Local Rallying Macroom

23/02/2019

Best of luck to JJ Cremin who partners Ian Roche in their Subaru Impreza WRC In tomorrows Birr Stages Rally, round 1 of the Irish National Rally Championship! 👍🏻👍🏻

11/02/2019

LOCALS CONQUER TRICKY GALWAY::::::

Sunday saw the first round of the 2019 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship kick off in Galway in very difficult conditions.

Daniel Cronin and JJ Cremin in their Ford Fiesta R5, drove an excellent rally all day to stay out of trouble on the slippy and mud covered stages to set some very competitive times to claim 8th Overall and a haul of championship points that sets them up nicely for the next round in West Cork in March!

In the National section of the Rally Sean Moynihan and Cathal Quill in their Ford Es**rt MK11 finished 20th Overall and 3rd in class after a very tricky day on the stages in their RWD machine!

Well done lads, a huge achievement! 💪🏻

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08/02/2019

TARMAC CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF:::::::

This weekend sees the start of the 2019 Irish Tarmac Rally championship with the Galway International Rally.
Again local interest is high with Kilnamartyra man JJ Cremin in the hot seat with Bantrys Daniel Cronin in a Ford Fiesta R5 seeded at number 14. The pair are contesting the full Tarmac championship this year and will be fully focused on a title challenge. A large haul of championship points will be the aim for the first round for the crew.
In the national section of the rally, Ballyvourney man Cathal Quill will partner Milstreets Sean Moynihan in their Ford Es**rt Mk11 and are seeded at 69.

Best of luck to the lads! 👍🏻

Irish Tarmac Rally Championship Killarney and District Motor Club The "OFFICIAL"Skibbereen and District Car Club page

18/11/2018

Macroom man Gerard Quinn of Ford Motorsport at the center of Sebastian Ogier’s second consecutive FIA WRC drivers championship with Ford!! Well done Gerard!! 👍🏻👍🏻

13/11/2018

For anyone who is interested in getting involved in Motorsport, this is the place for you! A great way to get involved in a motor club and make great friends while learning all you need to know about rallying, night navigation trials, autocross and all other types of Motorsport. Hope to see you there 👍🏻👍🏻

❗️Skibbereen And District Car Club Introduction to Navigation classes❗️

Running every Monday night from the 19th November at 20.00 in The Clonakilty Park Hotel.📅

All aspects from night navigation to stage rallying, and everything in between... 🚗🏁

Great course for people looking to join a motor club and get involved in Motorsport from the grass roots up!

Open to all ages, all disciplines both navigators and drivers and all levels of experience! All you need is the interest!

Everything you need will be supplied on the night, all you need to bring is yourself!📝🔎

Any questions comment below, everyone is welcome!

🚌 Club representatives from Dripsey, Macroom, Carrigaline, Ballylickey. Skibbereen, Ballincollig and everywhere inbetween will be travelling, so don’t be shy looking for lifts! 🚌

Spread the word by sharing this post please, a great way for people, especially young people, to get involved in motorsport!

10/10/2018

We usually report on local competitors but today we thank the local people who help run our events! These people give up their free time to marshal at events so we can actually go out and compete on stages! Thanks to each one of you! Here are a few pictures of some of our wonderful local volunteers!! It really is a great sport and a great community! 👍🏻👍🏻

08/10/2018

Locals succeed on Cork 20! ::::::::::

The 2018 CB Tool Hire Cork 20 International Rally was another huge success for our local competitors here in Macroom!
Topping the times for the locals were Christy McCarthy & Gavin Sheehan in their Honda Civic who finished a powerful 12th Overall and claimed 1st in class 11F!! Next of the locals were Conan O’Riordan & Kevin Healy in their Peugeot 205 who finished an amazing 15th overall and 2nd in class 10 ahead of an array of more powerful cars! Coachfords Michael Forde and Jim Cunningham in their Talbot Sunbeam overcame mechanicals issues to climb back to 23rd overall and netted 2nd in Class 11R! On her first ever event, The flower of Macroom, Emma Nott kept her Ford Es**rt between the ditches on what was a very demanding event to claim 30th overall and the bonus of 2nd in Class9! Rounding Off the locals on the main-field section were Barry O’Brien & Declan Buttimer in their Honda Civic finishing 32nd Overall, an amazing result considering they had to change the engine during Saturday!

In the historic section local Navigator JJ Cremin guided George Cullen in their Ford Es**rt Mk11 to 2nd Overall in the historics to round off a very successful year for the crew!

In the Junior section of the rally, Clondrohids David Kelleher & Jack Corcoran in their newly acquired Honda Civic claimed 8th overall and finished their first ever event!

In the Sunday stages section of the rally there was great success as Local navigator Eamonn Creedon guided Pat O’Sullivan in their Honda Civic to 2nd Overall! Finishing 3rd overall in the Sunday stages section on his first event as a driver was William Lynch and Paul Downey in their Honda Civic, finishing ahead of 4th place friends, Simon Duggan & Eamonn Hayes in a identical Honda Civic! Finishing 7th in the Same section was Cyril Casey & Shane Casey in their Vauxhall Astra!

Overall a fantastic weekend for all of our crews!! Well done everyone! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

02/10/2018

**Message from Philip Cross & Cathal Quill**

On behalf of the Macroom Cork 20 Fundraising committee We would like to take this opportunity to thank a few people who made it possible for the CB Tool Hire Cork 20 Rally to run in Macroom.
Firstly we would like to thank our partners in the Munster Car Club, The Lee Valley Enterprise Board, The Riverside Park Hotel, CB Tool Hire, Cork county council and An Garda Siochana who have played a huge part in bringing this event to Macroom from the onset.
Secondly we would like to thank local businesses and traders who have put their hands in their pockets and supported us through stage sponsorship and sponsorship adverts in the event program. Believe me when I say, the event could not take place without these people, as their contributions are the key to securing the event for Macroom. Thank you so much.
Thirdly to the businesses and people who provided their premises for Scrutiny, Trailer Park, Service Park, Parc Ferme and the ceremonial start. With the cooperation from these people we now have one of the best, compact, efficient rally’s in the country.
Fourthly to the residents and family’s living on the stages and the road sections, we thank you for your cooperation and engagement with the rally. We have some of the best Roads and stages in the world here in Macroom and the rally community appreciates your cooperation.
Lastly to the people of Macroom and the Lee Valley, we thank you for coming out and supporting the rally through attending the ceremonial start, the stages, the service park and for creating a special atmosphere around the town for the weekend, it has competitors asking about 2019 already.

Thanks to each and everyone of you!

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02/10/2018

Daniel Cronin & Shane Buckley jumping high on the infamous Kilnamartyra Stage on their way to securing 2nd Overall on the CB Tool Hire Cork Munster Car Club / Cork 20 International Rally!

Stage Sponsor: Cygnum Timber Frame

01/10/2018

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Meirion Evans in his Hyundai i20 R5 on his way over the famous Butter Road Stage setting fastest time!!

CB Tool Hire Cork Munster Car Club / Cork 20 International Rally

Stage Sponsor : Denis J. Downey Ltd. Denis J Downeys Haulage Donoughmore

Incar on stage 12 of the Cork 20 International Rally-Butter Road where we set fastest time over one of the fastest stages of the event on our way to 3rd over...