The next event we will helping marshal are the Killilane Bike Races this weekend. Meeting point info is as follows:

Kellys Garage, Lusk, at 12pm on Saturday.

Kellys Garage, Lusk, at 9am Sunday.

Please attend if possible to help Loughshinny Motorcycle Club and club Member Graham Long run their event.

Regulations are now available for the next Event on the Club Calendar, the Rallysprint at Athboy Karting Track on the October Bank Holiday Monday.

Please click here to download regulations

The death has occurred of Sean Newman, father of club member, John Newman.

Reposing at his home from 2pm today, Tuesday. Removal tomorrow, Wednesday morning, at 10.30am to the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ashbourne arriving for Funeral Mass at 11am. Cremation afterwards at 1.30pm at Glasnevin Crematorium.

May he Rest in Peace.

MAUGER PUSH OVER EPYNT!…

Simon Mauger arrives at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells for the start of the Eventsigns Mewla Rally as leader of the REIS MSA Asphalt Rally Championship. Victory last time out, on the Tyneside Stages in his rapid Ford Escort MkII (see below - courtesy CMWI.NET), gave the Bicester driver the edge but now, as dropped scores start to bite, the pressure is on to maintain the top spot.

The 100-strong Mewla entry list is headed by last year’s winners, Peter Lloyd/Graham Handley in their Subaru S14 WRC. Although these two are registered for the REIS Championship, they are not in a position to fight for the title but their proven speed over the Epynt Ranges must make them one of the favourites on the day.

Behind Lloyd are Damian Cole/Craig Drew in their Get Connected! Ford Focus WRC. Having already accrued four maximum scores, one more good run virtually guarantees them this year’s title but, as everyone involved in rallying is only too well aware, there’s many a slip!...

The Asphalt Championship accounts for almost a quarter of the total number of starters who are spreads throughout the list. 2009 BTRDA Asphalt Rally Series Champions Adrian Spencer/Mark Hewitt return to put some more competitive miles on their recently-completed Subaru Impreza while, making their Championship debut in a Toyota Corolla WRC are Gary Le Coadou/Paul Hollingham. Both crews are using the latter half of this season as a warm-up to a full assault in 2011.

Having made their series debut on Epynt back in March, Jim Sharp/Amy Mackinnon return once again in their Mitsubishi Lancer EVO9. Although the experience ultimately ended in retirement, good performances in the interim have seen them move up to 4^th place in the overall table, with a possibility of a Top 3 finish by the end of the season.

MSA Asphalt Championship registered contenders continue with :

* James Martin/Dylan James Vauxhall Astra GT/E

* Dave Price/TBA Ford Escort Mk6 RWD

* Steve Cressey/Sam Collis Subaru Impreza

* Mike Perkin/Alf Chanter Ford Puma

* Richard Clews/Barry James Ford Fiesta

* Chris Rice/Gareth Price Subaru Impreza

* Geoff Glover/Bob Brown Vauxhall Astra RWD

* Graham Muter/Steve Hallmark Ford Escort

* Tim Seipel/Martin Haggett MG ZR

* Craig Jose/Nigel Hewett Peugeot 205

* Ian Copping/Dave Rowley Ford Fiesta RWD

* Tim Daltry/Paul Ohren-Bird Peugeot 205

* Chris Daykin/Dan Megannity Subaru Impreza

* Chris Gravestock/Mark Harmer Peugeot 106

* Martin Newson/Peter Morris MG ZR

* Alison Lock/Russell Joseph Austin Mini Cooper

The first car leaves the start of the Eventsigns Mewla Rally on the Epynt Ranges at 8.00am on Sunday 29^th August and, eight stages and eighty-five miles later, the survivors will begin arriving back in Builth Wells at 5.00pm that afternoon.

Further details of the REIS MSA Asphalt Rally Championship are available from the Co-ordinator :

Andrew Haill – Tel : 0121 313 1416/E-mail : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

OR

by visiting the Championship website : www.asphaltrallying.co.uk

ALMC’s Meegan Takes Sixth Place on the Stonethrowers

ALMC member Eugene Meegan in his Mitsubishi Lancer finished in sixth overall and a credible second place in Group N on last weekend’s Stonethrowers Rally in Co. Tipperary, Eugene with Sorcha Kelly alongside on the notes lead the group N class for much of the day and was unlucky to lose the top spot to a hard charging Alan Ring to finish just six seconds adrift.

Pic: Seamus Counihan @ www.crspics.com

Eugene was ALMC’s sole entrant on last weekend’s Tipperary Stonethrowers the eight round of the 2010 National rally championship, Eugene got off to a blistering start setting fastest group N time through the opening test from Alan Ring in his Lancer. Through stage three and Eugene lost his lead of Group N to Ring, Eugene feeling that his Lancer need a fresh set of Spark plugs as the car was starting to misfire a little. The closing stages of the rally Eugene and Sorcha continued to battle hard with Alan Ring setting impressive stage times on their way to a worth sixth overall and second in Group N.
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The Annual Meeting between the Rallies Committee and the Clubs which was due to take place on Wednesday next August the 18th in the Green Isle Hotel Dublin has been postponed until Wednesday September the 15th.(Also in the Green Isle Hotel at 7.30), This is as a result of requests from clubs to have the "The Way Forward" document put on the Agenda of this meeting and also to allow clubs a chance to meet and discuss this Document which all clubs received on Friday last August the 13th.As a result of these requests the Rallies Committee have decided to Defer this Meeting to Wednesday September the 15th at 7.30pm in the Green Isle Hotel Dublin.   

Regards
Richard Talbot.
Secretary 2010 Rallies Committee

Following on from the events in the latter half of 2009, a letter from MI has now been published outlining progress to date of The Way Forward Committee and is available for download by clicking here.

It is very important that all members read this detailed letter, and should the need arise, forward on your comments as soon as possible to the Motor Club. This is YOUR opportunity to have a say in how the sport develops in the future.

The next Club meeeting is on the 1st September, and as the deadline for comments is the 14th September, now is the time to prepare your response, and this will then be forwarded on your behalf.

In conjunction with Castle Automobile Club, ALMC members wishing to obtain Stage Commander licences are invited to attend a Training night next Tuesday, 17th August, in the Oldcastle House Hotel, Oldcastle. The course will commence at 2100 sharp, and please attend if at all possible, as we would like to get as many members as possible qualified to Stage Commander level.

Club contact for the Training night is Louise Conachy, at 0870606614. Please call or text to confirm attendance. Louise will also be Assistant COC for the Rally on 5th September.

Highlights of this years Stages Rally will be broadcast on Motors TV this Saturday night, at 2220. Motors TV is on Channel 413 on Sky, so tune in for all the action from this years Rally!

The next event in the ALMC Calendar is the ALMC Rallysprint, in October. Planning has already started on the event, with a venue soon to be confirmed. All details for the Rally Sprint will be made available on the almc.ie Club web site.