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Kevin Barrett & Damien Connolly Win
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Mini 50 Celebration Rally in Galway Stages
Victory on the Mor Oil backed Galway Summer Rally went to Maynooth’s Kevin Barrett & co driver Damien Connolly, as they brought their Triton Showers Subaru Impreza WRC home and a difficult day with tricky conditions due to the persistent rain. Kevin was 6s behind Niall Maguire starting the final stage, but over the 12.45km of that tortuous Kilcoona road Kevin was 12s faster than his rival to win by 6s. It really was the culmination of a very exciting day that saw Barrett in rejuvenated form to score many fastest times, but he also had a few mishaps as well including punctures. He made no mistakes on that final push though and it would be hard to find a more popular winner.
Speaking to Kevin Barrett after the event he was delighted to celebrate his first ever rally win he said. “We had some run through the last stage. We threw away 40s today in certain areas. The car was fantastic though through the difficult conditions. It was a good rally, the win was overdue and I’m just chuffed to bits”.
Niall Maguire was a bit cautious at times of the very slippy conditions. Niall crashed here last year and also he has his thoughts on the National Championship which looks like it will go down to the wire between himself and Patrick Elliott over the final 2 rounds, the Donegal Harvest and Skibbereen.
Local Galway driver Mike Bird and navigator Kevin Keane finished 8th and best Galway crew and took the Conroy Memorial Cup.
Well done to Victor Farrell and all his hard-working Galway Motor Club team for a very successful rally in very difficult conditions. Results:
1st (3) Kevin Barrett/Damien Connolly/ (Impreza WRC) 1.08/03
2nd (2) Niall Maguire/Enda Sherry (Impreza WRC) 1.08/09
3rd (5) Kevin Kelleher/Paddy Robinson (Lancer N) 1.08.23
4th (7) Thomas Fitzmaurice/Fionn Foley (Lancer N) 1.11.34
5th (10) Trevor Bustard/Kenny Bustard (Lancer N) 1.11.56
6th (8) Mike Quinn/Grainne McEnery (Escort) 1.12.03
7th (4) Garry Jennings/David Moynihan (Lancer N) 1.12.47
8th (9) Mike Bird/Kevin Keane (Impreza WRC) 1.13.06
9th (15) Thomas Cahill/Philip Conneely (Lancer N) 1.13.46
10th (12) Jim McKenna/Thomas Trainor (Starlet rwd) 1.14.28 Full Times - Click here Event Website NEWS AND TIMES! Live Times - Click Here Live News - Click Here Event Website Media Sign On
The Media sign on will be in the Raheen Woods Hotel Athenry.
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All media must be affiliated to Motorsport Ireland and show identification and should not be accompanied by any person under 18 years of age. Click here for Rally Programme Outlets Click here for Time and Distance Schedule, Scrutiny Times, Map of Scrutiny & Trailer Park, Service Park Information and Final Instructions ENTRY LISTS MAIN FIELD
Seeding Driver Driver From Navigator Navigator From Make/Model Class
1 Patrick Elliott Co. Cavan Paul Goodman Co. Louth Subaru S12B 8
2 Niall Maguire Co. Monaghan Enda Sherry Co. Monaghan Subaru Impreza 8
3 Kevin Barrett Co. Kildare Sean Mullally Co. Limerick Subaru Impreza WRC S11 8
4 Garry Jennings Co. Fermanagh Moynihan David Co. Cork Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 4
5 Kevin Kelleher Co. Cork TBA Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 4
6 Eamon Daly Co. Limerick Brian Doherty Killarney Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 4
7 Thomas Fitzmaurice Co. Kerry Fionn Foley Co. Kerry Mitsubishi Evo 9 4
8 Mike Quinn Co. Kerry Grainne McEnery Co. Clare Ford Escort Mk2 14
9 Mike Bird Co. Galway Kevin Keane Co. Galway Subaru Impreza WRC S7 8
10 Trevor Bustard Co. Donegal Kenny Bustard Co. Donegal Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 4
11 John Spain Co. Galway Keith Shepherd Galway Toyota Celica 15
12 Jim McKenna Co. Monaghan Thomas Treanor Co. Monaghan Toyota Starlet RWD 11
14 Tom Curley Co. Galway Aidan Mannion Co. Galway Mitsubishi Evo 9 4
15 Thomas Cahill Galway Philip Conneely Galway Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 4
16 Tom Flaherty Galway Patrick Curley Co. Galway Ford Escort Mk2 14
17 Patrick Cunningham Galway Fitzpatrick John Galway Honda Civic 11
18 Neil Pierce Co. Galway Enda O'Leary Co. Galway Honda Civic 11
19 Pat Kelly Galway Noel Lambert Co. Galway Subaru Impreza STI 8
20 Adrian McElhinney Co. Donegal Paddy Gorman Co. Donegal Citroen C2 R2 MAX 6
21 Geoffrey Dolan Co. Donegal Conor Murphy Co. Tyrone Talbot Sunbeam 13
22 David Percy Co. Tipperary John Kinahan Co. Tipperary Ford Escort F2 Maxi 13
23 John O'Donnell Co. Donegal Johnny Baird Co. Donegal Ford Escort Mk2 13
24 Peter Howley Galway Martin Leonard Galway Toyota Starlet RWD 14
25 Richard Burke Co. Galway Frank Byrnes Co. Galway Subaru Impreza N10 15
26 Ross Forde Co. Galway Ross Horan Co. Galway TBA TBA 1
27 David Quigley Galway Des Sherlock Galway Honda Civic EK4 2
28 Noel O'Donnell Co. Donegal Ronan Murrin Co. Donegal Peugeot 205 GTi 12
29 Micheal Cunningham Galway TBA TBA Galway Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 4
30 Anthony Collins Co. Tipperary Donal Falvey Co. Kerry Honda Civic 13
31 Gerry Smyth Co. Monaghan Gregory Mc Quillan Co.Monaghan Ford Escort 12
32 Willliam Cavanagh Co. Tipperary Dorothy Cavanagh Woods Co. Tipperary Ford Escort Mk2 12
33 Liam Higgins Galway Derrick Feeney Galway Mitsubishi Evo 7 4
34 Ger McDonagh Galway Ken Flanagan Galway Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 15
35 Gerry Casey Co. Mayo TBA Ford Escort Mk2 13
36 Declan Gallagher Co. Donegal Gallagher Eoin Co. Donegal Toyota Starlet RWD 11
37 Damien Hagan Co. Monaghan Stephen Hagan Co. Monaghan Ford Escort 13
38 Samuel Kelso Co. Donegal Keith Alexander Co. Donegal Ford Escort Mk2 13
39 Daniel Breslin Co. Donegal Johnny Jordan Co. Donegal Toyota Corolla RWD 11
40 Allen Treacy Cork Bob Fitzgerald Co. Cork Toyota Corolla GT 13
41 Colm Brady Co. Cavan Enda Gerety Co. Longford Honda Civic 11
42 John Ward Co. Donegal TBA Toyota Corolla Twin Cam 11
43 Pat Price Co. Dublin Stephen Price Co. Dublin Subaru N12 B 4
44 Shaun Callaghan Co. Donegal Barry Callaghan Co. Donegal Subaru Impreza N11 4
45 Richard McGaugh Co. Galway Ronan Flanagan Co. Galway Ford Escort Mk2 12
46 Ken Hogan Galway David Dooley Galway Honda Civic EK4 2
47 Stephen Carey Co. Cork Mark Lee Co. Cork Honda Civic EK4 2
48 Michael Shaw Co. Longford Colin Duffy Co. Longford Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 GpA 8
49 Liam Bowhan Co. Louth Ged Kennedy Co. Meath Toyota Starlet RWD 13
50 Stuart Darcy Co. Donegal TBA Toyota Corolla RWD 11
51 Thomas Doody Co. Limerick Jonathan Keane Co. Limerick Honda Civic 11
52 John Collins Co. Limerick Jason O'Brien Co. Limerick Honda Civic Vtec 11
53 David Leonard Co. Sligo Leon Jordan Co. Donegal Citroen Saxo S1600 6
54 Paul Curley Co. Galway Daniels Desmond Galway Honda Civic 2
55 Keith Power Co. Waterford Keith Morriarty Co. Limerick Peugeot 106 GTi 6
56 Gary Higgins Co. Offaly Keith Murray Co. Offaly Ford Escort Mk2 10
57 Noel Conroy Galway Micheal Ward Galway Ford Escort RS1800 13
58 Joseph Connolly Co. Kilkenny William T Connolly Co. Kilkenny Ford Escort 14
59 Michael Murray Co. Longford Brian Daniels Co. Waterford Mitsubishi Evo 7 4
60 Sean McHugh Co. Mayo Niall Burns Co. Sligo BMW M3 Compact 14
61 Niall Donoghue Galway Shane Greene Co. Galway Honda Civic 2
62 Martin Kelly Co. Clare Kelly Maureen Co. Clare Mitsubishi Evo 5 8
63 Declan Forde Galway Ronan Lally Galway Ford Escort Mk2 10
64 Greg McGroary Co. Donegal Kerry McCarter Co. Donegal Ford Escort 13
65 Pat Ryan Limerick Jack Dalton Limerick Ford Escort Mk2 9
66 Declan McBrearty Co. Donegal Barry O'Hara Co. Donegal Toyota Corolla Twincam 11
67 Eoin Woods Co. Tipperary Olivia Coen Co. Tipperary Ford Escort Mk2 13
68 Ian Gunning Co. Roscommon TBA Ford Escort 13
69 James Power Co. Galway Declan Kelly Co. Galway Ford Escort Mk2 10
70 Philip Callanan Co. Galway Seamus Daly Co. Galway Ford Escort Mk2 11
71 Shane Maguire Co. Monaghan Stephen Thornton Co. Monaghan Peugeot 205 10
72 John Murphy Co. Cork Martin O'Connor Co. Cork Subaru Impreza 8
73 John Coughlan Galway Mark Parsons Galway Ford Escort Mk1 12
74 Jonny Leonard Co. Fermanagh Jackie Donaldson Co. Fermanagh Nissan Micra 5
75 Pat Bellew Co. Meath Jimmy Bellew Co. Meath Ford Escort Mk2 9
76 Jonathan Folan Galway Ger Myers Co. Galway Mitsubishi Evo 3 15
77 Richard Whelan Galway Colin Fitzgearld Cork Honda Civic Vtec 11
78 Paul Monaghan Co. Galway Patrick Baker Co. Clare Toyota Corolla RWD 11
79 Marcus Molloy Co. Mayo TBA Honda Civic Vtec 11
80 Alan Shiel Galway Jason Shiel Galway Honda Civic 11
81 Michael Conneely Co. Galway Padraic Callanan Co. Galway Honda Civic EK4 6
82 Charlie Nilan Galway Ruth O'Kane Co. Galway Honda Civic 2
83 Ollie Tynan Co. Cavan Damien McConnell Co. Cavan Honda Civic 11
84 John Moran Co. Galway TBA Honda Civic 6
85 John O'Donnell Co. Kilkenny Brendan Furlong Co. Wexford Toyota Starlet RWD 9
86 Gerry Kelly Co. Roscommon Karen Kelly Ford Escort Mk2 12
87 Frank Moran Co. Galway Brian Forde Co. Galway Honda Civic EK4 2
88 John Duffy Co. Mayo Killian Duffy Co. Mayo Honda Integra Type R 7
89 William Kenneally Co. Cork Finbarr Fogarty Co. Cork Ford Escort Mk2 12
90 Shane Donohoe Co. Galway Michael Rodgers Co. Galway Ford Escort 11
91 Damian Murtagh Co. Galway Jason Ollerenshaw Co. Galway Honda Civic EK4 2
92 Walter Burke Co. Galway Trevor Burke Co. Monaghan Ford Escort Mk2 12
93 Kieran Murphy Co. Galway David Burke Galway Ford Escort Mk2 12
94 Pakie Duffy Co. Longford TBA Honda Civic 3
95 Ciaran Burke Galway Darina Joyce Galway Honda Civic Type R 3
96 Joseph Monaghan Co. Galway Kevin Monaghan Galway Honda Civic 2
97 Dermot Casserley Galway Shane O'Brien Honda Civic 2
98 Joe Baker Co. Clare Vicky Finn Co. Clare Honda SIR Vtec 11
99 Fergal Heney Co. Limerick Paul Murphy Co. Tipperary Toyota Corolla RWD 11
100 Kevin Kelly Co. Donegal Paul Hegarty Co. Donegal Ford Escort 13
101 Martin Finnerty Co. Galway Dean Laffey Co. Galway Subaru Impreza 15
102 Thomas McCullagh Co. Donegal Sean McCullagh Co. Donegal Toyota Corolla 11
103 Tommy Flanagan Galway Leanne Flanagan Galway Ford Escort Mk2 10
104 Trevor Keane Co. Galway Grace Loughnane Co. Galway Honda Civic 11
105 Mike Daly Co. Galway Cloddagh Madden Co. Galway Talbot Sunbeam 10
106 George McKenny Co. Louth Donal Lennon Co. Cork Ford Escort 13
107 George Baskin Co. Donegal Rory Thomas Ford Escort 12
108 Brian McNamara Co. Clare Jim Casey Co. Clare Peugeot 205 10
109 Eugene Butler Co. Galway Stephen Murphy Co. Galway Honda Civic 11
110 Eamonn McCafferty Co. Donegal Catherine Levis Ford Puma 5
111 Kieran Bailey Co. Clare Donal Mullins Co. Clare Ford Escort 11
112 Otto Gropler Co. Mayo Chrystal Culkeen Co. Mayo Ford KA 5
113 Shane Timony Co. Donegal Niall Timony Co. Donegal NISSAN Micra 5
114 Enda Haran Co. Sligo Patrick Corcoran Co. Sligo Peugeot 106 S16 6
115 John Gleeson Co. Kerry Maurice McElligott Co. Kerry Citroen Saxo 6
116 Patrick Hough Galway Eddie Kavanagh Galway Ford 7
117 Keith Collins Co. Galway James Comer Co. Galway Opel Manta 14
118 Kenneth McHale Co. Mayo Derek McCarthy Co. Mayo Toyota Yaris 1
119 James Whelan Galway Sarah Whelan Co. Galway Honda Civic 2
120 John Walsh Co. Galway Philip Walsh Co. Galway Honda Civic 2
121 Feeney Karen Galway TBA Rover 25 16
122 Paul McHugh Galway Paul Cummins Galway Honda Civic 2
123 Sean Boyle Galway Christopher Crowe Galway Ford Escort Mk1 12
124 Mike Doody Co. Limerick Anthony Madigan Co. Limerick Peugeot 106 GTi 6
125 Martin Greenwood Galway Dermot O'Rourke Galway Honda Civic Vtec 11
126 John Dolan Co. Galway Lorcan Cunningham Co. Galway Honda Civic EK4 2
127 Ciaran Kennedy Co. Mayo Paul McGinnis Co. Mayo Honda Civic EK4 2
128 Kevin Lyons Co. Galway Ronan Shanahan Co. Tipperary Honda Civic EK4 2
129 Brendan Dunne Co. Galway Brendan Murphy Co. Galway Honda Civic EK4 2
130 Hazel O'Callaghan Co. Limerick Kaye Shanahan Co. Limerick Peugeot 106 Cup Car 6
131 Avril Hynes Co. Galway Honda Civic Type R Honda Civic Type R 3
132 John P Ryan Co. Galway Justin Ryan Co. Galway Honda Civic Vtec 11
133 Darren Young Co. Kerry Kenneth Quirke Honda Civic 11
134 Joe McCarthy Co. Limerick Noel Spencer Co. Tipperary Toyota Corolla GTi 11
135 Shane Egan Co. Galway Gary Kelly Galway Honda Civic Vtec 12
136 Shane Carberry Co. Louth TBA Honda Civic EK4 2
137 Liam McMullan Co. Donegal Patrick Durning Co. Donegal Honda Civic VTi 2
138 Declan Gannon Co. Limerick Alan Leonard Galway Honda Civic Type R 3
139 Damian O'Reilly Co. Cavan TBA Ford Escort Mk2 9
140 Ambrose Gaughan Co. Mayo Derek Molloy Co. Mayo Toyota Corolla Twin Cam 9
141 AL Meaney Co. Clare Pat Meaney Co. Clare Suzuki Swift GTI 9
142 Donal O'Reilly Co. Galway Thomas O'Reilly Co. Cork Peugeot 205 GTi 10
143 Mike Dolan Co. Galway TBA Honda Civic 11
144 Peter Killeen Co. Roscommon Peter Killeen Co. Roscommon Honda Civic 10
145 Jarlath Madden Co. Galway TBA Nissan Pulsar 11
146 Michael Peoples Co. Londonderry Stephen Gallinagh Co. Donegal Ford Escort 12
147 James Fitzgearld Cork Eoin Fitzgearld Cork Honda Civic EK4 11
148 ED Synan Co. Limerick Denis O'Connell Co. Kerry Ford Escort Mk2 13
149 Sean Kelly Co. Roscommon Ollie Kelly Co. Roscommon Honda Civic 11
150 TJ O'Connell Co. Limerick Calvin Kirby Co. Limerick Opel Corsa 10
151 Shane Keary Co. Galway Doc Doherty Co. Galway Honda Civic 11
152 Martin McLaughlin Scotland Owen Feeney Co. Londonderry Ford Escort G4 11
153 Gene McDonald Co. Cavan Arron Duffy Co. Monaghan Talbot Sunbeam 10
154 David Donoghue Co. Roscommon TBA Toyota Corolla GTi 11
155 Sean Liston Co. Limerick Shane McAullife Co. Limerick Vauxhall Nova 10
156 Kieran Kelly Galway TBA Honda Civic 11
157 Conor Magennis Co. Laois Raymond Scullion Co. Louth BMW M3 14
158 Patrick Carberry Co. Louth TBA Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7 4
159 Barry Ryan Co. Tipperary TBA Ford Escort Mk2 11
160 Daniel McKenna Co. Monaghan Micheal Kelly Co. Mayo Ford Escort 13
161 Russell Woods Co. Cavan Pater Leahy Co. Galway Ford Escort Mk2 13
162 Tommie Rafferty Co. Roscommon Cathriona Costello Co. Roscommon Ford Escort Mk2 12
163 John Kelly Co. Louth Robbie Shaw Co. Longford Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7 8 MINIS
Seeding Driver Driver From Navigator Navigator From Make/Model Class
1 David Dee Co. Limerick Rita Dee Co. Limerick Leyland Mini 17
2 Aidan Kennedy Co. Kerry TBA Austin Mini Cooper S 17
3 William Todd Co. Tyrone Nigel Campbell Co. Tyrone TBA 17
4 John F Golden Co. Leitrim Gary McElhinney Co. Donegal Austin Mini Cooper S 17
5 Willie Fitzpatrick Co. Laois Andres Reid Co. Kildare Austin Mini 17
6 Martin Ward Co. Galway Linda Conroy/ward Co. Galway Morris Cooper S 17
7 Connie Ward Co. Limerick Niall O'Connell Co. Limerick Morris Cooper S 17
8 Mervyn Johnston Co. Fermanagh Wendy Blackledge Co. Fermanagh Austin Cooper 17
9 John Hackett Co. Tipperary Michael Hackett Co. Tipperary Austin Mini 17
10 Ray Cunningham Galway Elaine Cunningham Co. Galway Austin Mini Cooper S 17
11 John Cavanagh Co. Tipperary Diane Clarke Co. Tipperary Austin Mini Cooper 17 JUNIORS
Seeding Driver Driver From Navigator Navigator From Make/Model Class
1 Gary Walker Co. Westmeath Jay Walker Co. Westmeath Ford Model T 16
2 Patrick Divilly Galway Gerard Divilly Galway Toyota Corolla RWD 16
3 Mckenna Darren Co. Monaghan Rebecca McKenna Co. Monaghan Toyota Corolla Twincam 16
4 Walsh Ciaran Co. Mayo TBA Honda Civic 16
5 Martin Casey Co. Clare Caroline Divilly Galway Honda Civic 16
6 Patrick Kelly Co. Clare Derek Flynn Co. Clare Honda Civic 16
7 Patrick Slattery Co. Kerry Michael Kelleher Co. Cork Honda Civic 16
8 Colm King Galway Chris King Galway Ford Escort Mk2 16
9 Damien Boyle Galway Nicola Boyle Galway Honda EG6 16
RESERVE LIST
10 Gerard Walsh Galway TBA TBA Toyota Corolla RWD 16
11 Whoriskey Damien Co. Donegal Paddy Boyce Co. Donegal Ford Escort 16
12 Michael Boyle Co. Donegal Glenn Alcorn Co. Donegal Toyota Corolla Twincam 16
13 Liam Grant Co. Donegal Garry McLaughlin Co. Donegal Peugeot 205 GTi 16
14 John Sweeney Co. Donegal Ryan Bradley Co. Donegal Honda Civic 1.6VTI 16
15 Dermot Ryan Co. Clare TBA Vauxhall Nova 1 Event Website Mini 50 Celebration Rally in Galway Stages
As 2009 is the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Mini, Galway Motor Club have decided to run the first ever Mini only rally within the Galway summer Stages on August 30th.
The Minis will battle it out at the end of the national event, just ahead of the Juniors over the last 5 stages of the rally. Already many top Mini drivers have shown keen interest in entering the rally, all looking forward to competing against fellow mini enthusiasts. It promises to be entertaining for both competitors and spectators alike.
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