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Kenny Wins Epic Battle on Round One of the 2016 MSA ANICC McGrady Insurance Northern Ireland Rally Championship!
Kenny Wins Epic Battle on Round One of the 2016 MSA ANICC McGrady Insurance Northern Ireland Rally Championship!
Kenny McKinstry and Aaron Faulkner stormed the final stage to take a superb victory on the Pacenotes Stages Rally, round one of the MSA ANICC McGrady Insurance Northern Ireland Rally Championship. It turned out to be a frantic race, between the two multiple N.I Champions- Kenny in his S14 WRC Impreza, and Derek McGarrity in a 1600cc WRC Fiesta. Amazingly they were tied on time entering the final stage, but McGarrity’s car was in obvious trouble on the first lap, running on three cylinders. Kenny was unaware of this and was visibly on the limit. “I thought I wasn’t going to make it around the corners near the pits, we were really trying. It was a great race with Derek all day and I’m very happy.” As for Derek, he was the first to congratulate his long-time rival. “I’m not sure the cause of the misfire. It cleared on the second lap, so I don’t know why it happened. I must say that I really enjoyed driving this car though, it’s very good.”
Not too far back in third was Peader Hurson in his S10 Impreza WRC, the former Irish National Champion’s only drama was touching a bale in a half spin, in what were sometimes slippery conditions. Two wheel driver winner Wesley Patterson’s 2.5 MK2 Escort was showing signs from a small excursion, running wide whilst trying to overtake a slower Mitsubishi, but the Lisburn driver charged up to fourth overall overtaking Alastair Cochrane who had led the two wheel race for much of the day in his 2 litre MK2. The Bushmills farmer won class 6 ending up eighth overall. Emma McKinstry completed the family success with a fine fifth, whilst Matthew McGaffin powered his Group N Mitsubishi Evo 7 into an impressive sixth, ahead of former N.I champion- George Robinson in his Group A Evo 9. Jonny Morrow brought his Evo 6 into ninth ahead of Clive Kilpatrick’s Group N Evo 9.
In eleventh was championship sponsor Fintan McGrady, having a fine run in his 2.5 MK2 Escort, just 0.4 of a second ahead of Rodney White’s 2 litre Vauxhall engined Sunbeam. Significant retirements included former NI Champion Stuart Biggerstaff in his S9 Impreza, the similar car of Mark Massey with engine problems, Jonny Leonard’s Evo 6 with a damaged intercooler and Historic leader Richard Hall’s Sierra Cosworth with an oil pipe failure.
Other class winners were: Ian Dickson- class 1 (Ford Fiesta), Colin Price- class 3 (Vauxhall Corsa), Kyle White- class 4- (Citroen C2), Johnny Cargo- class 5 (MK2 Escort), Sam Ewart- class 11-Historic (MK2 Escort), Drew Wylie- class 12- FIA Historic (MK2 Escort).
Round two of the McGrady series is on the closed road stages of the Circuit of Ireland, which takes place after Easter this year on the weekend of the 7th to 9th April.
2016 McGrady Insurance MSA ANICC Northern Ireland Rally Championship 2016-Round One results
1st Kenny McKinstry / Aaron Faulkner Subaru Impreza S14 WRC 27:24.6
2nd Derek McGarrity / Nigel Magee Ford Fiesta WRC +0:13.2
3rd Peadar Hurson / Damien Connolly Subaru Impreza WRC +0:38.2
4th Wesley Patterson / Adam Carson Ford Escort RS +1:38.5
5th Emma McKinstry / Kenny Hull Subaru Impreza WRC +1:45.5
6th Matthew McGaffin / Andrew McGaffin Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +1:56.8
7th George Robinson / Tommy Speers Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +2:01.2
8th Alastair Cochrane / David Turkington Ford Escort MkII +2:03.3
9th Jonny Morrow / Simon Morrow Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI +2:13.8
10th Clive Kilpatrick / Jay Colville Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +2:14.8
2016 McGrady Insurance MSA ANICC Northern Ireland Rally Championship 2016—Rounds
1 Pacenotes Stages-Kirkistown Tarmac 13th February
2 Circuit of Ireland National Tarmac 7th-9th April
3 Tour of the Sperrins Gravel 7th May
4 Mourne Rally Tarmac 11th June
5 Tyrone Stages Rally Tarmac 30th July
6 Ulster National Rally Tarmac 19th-20th August
7 Bushwhacker Rally Gravel 24th September
8 Down Rally Tarmac 15th October
*Reserve events- Enniskillen MC- 3th September, Ballynahinch & District MC- 12th November
To keep up to date please check out the NIRC Facebook page-http://www.facebook.com/nirallying and check out www.anicc.org.uk for the series regulations and latest points. Rally results available on www.rallyscore.net
Images thanks to www.philpics.net
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Feb 17, 2016 | View Post
The Pacenotes Rally Magazine Stages Rally 2016 – Scrutiny Schedule
The Pacenotes Rally Magazine Stages Rally 2016 Scrutiny Schedule now available.
Feb 10, 2016 | View Post
The Pacenotes Rally Magazine Stages Rally 2016 – Seeded Entry List
The Pacenotes Rally Magazine Stages Rally 2016 Seeded Entry List now available.
Feb 10, 2016 | View Post
The Pacenotes Rally Magazine Stages Rally 2016 – Final Instructions No 1
The Pacenotes Rally Magazine Stages Rally 2016 Final Instructions No 1 now available.
Feb 10, 2016 | View Post
Derek McGarrity Heads Entry for Pacenotes Rally Magazine Stages!
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Derek McGarrity Heads Entry for Pacenotes Rally Magazine Stages!
The cream of Northern Ireland’s rally talent are revving up for this weekend’s Pacenotes Rally Magazine Stages Rally, round one of the 2016 McGrady Insurance MSA Northern Ireland Rally Championship!
‘Pacenotes’, which is the UK and Ireland’s only dedicated rally magazine, didn’t hesitate to step in as title sponsor of the Kirkistown Race circuit based event. Regarded as the clubman’s rally bible, each edition of the monthly publication is packed full of rally news, reports, photographs and features from the world of rallying, right from club level to the World Rally Championship.
Pacenotes’ roving reporters and photographers will also be at Kirkistown on Saturday, and more than 80 entries have been received for the North Armagh Motor Club Ltd rally spectacular, including three former champions – Derek McGarrity, Kenny McKinstry and George Robinson.
In fact, it is six-times champion McGarrity who heads the entry list in his Ford Fiesta WRC. And he must be the hot favourite, having secured victory at the same venue just last month at the non-championship New Year Stages Rally.
However, hot competition will come in the form of number two seed, Kenny McKinstry. He had led the New Year Stages event until mechanical troubles with his Subaru Impreza WRC put him out of the rally. The Banbridge driver, who last won the title in 2011, is out to make amends this weekend.
Peadar Hurson completes the top three seeds in his Impreza WRC and is another driver who is no stranger to the top step of the podium, having won last year’s Tyrone Stages Rally in July.
Other World Rally Car pilots include Emma McKinstry (Impreza WRC) and Mark Massey (Fiesta WRC), while a host of Group A, Group N and two-wheel-drive machinery will provide plenty of entertainment for the spectators that are expected to descend on County Down’s Kirkistown venue.
Among the leading two-wheel-drive entrants are Wesley Patterson (Escort Mk2), championship sponsor Fintan McGrady (Escort Mk2) and Dessie McCartney (Darrian T90 GTR), whose late brother Ronnie was the first ever Northern Ireland Rally Champion back in 1977 – a feat he later repeated in 1980.
The event gets underway at 9.30am on Saturday, while the winners will spray the champagne shortly after 4pm.
ENDS.
Photograph: Attached image shows the Pacenotes Rally Magazine backed Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 tackling a stage at Kirkistown Race Circuit.
Regards,
Jonathan MacDonald
Tel. +44 (0)7989 283055
Feb 10, 2016 | View Post
Pacenotes Sponsors N.I. Stage Rally Championship Opener!
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Pacenotes Sponsors N.I. Stage Rally Championship Opener!
Pacenotes Rally Magazine will sponsor the opening round of this year’s McGrady Insurance MSA Northern Ireland Rally Championship!
Based at Kirkistown Race Circuit on Saturday 13 February, the Pacenotes Rally Magazine Stages, which is organised and promoted by North Armagh Motor Club Ltd, will attract the crème de la crème of local rally talent as they battle for the spoils at the popular County Down venue.
William Fullerton, Clerk of the Course for the event, said: “We are delighted to have secured the support of the Mooney Media Group and its Pacenotes Rally Magazine, www.rallymagazine.com. We are privileged to be associated with Simon Mooney, a long-standing supporter of motorsport in general and rallying in particular.”
Pacenotes Rally Magazine was first published in 2003 and is the only dedicated rally publication in the UK and Ireland. Available from all good newsagents as well as by subscription, it is regarded as the ‘clubman’s bible’, with reports, photographs, features and interviews covering rallying around the country every month.
“I’m delighted to have the opportunity to support North Armagh Motor Club and the opening round of the Northern Ireland Championship,” commented Mooney Media Managing Director, Simon Mooney. “There’s always a lot of buzz surrounding the opening round of the championship and Kirkistown is always a well-supported event so it’s great to be a part of it.”
Competitors will tackle six stages within the confines of Kirkistown Race Circuit, which will include changes from last year’s tests to maximise the mileage. In an effort satisfy all competitors’ needs, vehicle scrutiny will be available on both the Friday evening and Saturday morning before the rally, with the opening stage set to start around 9.30am, and Patterson safety notes will be available.
Regulations and entry forms are now available and can be downloaded from www.namcc.com or www.anicc.org.uk. If anyone would like to marshal, contact Chief Marshal, Eddie Martin, on 07727 960594.
ENDS.
Regards,
Jonathan MacDonald
Tel. +44 (0)7989 283055
Jan 11, 2016 | View Post
The Pacenotes Rally Magazine Stages Rally 2016 – Regs and Entry Form!
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Regulations and entry forms are now available for round one of the 2016 McGrady Insurance MSA ANICC Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship, the North Armagh Motor Club Ltd Pacenotes Rally Magazine Stages Rally, incorporating the second round of the Junior 1000 Rally Challenge Ireland.
The event, which takes place on Saturday 13th February, is sponsored by Pacenotes Rally Magazine, and will feature six stages based within the confines of Co.Down’s Kirkistown Race Circuit.
DOWNLOAD REGULATIONS & ENTRY FORM including McGrady Insurance MSA ANICC Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship Registration Form.
Completed Entry Forms should be returned to:
Entries Secretary DAVID BINGHAM
10 Irwin Gardens, Lurgan, Co Armagh, BT66 7DP.
Email: dbingham20@hotmail.com
Tel: 07543 890871
(between 7.00pm and 10.00pm weekdays & 1.00pm and 6.00pm weekends ONLY).
As David works shifts he may not always be able to pick up calls during these times so please leave a message and he will get back to you at the earliest opportunity.
Jan 11, 2016 | View Post
RALLY TIMED TRIAL – Saturday 24 October 2015
Unfortunately we have to announce that this event has been cancelled due to an organisational difficulty that has arisen with the venue.
Thanks to all who have helped with the preparations.
North Armagh Motor Club Ltd.
Oct 19, 2015 | View Post
Orchard Rally 2015 – Regs and Entry Form!
Regulations and Entry Forms are now available for round 8 of the 2015 McGrady Insurance ANICC Navigation Rally Championship, The Orchard Rally.
The event takes place on Friday 2nd October.
The event secretary is Barry Taggart. For further information Barry can be contacted at 07771 892423 or by e-mail at btaggart@namcc.com
Entry forms should be returned to:
Barry Taggart 28 Princess Way Heights, Portadown, Co Armagh BT63 5ZN
***The Final Closing Date for entries is Friday 25th September, If we do not reach the minimum number (18) the event will be cancelled on this date***
Sep 17, 2015 | View Post
Orchard Motorsport Lurgan Park Rally Press Release 6th July 2015
Photo courtesy of Gary Craig Motorsport Photography
Press Release: 6th July 2015: For immediate release.
Orchard Motorsport Lurgan Park Rally
A large number of spectators enjoyed a bumper day out on last Saturday’s Lurgan Park Rally and saw a great display from Kesh’s Garry Jennings as he powered his Subaru to victory, clinching a hat trick of wins. The weather early on Saturday morning was wet and miserable but brightened into a marvellous summer’s day which revealed the true beauty and grandeur of Lurgan Park.
Besides all the Motorsport action, it was a real family day out and as the rally cars roared around the narrow paths, families enjoyed picnics, children’s face painting and fun activities by the lake.
The rally action wasn’t bad either, with Draperstown’s Derek McGeehan in his Mini WRC leading the event initially. Garry Jennings upped his pace as the tracks dried and by lunchtime had moved into a lead he wasn’t to lose. Eleven times previous Lurgan Park winner Kenny McKinstry, this time in a Subaru similar to the Jennings machine, set some cracking times late in the day to move into 2nd place, usurping McGeehan to 3rd. There were crews from many parts of Ireland and the UK taking part, and happily there were no major mishaps, although Welshman Melvyn Evans did clip one of his Subaru’s wheels in stage 2 and was forced to retire. The organising North Armagh Motor Club, supported by the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Council did put in a massive organisational effort, with safety and security the priority.
Orchard Motorsport Lurgan Park Rally Top Ten:-
1st Garry Jennings/Michael Moran (Impreza WRC) 15.42.5
2nd Kenny McKinstry/Michael Gilmore (Impreza WRC) +0m 06.8s
3rd Derek McGeehan/Laurie Smyth (Mini WRC) +0m 10.7s
4th Derek McGarrity/Alan Beattie (Impreza WRC) +0m 25.0s
5th Stuart Biggerstaff/Stephen Jess (Impreza WRC) +0m 33.0s
6th Jonny Leonard/Geraldine Leonard (Lancer) +0m 54.6s
7th Pat O’Connell/Mark Wiley (Lancer) +1m 00.7s
8th Wesley Patterson/Johnny Baird (Escort) +1m 05.0s
9th Ray Brammer/Mo Downey (Impreza WRC) +1m 05.1s
10th Denis Biggerstaff/Adam Carson (Metro 6R4) +1m 06.9s
Class Winners: – CL1 Paul Barrett/Declan Tumilty (Impreza N): CL2 Alan Smyth/Richard Kinloch (Citroen C2R2): CL3 Alastair Cochrane/Jason Craig (Escort): CL4 Wesley Patterson/Johnny Baird (Escort): CL5 Jonny Leonard/Geraldine Leonard (Lancer): CL6 Garry Jennings/Michael Moran (Impreza WRC): CL7 (Historics) Stephen Mawhinney/Alex Couples (Sunbeam): CL8 (Historics) Drew Wylie/James Leckey (Escort).
Issued by: Brian & Liz Patterson: Patterson Agencies Ltd. E-mail pattpace@aol.com tel 028 90844111
Jul 10, 2015 | View Post
***LURGAN PARK RALLY LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION***
For all the latest news and information on this year’s Orchard Motorsport Lurgan Park Rally go to www.lurganparkrally.com
Jun 15, 2015 | View Post
Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally Results!
Damian Toner and Paddy O’Toole in their Ford Escort MKII won last Saturday’s Rainbow Communication Loughgall Country Park Rally based at Loughgall Country Park, County Armagh.
Click the link below for results:
May 24, 2015 | View Post
Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally – Stage Maps
Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally Stage Maps now available.
May 20, 2015 | View Post
Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally Scrutiny Times!
Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally Scrutiny Times now available.
May 19, 2015 | View Post
