Derek McGarrity and Damian Garvey sealed victory at the McGrady Insurance Stages Rally, round two of the McGrady Insurance Motorsport UK Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship! Driving his newly acquired Ford Fiesta World Rally Car, Glengormley’s McGarrity led the Ballynahinch and District Motor Club organised event from start to finish with Draperstown’s father and son Mini WRC crew, Derek and Mark McGeehan, arriving home in second. Another all-family crew claimed third with Kieron Graffin and his 16-year-old daughter, Amy, who was competing in her first rally, nabbing the position after the final stage. Top Six McGarrity was fastest from the…
Author: Jonathan MacDonald
Desi Henry and Liam Moynihan have won the Eakin Bros Brian James Trailers Stages Rally, round three of the McGrady Insurance Motorsport UK Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship! The Skoda Fabia R5 mounted crew grabbed the lead from the start and never looked back as they powered to a 14.1-second win over Callum Devine and Brian Hoy. Henry, who opted to register for the 2019 Championship before the start of the event, secured maximum points in the series and plans to enter round four’s Down Rally in July. “We were trying a lot of different things with the car today,”…
Competition Safaris are one of the most spectacular forms of motorsport in Northern Ireland, yet they’re possibly one of the least well-known… Organised by the Four Wheel Drive Club of Northern Ireland, these ‘Comp Safari’ events take place at single venues across the country. The club recently gained access to an old quarry in Magheramorne for some incredible action on 17 March but what exactly is a Comp Safari? Think gravel! Think water splashes! Think huge jumps! And it’s all in specially modified four-wheel drive vehicles capable of dealing with the off-road terrain! Similar to stage rallying, these events are…
Derek McGarrity and Sean Topping have won the McGrady Insurance Stages Rally, round two of the McGrady Insurance Motorsport UK Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship! It was a difficult day for competitors at Bishopscourt Race Circuit as mixed weather conditions made tyre choice difficult at the County Down venue. However, the Glengormley driver led the event from start to finish, eventually claiming the win by 13.4 seconds from Mark Massey and Eathan McColgan. “It’s fantastic to get a good finish here which gets our championship back on track,” McGarrity said. “We had a fraught enough rally with some silly mistakes…