DOWNHILL HOTEL, MAYO STAGES RALLY
March 1996
On Sunday the 10th of March 1996 Ballina Motor Club, now celebrating 20 years of involvement in motor sport, will host the 1996 Downhill Hotel Mayo Stages Rally. The Mayo stages is the first round in both the Coras Vard National Rally Championship and the W. J. Dolan Border Championship.
The Downhill Hotel have once again sponsored this event providing both an excellent headquarters and financial assistance to confirm their existing commitment to motor sport in County Mayo.Additional sponsorship has been received from...
- McCarrick's Garage, Tubbercurry, Main Peugeot Dealers.
- Business Supplies, Ballina, General Printers and Suppliers of Office Stationery and Furniture.
- The Ballina Chamber of Commerce.
- The Bed & Breakfasts, Hotels, Restaurants and Guesthouses in the locality.
The 1996 Mayo Stages Rally follows 1995's successful format and will run 4 stages three times with a centralised service area in the Mayo-Sligo Mart, Ballina.
Clerk of the course this year, John McManus, has selected an excellent
team to run this event...
Assistant COCs : Joe Corcoran and John Duffy
Event Secretary : Margaret McGreal
Event PR.O : Tom Tuffy
Chief Timekeeper : Michael Noone
Asst Timekeeper : David Lang
Chief Marshal : Willie Durcan
Asst Chief Marshal : Gerry McCafferty
Each of the 4 stages requires stage commanders and assistant stage commanders...
Stage 1. John Foy and Michael Lang
Stage 2. Eddie Quinn and John Rowland
Stage 3. Gerard Gill and Kevin Corcoran
Stage 4. Barry Campbell and Finian Dunne
The stages themselves are in the Ballina/Crossmolina area this year. Spectators on these stages will witness some of Ireland's top driving talent in action.
Over 115 entries have been received (to date) and last year's winner
- Eamonn Boland and co-driver Damien Morrissey contest this year in an
- Escort Cosworth.
- John Gilleece, Newtownabbey, and his navigator Michael
- Gibson have entered in an Escort Cosworth.
- Donegal brothers John and Joe
- McHugh in an Escort,
- Border sponsor W. J. Dolan in a Subaru Impreza with
- Michael Orr calling the notes.
- R.T.E. sports commentator Michael Lester and
- co-driver Paddy McClintock have entered in an Escort Cosworth.
- Ernest
- McMillan and Dessie McGlade in the Suzuki Swift,
- Charlie Donnelly and Eugene
- McVeigh from Maghera in a Manta.
- Martin Beirne and David Moran,
- Westport , Escort Cosworth;
- Martin Withers and Nickey Bracken, Westport,
- Escort Cosworth; Paul and Brian Cleary, Kiltimagh, in a Nissan Violet;
- Vinnie Kelly, Ballina and Noel Candon in a Talbot Samba,
- Rory O' Connor and
- Francis Kenny, Ballyhaunis, in a Peugeot 205,
- stage sponsor Noel McCarrick,
- Tubbercurry, and Chris Mitchell in an Astra GTE.
- Thomas Fahy from
- Ballinrobe in an Escort, Noel Finlay also from Ballinrobe in an Escort
- Seamus Joyce, Castlebar, in an Escort.
The Marshals, Garda Siochana, Mayo Co. Council and the Medical Services.
With a guaranteed entry of 130 crews and their followers from all over Ireland, Ballina, Crossmolina and the surrounding areas will be ensured an early tourism boost.
Regulations for the event are available from: Margaret McGreal. Telephone
++ 353 (0) 94 56726 after 6 pm.
Connaught Telegraph - News - Mar 1996
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