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6 500 MRCI Race Meeting6 Co Monaghan Navigation Trial6/7 Munster CC Cork 20 International
xRally (TROA)7 Tipperary 4x4 Production Vehicle Trial7 Wexford Autotest7 Connacht Autocross (LS)7 Lydden Hill MC Pembrey Rallycross (RX)13 Donegal Harvest Stages Rally (SR)13 MEC Noonan Cup Sporting Trial14 GSMC Mini Stages Rally14 Mondello SC Race Meeting14 Imokilly Autocross (GS) (A)14 Cork Autotest20 Birr Navigation Trial (NT)21 Co Cavan Autocross (LS)21 Carlow Rallycross (RX)21 TDC Autotest27 Galway Autotest (H) 27/28 Donegal Navigation Trial28 IMRC Autotest28 Skibbereen Fastnet Stages Rally28 Connacht Autotest (H)
OCTOBER FIXTURES
4th September 2012
A member of:
YOUNG RALLY DRIVER OF THE YEAR
– MAY-JUNE 2012 NOMINATION
Damien McCarthy has been nominated for the Motorsport IrelandBilly Coleman Young Rally Driver of the Year award following hisperformances in May and June this year.
The 26 year-old from Timoleague, Co Cork drove his 1600 ccHonda Civic to a tremendous fourth place overall in the Carrick-on-Suir MC Raven’s Rock Rally, behind three much morepowerful cars, easily winning his class. Earlier in the year, hesurprised many by taking third place overall in the two day WestCork Rally, also behind two much faster cars, and againdominated his class. In the same event in 2011, he managed fifthplace, with the customary class win.
For the remainder of this year, Damien plans to contest theSkibbereen Fastnet Rally at the end of October, where he will nodoubt once again embarrass many others with potentially fastermachinery. He would like to do some of the British RallyChampionship rounds in 2013, but this depends on the availabilityof sponsorship.
Damien works as a motor engineer in Ardgehane Motors,Clonakilty, who are also one his sponsors, along with HayesCabins of Clonakilty and Plasticbags.ie.
The award has been revamped this year with five bi-monthlywinners selected from January / February, through to September/ October, joined by the winner of the Junior Championship in theDunlop National Championship, the highest placed eligible driverfrom the Valvoline National Forestry Championship, and awildcard selection, in the award finalists.
The winner of the Motorsport Ireland Billy Coleman Young RallyDriver of the Year receives €50,000 worth of support to competein stage rallies nationally & internationally in 2013 along with thesupport of Billy Coleman co-ordinator, Tom Walsh, while the tworunners up will receive free entry into a number of MI permittedevents in 2013 as well as co-ordinator support.
Damien McCarthy (Honda Civic)
1 Munster CC Autotest (H)1/2 Donegal Hillclimb (HC)2 Cork Autotest (H)8/9 Wexford Stages Rally9 Kerry Autosolo9 Munster KC Kart Race Meeting (KC)9 Connacht Autocross (LS)9 NEMC Autocross (LS)15 MEC Rhodes Cup Sporting Trial15/16 Leinster Race Meeting (Leinster Trophy)16 Westmeath Autocross (GS) (A)16 Clare Stages Rally (SR)16 Laois Foyle Veteran & Vintage
Memorial Run22 Omagh Forestry Rally (FR)23 Mayo Autocross (LS)23 Skibbereen Autocross (LS)29/30 UAC Circuit of Ireland
Retrospective Trial29 Leinster GVB Cup Sporting Trial30 Co Cavan Autocross (LS)30 SKC Kart Race Meeting (KC)30 Laois Sprint – Mondello
SEPTEMBER FIXTURES
DATE CHANGESTipperary Autocross (LS) 2.9.12 cancelled; Westmeath Autocross(GS) 16.9.12 – add (A); IMRC Sprint 23.9.12 cancelled;Skibbereen Autocross (LS) 1.7.12 to 23.9.12; Laois Sprint(Tynagh) 7.10.12 to Laois Sprint (Mondello) 30.9.12; Cork Multi-Venue Autotest 8.7.12 to Cork Autotest 14.10.12; ImokillyAutocross (GS) (A) 10.6.12 to 14.10.12. Add new event:Westmeath Autotest 4.11.12.
DUNLOP MOTORSPORT IRELAND YOUNG RACING DRIVER OFTHE MONTH – JULY 2012
Kevin O’Hara from Donadea, Co Kildare, has been selectedas the Dunlop Young Racing Driver of the Month for July, forhis achievements during the month. He began by setting anew class lap record for Mondello Park, becoming the firstFormula Vee driver ever to bring the record below the oneminute barrier, on his way to third place.
Three weeks later, at the biggest race meeting of the yearfor Formula Vee, the Festival, he started the day by finishingsecond three times, in his qualifying heat, his semi-final and
in the Pony Express championship race. Then, in the mainrace, the Festival Final, 22 year-old Kevin took the lead afterfour laps and held it to the finish, beating the classchampion into second position. He has since gone on to winthe Vee race at the Leinster Trophy Mondello meeting.
Kevin has previously raced successfully overseas, scoringthree victories in three weeks in the Radical Cup of China in2009, which included the Shanghai and Zhuhai circuits. Hissponsors are Castrol Ireland and Donovan’s Nisa/Today inMaynooth,
The young Kildareman began racing in 2006, spending twoyears in Formula Ford 1600. Earlier this year, he graduatedin law and business studies from Griffith College in Dublin.
Having been selected as the fourth Dunlop Driver of theMonth for the 2012 season, Kevin is now a contender for theprestigious Dunlop Motorsport Ireland Young Racing Driverof the Year Award and the historic Sexton Trophy. Thisaward is presented annually and is sponsored by Dunlop,the Irish Sports Council and Motorsport Ireland.
LICENCE STATISTICS
RALLYCROSS COMMITTEESummary of amendments to Rallycross Championship regulations for 2012/2013:
New buggy class approved: JB Buggies as used and approved for Autocross have been approved for Rallycross to competewith RX150s. The new championship which will run from October 2012 to November 2013 will have eight rounds with more than two weeksbetween each event. The first round is agreed to be at Pembrey in Wales, and first round in Ireland to be run by Carlow CCon 21 October. It is hoped to run a round of the British Rallycross Championship at the end of June 2013 in Mondello. Classrepresentatives will be appointed to assist competitors. Junior Competitors who start with a Junior licence may continue to theend of the championship. In-car cameras are being recommended to control driver behaviour. A Core Organisation team hasbeen appointed for the full championship and a new results computer program is to be tested. It is hoped to have a pressofficer but nobody has been recruited as yet.
Each class will compete for its own championship and there will be no overall champion. Information on the new regs can be obtained on www.rallycross.ie and from Graham Lenehan [email protected]. The championship Registrar will be Tom Kirwan and registration will be automatic with eachentry. Entry fees will be €195 and €150 for Juniors.
The detailed changes will be posted on www.motorsportireland.com
Edited by Paul Phelan ([email protected])
on behalf of Motorsport Ireland
Contact Motorsport Ireland, at 34, Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Ireland. Tel: 01-677 5628 Fax: 01- 671 0793
Email: [email protected] Web: www.motorsportireland.com
Appendix 33 – Standard Regulations for Navigation Trials
Amendments to Appendix 33 are published on the MI website under Useful Information/Yearbook Amendments since
publication
Appendix 34 – MI Navigation Trial National Championship 2012/13
2.2 The events which qualify for the Championship are as follows: 20/21 October Birr
3/4 November Cork Startrek
10/11 November Monaghan Drumlin
24/25 November Midland
8/9 December Skibbereen Carbery
(Reserve Event)
* January Cork 1000 Shakes
* February Skibbereen 100 Isles
* February Midland (Reserve Event)
* March Cavan
* March Monaghan
* 2013 dates to be confirmed when finalised.
Amendments to Appendix 34 are published on the MI website under Useful Information/Yearbook Amendments since
publication
Appendix 88 – Sporting Trials Regulations
Amendments to Appendix 88 are published on the MI website under Useful Information/Yearbook Amendments since
publication
AMENDMENTS TO YEARBOOK
DOPING CONTROL TESTRESULTS
Tests for the detection of prohibited substances were carriedout on three drivers by the Irish Sports Council at the MunsterKC Kart Race Meeting on 11.3.12. No prohibited substancesor prohibited methods were identified.
HAWTHORN TROPHYHawthorn Trophy positions as at 22.7.12:
Eoghan Fogarty (Touring Car) 187 (6 rounds), Alan
Watkins (Stryker) 185 (6), John Greaney (Touring Car)
178 (6), Paul Yeomans (Stryker) 175 (6), Jackie
Cochrane (Historic) 174 (5), Garreth Hayden (Touring
Car) 172 (6), Ray Moore (F Vee) 171 (5), Lee Newsome
(F Vee) 167 (5), David Bailey (Touring Car) 166 (6), Alan
Byrne (Global) 163 (6).
2012 COMMISSION ANDCOMMITTEES
Championship Stewards: George Clancy has retired from thisposition. Additional appointments have been made: BobbyClinton, Gerry Freeman, Bob Montgomery, Ana St. Clair,Barry Timlin.
CHANGES TO CLUBINFORMATION
Skibbereen & District CC: Ger Hayes, Bealad, Rossmore,Clonakilty, Co Cork. Phone: 087-0560316. e-mail:[email protected]
SAFETY ADVISORY GROUPClubs organising Stage Rallies are reminded that the Guideto Safer Spectating contained in Appendix 27 of the MIYearbook (page 88) MUST be included in all eventprogrammes.
In addition, as published in the September 2011 MSB, GCR47 requires that a programme be drawn up and publishedfor EVERY competition. This programme may be a simpleA4 page containing an entry list, but it must include thewarning notice as worded in the September 2011 MSB.
HELMET STANDARDSThe FIA have notified MI that helmets complying with BS6658-85 Type A/FR (Red label) will no longer be approvedfrom 31.12.13 and that helmets complying with Snell SA2000will no longer be approved from 31.12.14. This means thatfrom the above dates, these helmets are not approved for useon International events but under current MI rules may beused on National events for a further 3 years.
