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2008 calendar
   1. Eurocables Stages

       16 February
       Kirkistown Race Circuit
       Regs  Entry  Results  Notes  Points

   2. Bishopscourt Stages

       08 March
       Bishopscourt
       Regs  Entry  Results  Notes  Points

   3. Circuit of Ireland National

       22/23 March
       HQ: Newcastle
       Regs  Entry  Results  Notes  Points

   4. Tour of the Sperrins

       17 May
       HQ: Maghera
       Regs    Results    Points

   5. Mourne Rally

       07 June
       HQ: Newry
       Regs  Entry List  Results  Points

   6. Dogleap Rally

       02 August
       HQ: Limavady
       Regs    Entry    Results    Points  
       Class Results     Stage Times

   7. Lakeland Stages

       13 September
       HQ: Enniskillen

   8. Bushwhacker Rally

       27 September
       HQ: Omagh

   9. Down Rally

       18 October
       HQ: Newcastle

   10. Glens of Antrim

       01 November
       HQ: Ballymena


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McGrady Insurance Stages 2008 - Crew Notes


Car 1 Derek McGarrity/Diarmuid Falvey

“We were catching too much traffic all the time but it was a brilliant event!”

Car 2 Glenn Allen/Damien Connolly
“We were pushing hard for third but we caught a car on the last stage and I think that’s probably jugged it” (Before learning of Raymond Johnston’s off)

Car 4 Denis Biggerstaff/Stuart Biggerstaff
“Gearbox problems, we lost fifth gear and then had to call it a day.”

Car 5 Connor McCloskey/Francis Regan
“Thank God that’s over! We’ve been trying hard to stay in second all day!”

Car 6 Raymond Johnston/Richard Bell
“There was a corner which we’d been taken in fourth gear all day and I thought I’d try it in fifth – we went off!”

Car 12 Kieron Graffin/Mark Hamilton
“A few wrong tyre choices and still getting used to left-hand-drive.”

Car 14 Sean McArdle/Gerard McMonagle
“Enjoyed the afternoon but the morning was difficult when it was wet.”

Car 15 Mark Doyle/Cormac Doyle
“Good craic, really enjoyed it!”

Car 16 Eoin McErlean/Donard McCann
“We had a few big slides in the last couple of corners!”

Car 17 Cathal Rogers/Eoighan Rogers
“We went off on the first stage, then hit a lorry tyre on the second. So we’ve been fighting back all day!”

Car 18 John Walker/Des Wilson
“We were hit up the back on the second stage – it wrecked the car on me.”

Car 22 Stephen Kelly/Ann Taggart
“Brilliant day, no problems!”

Car 23 John Waring/Mo Downey
“Tyre choice was wrong all day but we got it right for the last stage!”

Car 26 James Kennedy/John Rowan
“Brilliant day, good run. The last two runs really made my day!”

Car 27 Fintan McGrady/Cormac McGrady
“We went off on the first run and bent the steering on the last stage.”

Car 28 Rodney White/Janet Craine
“We spun on the first stage but it was a super rally.”

Car 30 Andrew Ritchie/Garnet McFetridge
“We had a good run when we weren’t held up. We were going for third on the last stage.”

Car 31 Rodney McKnight/Seamus Donnelly
“Good day!”

Car 33 P.J. Gillespie/Mary O’Kane
“We went onto the grass and started spinning!”

Car 35 Andrew Hamilton/Michael Johnson
“We had a puncture and a spin.”

Car 37 Paul Mogey/Michael O’Neill
First time I’ve been here in 10 years. Well done to Brian!”

Car 39 Alan Carmichael/Ivor Lamont
“We should have won Group N but we went off and lost 45 seconds!”

Car 42 Robert Erwin/Neil Ervine
“We were catching people all day!”

Car 43 Victor Smith/Hugh Erwin
“My son was supposed to be out today – it’s my first time in 30 years but I’ve enjoyed it!”

Car 45 Dominic Carson/William Brown
For the first three stages, we should have been doing ‘Dancing on Ice’ instead – spins everywhere!

Car 46 Damien Hynds/Lisa Lavery
“I just need more time in the seat – good day.”

Car 47 Derek Crossen/Stuart McClean
“We never stopped spinning all day – I think we had one good stage!”

Car 49 Liam McFall/Donal Lennon
“We were using the event as a shakedown for West Cork – just cruised through the last one as we had a slack back wheel.”

Car 50 William Mavitty/Ryan Johnston
“We had a broken driveshaft on stage one. We decided to put slicks on the front for the last stage and it was like driving a different car. Should have done it earlier!”

Car 52 Sean Tracey/Billy Regan
“Good day, we had a bit of fun with sliding about!”

Car 56 Paul Hughes/Pat Rafferty
“I think we had three stages where we didn’t hit anything so it wasn’t too bad!”

Car 57 Noel Strain/Karen Strain
“We had two good runs and four offs!”

Car 58 Samuel Wilson/Liam Quigg
“We had a puncture on the second stage but I think we’ve finished somewhere in the top four.”

Car 59 Eamon Doherty/Eoin McGuckian
“We had spins on the first stage – a poor start but a good finish!”

Car 61 Alan Simms/Christopher Simms
“Class!”

Car 63 Gary Madden/Graham Henderson
“Bumps and bangs all day!”

Car 65 Dermot O’Hagan/Steve Young
“We were leading the class by three seconds but then we caught a Mark 2 on stage five and lost about 10 seconds. So we’ve had a close finish with Brian Black!”

Car 66 Brian Black/Ian Crozier
“We had some run there (on the final stage)! We took 16 seconds out of our previous time so I’m happy!”

Car 69 David Kerr/Lewis Boyd
"We rolled on stage four - you can use the comment about the brakes again this time!"

Car 70 John Devlin/Gavin Devlin
“Radiator hose burst towards the end of the last stage!”

Car 71 Harold McAllister/Alex Ewart
“It was slippy this morning but it turned out well this afternoon.”

Car 73 Roger Donnan/Leon Jordan
“A nominal time on the second stage messed us up but we enjoyed it!”

Car 75 Peter O’Kane/Safron Thomas
“It was slippy this morning but the last few stages have been very good!”

Car 77 Toni Kelly/Liam Regan
“Brilliant, very good craic!”

Car 79 Ronan Campbell/Paul Corry
“I enjoyed the last few runs when we got a bit of speed going!”

Car 81 Philip Ewart/Michael Hall
“There was a lot of surface water this morning but we had a good run at the end.”

Car 84 Trison McMullan/Liam McCauley
“First time I’ve had the car in the wet so it was a big learning curve.”

Car 85 Martin McAteer/Robert McBride
“We slipped onto the grass first thing this morning but you can’t have it all plain sailing!”

Car 87 Joe McAteer/Carolyn Gribbon
“Disaster! Five spins, two stalls, and plug leads fell off – you name it, we had it!”

Car 88 Simon Michael/Darren McCluney
We lost 20 minutes on top of tyres and we went into a hedge. Just one of those days!”

Car 89 Ryan McCloskey/Ronan O’Neill
“Entertaining day – clubman motorsport at its best!”

Car 91 Niall Devine/Martin Cairns
“Very good day, enjoyed the dry stages.”

Car 93 Nigel Simpson/Austin Grimes
“Incident free, good day.”

Car 94 Martin Taylor/Peter Gallagher
“We had a better day today than the last day!”

Car 95 Alan Purdy/Gareth Logan
“Usually I navigate and Gareth drives! It’s my first outing and I have Cheshire cat syndrome – big smiles!”

Car 102 Shane Timony/Simon Watson
“Made a balls of the first one again! Great event!”

Car 104 Alan Faloon/Peter Tolerton
“Good steady run, kept between the tyres.”

Car 107 Steven Johnston/Christopher McRoberts
“Good day when it dried out!”

Car 108 Michael Magee/Christopher Campbell
“We had a wee off this morning but apart from that we had a good run.”

Car 109 Marcel Heaney/Aiden Fitzpatrick
“Good day out, glad to get around. There are a few in the hedge on the last one!”

Car 111 Brian Vance/Ciaran McNamara
“This morning was a bit slippery but I enjoyed it.”

Car 116 Mark Robinson/Shane Robinson
“Hit a couple of tyres, just the usual stuff!”

Car 118 William McClurkin/Robert Coulter
"We bent the steering and I've hurt my wrist."

Car 120 Billy McCullins/Aidan O’Connor
“First day in the car. We lost the powersteering on the last two so my muscles are like Popeye!”

Car 121 Kyle Orr/Aaron McCaul
“Taking her handy, good day!”

Car 122 Philip Hamilton/Derek Stride
“Great craic but slippy at the start!”

Car 123 Peter Morrow/Jim McCafferty
“It was superb – apart from the weather this morning!”

Car 125 Stephen Holden/Philip Riddles
“Good day!”

Car 126 Mervyn Wilson/Richard Gamble
“We were ‘ballsing’ about at the start!”

Car 131 Bernard Bradley/Denis Barnett
“Fantastic venue, in fact I think it’s the best closed circuit venue I’ve ever done. I’ll be back!”

Car 132 Andy Hennessy/Peter Murphy
“The car is a bit sick, she’s overheating.”

Car 134 Martin Tynan/Ciaran Tynan
“First time here and I’ve enjoyed it…now it’s time to go to the pub!”

Car 136 John McKay/John Hewitt
“We went off and over some tyres on stage one but kept it together after that.”

Car 139 David Baird/Colin Britton
“First day out after an engine rebuild!”

Car 141 Mark Massey/Andrew McVeigh
“Good run, very warm!”

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