Donagh Kelly seals Dogleap victory!
Donagh Kelly and Kevin Flanagan emerged victorious from Saturday’s WN Nutt & Son and LGC sponsored Dogleap Stages Rally, round six of the Hankook MSA Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship. Kelly, in his production category Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9, was perhaps a surprise winner at the eight-stage forestry event. Former champion, Kenny McKinstry, had been hotly tipped to claim the Dogleap spoils on his return to the Hankook series but he and navigator Harvey Bell hit trouble during the second stage. “We finished stage two with a broken driveshaft,” McKinstry explained. “There was only a short road section afterwards and we arrived ...
Q&A with Stuart Biggerstaff
Kinallen man Stuart Biggerstaff is on the crest of a wave. The 22-year-old rally driver is midway through his maiden season and leads the Hankook Northern Ireland Rally Championship. It has been a dream debut for the County Down man, and ahead of this Saturday's Dogleap Rally, which will be Stuart's maiden gravel rally, he shared an insight into life behind the wheel of a rally car... Stuart Biggerstaff factfile Home: Kinallen (near Dromara), Co. Down Birth date: 23 June 1988 Occupation: Mechanic Road car: Ford Focus 1.6 Favourite road car: Subaru Impreza 22B Rally car: Subaru Impreza WRC Favourite rally car: Metro 6R4 Marital status: Girlfriend, Ashley Motorsport heroes: ...
Mark Donnelly prepares for Dogleap dust up!
(Image: Roy Dempster) 18 year old Mark Donnelly, from Greencastle near Omagh has had an exceptional rallying season to date. Contesting the Hankook Northern Ireland Rally Championship, he leads the Group N category and lies fourth in the overall standings, as the Hankook series heads for the sixth round this weekend. Indeed it’s into the forests for the first time this season for the Dogleap Rally, something which Mark is looking forward to, and co-driver Stephen O’Hanlon will be on the pace-notes. Mark has just replaced his Group N Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 with a newer Evo 9 model, which ...
Kenny McKinstry enters the Dogleap Rally!
Kenny McKinstry is set to make a return to the Hankook MSA Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship at the WN Nutt & Son and LGC sponsored Dogleap Stages Rally. The Banbridge driver, who is a multiple Northern Ireland rally champion, has submitted an entry to the Limavady based event, which takes place on Saturday 07 August. McKinstry is expected to drive a Subaru Impreza WRC, which he will also use at this Saturday’s Lurgan Park Rally, where he will be bidding for a record 12th victory. Joining McKinstry at the Dogleap Rally will be many of the Hankook series regulars, including championship leader, ...
Dogleap Stages Rally: Regs and entry forms available!
Regulations and entry forms for the 2010 Dogleap Stages Rally, round six of the Hankook MSA Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship, are available to download. The Maiden City Motor Club event, which is sponsored by WN Nutt & Son and LGC, takes place on Saturday 7 August. Closing date for the standard rate entry fee is just a couple of weeks away so make sure you get your entries in soon! DOWNLOAD REGULATIONS DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORM
JMD Rally Team launch new website!
The JMD Rally team, consisting of Niall Donnelly and Eamonn Gallagher, as well as Oran Donnelly and Paul Hughes, have launched their new website at www.jmdrallyteam.net. Complete with news, profiles and a multimedia section, the new site is well worth a look! Log on to www.jmdrallyteam.net.
Darren Gass wins 2010 Modern Tyre Service Mourne Rally!
Markethill's Darren Gass scored his maiden Hankook Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship victory on Saturday at round five, the Modern Tyre Service Mourne Rally. The 21-year-old Subaru Impreza WRC driver, who is a former British Junior Rally Champion, stormed into the rally lead after stage two and quickly built a substantial advantage of 45 seconds over John McGlaughlin and Crawford Henderson. Then disaster struck the Gass camp. A double puncture and a 30 second time penalty dropped him behind McGlaughlin with just two stages remaining. Suddenly, it looked as though Cookstown's Group N Mitsubishi Lancer pilot, who had been struggling with a ...
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Donagh Kelly seals Dogleap victory!
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Standings after round six
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Q&A with Stuart Biggerstaff
Kinallen man Stuart Biggerstaff is on the crest of a wave. The 22-year-old rally driver is midway through his maiden season and leads the Hankook Northern Ireland Rally Championship. It has been a dream debut for the County Down man, and ahead of this Saturday’s Dogleap Rally, which will be Stuart’s maiden gravel rally, he shared an insight... [Read more of this review]
Mark Donnelly prepares for Dogleap dust up!
(Image: Roy Dempster) 18 year old Mark Donnelly, from Greencastle near Omagh has had an exceptional rallying season to date. Contesting the Hankook Northern Ireland Rally Championship, he leads the Group N category and lies fourth in the overall standings, as the Hankook series heads for the sixth round this weekend. Indeed it’s into the forests... [Read more of this review]
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