Jon Armstrong concluded his first full European Rally Championship season in style at the weekend when he earned his maiden podium finish in the series at the final event of the year, Rally Silesia in Poland. He produced a dominant performance on Sunday, winning five of the six stages on the event’s final day to […]
O’Brien brothers edge thrilling Lakeland Stages
Mountfield’s O’Brien brothers, Patrick and Stephen, may have secured victory by almost two minutes during Saturday’s Lakeland Stages Rally, but had it not been for two tyre issues the outcome would have been much closer. Throughout the thrilling six stage battle, the O’Briens, behind the wheel of their R5 Skoda Fabia, were involved in a […]
Clogher crowned AIL 2C champions
CLOGHER VALLEY 41 BALLINA 12 CLOGHER Valley collected their second successive league title on Saturday after brushing aside Ballina 41-12 at a wind-swept Cran. Going into the clash, Stephen Bothwell’s men knew all they needed was one solitary point to guarantee the Energia All-Ireland League 2C crown and if Galwegians failed to overturn a massive […]
Armstrong delighted to end his season on a high
JON Armstrong was delighted to have ended his season on a high after finishing fourth overall at Rallye Du Var in France. Driving the same M-Sport Poland Rally3 Ford Fiesta he suffered a massive crash in at Barum Czech Rally during his European Rally Championship winning season, the Kesh native produced a consistently fast performance […]
Noble and Jennings in the top ten mix at Donegal Rally
After three days of action, during which competitors had to tackle the demanding Donegal International Rally stages in blazing sunshine and torrential rain, it was Callum Devine and Noel O’Sullivan who stood atop of the podium. Many time British champion, Welshman, Matt Edwards and David Moynihan clinched second, while Sam Moffett and Keith Moriarty put […]
Plenty for Armstrong to play for at Ypres and beyond
JON Armstrong knows Rally Ypres isn’t going to make or break his Junior World Rally Championship aspirations, but he is keen to achieve a good result in Belgium this weekend. Going into the penultimate round of the series, the 26-year-old Kesh driver is 15 points behind leader Sami Pajari, but when dropped scores – […]
Armstrong claims a historic first win in Poland
JON Armstrong became the first ever Junior European Championship event winner in the new Rally3 category when he cantered to success, at the season opener, in Poland at the weekend. The Kesh man, who also won the opening round of the Junior World Rally Championship in Croatia, behind the wheel of his Codemasters DiRT Rally […]
Champagne celebrations for Armstrong in Croatia
JON Armstrong made a dream start to the Junior World Rally Championship in Croatia at the weekend by winning the opening round of the series. The Kesh man and co-driver Phil Hall battled their way through the field, from eighth place after stage one to win by over 30 seconds in the end. […]