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Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally Scrutiny Times!

Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally Scrutiny Times now available.

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Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally Seeded Entry List!

Keith White Winner 2013 & 2014

 

The Seeded Entry List for this Saturday’s Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally has been released.

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Photograph: Image depicts 2013 & 2014 Loughgall Stages winner, Keith White. Image may be used free of charge with credit to the photographer, Mark Breen. Copyright remains with the photographer.

Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally Press Release 19th May 2015

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Loughgall Country Park Set to Host Rainbow Communications Loughgall Stages Rally!

Competitors are gearing up for this weekend’s Rainbow Communications Loughgall Stages Rally, held within the beautiful confines of Loughgall County Park in County Armagh.

Over 50 entries have been received for the North Armagh Motor Club organised event which will take place this Saturday 23 May. The two-wheel-drive only rally has attracted a host of top competitors including 2013 and 2014 winner, Keith White, who will lead the field off the start line on Saturday morning.

White will be targeting a hat-trick of wins at the tricky, tree-lined venue. Navigated by Damian McCann, who partnered him to success last year, the Mark 1 Escort crew will be aiming to be inch-perfect once again during the course of the event.

Such is the nature of the rally, even the smallest of mistakes can have massive consequences in a competitor’s bid for victory. With just six stages and a total of approximately 20 stage miles, there is little room for error in such a short, sharp and demanding event.

White will have a host of top-line competitors biting at his heels, including Jim McKenna, who finished second overall in 2013. Davy Armstrong is another regular visitor to the podium, having finished third overall on his last two attempts, while Martin Toner, Trevor Wilson and Damian Toner will all be in the mix.

The action kicks off at 9.30am on Saturday morning when Councillor Darryn Causby, the Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough, flags the first car away from the start.

Spectators are welcome and if you would like to help out on the event, organisers are still looking for volunteer marshals. If you want to become involved, contact Eddie Martin on 07727 960594.

ENDS.

Regards,

Jonathan
MacDonald
MediaJAM
Communications
Tel. +44 (0)7989 283055

Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally Press Release 15th April 2015

 Rainbow Communications Logo 2015aLoughgall Stages Rally

Saturday 23 May 2015

 Press Release 15th April 2015

North Armagh Motor Club are running a Single Venue Stage Rally on Saturday 23 May 2015 at Loughgall Country Park Co Armagh.

This popular two wheel drive only event now in its 16th year is once again sponsored by the highly successful Northern Ireland Company Rainbow Communications and as organisers North Armagh Motor Club is most grateful to them for their continued sponsorship and support.

The venue is the magnificent Loughgall Country Park, Co. Armagh and for its use thanks are due to Armagh City Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute.

The event will be decided over 6 Special Stages on 100% tarmac roads with action commencing at 9.30am.

Admission is by programme only at a cost of £10.00 children under the age of 16 free, with the action starting at 9.30am.

Anyone who would like to come along on the day and help out by Marshalling please contact Eddie Martin 07727 960594

Wesley Patterson

Wesley Patterson joins Stuart Carson, Director of Sales and Marketing at Rainbow Communications

Barry Taggart
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Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally is Go! Go! Go!

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Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally – Regs and Entry Form!

Keith White Winner 2014

Regulations and Entry Forms are now available for this year’s Rainbow Communications Loughgall Country Park Rally, on Saturday 23 May 2015 at Loughgall Country Park, Co. Armagh.

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Entry forms should be returned to;
David Bingham – Entries Secretary
10 Irwin Gardens, Lurgan, Co Armagh, BT66 7DP.
Email: dbingham20@hotmail.com
Telephone: 028 38 328300 / 07543 890871 (No Calls after 10pm please).

Derek Wins the Race of the Champions!

DEREK McGARRITY & JAMES McKEE (OVERALL WINNERS)

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For Immediate Release: 15th February 2015

Derek Wins the Race of the Champions!
Round One-2015 MSA ANICC McGrady Insurance Northern Ireland Rally Championship!

The 2015 MSA ANICC McGrady Insurance MSA Northern Ireland Rally Championship started in fine style on the North Armagh Motor Club’s Eurocables Stages Rally at Kirkistown. The six stage mixed surface event, attracted a very healthy eight-six entries, and ran slickly in dry weather.

The race at the front unfolded into a mighty battle of the Northern Ireland Champions Derek McGarrity in his Mini WRC, who has five titles and Kenny McKinstry in an S14 Impreza WRC, who has three. It was Derek who took the lead on stage one, but Kenny replied with a storming run on stage two to hold the lead. It was a frenetic race, and by stage four Derek was now the leader by 0.7 of a second. The final two stages in reverse direction and the Mini surged in front to win by six seconds as McGarrity was on the absolute limit. It was a reversal of places between the two drivers from the New Year Stages event at Kirkistown three weeks ago. “I had to work so hard today, not to make one mistake” said Derek. “I knew that one fluffed gear change and Kenny would be taking a chunk of time off me, as we had to make up for the power difference. The Mini however was handling and braking very well, and it was a great days racing.”

Behind them Kevin Barrett in his S14 took a fine third place, however thirty-nine seconds behind the winning time. In fourth was Ballymoney’s Alan Carmichael in another Mini WRC heading a gaggle of WRC Subaru’s. Paddy McVeigh took fifth in his newly acquired S12B version, from Strabane’s Martin Cairns who adapting to his S14 on tarmac in sixth. In seventh another fine run for Emma McKinstry ahead of English driver Ray Brammer in a similar Subaru. Notable retirements included 2010 NI Champion Stuart Biggerstaff who retired from fifth after stage three, and former Billy Coleman Award winner Stephen Wright in his new R5 Fiesta who was seventh before retirement.

The two wheel drive race was won by Crumlin’s Keith White in his 2.5 MK1 Escort in a fabulous ninth place, after climbing back from a stage one delay, with Wesley Patterson in his 2 litre Mk2 Escort nine seconds behind in tenth. However one of the drives of the day had to come from rally veteran Dessie McCartney. The 1975 Galway International and 1980 Ulster Rally winner, now into his 70’s lead the two wheel drive race after stage one in his Darrian, before a spin on the loose on the next test. However he fought back to twelfth overall and with a seventh fastest overall stage time on stage four, proving there’s plenty of life in the old dog yet!

In Group N Kieron Graffin took a convincing win in his Evo 10, and eleventh overall, with Brian McFall in his Evo 9 just over twenty seconds behind. Other notable drives came from former Junior 1000 driver Kyle White, the class four winner and eighteenth overall in his Citroen C2, despite a lurid 180 degree spin! Class five winner was Ian Green with wife Amanda in the co-driver’s seat in his Peugeot 205, Michael Nutt took the small Group N- class one, and Conor and Alexander Cochrane the class three honours.

Top Historic was Drew Wylie in twenty seventh in his FIA specification Escort RS1800, with Stephen Mawhinney’s Lotus Sunbeam winning the non FIA class in thirty-sixth. That was just one place ahead of last year’s Junior 1000 Ireland champion William Creighton, the seventeen year old on his first outing in a DGM Sport R2 Fiesta.

McGrady Insurance MSA ANICC Northern Ireland Rally Championship 2015-Round One

1st    Derek McGarrity / James McKee                    Mini Countryman WRC       26:15.1 (+0:00.0)

2nd   Kenny McKinstry / Noel Orr                            Subaru Impreza S14 WRC   26:21.1 (+0:06.0)

3rd   Kevin Barrett / Claire Gamble                          Subaru Impreza S14 WRC   26:54.2 (+0:39.1)

4th   Alan Carmichael / Ivor lamont                         Mini Countryman WRC       27:03.7 (+0:48.6)

5th   Paddy McVeigh / Gary McElhinney                Subaru Impreza S12B           27:19.1 (+1:04.0)

6th   Martin Cairns / Brian Hoy                                Subaru Impreza S14 WRC   27:25.0 (+1:09.9)

7th   Emma McKinstry / Kenny Hull                       Subaru Impreza S8                27:41.1 (+1:26.0)

8th  Ray Brammer / Mo Downey                             Subaru Impreza WRC           27:51.2 (+1:36.1)

9th Keith White / Damian McCann                       Ford Escort MkI                     27:56.7 (+1:41.6)

10thWesley Patterson / Johnny Baird                    Ford Escort RS                       28:06.0 (+1:50.9)

 

Provisional drivers points after round one:

1st         Derek McGarrity                                               12
2nd       Kenny McKinstry                                              10
3rd      Alan Carmichael                                                8
4th       Paddy McVeigh                                                  7
5th       Emma McKinstry                                              5                    

 

Pictures please credit- Philip Stewart- http://www.philpics.net/ To keep up to date please check out the NIRC Facebook page-http://www.facebook.com/nirallying and check out http://www.anicc.org.uk/ for the series regulations and latest points. Full results on www.rallyscore.net

This is the official McGrady Insurance NI Rally Championship Press Release, issued by Andrew Bushe Promotions- http://www.andrewbushe.com/

Eurocables (Belfast) Stages Rally 2015 – Stage Maps

Eurocables (Belfast) Stages Rally 2015 Stage Maps now available.

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Eurocables (Belfast) Stages Rally 2015 – Seeded Entry List

Seeded Entry List 2015Eurocables (Belfast) Stages Rally Seeded Entry List now available.

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Eurocables (Belfast) Stages Rally 2015 – Scrutiny Schedule

Eurocables (Belfast) Stages Rally 2015 Scrutiny Schedule now available.

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Eurocables (Belfast) Stages Rally 2015 – Final Instructions No 1

Eurocables (Belfast) Stages Rally 2015 Final Instructions No 1 now available.

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TOP CLASS ENTRY FOR “ST. VALENTINES DAY” EUROCABLES RALLY

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Press Release No 2:  03 February 2015

TOP CLASS ENTRY FOR “ST. VALENTINES DAY” EUROCABLES RALLY

North Armagh Motor Club, organisers of the first round of the 2015 MSA ANICC McGrady Insurance Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship, the Eurocables Stages Rally at Kirkistown Racing Circuit on Saturday 14 February, is delighted by the quantity and quality of the early entries received so far for the event. The rally, which includes the second round of the 2015 Junior Rally Challenge Ireland, has attracted almost 60 entries to date with a full week to go until the official closing date.

Vying for the overall honours will be reigning champion Derek McGarrity in his Subaru Impreza S14, along with other seasoned Subaru drivers Kenny McKinstry, Kevin Barrett, Martin Cairns and Emma McKinstry, and Alan Carmichael in a Mini Countryman WRC.

Entries in the hotly contested Group N category include Kieron Graffin in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 and Paul Barrett in a newly acquired Subaru Impreza N14.

The battle for the top 2 wheel drive car should also be worth watching with the 2.5 litre Escorts of David Armstrong and championship sponsor Fintan McGrady, and the extremely powerful Darrian T90 in the hands of Dessie McCartney.

The little 1 litre Junior Challenge cars should provide a real spectacle if all eight of the currently registered competitors, and a couple of new ones make the starting line.

Entries do not close until Monday 09 January and Supplementary Regulations and Entry Forms can be downloaded from the club website, www.namcc.com, or the Association website, www.anicc.org.uk. Requests for hard copies of the Regulations or any other queries on the rally should be made to the Event Secretary, Keith Somerville, who can be contacted at 07745 959141.

If you are not competing, please come along to help us by marshalling, an invaluable job as without the marshals we would not be able run this event. Chief Marshal for the event is Eddie Martin who can be contacted on 07727 960594.

North Armagh Motor Club Ltd.

EUROCABLES STAGES RALLY 2015 Press Release 07 January 2015

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North Armagh Motor Club Ltd

EUROCABLES STAGES RALLY 2015

Press Release  07 January 2015

North Armagh Motor Club will run the first round of the 2015 MSA ANICC McGrady Insurance Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship, the Eurocables Stages Rally, on Saturday 14 February 2015. The event also incorporates the second round of the Junior 1000 Rally Challenge Ireland.

The Club is very pleased to have retained Mr Shane Braniff and his Eurocables (Belfast) Limited industrial network and security product supply company as sponsor of the rally following its year out of the championship, and is indebted to Shane for his continued assistance and financial support as, without this, the event would not be possible.

The event will comprise of 6 mainly tarmac Special Stages within the confines of Kirkistown Racing Circuit, with the first Stage due to start at 10.00am. In an effort to reduce costs to the competitor, all vehicle scrutiny and documentation this year will take place on the morning of the event between 6.00am and 9.00am

Supplementary Regulations and Entry Forms for the event can be downloaded from the club website, www.namcc.com, or the Association website, www.anicc.org.uk. Requests for hard copies of the Regulations or any other queries on the rally should be made to the Event Secretary, Keith Somerville, who can be contacted at 07745 959141.

If you are not competing, please come along to help us by marshalling, an invaluable job as without the marshals we would not be able run this event. Chief Marshal for the event is Eddie Martin who can be contacted on 07727 960594.

William Fullerton – Clerk of the Course

North Armagh Motor Club Ltd.

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Eurocables (Belfast) Stages Rally 2015 – Regs and Entry Form!

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Regulations and entry forms are now available for round one of the 2015 MSA ANICC McGrady Insurance Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship incorporating the second round of the Junior 1000 Rally Challenge Ireland, the Eurocables (Belfast) Stages Rally.

The event, which takes place on Saturday 14th February, is sponsored by Eurocables (Belfast) Limited, and will feature six stages based within the confines of Co.Down’s Kirkistown Race Circuit.

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Completed Entry Forms should be returned to:

Entries Secretary DAVID BINGHAM
10 Irwin Gardens, Lurgan, Co Armagh, BT66 7DP.
Email: dbingham20@hotmail.com
Tel: 07543 890871
between 7.00pm and 10.00pm weekdays & 1.00pm and 6.00pm weekends ONLY.
As David works shifts he may not always be able to pick up calls during these times so please leave a message and he will get back to you at the earliest opportunity.

 

 

STATEMENT- 14 NOVEMBER 2014 – 10th ANNUAL CHARITY MOTORSPORT QUIZ

It is with regret that North Armagh Motor Club has to announce that its Annual Charity Motorsport Quiz planned for Friday 21 November  has been postponed.

This is because of a recurring serious illness affecting our long standing quiz organiser and we wish him well for a speedy recovery.

We hope, with the support of our sponsor PaceNotes Rally Magazine, to run this popular event in early 2015.

North Armagh Motor Club Ltd