Quiet Week on the Motorsport Front

Ryan Farrell was navigating for Johnnie Mulholland on the ‘Go Tour of The Sperrins’ rally on Saturday. The pair finished 23^rd overall, and 1^st in Class 4 in their Ford Fiesta Rally3. Craig McPhillips took part in his first stage rally as a navigator, on the event.  He was navigating for Raymond Gurney in a Subaru Impreza WRX STI. The car had previously been used by Eamonn Boland and MJ, on two World Rally Championship events, back in 2015. Craig and Raymond retired before the start of the final stage, as Craig began to feel very unwell. They had been in 75^th position overall at that time. Thankfully his driver was the only Gurney he needed, as it was only a case of motion/travel sickness, and he began feeling a lot better once he was out of the car and walking around. It genuinely was a sickening reason for retirement.

Killian McArdle was navigating for Casey Jay Coleman in ‘Rally Sierra Morena’, which was the opening round of the 2025 European Rally Championship. The lads had some competitive times, but were hampered on SS3 following a high-speed spin, which cost them 15s. On the final stage of the opening day, they unfortunately picked up a puncture, and with the stage being 27.2km long, they had no choice but to stop and replace the tyre. This stoppage cost them over four minutes, and left the pair feeling deflated themselves, after what had been an encouraging performance up to that point. The puncture dropped the pair from 43^rd overall, to 76^th at the overnight halt. Six more stages lay ahead on day 2 of the event, and by the finish of the final stage, they had climbed back to 53^rd overall and 6^th in the M-Sport Fiesta Rally3 Trophy.

County Monaghan Motor Club CLG are hosting a Pedal Car Race on Sunday, April 27^th. Participants can race three or four wheeled cars or trikes. Each team has two drivers, aged from 13 to 18, and their parent/Guardian, who can be their mechanic/person to roar ‘PEDAL FASTER’. For more information, contact Brendan Flynn via email on brendanflyn@gmail.com

Oisín Sherlock