Mayo Rally

The Mayo Stages Rally, Mayo Rally is an annual motorsport rallying event run by the Mayo & District Motor Club and held in County Mayo in Ireland.

Mayo Rally
CategoryRally
Inaugural season1983
Drivers' champion Donagh Kelly
Co-Drivers' champion Conor Foley
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Irish Tarmac Rally Championship
Current season
Border Rally Championship
Mayo Rally
DatesMarch 8, 2020 (2020-03-08)
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)County Mayo
CountryIreland
Most recent2020
Organised byMayo & District Motor Club
SponsorTF RoyalHotel & Theatre
Casey's Mulroy's Londis

History

The Mayo Stages Rally was first held in 1983. Niall Maguire holds the honor of the most rally wins - 4. The latest event in 2020 was won by Donagh Kelly. Most stage wins was achieved by Declan Boyle - 25.

2020

Mayo & District Motorsport Club returned to Castlebar for the first time since 2009. The two previous events in 2017 and 2018 took place in Achill. There was no event in 2019. The 2020 event consisted of three stages run three times located in the Castlebar and Westport areas, covering 114.45 km (71.12 mi) of special stage distance and 168.81 km (104.89 mi) liaison. [1] [2] [3] [4] The event was round 1 of the Triton Showers National Rally Championship and Sligo Pallets Border Rally Championship. [5] Under direction of Clerk of the course David Breen, it was agreed that all cars be fitted with the STS equipment as mandatory. Motorsport Ireland have brought a new rule in relation to the use of the STS at the beginning of the season. Other events found STS equipment controversial and their use was not enforced. The event featured Junior Rally and Historic Rally classes, and also operated Rally 2 (Restart after retirement). The entry fee was announced to have been reduced to €770[6] to boost entries. There were 80 starters, 55 cars have completed the rally.[7]

The event took place in heavy rain in the aftermath of Storm Jorge which made it difficult. The second stage was cancelled due to a local issue. The drama developed in the penultimate stage. At the final service Moffett's lead was 21.6 seconds ahead of Kelly with Hurson another nine seconds adrift. Josh Moffett stopped after the finish with fuel pressure problems with his Hyundai i20 R5 and Peadar Hurson rolled his Ford Fiesta WRC in the final loop of stage 8. Donagh Kelly went on to claim the victory.[8] [9]

Roll of Honor
Rally winners[10]
YearDriverCo-driverCar
2020 Donagh Kelly Conor FoleyVolkswagen Polo GTI R5
2019no event organised
2018 Declan Boyle James O'ReillyFord Fiesta RS WRC
2017 Joseph McGonigle Ciaran GeaneyŠkoda Fabia R5
2016 Garry Jennings Rory KennedySubaru Impreza S12B WRC '07
2015 Niall Maguire Enda SherrySubaru Impreza S11 WRC '05
2014 Declan Boyle Brian BoyleSubaru Impreza S12B WRC '07
2013 Declan Boyle Brian BoyleSubaru Impreza S12B WRC '07
2012 Niall Maguire Enda SherrySubaru Impreza S11 WRC '05
2011 Kevin Barrett Sean MullallySubaru Impreza S11 WRC '05
2010 Melvyn Evans Patrick WalshSubaru Impreza S12B WRC '07
2009 Patrick Elliott Paul GoodmanSubaru Impreza S12B WRC '07
2008 Aaron MacHale Killian DuffyFord Focus RS WRC '04
2007 Ray Breen Damien MorrisseyFord Focus RS WRC '04
2006 Charlie Donnelly Paddy TonerToyota Corolla WRC
2005 James Harrison Harvey BellSubaru Impreza S9 WRC '03
2004 Niall Maguire Paul McLoughlinSubaru Impreza S8 WRC '02
2003 Eugene Donnelly Paul KielySubaru Impreza S4 WRC '98
2002 Niall Maguire Paul McLoughlinSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
2001no event, Foot-and-mouth outbreak
2000 Andrew Nesbitt James O'BrienSubaru Impreza S4 WRC '98
1999 Ian Greer Dean BeckettToyota Celica GT-Four (ST205)
1998 Ian Greer Dean BeckettToyota Celica Turbo 4WD (ST185)
1997 John Gilleece Michael GibsonFord Escort RS Cosworth
1996 Stephen Murphy Michael Joseph MorrisseyFord Escort RS Cosworth
1995 Eamonn Boland Andrew BolandFord Escort RS Cosworth
1994 Mickey Farrell Anthony NestorSubaru Legacy RS
1993 John Gilleece Stephen BoswellFord Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
1992 Stephen Murphy Joe DeaconFord Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
1991 Stephen Murphy Joe DeaconFord Sierra RS Cosworth
1990 Michael Barrable Dermot O'RourkeOpel Manta 400
1989 James Cullen Ellen MorganOpel Manta 400
1987 Vincent Bonner Paul KielyOpel Ascona 400
1983 Kenny McKinstry John McCaffertyFord Escort RS 1800 MKII
Driver most wins
Niall Maguire4
Declan Boyle3
Ian Greer2
Driver most starts
Niall Maguire16
Roger Kennedy14
John Duffy12
Kevin Barrett11
Michael Conlon11
Colin Loughney11
Trevor Bustard10
Daniel Conaghan10
Raymond Conlon10
Aaron MacHale10
Most stage wins
Declan Boyle25
Kevin Barrett11
Niall Maguire11
Ray Breen10
Patrick Elliott8
Garry Jennings8

* as of 2020

References
  1. Lorraine Munnelly (2020-02-24). "Mayo Stages Rally – TF Royal Hotel & Theatre/Casey's & Mulroy's Londis Castlebar 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. Lorraine Munnelly (2020-02-24). "Mayo Stages Rally – TF Royal Hotel & Theatre/Casey's & Mulroy's Londis Castlebar 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  3. "Midwest Radio - Mayo Stages Rally returns to Castlebar for the first time since 2009 this weekend". midwestradio.ie. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  4. "Donagh Kelly wins Mayo Stages Rally - Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport". highlandradio.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  5. "Irish Motor Sports News – Mayo Stages Rally 2020". irishmotorsportsnews.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  6. Tom Walsh (2020-02-22). "Press Release 2 | TF Hotel / Casey's & Mulroy's Londis Mayo Stages Rally 2020 | Entry Fee Reduction" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  7. "rally.ie -". rally.ie. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  8. "Kelly Wins Drama Ending Mayo Rally... - Triton Showers National Rally Championship". Facebook. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  9. "Donegal success in thrilling Mayo Stages Rally after incident filled event". DonegalLive.ie. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  10. eWRC-results.com. "Mayo Stages Rally". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
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