LATEST NEWS...
2012 Dates Confirmed...
Rathfriland Motor Club's event dates have been confirmed for 2012... Click HERE for more details...
Rathfriland MC members claim Northern Ireland Motorsport Awards...
Rathfriland Motor Club members have again been successful during the 2011 season. Listed below are just some of the winners...
- Kenny McKinstry - Overall Hankook MSA NI Rally Champion Driver...
- Kenny Hull - Overall Hankook MSA NI Rally Champion Co-driver...
- Stuart Biggerstaff - Superdrive NI Junior Rally Champion & 3rd in class 9...
- Leslie McGaffin - NI Rally Championship 3rd in class 9 co-driver...
- Emma McKinstry - NI Rally Championship Ladies Champion...
- Ian Hull - NI Rally Championship Class 5 winning co-driver...
- Barry Savage - NI Rally Championship Class 6 winning co-driver...
- Malcolm Johnston - NI Novice Navigation Rally Champion Driver...
- Michael Gilmore - NI Novice Navigation Rally Champion Co-Driver...
Donagh Kelly & Kevin Flanagan Win 2011 FMCCL Down Rally...
Photo by RoyDempster.com
L-R Frank McMullan (Sponsor) Kevin Flanagan, Donagh Kelly & John Gribben (Event CoC)
Donagh Kelly and Kevin Flanagan took a last stage victory on the 2011 FMCCL Down Rally.
Kelly and Kenny McKinstry had been having an event long battle and entered the final stage with a 3 second advantage in McKinstry's favour. However, Kenny briefly slid of the road and Kelly was right there to take advantage.
Top 10 finishers:
1. Donagh Kelly/Kevin Flanagan - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 - 38:59
2. Kenny McKinstry/Kenny Hull - Subaru Impreza WRC - 39:13
3. Stephen Wright/Susanne Wright - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 - 40:42
4. Raymond Mason/Peter Martin - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 - 40:49
5. Trevor Ferguson/David McElroy - Subaru Impreza N12 - 41:53
6. Emma McKinstry/Tommy Speers - Subaru Impreza WRC - 42:17
7. Oran Donnelly/Eamon Gallagher - Ford Escort MkII - 42:34
8. James Kennedy/Heather Kennedy - Ford Escort MkII - 43:50
9. Paul Killen/Richard Nelson - Ford Escort MkII - 43:59
10.James Coleman/Kaye Shanahan - Ford Escort MkII - 44:01
To download a copy of the full results by Rallyscore.net, click below...
Kelly and Kenny McKinstry had been having an event long battle and entered the final stage with a 3 second advantage in McKinstry's favour. However, Kenny briefly slid of the road and Kelly was right there to take advantage.
Top 10 finishers:
1. Donagh Kelly/Kevin Flanagan - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 - 38:59
2. Kenny McKinstry/Kenny Hull - Subaru Impreza WRC - 39:13
3. Stephen Wright/Susanne Wright - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 - 40:42
4. Raymond Mason/Peter Martin - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 - 40:49
5. Trevor Ferguson/David McElroy - Subaru Impreza N12 - 41:53
6. Emma McKinstry/Tommy Speers - Subaru Impreza WRC - 42:17
7. Oran Donnelly/Eamon Gallagher - Ford Escort MkII - 42:34
8. James Kennedy/Heather Kennedy - Ford Escort MkII - 43:50
9. Paul Killen/Richard Nelson - Ford Escort MkII - 43:59
10.James Coleman/Kaye Shanahan - Ford Escort MkII - 44:01
To download a copy of the full results by Rallyscore.net, click below...
| official_results.pdf |
Local Council continue their support for the Down Rally...
Down District Council have again pledged support to the Down Rally through their Tourism Event Sponsorship Scheme in 2011. The Council, who have been involved with the event since the inaugural Down Rally in 2005, have continued their support when the event made the move from Newcastle to the current base in Castlewellan.
Speaking after the Council confirmed their support, Clerk of the Course, John Gribben commented
"It's great news that Down District Council have been able to support the event again in 2011. The Council, and the local Councillors, have been a massive help to the Club throughout the event's history and we hope we can continue the partnership in the future."
Speaking after the Council confirmed their support, Clerk of the Course, John Gribben commented
"It's great news that Down District Council have been able to support the event again in 2011. The Council, and the local Councillors, have been a massive help to the Club throughout the event's history and we hope we can continue the partnership in the future."
Older News Items...
Mountainous Challenge For The NI Sevens...
It was a damp Saturday morning when the NI Sevens rolled up to the Mournes for the picturesque Spelga Pass Hillclimb, organised by the Rathfriland Motor Club.
The initial reports from the hill itself was slippery with very little grip available in the damp, overcast conditions. At least the weather was starting to look brighter, by the....
To read more...Click HERE...
Photo by Alister Jackson
The initial reports from the hill itself was slippery with very little grip available in the damp, overcast conditions. At least the weather was starting to look brighter, by the....
To read more...Click HERE...
Photo by Alister Jackson
Kenny Wylie Wins 2011 East Coast Customs Spelga Pass Hillclimb...
Kenny Wylie won the 2011 East Coast Customs Spelga Pass Hillclimb in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo with a time of 49.0 seconds. 2010 winner David Francis finished in second in his 2wd Escort Cosworth with Conor Lavery third in the BMW M3. Conor Lavery and Trevor Lancashire were first and second in the 2wd Rally Car class and receive a free entry to the 2012 Down Rally... For a full set of results, click HERE...
For the latest updated photo gallery, to include Spelga Pass, click HERE...
Photo by Alister Jackson
For the latest updated photo gallery, to include Spelga Pass, click HERE...
Photo by Alister Jackson
Down Rally awarded a Road Closing order for 2012...
Rathfriland MC has been awarded a Road Closing order by the ANICC Stage Rallies Committee for the 2012 Down Rally.
Only ten Road Closing Orders are issued each year by local Government, seven being used for Motorcycle Road Racing with Rallying getting the other three. Traditionally the Circuit of Ireland and the Ulster Rally use up two of these with the other being utilised by Magherafelt's Tour of the Sperrins in recent years.
Rathfriland MC members are already well advanced in their plans for the 2012 event which will include eight tarmac stages in and around the local area.
Only ten Road Closing Orders are issued each year by local Government, seven being used for Motorcycle Road Racing with Rallying getting the other three. Traditionally the Circuit of Ireland and the Ulster Rally use up two of these with the other being utilised by Magherafelt's Tour of the Sperrins in recent years.
Rathfriland MC members are already well advanced in their plans for the 2012 event which will include eight tarmac stages in and around the local area.
Rathfriland Motor Club monthly meetings...
The Committee of Rathfriland Motor Club Ltd. meet on the first Wednesday night of each month in the Old George Hotel in Rathfriland. The meeting are usually fairly informal and new members are always welcome to attend.
Meetings kick off at around 8pm and end around 10.30pm at the latest.
Rathfriland Motor Club was formed in 1990 with the aim of furthering interest in Motorsport in the South & East Down area. The Club's main interest is rallying with two navigation rallies being organised during the year, one of which is a round of the ANICC NI Navigation rally Championship. The Club also organises the Spelga Pass Hillclimb and the Down Rally. These events are counting rounds of their respective MSA & ANICC NI Championships with the Down Rally also counting for the Irish National Forest Rally Championship. Rathfriland Motor Club won the MSA/JLT Sport UK Motor Club of the Year award in 2008.
Meetings kick off at around 8pm and end around 10.30pm at the latest.
Rathfriland Motor Club was formed in 1990 with the aim of furthering interest in Motorsport in the South & East Down area. The Club's main interest is rallying with two navigation rallies being organised during the year, one of which is a round of the ANICC NI Navigation rally Championship. The Club also organises the Spelga Pass Hillclimb and the Down Rally. These events are counting rounds of their respective MSA & ANICC NI Championships with the Down Rally also counting for the Irish National Forest Rally Championship. Rathfriland Motor Club won the MSA/JLT Sport UK Motor Club of the Year award in 2008.
