Ryan Caldwell and Arthur Kierans were crowned Irish Forest Rally champions for 2023 despite a non-finish on the Bushwhacker Rally organised by Omagh Motor Club.
With their main rivals opting to run in a different class, all they had to do was leave Parc Ferme to take the title. They hit mechanical trouble early on and retired on Saturday afternoon.
The rally featured now-rare night stages on Friday night and it was Patrick and Stephen O’Brien who took the overall win in their Skoda Fabia.
Brendan Cumiskey and Martin Connolly scored maximum championship points in their Fiesta Rally3. Mickey Conlon and Paul McPhillips took third in championship points, as well as 1st in Class and 4th 2WD.
Navigation Trials return
Entries are open for the Monaghan Navigation Trial on 30 September.
COC Sean Marron and ACOC Aidan Keenan have organised a 70 mile route run out of Kingscourt Community Centre.
Regulations and entries are available online and close on Monday 25 September.
Competitors are reminded to check the expiry date on their licence. For this event, Motorsport Ireland National licences with an expiry date of 30 September 2023 are not valid. If your licence is not valid for the duration of the event at sign-on, you will not be permitted to start the event.
County Monaghan Motor Club 