New Year Celebrations

Check out the Photo Gallery for some Club Members in action on Lyndsay Doran's Punchestown New Year Celebration event !

Following a well attended AGM on Wednesday 18th January, the following were elected:

Chairman:         John Carroll

Vice Chairman:  Raymond Scullion

Secretary:         Lyndsay Doran

Treasurer:         Noel Devlin

PRO:                 Alan Binley

New Directors:

John Devine ;   Ivan O'Connor ;  Richie Tallon

Other Directors:

John Carroll ; Conor Crowley ; Noel Devlin ; Joe Downey ; Raymond Scullion

Social Co-ordinator:

Louise Conaghy

ALMC Motor Club will return to Luttrellstown Castle Resort Golf Club on Saturday the 18th February for the now annual spring Endurance Trial. Following the success of the event last year and the growing popularity of Endurance Trials in Ireland ALMC will once again kick off the Endurance Trial calendar with a challenging and interesting event for competitors. The event will visit some of the more difficult tests which featured in last year’s Trial while visiting a number of new locations with the event ending in a run through the Luttrellstown Castle test which will be the longest of the day under the cover of darkness. Clerk of the Course for the event is Raymond Scullion who will for the first time take on the responsibility for the event, "this year’s event will be even bigger and better than last years and while there will be some of last year’s tests included they will all have some subtle changes so that last year’s crews don't have any significant advantage. We will also be running new locations around Collon, Slane, Navan and Dunshaughlin and of course the night test in Luttrellstown, which I believe will play a significant part in deciding the overall winner of the event" commented Ray.

The event will start from Luttrellstown golf club at 11am with scrutiny and drivers briefing taken place prior to the start also at the club. The crews will then head for the tests with a lunchtime stop scheduled for 1.30 followed by an afternoon packed with tests spread over counties Dublin, Louth and Meath with the crews returning to the tea stop location prior to their run through the night test. The first of the competing cars is due back in Luttrellstown at 8.45pm with results and prize giving scheduled for shortly after 10pm.

Entries are now open for the event and will close on the 9th February, with the number of entries restricted to 70 competing cars it is likely a reserve list will be created long before the closing date, similar to the two ALMC Endurance Trials last year. The entry fee is just €185 which includes standard rate IRDS/BRDS insurance and a €30 crew personal accident insurance; the club are offering a discount of €7 for entries from competitors aged 16 or 17. Cars from classes 1 to 5 are eligible for the event which range from navigation trial cars up to 2000cc to front and rear wheel drive retro type cars, with the overall winner being decided from class 1.

"The popularity of Endurance Trial events has really grown in the past twelve months and based on the number of entries we have already received we will most certainly run the maximum number of cars. I would encourage anyone who has not experienced Endurance Trials and is interested in getting involved to come along and help out on the event where they will get the opportunity to experience the event while learning about this low cost form of Motorsport" said CoC Raymond Scullion at the recent launch of the event.

Full regulations and details of the event are available on the site or by contacting the event secretary Clara Healy on 086 3366186 or by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Plans are well underway for the first ALMC Endurance Event  of 2012.  Once again the event returns to Luttrellstown Golf Club as HQ and will tackle the 9.5KM "loose and slippy" selective a number of times,  the final run over 12.5km (  which has a killer twist !!!! ) will be over it in the Dark.

Clerk of the Course for the event is , Raymond Scullion and he will be assisted ( with advice ) by recent CoC John Carrol ; Frank O'Donoghue and many of those involved in the 2011 events.

Event Secretary:      Clara Healy        Mobile   086 3366186                              Email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Minimum Licence Required:  Driver:   Road National B ; Navigator :Clubman National B or Stage Rally Navigator ( Motorsport Ireland ) or Non Race National B ( MSA) , plus the driver requires IRDS / BRDS letter.

Harness Belts :  Full harness seat belts are mandatory in the Endurance Class only. Four point harness and the Clubman buckle is acceptable – i.e. they don’t need the quick release ‘aircraft’ type buckle. (Regulations 27.6 and 27.20 deal with Endurance Car Regulations). For all other cars, a lap and diagonal belt is acceptable (as per navigation trial regulations) but a four point harness is highly recommended. (Regulation 21.10 deals with all other classes, mainly Navigation Trial cars).

Regulations can be downloaded by clicking on the PDF icon below

BANK TRANSFER DETAILS

You can make a bank transfer to our AIB account, ( Reference =  DRIVERS NAME) but you must submit the entry form ( and proof of bank transfer ) to be included as a valid entry.

Sort Code:  93-11-87        Account No:  30685052

Swift Code:  AIBKIE2D       IBAN:  IE 94 AIBK 9311 8730 6850 52

**The number of starters has been increased to  70 ( Seventy Cars) for 2012.**

Ted Gaffney (ALMC) and Paul Bosdet (Morcambe Club) comfortably won their class on the gruelling 1500 mile LE JOG Lands End to John O'Groats rally. It was their first time to compete together, and the first time for each to compete in this classic Endurance Rally. Ted’s trustworthy 1983 Golf GTI was brought out of retirement again, to compete on this Historic Endurance Rally Organisation run event.

The following are a selection of photographs taken by Trevor Foster at the ALMC & IMRC Multi Venue Autotest which took place at Punchestown Race Course on the 1st and 2nd of January 2012. The event was a huge success with competitors and was very well supported by club members with ALMC's Graeme Colfer taking the overall win on day two beating none other that Ireland's multi award winning Autotester Eamonn Byrne. ALMC members competed in many other classes as part of the two day event under the watchful eye of first time CoC Lyndsay Doran who did a great job and put on a superb event with the support of a strong club team. Well done to all who took part and to all those who came along over the two days to help out. Watchout Noel Devlin I think there maybe a challenger for your job as CoC for the stages rally!

ALMC's Graeme Colfer Overall Winner Day 2

Here are the detailed results each day from Punchestown.

         Sunday                                     Monday

Results Day 2

Overall

1^st Graeme Colfer Toyota Starlet 1602 Class 2

2^nd Eamonn Byrne Toyota Starlet 1604 Class 2

3^rd Liam Cashman Toyota Starlet 1611 Class 1

4^th Eoin Murray Toyota Starlet 1618 Class 1

5^th Daniel Byrne Toyota Starlet 1621 Class 2

6^th Alan Auerbach Toyota Starlet 1625 Class 2

7^th Brian Murphy Toyota Starlet 1632 Class 2

8^th Frank Lenehan Toyota Starlet 1634 Class 1

9^th Niall Murray Toyota Starlet 1647 Class 1

10^th Kevin O’Rourke Toyota Starlet 1649 Class 2

 Class 1

1^st Liam Cashman Toyota Starlet 1611

2^nd Eoin Murray Toyota Starlet 1618

3^rd Frank Lenehan Toyota Starlet 1634

Class 2

1^st Eamonn Byrne Toyota Starlet 1604

2^nd Daniel Byrne Toyota Starlet 1618

3^rd Alan Auerbach Toyota Starlet 1625

Class 4

1^st Piers MacFheorais Mazda MX5 1670

2^nd Martin Nugent Ford Escort 1693

3^rd Bill Fennan Ford Escort 1838

BIRR MC

1^st Ronan Shanahan Toyota Carina 1827

Congratulations and well done to all the competitors who took part in the event. Well done to first time CoC Lyndsay Doran and her team on putting together and running a great two days of Autotests, looking forward to next years event!

Results Day 1

Overall

1st Eamonn Byrne Toyota Starlet 1552

2nd John Nolan Toyota Starlet 1566

3rd Brian Murphy Toyota Starlet 1575

4th Alan Auerbach Toyota Starlet 1582

5th Karl O’Donoghue Rover 200 1596

6th Daniel Byrne Toyota Starlet 1597

7th Ian Downey Toyota Starlet 1598

8th Frank Lenehan Toyota Starlet 1600

9th Richard Meeke Opel Corsa 1601

10th Kevin O’Rourke Toyota Starlet 1601

Class 1

1st Frank Lenehan Toyota Starlet

2nd Niall Murray Toyota Starlet

3rd Joe Murray Toyota Starlet                             

Class 2

1st John Nolan Toyota Starlet  

2nd Brian Murphy Toyota Starlet                

3rd Alan Auerbach Toyota Starlet                         

Class 4

1st Alan Watkins BMW 318i                       

2nd Piers MacFheorais Mazda MX5                      

3rd Danny O’Donohoe Ford Escort 

Day 2 starts at 10.30am on Monday 2nd January

there are still a limited number of competitor places 

available, entries can be made at Punchestown 

Race Course.If you are available and would like 

to help out at the event please come to 

Punchestown at 9.30 and ask for 

Richie club chief marshal.

Results of day 2 will be available here on 

Monday evening, well done to all of today’s crews.

Rally Training Course – Senior Officials ( Renewals)

A Training Course will be held on January 26th ( Thursday) 2012 in Motorsport Ireland, 34 Dawson Street, Dublin 2.

The course is approximately 2 hours long and will cover a number of topics. These courses are only open to those that have previously attended a Motorsport Ireland Senior  Officials' Training Course.

The 2012 Motorsport Calendar has now been finalised and is available by clicking the image below

Hello and welcome to the ALMC Motor Club's online presence.

Our club is formed from members who are from Dublin, Meath, Westmeath; Kildare ; Fingal, Louth and other surrounding areas and we meet once a month.

The club runs six main events annually: The New Years Day Multi Venue Autotest ; The ALMC Endurance Trial in February ; Multi Venue Autotest on Easter Sunday in April ;  Motor Sport Show in May;  ALMC Stages Rally in July , Autumn Endurance Trial in September.

We are always looking for new motor sport enthusiasts to join the club so any membership enquiries can be made to Club Secretary, Lyndsay Doran on 087-364 9895. You are welcome to come along to our monthly club meeting and meet fellow enthusiasts.  Email Club Secretary for more information:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month in the City North Hotel  at 8pm (which is situated just off the M1 motorway at Exit 7 -the Julianstown exit). Please check back on www.almc.ie for regular news updates