1 D Butler/D O'Shea Honda Civic 55:15
2 M Walsh/J Walsh Ford Escort G3 56:26
3 D Stewart/B Ryan Peugeot 206 56:48
4 T Farrell/S O'Gorman Peugeot 106 GTD 59:13

"Tipperary Motor Club would like to inform all competitors for this Sundays rally, that in the last week, the club have spent over €6000 euro on improving the stage surface for this weekend's event.
This is on top of up to 20 volunteers from the club giving of their time and equipment to ensure that the stages for the event are of a very high standard.
The reason for this statement is firstly to thank all those who have given of their time to make sure the stages are of the highest quality but also to dispel rumors that these improvement were not made or that the money was spent by the club."

105 D STEWART B RYAN DUBLIN PEUGEOT 206 9
107 M WALSH J WALSH MALLOW ESCORT G3 9
109 M RYAN K CARROLL CASHEL PEUGEOT 206 9
114 D BUTLER D O'SHEA MALLOW CIVIC 9

The 2011 Mitchelstown Sean Conlon Forestry Rally preparations are well advanced at this stage and the COC Tome Dunne and his team have been spending the last number of weekends preparing a good challenging test for all competitors. Attached is the time and distance schedule for the event. The club have invested not only time but a great deal of money on preparing what they hope will be great forestry stages for competitors.

The club would encourage anyone interested in taking part in the event that has not done so yet to get your entry form in ASAP for what is going to be an excellent event which is round 1 of the 2011 Valvoline sponsored National Forest Rally Championship.

Combaun - Stage 1 & 4: Maxol Service Station, Mitchelstown @ 8am
Kilcoran - Stage 2 & 5: Esso Service Station, Cahir @ 8am
Kilworth - Stage 3& 6: Across from Kilworth Military Camp @ 10:30am

Please contact Chief Marshal 086-1943003 / 353 86-1943003 if you can help out.

The Tipperary motor Club would like to announce the launch of the 2011 Sean Conlon Memorial Forestry Rally based out of Mitchelstown Co Cork which takes place on the 13th of February. At the launch night held in the Firgrove Hotel on Monday the 6th of December last the COC for the event Tom Dunne introduced his team, announced his plan for the event and outlined the challenges ahead for the Tipperary motor club in running an event so early in the year. The major challenges are in trying to generate interest getting sponsors and getting entries. 2011 will be a make or break year for Froestry rallying and it will be completely down to support for the event from competitors and the club would like to ask all intending competitors to get in contact with the club and send in your entries as soon as possiable, the regulations for the event will be available in the next week.

This event is the opening round of the Valvoline National Forestry championship which in the past has provided excellent competition. The Forestry championship is a fantastic way for anybody thinking of starting out on the sport or for those who like a very easy relaxed and friendly atmosphere. The club also realise the importance of good stages for drivers so that is why this year Tom Dunne and his team have focused on selecting the best possible stages and then trying to improve on them

He has also decided to run a competitor frendily format of 3 stages twice with service after every two stages. So if you want to try out the Forestry championship for 2011 then please put the 13th of Feb in your calendar and give us a call we would be only too delighted to assist you in any way.