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Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally Seeded Entry List!

The Seeded Entry List for this Saturday’s Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally has been released.

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Photograph: Image depicts 2013 & 2014 Loughgall Stages winner, Keith White. Image may be used free of charge with credit to the photographer, Mark Breen. Copyright remains with the photographer.

Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally Press Release 15th April 2015

 Loughgall Stages Rally

Saturday 23 May 2015

 Press Release 15^th April 2015

North Armagh Motor Club are running a Single Venue Stage Rally on Saturday 23 May 2015 at Loughgall Country Park Co Armagh.

This popular two wheel drive only event now in its 16^th year is once again sponsored by the highly successful Northern Ireland Company Rainbow Communications and as organisers North Armagh Motor Club is most grateful to them for their continued sponsorship and support.

The venue is the magnificent Loughgall Country Park, Co. Armagh and for its use thanks are due to Armagh City Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute.

The event will be decided over 6 Special Stages on 100% tarmac roads with action commencing at 9.30am.

Admission is by programme only at a cost of £10.00 children under the age of 16 free, with the action starting at 9.30am.

Anyone who would like to come along on the day and help out by Marshalling please contact Eddie Martin 07727 960594

Wesley Patterson joins Stuart Carson, Director of Sales and Marketing at Rainbow Communications

Barry Taggart
07771 892423

Derek Wins the Race of the Champions!

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For Immediate Release: 15^th February 2015

Derek Wins the Race of the Champions!
Round One-2015 MSA ANICC McGrady Insurance Northern Ireland Rally Championship!

The 2015 MSA ANICC McGrady Insurance MSA Northern Ireland Rally Championship started in fine style on the North Armagh Motor Club’s Eurocables Stages Rally at Kirkistown. The six stage mixed surface event, attracted a very healthy eight-six entries, and ran slickly in dry weather.

The race at the front unfolded into a mighty battle of the Northern Ireland Champions Derek McGarrity in his Mini WRC, who has five titles and Kenny McKinstry in an S14 Impreza WRC, who has three. It was Derek who took the lead on stage one, but Kenny replied with a storming run on stage two to hold the lead. It was a frenetic race, and by stage four Derek was now the leader by 0.7 of a second. The final two stages in reverse direction and the Mini surged in front to win by six seconds as McGarrity was on the absolute limit. It was a reversal of places between the two drivers from the New Year Stages event at Kirkistown three weeks ago. “I had to work so hard today, not to make one mistake” said Derek. “I knew that one fluffed gear change and Kenny would be taking a chunk of time off me, as we had to make up for the power difference. The Mini however was handling and braking very well, and it was a great days racing.”

Behind them Kevin Barrett in his S14 took a fine third place, however thirty-nine seconds behind the winning time. In fourth was Ballymoney’s Alan Carmichael in another Mini WRC heading a gaggle of WRC Subaru’s. Paddy McVeigh took fifth in his newly acquired S12B version, from Strabane’s Martin Cairns who adapting to his S14 on tarmac in sixth. In seventh another fine run for Emma McKinstry ahead of English driver Ray Brammer in a similar Subaru. Notable retirements included 2010 NI Champion Stuart Biggerstaff who retired from fifth after stage three, and former Billy Coleman Award winner Stephen Wright in his new R5 Fiesta who was seventh before retirement.

The two wheel drive race was won by Crumlin’s Keith White in his 2.5 MK1 Escort in a fabulous ninth place, after climbing back from a stage one delay, with Wesley Patterson in his 2 litre Mk2 Escort nine seconds behind in tenth. However one of the drives of the day had to come from rally veteran Dessie McCartney. The 1975 Galway International and 1980 Ulster Rally winner, now into his 70’s lead the two wheel drive race after stage one in his Darrian, before a spin on the loose on the next test. However he fought back to twelfth overall and with a seventh fastest overall stage time on stage four, proving there’s plenty of life in the old dog yet!

In Group N Kieron Graffin took a convincing win in his Evo 10, and eleventh overall, with Brian McFall in his Evo 9 just over twenty seconds behind. Other notable drives came from former Junior 1000 driver Kyle White, the class four winner and eighteenth overall in his Citroen C2, despite a lurid 180 degree spin! Class five winner was Ian Green with wife Amanda in the co-driver’s seat in his Peugeot 205, Michael Nutt took the small Group N- class one, and Conor and Alexander Cochrane the class three honours.

Top Historic was Drew Wylie in twenty seventh in his FIA specification Escort RS1800, with Stephen Mawhinney’s Lotus Sunbeam winning the non FIA class in thirty-sixth. That was just one place ahead of last year’s Junior 1000 Ireland champion William Creighton, the seventeen year old on his first outing in a DGM Sport R2 Fiesta.

McGrady Insurance MSA ANICC Northern Ireland Rally Championship 2015-Round One

1st    Derek McGarrity / James McKee                    Mini Countryman WRC       26:15.1 (+0:00.0)

2^nd   Kenny McKinstry / Noel Orr                            Subaru Impreza S14 WRC   26:21.1 (+0:06.0)

3^rd   Kevin Barrett / Claire Gamble                          Subaru Impreza S14 WRC   26:54.2 (+0:39.1)

4^th   Alan Carmichael / Ivor lamont                         Mini Countryman WRC       27:03.7 (+0:48.6)

5^th   Paddy McVeigh / Gary McElhinney                Subaru Impreza S12B           27:19.1 (+1:04.0)

6^th   Martin Cairns / Brian Hoy                                Subaru Impreza S14 WRC   27:25.0 (+1:09.9)

7^th   Emma McKinstry / Kenny Hull                       Subaru Impreza S8                27:41.1 (+1:26.0)

8^th  Ray Brammer / Mo Downey                             Subaru Impreza WRC           27:51.2 (+1:36.1)

9th Keith White / Damian McCann                       Ford Escort MkI                     27:56.7 (+1:41.6)

10^thWesley Patterson / Johnny Baird                    Ford Escort RS                       28:06.0 (+1:50.9)

Provisional drivers points after round one:

1^st         Derek McGarrity                                               12
2^nd       Kenny McKinstry                                              10
3rd      Alan Carmichael                                                8
4^th       Paddy McVeigh                                                  7
5^th       Emma McKinstry                                              5                    

This is the official McGrady Insurance NI Rally Championship Press Release, issued by Andrew Bushe Promotions- http://www.andrewbushe.com/

TOP CLASS ENTRY FOR “ST. VALENTINES DAY” EUROCABLES RALLY

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Press Release No 2:  03 February 2015

TOP CLASS ENTRY FOR “ST. VALENTINES DAY” EUROCABLES RALLY

North Armagh Motor Club, organisers of the first round of the 2015 MSA ANICC McGrady Insurance Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship, the Eurocables Stages Rally at Kirkistown Racing Circuit on Saturday 14 February, is delighted by the quantity and quality of the early entries received so far for the event. The rally, which includes the second round of the 2015 Junior Rally Challenge Ireland, has attracted almost 60 entries to date with a full week to go until the official closing date.

Vying for the overall honours will be reigning champion Derek McGarrity in his Subaru Impreza S14, along with other seasoned Subaru drivers Kenny McKinstry, Kevin Barrett, Martin Cairns and Emma McKinstry, and Alan Carmichael in a Mini Countryman WRC.

Entries in the hotly contested Group N category include Kieron Graffin in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 and Paul Barrett in a newly acquired Subaru Impreza N14.

The battle for the top 2 wheel drive car should also be worth watching with the 2.5 litre Escorts of David Armstrong and championship sponsor Fintan McGrady, and the extremely powerful Darrian T90 in the hands of Dessie McCartney.

The little 1 litre Junior Challenge cars should provide a real spectacle if all eight of the currently registered competitors, and a couple of new ones make the starting line.

Entries do not close until Monday 09 January and Supplementary Regulations and Entry Forms can be downloaded from the club website, www.namcc.com, or the Association website, www.anicc.org.uk. Requests for hard copies of the Regulations or any other queries on the rally should be made to the Event Secretary, Keith Somerville, who can be contacted at 07745 959141.

If you are not competing, please come along to help us by marshalling, an invaluable job as without the marshals we would not be able run this event. Chief Marshal for the event is Eddie Martin who can be contacted on 07727 960594.

North Armagh Motor Club Ltd.

Eurocables (Belfast) Stages Rally 2015 – Regs and Entry Form!

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Regulations and entry forms are now available for round one of the 2015 MSA ANICC McGrady Insurance Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship incorporating the second round of the Junior 1000 Rally Challenge Ireland, the Eurocables (Belfast) Stages Rally.

The event, which takes place on Saturday 14th February, is sponsored by Eurocables (Belfast) Limited, and will feature six stages based within the confines of Co.Down’s Kirkistown Race Circuit.

DOWNLOAD REGULATIONS & ENTRY FORM including MSA ANICC McGrady Insurance NI 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.

Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally Results!

Keith White and Damien McCann in their Ford Escort MKI won last Saturday’s Rainbow Communication Loughgall Country Park Rally based at Loughgall Country Park, County Armagh.

Click the link below for results:

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