Monaghan’s Tommy Moffett is a double-national championship title winner, and he was crowned before even turning a wheel at the Carrick-on-Suir Rallysprint at the weekend.
The MI Junior Rally Series came to an end for the J1000 drivers, with the event at Waterford Airport marking the sixth and final round of the campaign.
It was confirmed last week that Moffett could not be caught, which left him to enjoy the event without any added pressure.
However, in a fashion that has been seen elsewhere within his family, he still took a start to finish class victory and 33rd O/A with Adam Langan in the hot seat.
As part of his package for winning the J1000 series, Moffett will receive €2,500 of support and tuition from the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy along with other benefits designed to help with the progression of his career.
It gets better, as after last weekend’s rally on the Jim Walsh Cork Forest Rally in Cork, Moffett cannot be caught in the J1000 category of the Sligo Pallets Forest Rally Championship either – making him a double champion in a single season.
Domhnall Lennon has guided Tommy through the forests this year and has also secured top spot in the J1000 co-driver standings.
Davagh Stages Rally
Magherafelt and District Motorclub held the Davagh Stages forest event in the south Sperrins. The clubman event was targeted by many as a high-speed shakedown for the Lakeland Stages in Enniskillen and by those wanting to keep the momentum going ahead of the final rounds of the Irish Forest Rally Championship. It was recent championship event winners Ryan Caldwell and Arthure Kierans who were first on the road, but it wasn’t to be a successful outing for the pair. An impact with a chicane on the opening stage put a halt to their challenge before it had time to get going. For Patrick O’Brien and Stephen O’Hanlon, they bedded into 2nd after the opening stage and pushed hard on the next test to close the gap to just two seconds. A technical failure on stage three forced them to retire from what was a promising performance. Mark Donnelly had led the first three stages but dropped to 3rd OA by the end of the fourth and final stage to give Jason Mitchell the win ahead of Jordan Hone. James McCarville and Kaine Treanor were out in a Rally2 Fiesta and took 3rd in Class and 12th OA.
Navigation Trial classes return
Monaghan Motor Club will start their Navigation Trial classes this week.
If you have an interest in Motorsport, then Navigation Trials are the best form of obtaining the correct ‘foundation’ for this sport.
The scheduled classes will cover the full range of topics including map reading, timing, car regulations for both Navigation and Endurance Trials and will also include an introduction to pace notes for stages rallies.
The classes will start on Friday 1 September at 8pm in the Sean McDermotts GAA complex in Threemilehouse.
Registration will also include club membership, maps, romer, and all necessary paperwork to complete the five week course.
All those interested should contact Conor on 0861677446 to book your place.
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