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Michael & Ciaran Tynan kicked off the new year in style with overall victory on last weekend’s Monaghan Motor Club navigation trial. COC Darragh Kelly laid out a challenging 85 mile route in the North Monaghan area. It proved to be a battle of the Tynans at the top as Michael & Ciaran faced off with Martin Tynan & Fintan Clerkin. Just two penalties would separate them at the end of the night. Damien Hagan & Damien Connolly finished just 1 penalty further adrift in 3^rd place.

 

The opening section of the event took crews from Ballinode to Threemilehouse. Hagan/Connolly dropped three penalties into TP2 which would prove crucial at the end of the event. A plethora of new lanes were used between TP7 and TP14. TP14 would catch National champions Pakie Duffy & Evin Hughes out with a wrong approach. Plot & Bash at TP15 & TP16 caught out some crews but all but one crew were caught at TP17 for a wrong approach. Some forestry lanes near Bragan which included some straight line tulips were enjoyed by many. Derek Mackarel/Arthur Kierans, who was a last minute stand in navigator dropped out of contention after missing Via6. In the closing stages, Tynan/Tynan held off the challenge of Tynan/Clerkin and Hagan/Connolly to take overall honours. Mackarel/Kierans finished 4^th overall and victory in the Semi-Expert class with Keith McConnan/Micheal McCluskey 5^th overall and 2^nd in the Semi-Expert class. Duffy/Hughes finished 6^th overall and 3^rd in the Expert class.

 

Shane Maguire & Barry Garvey came home 3^rd in the Semi-Expert class. Emmet McCooey/Conor Boylan won the Novice class from Mac Kierans/Thomas Wedlock with Kevin McCormick/David McCrudden in 3^rd. But for a 50 penalty during the event, this pair could have taken overall honours. Oisin Sherlock/Pamela McMahon won the Beginner’s class from Ryan Treanor/Eimear O’Reilly.

 

The club would like to thank Darragh & Michael Carbin for their hard work in organising this event. The next club event is the Autotest on February 14^th. The Night Navigation Trials continue with the Cork 1000 Shakes Navigation Trial next Saturday night 16^th January based in Macroom which is a counting round of the National Night Navigation Championship.

 

Results

 

1 Mickey Tynan/Ciaran Tynan (Subaru Impreza) 23 marks,
2 Martin Tynan/Fintan Clerkin (Subaru Impreza) 25m,
3 Damien Hagan/Damien Connolly (Subaru Impreza) 26m,
4 Derek Mackarel/Arthur Kierans (Subaru Impreza) 41m,
5 Keith McConnon/Micheal McCluskey (Subaru Impreza) 43m,
6 Pakie Duffy/Evin Hughes (Subaru Impreza) 43m,
7 Shane Maguire/Barry Garvey (Subaru Impreza) 48m,
8 Emmet McCooey/Conor Boylan (Subaru Impreza) 49m,
9 Mac Kierans/Thomas Wedlock (Subaru Impreza) 57m,
10 Fintan Larmer/Sean McCaffrey (Subaru Impreza) 63m,
11 Kevin McCormack/David McCrudden (Subaru Impreza) 67m,
12 Aaron Duffy/Laurence Keenan (Subaru Impreza) 68m.

 

 

Monaghan Motor Club AGM

The annual general meeting of Co. Monaghan Motor Club takes place  Thursday 14^th January 2016 at 8.30pm in the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan.

All 2015 club members are eligible to vote in the election of the 2016 committee. All members are encouraged to attend and participate in the open discussion on the topics raised. It is hoped to have further information available on the insurance situation for 2016.

All Drivers insurance (IRDS) applications must be with MotorSport Ireland today (Monday 5th Jan 2016) before 4.30pm. IRDS letters will not be issued for 2016, instead, a list of all drivers will be registered on the MI website. This list will be first published on by Friday 8th Jan 2016. Drivers whose name is not on this list prior to this event, will not be allowed to start.

 

Monaghan Motor Club’s first event of 2016 takes place this Saturday night with the opening Navigation Trial of the new year. Darragh Kelly & Michael Carbin are COC and ACOC respectively. Ballinode Community Hall is the venue for the event and a route of approximately 85 miles has been put together by the organising team. The event is the opening round of the Monaghan Motor Club championships. First car is due to leave the start at 9.01pm. Marshals are required for this event and are asked to meet at Ballinode Community Centre at 8pm.

 

Midland Navigation Trial

 

The final Night Navigation Trial for 2015 took place in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim on Saturday 12^th December. COC Seamus McTigue laid out a challenging 85 mile route around the shores of Lough Allen and Arigna village. It had been several years since an event took place in the area which presented a fresh challenge for the majority of crews.

 

It was the Longford/Monaghan pairing of Pakie Duffy & Evin Hughes who took a start to finish victory in their Subaru. The opening section which included a trace diagram caught out a number of crews and time penalties were also being dropped due to some demanding terrain. Duffy/Hughes had pulled ten penalties clear of the opposition on the first half of the event and were able to maintain their advantage in the second half despite a wrong approach. National Championship rivals, Dermot Whelton/Mark McCarthy made their trip from Cork pay off with a fine run to 2^nd overall to maintain their points lead in the National Championship. The Novice pairing of Mark Derry/Patrick O’Leary had a great run to 3^rd overall and class honours. Shane Dalton/Nigel McCloughry were 4^th overall with Richard Cassidy/Paul Phelan 1 penalty behind in 5^th.

 

Peter Farrell & Shane Farrell won the Semi-Expert class from Keith McConnan/Micheal McCluskey and Michael Carbin/Darragh Kelly. Eoghan Corr/Ruadhri Nash finished 2^nd Novice with Aiden Sherry/Oisin Sherlock in 3^rd. Hugh McBrien/Patrick Corcoran won the Beginners class from Gerry Kelly/Patrick Brides and Calvin Beattie/Martin Brady.

 

The next round of the National Championship is the Cork 1000 Shakes on January 16^th with the next round of the Border Championship in Donegal the following weekend.

 

Monaghan Motor Club AGM

 

The annual general meeting of Co. Monaghan Motor Club takes place on Thursday 14^th January 2016 at 8.30pm in the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan.

 

All 2015 club members are eligible to vote for the 2016 committee. Nomination forms are available to download from monaghanmotorclub.net. Nominations for appointment to the 2016 committee must be returned to the Secretary Roisin Meenagh by Tuesday 12^th January 2016. All members are encouraged to participate in the nomination process.

 

 

 

Monaghan Motor Club’s sporting year for 2015 came to an end with the annual dinner dance & prizegiving on Friday night last. Damien Connolly was crowned the overall club champion for the third year in succession and was presented with the coveted Trader’s Trophy. Damien accumulated most of his points in the navigator seats on the night navigations, stages rally and endurance trial events while getting behind the wheel for the autotest.

 

Michael Tynan & Ciaran Tynan took the Gary Nesbitt Club Navigation Championship for the first time.

On the National scene, Josh Moffett & Jason McKenna were the overall Irish Forestry Champions with Josh also being a runner-up in the Billy Coleman award.

 

Pakie Duffy & Evin Hughes won the National Night Navigation Championship. Each of the event winners and COCs were also presented with their awards on the night.

 

The Gerry McNamara award was won by Conor Maguire for his outstanding contribution to the club over the years.

 

The club would like to thank all of its event sponsors, in particular the Hillgrove Hotel for their support for the stages rally and monthly club meetings.

 

The Irish Forestry Championship prizegiving took place last weekend in Tullamore. Josh Moffett & Jason McKenna got their hands on the 2015 Championship trophy after an impressive season in their Lancer. Having narrowly lost out on the championship in 2014, Josh & Jason pulled it all together this year with overall victory in Mayo and consistent scores on the other rounds to claim their maiden National forestry title.

 

Michael Conlon & Ciaran McPhillips claimed the 2 wheel drive championship category. The pair dominated the early season with a string of class wins and regular placings in the top 10 overall. This helped secure the championship with two rounds remaining. Derek Mackarel was one of the stars of the Junior class. Derek took a superb class win in Mayo and also scored high in Carrick, Donegal and Cork to secure 3^rd in the Junior class. Michaela McGinn finished 2^nd in class 13 after a consistent season navigating for Damien McGauren.

 

Dinner Dance & Prizegiving

 

The annual Monaghan Motor Club Dinner Dance & Prizegiving takes place on Friday night, December 4^th. The event will see the club celebrate the success of their competitors at both National & International level in 2015. Some of the most notable successes includes Josh Moffett & Jason McKenna winning the Irish Forestry Championship, Niall Maguire & Enda Sherry taking runners-up spot in the National Championship, Shane Maguire winning the West Coast Championship and Evin Hughes winning the National Night Navigation Championship. Damien Connolly is the overall club champion for 2015, clinching the coveted Trader’s trophy for a third successive year, while Mickey and Ciaran Tynan are the club navigation champions.

 

The night begins with a motor sport reception at 8pm sharp featuring unseen video footage followed by the prizegiving dinner. Leading Northern Sound radio presenter, Sean McCaffrey, is MC for the annual motor club awards ceremony which will feature various fun surprises during the evening to make this a special night to be a part of and end an event-packed 2015 season off in style!

 

Tickets are available from committee members or call Conor on 086 1677446 to book your place.
 

Carbery Night Navigation Trial

 

Three Monaghan crews made the trip to Leap, Co. Cork for the Carbery Night Navigation Trial on Saturday night last. The event was a counting round of the Munster Navigation Championship. Pakie Duffy & Evin Hughes finished 3^rd overall and 2^nd in class. Mac Kierans/Conor Boylan were 8^th overall and 1^st in the novice class despite gearbox problems. Aiden Sherry/Oisin Sherlock were just behind in 9^th overall and 2^nd novice.