads, and complemented Mayo & District Motorsport Club and Mayo County Council Road Safety for taking this significant initiative.
Vice-Chairman of Motorsport Ireland, Joe Corcoran said he was delighted to see the Mayo club launch this campaign, and hoped that other clubs would follow the example and promote similar messages.
Leading national rally competitor Aaron MacHale is also a board member of the Road Safety Authority, and said it was very important to get the message across to spectators that they should not try to emulate what they saw on the rally stages.
Visitors to Mayo in early March will be greeted by large notice boards displayed at prominent locations throughout the county which will focus on the message for all road-users to drive with care and enjoy the rally. In addition, extensive campaigns in local papers and radio and in the specialist motorsport media will reiterate the message in the run up to, and during the rally week-end.
The campaign is being run with the support of Mayo County Council’s Road Safety Office. Mayo County Council was the first authority in Ireland to establish a department dedicated specifically to address road safety. Speaking at the launch, Road Safety Officer Noel Gibbons thanked Mayo & District Motorsport Club for the opportunity to cooperate on this historic initiative, noting that it was especially pertinent bearing in mind the large number of young people who follow the sport.
Chairman of Mayo & District Motorsport Club, Sean McHugh, thanked Mayo County Council for supporting this initiative and said that the motorsport community had a great opportunity to get the message across that there was no place for speeding on public roads Sean called for the development of off-road centres that would allow young drivers to practice their driving skills in a safe environment.
The TF Royal Hotel & Theatre Mayo Stages Rally takes places on March 11th 2007. It is the opening rounds of both the Dunlop National Rally Championship and the McAree Engineering Border Rally Championship. The event is headquartered at the TF Royal Hotel & Theatre, Castlebar.
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