Round 3 Results: Henry and Byrne win with 15 second lead
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Fastest of the Ford Fiesta drivers Jason Dickson clinched second in the points race to continue a strong season in the race with Greer and Aaron McLaughlin, who finished ninth behind two-wheel-drive winner Damien Tourish and former Irish Tarmac champion Declan Boyle.
Approaching a year since the switch from a Ford Fiesta to the current Citroen C3 Rally2 Joseph McGonigle rounded off the top ten.
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Historic race was a close affair – 2.1 seconds deciding Tommy O’Connell and Paul Hughes as the winners in a Mk2-version Ford Escort. Adrian Hetherington and Ronan O’Neill were second in a Ford Escort RS1800, with Jimmy Mills and Michael Johnston rounding off the podium.
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- RESULTS
Desi Henry/Shane Byrne (Citroen C3 Rally2); - Callum Devine/Noel O’Sullivan (Volkswagen Polo R5);
- Jonny Greer/Niall Burns (Citroën C3 Rally2);
- Michael Boyle/Darragh Mullen (Volkswagen Polo R5);
- Aidan Wray/Paddy Robinson (Volkswagen Polo R5);
- Jason Dickson/Martin Brady (Ford Fiesta R5);
- Damien Tourish/Domhnall McAlaney (Ford Escort Mk2);
- Declan Boyle/Liam McIntyre (Citroen C3 Rally2);
- Aaron McLaughlin/Darren Curran (Volkswagen Polo R5);
- Joseph McGonigle/Ciaran Geaney (Citroen C3 Rally2).
CLASS WINNERS
Class 1: Tommy O’Connell/Paul Hughes (Ford Escort Mk2);
Class 2: Seamus Goodfellow/Declan Campbell (Ford Fiesta);
Class 3: Stanley Orr/Graham Henderson (Nissan Micra);
Class 4: Aodhan Gallagher/Neil Martin Brogan (Honda Civic);
Class 5: Quentin Park/Jenson Park;
Class 6: John Devlin/John McCarthy (Ford Escort Mk2);
Class 7: Damien Tourish/Domhnall McAlaney (Ford Escort Mk2);
Class 8: Ben McFall/Damian McAuley (Mitsubishi Lancer E9);
Class 9: Johnnie Mulholland/Ryan Farrell (Ford Fiesta Rally3);
Class 10: Callum Devine/Noel O’Sullivan (Volkswagen Polo R5);
Class 11: Desi Henry/Shane Byrne (Citroen C3 Rally 2).
NEXT UP
Next up in the five round series is the Go Tour of the Sperrins on May 18 – another road closed stage rally with over 70 entries to date. Limited places remain via www.rallyscore.net.
There is more coverage with an action photo gallery set to feature on the McGrady Insurance NI Rally Championship Facebook page and a highlights package on YouTube.
RESULTS FROM THE EAKIN BROS BRIAN JAMES TRAILERS MAIDEN CITY STAGES
Full results are available from www.rallyscore.net
MCGRADY INSURANCE NI RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS
Full points will follow on www.nirallychampionship.com
McGrady Insurance NI Rally Championship 2024 Calendar remaining rounds
May 18 – GO Tour of the Sperrins (closed road) – Magherafelt & District Motor Club
July 20 – Tyrone Stages (closed road) – Cookstown Motor Club
November 16 – Reserve date (may be used in the event of a cancelled round)
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