1 J5 Martin Casey/Sean Hegarty Honda Civic 55:29
2 J8 Johno Doogan/Padraig Doogan Ford Escort Mk2 57:56
3 J11 Brian Hassett/Liddy Brian Toyota Corolla GTi 1:03:32
4 J12 Billy Wrenne/Niall O'Donnell Suzuki Swift GTI 1:07:39
J1 Cal McCarthy Co. Cork Eamonn Dullea Honda Civic 16
J2 David Moffett Co. Monaghan Patrick Brides Toyota Starlet RWD 16
J3 Kevin O'Connor Limerick TBA Citroen C2 R2 16
J4 Chris Snow Co. Meath Seany Brunton Honda Civic Type R 16
J5 Martin Casey Co. Clare Sean Hegarty Honda Civic 16
J6 Darren Young Co. Kerry Kenneth Quirke Citroen C2 16
J7 Damien Boyle Galway Joseph Boyle Honda Civic 16
J8 Johno Doogan Co. Monaghan Padraig Doogan Ford Escort Mk2 16
J9 David Carmody Co. Limerick TBA Honda Civic 16
J10 Dermot Ryan Co. Clare Kohane Ger Vauxhall Nova 16
J11 Brian Hassett Co. Clare TBA Toyota Corolla GTi 16
J12 Billy Wrenne Co. Clare Niall O'Donnell Suzuki Swift GTI 16
Clare Motor Club are delighted to announce The Auburn Lodge Hotel, Gort road, Ennis as the title sponsor of the 2011 Clare Stages Rally .
Clerk of the Course Dermot Kelleher said;
“The Clare Motor Club are delighted with the continued support of The Auburn Lodge Hotel, for a third consecutive year. The Club would also like to thank the Special Stage Sponsors, Service Area Sponsor and the programme advertisers for their support. The event will bring a vital boost to the local economy and this would not be possible without their support”.
The rally takes place on the weekend of September 17th and 18th. and is a counting round of The Dunlop National Rally Championship and The Top Part West Coast Rally Championship which will see some of the top cars and drivers in action on the stages around Ennis, Co. Clare.
The organising team is offering competitors a very compact event featuring three very competitive stages which will be repeated three times. Together with the service park and scrutiny all within walking distance of the hotel the event should prove to be as successful as last years rally.
Event regulations are available to download at the club’s website
www.claremotorclub.com
With five victories from as many events, Tim McNulty and co-driver, Paul Kiely (Subaru WRC) are on the cusp of clinching the Dunlop National Rally Championship in clare. The Auburn Lodge Hotel Clare Rally offers them the first of three title winning events to claim the Vard Memorial Trophy. Tim was also the winner of last years Clare Stages Rally and he also won it back on 2007.
It’s a unique season insofar as McNulty can become the first driver to win both the Dunlop series and the Irish Tarmac Championship in the same season, currently, he also leads the ITC prior to the final event, the Cork 20 International Rally.
With a resounding victory in last weekends Galway Summer Rally, the Meath ace reached the 100 points mark in the Dunlop series where competitors can count their best seven scores from the ten rounds. Should McNulty claim another maximum score in Clare and provide Kevin Barrett garners less than 18 points, McNulty can claim the title in Ennis, just like Welsh ace, Melvyn Evans did twelve months ago.
Meanwhile, Monaghans Sam Moffett, who is actually second overall in the Dunlop series, can also edge closer to the Motorsport Safety Team award for the top overall Group N driver with Robert Barrable (Skoda Fabia S2000) and Shane Maguire (Subaru) his nearest rivals.
Meanwhile, the rally.ie award for the top two-wheel drive competitor is shaping up for an exciting finish with Frank Kelly (Ford Escort), Washington James (Darrian) along with Sam Smyth, Wesley Patterson and John McQuaid (Ford Escorts) all in the hunt for the crown.
Dermot Kelleher
Pro Clare Motor Club