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- 19-03-2011, 07:50 PM #1
Kenny McKinstry wins Bishopscourt Stages Rally 2011
Former NI rally champion Kenny McKinstry dominated the 2011 McGrady Insurance Stages Rally,*Round 2 of the Hankook MSA Northern Ireland Rally Championship,*which was held at Bishopscourt Race Circuit.
McKinstry,*who was co-driven by rally novice Alan Stewart,*led the six stage event from start to finish in his Subaru Impreza WRC S8. After quite a slow start Connor McCloskey and Francis Regan, in their Impreza S11,*speeded up to finish under six seconds behind in 2nd place. George Robinson and Tommy Spears in a P2000 Impreza WRC, drove consistently to finish 3rd overall.
Reigning champion Stuart Biggerstaff and Damien McCann had solid run to 4th, despite clipping a tyre on SS3 in their S9 Impreza. John and Lesley McGaffin, in the ex-Peadar Hurson Subaru Impreza WRC S10,*were 5th, while English visitors Ray Brammer and Matt Whattam*completed a Subaru WRC top six with their ex-Tommi Makinen S8 Impreza.
Derek McGarrity, a seven time Bishopscourt Stages winner, and*James McKee were*7th overall and first of the Sunoco Fuels Group N runners in*the Kerr's Tyres-backed Evo 10. Emma McKinstry and Kenny Hull came home 8th in their S8 Impreza just ahead of Donagh Kelly and Kevin Flanagan's Evo 9.
Top of the Hankook 2WD competitors were James and Heather Kennedy who finished 10th overall in their Ford Escort Mk2.
Harry Brown and Martin McGrath, driving a Hillman Avenger,*won the Montgomery Motorsport Historic section of the rally.
Leading retirements included Gary White and Alan Purdy who retired their Group A Impreza after SS4, and Sean Haveron and Vincent Fergus who put their Escort WRC off the track on SS5.
Other interesting*competitors taking part*were Dessie McCartney and Maurice Jelly in a Porsche 911 RS, and Pacenotes editor Jonathan MacDonald (on his first stage rally) and Marcel Heaney who brought their elderly Lancer Evo to the finish in 42nd place despite being seeded at number 80.
From eighty starters, sixty one cars made it to the finish of the event which took place in dry and sunny conditions throughout. Competitors were quick to praise Ballynahinch and District Motor Club*for their excellent stages and organisation.
McGrady Insurance Stages - top ten results
1. Kenny McKinstry/Alan Stewart (Subaru WRC) 34:10.8*
2. Connor McCloskey/Francis Regan (Subaru WRC) 34:16.2**
3. George Robinson/Tommy Speers (Subaru WRC) 34:27.1**
4. Stuart Biggerstaff/Damien McCann (Subaru WRC) 4 34:40.3**
5. John McGaffin/Lesley McGaffin (Subaru WRC) 34:47.5**
6. Ray Brammer/Matt Whattam (Subaru WRC) 34:57.2**
7. Derek McGarrity/James McKee (Mitsubishi Evo X) 34:58.5**
8. Emma McKinstry/Kenny Hull (Subaru WRC) 35:20.3**
9. Donagh Kelly/Kevin Flanagan (Mitsubishi Evo IX) 35:37.2*
10. James Kennedy/Heather Kennedy (Ford Escort Mk2) 35:45.2
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