McGarrity Grips Hankook Down Rally!

(Image: NeillPics.co.uk) Derek McGarrity and James McKee secured a narrow one second victory at last weekend’s Hankook Down Rally, round six of the Carryduff Forklift MSA Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship, after challenger Donagh Kelly fell foul of a bogey time. Driving his Subaru Impreza WRC, Glengormley driver McGarrity trailed Donagh Kelly and Kevin Flanagan [...]

Hankook Down Rally Countdown!

The countdown is over…it’s finally here! This year’s Hankook Down Rally, round six of the Carryduff Forklift MSA Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship, kicks off from the Lower Square, Castlewellan, tomorrow (Saturday) morning shortly before 9am! This year’s closed road event features famous stages such as Hamilton’s Folly, and 55 crews are set to do [...]

Two Past Winners Ready For Down Rally

Two past winners are included in the provisional entry list for the tarmac 2012 Hankook Down Rally which kicks off from Lower Square in Castlewellan on Saturday morning. Donegal driver Donagh Kelly returns to Castlewellan after his maiden Down Rally victory in 2011. The Mitsubishi Lancer driver had initially played second fiddle to Kenny McKinstry [...]

Hankook Down Rally Update!

  Latest news regarding the Hankook Down Rally, round six of the 2012 Carryduff Forklift MSA Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship. Details of the Bernie McMullen Perpetual Trophy confirmed… With preparations for the 2012 Hankook Down Rally in full swing, the organisers have confirmed the details of the first Bernie McMullen Perpetual Trophy, awarded in [...]

Hankook Tyres Ireland backs Down Rally

Hankook Tyres Ireland have today announced their title sponsorship of the 2012 Down Rally. Organised by the Rathfriland Motor Club, on Saturday 7th of July the 2012 Down Rally will take place for the first time on closed roads. Eight stages comprising of 70 competitive miles will test a large entry of competitors on what [...]

Kelly Wins Down Rally!

Donagh Kelly and Kevin Flanagan secured victory at this year’s F&M Contracts Down Rally! Driving their Group N Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9, they secured the win on the final stage of the event, overhauling Kenny McKinstry and Kenny Hull. McKinstry lost 17 seconds on the stage to the hard charging Kelly, with the 2011 champion [...]

CHAMPION: Stuart Biggerstaff seals title!

22-year-old Stuart Biggerstaff (pictured above with Kenny McKinstry – courtesy Gary Gardiner), who started rallying less than 12 months ago, has secured the 2010 Hankook MSA Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship title together with navigator Anthony Nestor! While Kenny McKinstry and Noel Orr won Saturday’s F&M Contracts Down Rally, fifth overall for Biggerstaff and navigator [...]

Kenny Dominates For Down Rally Double!

Kenny McKinstry took a second win on the Down Rally on Saturday 23rd October with a commanding 1minute 14second lead at the end of eight challenging stages in around the Castlewellan base. As well as being a round of the Hankook Northern Ireland Rally Championship, the 2010 Down Rally also hosted the Petro Systems Irish [...]

McKinstry heads Down Rally entry

Kenny McKinstry, guided by Bangor’s Noel Orr, heads the entry list for the 2010 Down Rally as more than 50 competitors from all over Ireland make their way to the start ramp in Lower Square, Castlewellan on Saturday 23rd October. McKinstry returns to the Down Rally after his maiden victory in 2009, fending off the [...]

McKinstry seals 2009 Down Rally win – McGarrity is provisional champion

Kenny McKinstry and Noel Orr sealed victory at Saturday’s F&M Contracts Down Rally, but it was Glengormley’s Derek McGarrity, together with navigator James McKee, who provisionally sealed the 2009 Hankook MSA N.I. Stage Rally Championship crown with one round remaining! McGarrity entered the event believing that a top three finish would be enough to secure [...]