1 Cal McCarthy/Eamonn Dullea Honda Civic 57:17
2 Johno Doogan/Padraig Doogan Ford Escort Mk2 57:34
3 J6 Damien Boyle/Joseph Boyle Honda Civic 59:12
4 J10 Ferlin Taylor/Deirdre Benson Toyota Ae86 1:02:57
5 J5 Darren Young/Kenneth Quirke Honda Civic 1:04:09

J1 Chris Snow/Seany Brunton (Honda Civic Type R) [16]
J2 David Moffett/Patrick Brides (Toyota Starlet RWD) [16]
J3 Cal McCarthy/Eamonn Dullea (Honda Civic) [16]
J4 Johno Doogan/Padraig Doogan (Ford Escort Mk2) [16]
J5 Darren Young/Kenneth Quirke (Honda Civic) [16]
J6 Damien Boyle/Joseph Boyle (Honda Civic) [16]
J7 David Carmody/TBA (Honda Civic) [16]
J8 Alan Lawson/Sean Maloney (Honda EG6) [16]
J9 Bobby Cooper/Michelle Silke (Toyota Corolla RWD) [16]
J10 Ferlin Taylor/Deirdre Benson (Toyota Ae86) [16]
J11 Conal Doherty/Declan Doherty (Citroen Saxo VTS) [16]
J12 Anthony Breen/Fergal Keane (Toyota Corolla GTi) [16]

Galway Motor Club have announced that online entries are now open for The Mor Oil Galway Summer Rally 2011. The rally is round 7 of The Dunlop National Rally Championship and Round 4 of The Top Part West Coast Rally Championship. The closing date for entries is August 15th, while the rally takes place on Sunday August 28th and will be based in The Lough Rea Hotel and Spa in Loughrea Co. Galway.

Clerk of the Course Kieran Donohue has put together a challenging 9 stage rally which will take place over a total of 279.6 kilometres, of which 143.1 will be special stages. The committee have worked hard to put together an excellent rally for competitors and spectators alike. The Service and Scrutiny areas will also be located within easy reach of the rally headquarters.

Tim McNulty and Paul Kiely are leading the National Rally Championship by 8 points after round 7 in Sligo. A win in Galway for Robert Barrable and Damien Connolly would certainly put the pressure on. Robert came to Galway last year for his first outing in a Ford Focus WRC and has since been blazing a trail in a Skoda Fabia S2000, winning the West Cork rally earlier this year.

Mike Quinn and Grainne McEnery are leading the West Coast Championship on 58 points after round 3 and will be keen to retain the top spot in Galway. 2010 West Coast Champion, Shane Maguire is currently in third place.

August 2010 saw the first search for the “ Grp4 fabrications King of the Mk2” and due to the huge success of this event, Torsten Schmidt of Grp4 Fabrications will once again sponsor a trophy as part of the 2011 Mor Oil Galway Summer rally. Gary McPhillips was crowned “ King of the Mk2” last year and also won the rally outright, recording the first 2 wheel drive win since 1992.

The Clerk of the Course for 2011 is Kieran Donohue and the Deputy COC is Pat Sheil. The Entries Secretary can be contacted only between 7.30pm and 9.30pm on (086)2626477 or by email: galwaymc@gmail.com

Thanks to the generosity of our Main Rally Sponsors Mor Oil Ltd and also to Grp4 Fabrications for sponsoring the “ Grp4 fabrications King of the Mk2”, we can look forward to an action packed day on the stages on Sunday August 28th.

Galway Motor Club are delighted to announce Mor Oil Ltd, as the title sponsor for The Galway Summer Stages Rally 2011. Mor Oil operate 2 well known service stations in Oranmore and Lough Atalia and provide bulk fuel supplies with a fleet of oil tankers. Commenting on the announcement, Clerk of the Course Kieran Donohue said
“We in Galway Motor Club are delighted with the continued support of Martin Kearney and his team in Mor Oil, for a third consecutive year. This event will bring a vital boost to the local economy and would not be possible without the support of our sponsors”.

The rally will be based in the luxurious Lough Rea Hotel and Spa on the weekend of August 27th and 28th. The rally 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 Loughrea, Co. Galway.