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Irish Rallycross Championship final

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Ian O’Connell won the Super Final for the second time in succession at the final round of the National Rallycross Championship at Mondello Park, at the end of a thrilling race where former double champion Michael Coyne was less than a quarter of a second behind on his first outing of the season. www.rallycrossireland.com

Irish Rallycross Championship Rd 4

George Tracey on his way to 4 in a row inm the Citroen Xsara ERC

CARLOW Car Club RALLYCROSS AT MONDELLO PARK

(ROUND 4 OF MOTORSPORT IRELAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP):

RD.4 – 5th February 2012

Carlow Car Club hosted Round 4 of the Motorsport Ireland National Rallycross Championship today. The first Rallycross of 2012 drew a modest entry of just under 60 cars. It was a typically damp day for Rallycross at Mondello Park, conditions prooving slippery all day long.

George Tracey (Citroen Xsara ERC) and John Kelly (Mitsubishi Evo 7) were the only 4WD entrys of the day. George took outright victory for the 4th time this season but John’s ever improving Lancer kept George honest all day ensuring the Mullingar man had to at least work for his victory.

The Supermodifieds saw Championship contenders Ian O’Connell (Lotus Exige) & Willie Coyne (Vauxhall Nova) start alongside each other on the front row. The RWD Lotus got a typically good start and powered its way to victory. Coyne gave everything the Nova had and was ready to pounce if O’Connell ran into problems. But, it was to be O’Connells day at the races and he extended his Championship lead. Dessie Tierney kept up his championship challenge with 3rd overall which lifts him in the overall Championship standings.

Ian O'Connell strengthens his Supermodifed Championship position in the Lotus Exige

The 16v Hot hatch class provided the best final of the day with a 3 way race for victory between pole sitter Eddie Peterson and fellow front row starters Graeme Colfer & Gordon Lynch all in 106 Gti’s. Colfer & Lynch battled for the first corner with Colfer just talking the lead but Lynch fought back into the hole in the hedge and took the lead. Petterson made a poor start and jokered in Lap 1. Lynch led for 4 laps but Colfer and Petterson pushed on behind and when Lynch jokered he droped to 3rd place. Colfer & Petterson finished side by side but Colfer took a well deserved victory by two ten tenths of a second.

Gordon Lynch initially led Hot Hatch in Derek Tohill's 106

The Stock Hatch 8v final nearly saw a different winner for the first time this season when Feargal Bowes got the drop on Noel O’Brien off the start line. O’Brien jokered while Bowes led but then Bowes stoped out at Rallycross 3 after an electrical fault. This allowed O’Brien to remain king of the 205 brigade with 4 wins out of 4. Second through to fourth place was made up by the Clane mafia which included Ciaran the Buggle Murphy, Mark Halligan & Stephen Morrin.

MD O'Brien continued to put manners on the kids in 8v Stock Hatch

The Junior A Final saw a lights to flag victory from pole position by James Fleming, the young man beghind the wheel of a Toyota Starlet upset all of his rivals driving Nissan Micras. But Jake Byrne kept him very honest to the flag ensuring the Championship in this class looks like going down to the wire. Sophie Byrne joined her brother to finish on the podium in third place. The next few rounds are crucial for all drivers in terms of Championship points, let’s see who can handle the pressure best!

The Micra dominance driven here by Darryl Smyth was broken by Starlet driver James Fleming

The Rallycars saw a new winner today when Fergus Lynch took Derek Tohill’s ex ERC Honda Civic Type R to victory. Des Ryan started from pole position alongside Lynch and Jack Deegan in his rapid 205. But Lynch got the best start and drove a calm & collected race to take his first A Final victory. The field behind Lynch squabled for positions which promoted Thomas O’Rafferty to second palace in his giant killing Corsa. Jack Deegan finished third overall after pole sitter Des Ryan encountered problems.

Fergus Lynch drove well in the Honda Civic Type R to take victory in the Rally Car class

The next round of the Irish Championship is in 2 weeks time at Mondello Park on February 19th.

Detailed Results Below:

SUPER FINAL:

1 George Tracey (Citroen Xsara ERC) 4m 19.37s,

2 John Kelly (Lancer Evo 7) 4m 21.76s,

3 Ian O’Connell (Lotus Exige) 4m 30.68s,

4 Willie Coyne (Opel Corsa) 4m 34.29s,

5 Dessie Tierney (Opel Tigra) 4m 36.48s,

6 Eddie Peterson (Peugeot 106 Gti) 4m 43.00s.

SUPERCAR A FINAL:

1 George Tracey (Citroen Xsara ERC) 3m 37.05s,

2 John Kelly (Lancer Evo 7) 3m 43.51s.

SOUTHSIDE MOTOR FACTORS MODIFIED A FINAL:

1 Ian O’Connell (Lotus Exige) 3m 43.48s,

2 Willie Coyne (Opel Corsa) 3m 48.44s,

3 Dessie Tierney (Opel Tigra) 3m 56.04s.

SOUTHSIDE MOTOR FACTORS MODIFIED B FINAL:

1 Don Shannon (Volvo S40) 3m 55.69s,

2 Ryan Murphy (Ford Escort) 4m 00.72s,

3 John Dowling (Vauxhall Nova) 4m 04.33s,

4 Chris Grimes (Vauxhall Nova) 4m 06.31s,

5 Mark Halligan (Peugeot 205) 4m 07.04s,

6 Mark Francis (Ford Escort) 4m 07.06s.

RATHGAR MOTOR FACTORS STOCK HATCH 16 VALVE FINAL:

1 Graeme Colfer (Peugeot 106 Gti) 3m 57.64s,

2 Eddie Peterson (Peugeot 106 Gti) 3m 57.87s,

3 Gordon Lynch (Peugeot 106 Gti) 3m 59.03s,

4 Eoin Murray (Peugeot 106 Gti) 3m 59.52s,

5 Aaron Dalton (Peugeot 106 Gti) 4m 05.71s.

RATHGAR MOTOR FACTORS STOCK HATCH 8 VALVE A FINAL:

1 Noel O’Brien (Peugeot 205) 4m 01.59s,

2 Ciaran Murphy (Peugeot 205) 4m 03.56s,

3 Mark Halligan (Peugeot 205) 4m 08.98s,

4 Stephen Morrin (Peugeot 205) 4m 10.92s,

5 Damian Farrell (Peugeot 205) 4m 11.29s,

6 Peter McGarry (Peugeot 205) 4m 14.52s.

RATHGAR MOTOR FACTORS STOCK HATCH 8 VALVE B FINAL:

1 Peter McGarry (Peugeot 205) 4m 04.89s,

2 Mike Moran (Peugeot 205) 4m 07.08s,

3 Paul Nolan (Peugeot 205) 4m 10.21s,

4 Tom Murphy (Peugeot 205) 4m 14.17s.

JUNIOR A FINAL:

1 James Fleming (Toyota Starlet) 4m 13.08s,

2 Jake Byrne (Nissan Micra) 4m 13.58s,

3 Sophie Byrne (Nissan Micra) 4m 17.43s,

4 Brian Mullins (Nissan Micra) 4m 19.38s,

5 Eamon Horan (Nissan Micra) 4m 20.72s,

6 Andrew Clarke (Nissan Micra) 4m 22.93s.

RALLY CAR A FINAL:

1 Fergus Lynch (Honda Civic Type R) 3m 51.05s,

2 Thomas O’Rafferty (Opel Corsa) 3m 54.83s,

3 Jack Deegan (Peugeot 205) 3m 56.01s,

4 Pat Murphy (Peugeot 205) 3m 58.67s,

5 Patrick Donoghue (Peugeot 205) 4m 02.26s,

Irish Rallycross Championship Rd 3

Irish championship at Mondello

George Tracey again dominated at Mondello Park, winning both the Supercar A final and the Superfinal in the third round of the Irish Rallycross Championship. The Supercar class drew five starters, but as Paul Pascoe (Impreza) and the Toyota Celicas of Andrew and Darragh Morris fell by the wayside during the day, only Tracey and John Kelly (Mitsubishi Lancer) made it to the final stages of the event.

Willie Coyne Won the Modified A final with Pearse Browne second and Dessie Tierney third. Padraig Leeson was running second until a driveshaft failure finished his good run but was awarded driver of the day. Ian Connell was sixth after a engine mount failure and was placed sixth. John Kelly chased Tracey in the superfinal with Willie Coyne running third and best of the two-wheel drives all the way. Dessie Tierney ran in fourth place until lap three when Pearse Browne took the place. Having progressed from the Supernational B final, Don Shannon made his way to sixth place, the bugs now worked out of his Volvo S40 which has been converted to right-hand drive. Young Mark Francis again had a good run, taking seventh ahead of O’Connell who threw in the towel after three laps at the back of the pack.

One of the best battles came in the Stock Hatch 16v final, where Eddie Peterson’s Peugeot 106 led for most of the way, only to lose out on the final lap to Graeme Colfer and Aaron Dalton.

Peterson left his Joker lap until the end, while the other pair had taken the alternative during the first two laps. When Peterson finally chose to take it, he rejoined behind the others to finish third. Noel O’Brien continued his unbeaten run in the 8v Stock Hatch class, Noel Greene also victorious again in the Rally Car class. The Junior Rallycross category was won by Eamon Horan, the third different winner in as many events.

Superfinal
1 George Tracey (Citroen Xsara) 3m 59.07s,
2 John Kelly (Lancer Evo 7) 4m 09.70s,
3 Willie Coyne (Opel Corsa) 4m 13.25s,
4 Pearse Browne (BMW Compact) 4m 15.39s,
5 Dessie Tierney (Opel Tigra) 4m 15.78s,
6 Don Shannon (Volvo S40) 4m 16.36s.
Supercar
1 George Tracey (Citroen Xsara) 3m 20.02s,
2 John Kelly (Lancer Evo 7) 3m 28.00s
Supernational
1 Willie Coyne (Opel Corsa) 3m 32.42s,
2 Pearse Browne (BMW Compact) 3m 38.44s,
3 Dessie Tierney (Opel Tigra) 3m 39.25s,
4 Don Shannon (Volvo S40) 3m 40.05s,
5 Mark Francis (Ford Escort) 3m 42.78s,
6 Ian O’Connell (Lotus Exige) 3m 58.91s.
Stock Hatch 16v
1 Graeme Colfer (Peugeot 106) 3m 41.80s,
2 Aaron Dalton (Peugeot 106) 3m 42.55s,
3 Eddie Peterson (Peugeot 106) 3m 44.50s,
4 Philip Lawless (Peugeot 206) 3m 55.30s.
Stock Hatch 8v
1 Noel O’Brien (Peugeot 205) 3m 51.12s,
2 Damian Farrell (Peugeot 205) 3m 55.11s,
3 Fergal Bowes (Peugeot 205) 3m 55.55s,
4 Ciaran Murphy (Peugeot 205) 3m 56.73s,
5 Patrick Donoghue (Peugeot 205) 3m 57.66s,
6 Mark Halligan (Peugeot 205) 3m 58.61s.
Junior
1 Eamon Horan (Nissan Micra) 4m 00.47s,
2 Darryl Smyth (Nissan Micra) 4m 03.47s,
3 Andrew Clarke (Nissan Micra) 4m 09.55s,
4 Brian Mullins (Nissan Micra) 4m 09.93s,
5 James Huddleston (Nissan Micra) 4m 16.77s,
6 James Fleming (Nissan Micra) 4m 17.73s.
Rally Car
1 Noel Greene (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) 3m 24.78s,
2 Jack Deegan (Peugeot 205) 3m 35.38s,
3 Thomas O’Rafferty (Opel Corsa) 3m 42.05s,
4 Aaron Clarke (Nissan Micra) 3m 54.16s,
5 Peter O’Brien (Peugeot 205) 3m 58.89s,
6 Andrew Rooney (Nissan Micra) 4 laps

Irish Rallycross Championship Rd 2 Entry list

Class 1
No	Name	H/Town
61	Steven Rascoe	Kent UK
104	George Tracey	Mullingar
161	Paul Rascoe	Enniscorhty
181	Andrew Morris	Bunclody

S/H 8V
803	Noel O'Brien	Wicklow
805	Ciaran Murphy	Clane
806	Keith Kerrshaawe	Carbury
807	Mark Halligan	Clane
808	William Cecil	Gorey
811	Dan Dowling	Newbridge
812	Tom Murphy	Clane
813	Fergal Bowes	Dunlavin
818	Padraic McHale	Maynooth
827	Darran Clynch	Dunshaughlin
839	Damian Farrell	Celbridge
841	Paul Nolan	Swords
845	Sean Spratt	Clonsilla
854	Stephen Morrin	Clane
861	David Bailey	Rathfarnham
862	Peter McGarry	Tallaght
865	Colin Dowling	Dunlavin

S/H 16V
703	Aaron Dalton	Tallaght
753	Philip Lawless	Rathvilly
772	Andrew Twomey	Bagnelstown
705	Eddie Peterson	Greystones


3A
110	Pearse Browne	Artane
111	George Tohill	Leeson Street
130	David Francis	Co Down
131	Mark Francis	Co Down
139	Barry McArdle	Inniskeen
151	Padraig Leeson	Naas
302	Don Shannon	Ballymoney Antrim

3B
49	Willie Coyne	Tallaght
117	Darragh Byrne	Bray
167	Ian O'Connell	Sandyford
177	Brendan Kelly	Longford

4
116	Frank O'Connell	Sandyford
117	Kieran Curran	Naas
115	Colm Mullins	Kilcullen
112	Christopher Grimes	Baltinglass

Juniors
404	Faye Kessie	Naul
408	James Huddleston	Straffan
411	Andrew Clarke	Saggart
412	James Fleming	Walkinstown
414	Brian Mullins	Lucan
419	Darryl Smyth	Delgany
420	Eamon Horan	Baltinglass
429	Dylan Curley	Oranmore
484	Sophie Byrne	Naas


9
95	Patrick Egan	Rathcrogue
114	Catherine Kelly	Nurney
488	Andrew Rooney	Kilcock
904	Peter O'Brien	Gorey
954	Thomas O'Rafferty	Gorey


9A
62	Francis Kelly	Rathoe
901	Des Ryan	Athy
909	Patrick Donoghue	Druree
916	Jack Deegan
917	Pat Murphy
921	Pat Keogh
922	Fergus Lynch	Dublin 8

9B
911	Noel Greene	Terenure
918	Martin Flanagan	Camolin

Irish Rallycross championship Promo Video

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ERC 2012 Lydden hill Round 1

Tohill was on Fire in a Wet & Wild England!

Posted by admin on April 20th, 2012

Derek Tohill (Dublin, Ireland) entered round 1 of the 2012 FIA European Rallycross Championship at Lydden Hill, Kent, England The Irishman turned up to the first round with no testing and a hopeful team that the car would be good to both driver & team.

The conditions throughout the entire weekend were extremely wet, windy, muddy and cold. But, this suited the Irish team just fine as it was exactly like a Rallycross weekend at Mondello Park in Ireland! The event began with a small oil fire in practice but the Rallycross Rebels crew quickly repaired the damage and ensured Tohill lost minimum track time in practice.

Lydden Hill in Kent hosted the opening round of the 2012 ERC. Photo Courtesy Rallycross World

Tohill didn’t disappoint in the qualifying heats and dominated his 3 qualifying races by taking victory in all heats. The Irishman driving his Ford Fiesta MK.7 posted two fastest times in the heats which guaranteed Tohill pole position for the all important main A Final. The PartsforCars supported driver would line up on the front row alongside 2006 European Champion Roman Castoral from Czech Republic (Opel Astra OPC) and young Norwegian David Nordgard (Ford Focus MK.2).

Tohill Pushing Hard in the Heats. Photo Courtesy Dave Smeets

As the lights flashed green for the A Final Tohill made a slippery get away and then got caught up in first corner contact with Norwegian driver Nordgard. Tohill slipped back through the field as he rejoined the track but then put his head down and climbed back up to a podium position in 3rd place. Tohill and the team were very disappointed not to take victory after a dominant performance all weekend.

Conditions were Challenging all weekend! Photo Courtesy Dave Smeets

Tohill commented afterwards “A 3rd place is not what we had in mind as the weekend progressed but it’s good points and a long season, I thank everyone for helping us make it to the grid for round 1, for me this was the hardest job and sometimes it’s just half the work just to be on the grid for the first round, I look forward to a dry event to see where we stack up against our opposition.”

Times were encouraging all weekend... Photo Courtesy Rallycross World

Round 2 of the 2012 FIA Rallycross Championship takes place in France at the Circuit de l’Ouest Parisien – Dreux on April 28th & 29th.

1	Anton Marklund	Ford Fiesta Mk7 RWD	20
2	Roman Častoral	Opel Astra OPC RWD	17
3	Derek Tohill	Ford Fiesta Mk7 RWD	15
4	Tom Daniel Tånevik	Mazda RX-8	13
5	Koen Pauwels	Ford Fiesta Mk7 RWD	12
6	David Nordgård	Ford Focus Mk2 RWD	11
7	Kim Steinsholt	BMW E87	10
8	Pedro Bonnet	Volvo C30 RWD	9
9	Jari Järvenpää	BMW E87	8
10	Per Magne Røyrås	Peugeot 206 RWD	7

Results Courtesy of Rallycross Online

Rallycross Open Forum

Dear All,

The annual Rallycross Open Forum will be held on the 11th April 2012 in the GREEN ISLE Hotel at 8.00 pm.

It is imperative that as many past, present and future rallycross enthusiasts and competitors attend this Open Forum as the future of rallycross in Ireland is at stake at this time.

An innovative approach is badly needed to ensure the future of rallycross in the country.

Michael

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