2009
/ 2010 Motorsport Ireland Rallycross Stock Hatch Championship in association
with Rathgar Motor Factors & Platinum Batteries
Rathgar
Motor Factors in association with Platinum Batteriesare proud to announce themselves as proud
sponsors of the 2009/2010 Motorsport Ireland Rallycross Stock Hatch Championship.
The 2009/2010 Irish Rallycross Stock Hatch
Championship will be proudly supported by Rathgar Motor Factors in association with Platinum
Batteries. The championship got underway in Wales during
September but it really starts in earnest when it hits Irish soil at Mondello Park, Co. Kildare on
October 18th. A very large stock hatch
entry is expected in this ever appealing class.
Rathgar Motor Factors distributes Platinum
Batteries in the Republic of Ireland. They also supply a
large range of motor components to the motor industry including braking products, clutch parts,
suspension parts, electronic & ignition parts, service items, garage consumables, electrical parts,
body parts, engine parts, transmission parts etc. Manager of
Rathgar Motor Factors, Gary Murphy commented; “I have visited Rallycross meetings at Mondello Park as a
spectator many times. I always found Stock Hatch to offer
close racing with a broad range of drivers involved. I see
many Stock Hatch drivers in our store before races so it’s nice to give something back to the
drivers. The cars are most relevant to our business as they
mainly use off the shelf standard items. We have come up
with a number of interesting awards to ensure there is a good spread of prizes between
competitors. We want all drivers to have a good opportunity
of winning something”.
There will also be a Perpetual Cup for the
Stock Hatch Championship which will rotate each year to the winner of the Stock Hatch Cup (1st placed
overall driver from both Class A & B). Expect a strong
challenge for Cup honours from defending and double Stock Hatch Champion; Michael Duke. Last years runner
up Noel O’Brien won’t let Duke have it all his own way and 3rd place finisher in the 2009
British Stock Hatch Championship Gordon Lynch is sure to be chasing his first win. Expect a very strong challenge from relative newcomers to the class
Derek Lenehan & Robert Critchley. Seasoned campaigners
can never be underestimated especially in the shape of Declan Nolan, Phillip Kelly, Patricia Denning,
Fergus Lynch and Keith Murphy. All are likely to pose a
threat when things go their way. The class through it’s ease
of access will also have some drivers fighting for victory who have not been mentioned above. Also making a return to the class is 4 times Stock Hatch Champion Derek
Tohill. He is using the Championship as a warm up for his
2010 European Rallycross Championship campaign.
Other awards will also be presented to drivers
in the class at the end of season prize giving. This means everybody has a chance to be a winner in this
well supported class. Prizes will be as
follows:
Overall Winner Stock Hatch
Cup – Award plus €500 & Perpetual Trophy
Runner Up Stock Hatch
Cup – Award & €250
Third PlaceStock Hatch
Cup – Award & €150
Overall WinnerStock Hatch
Class A – Award
Runner Up Stock Hatch
Class A - Award
Third PlaceStock Hatch
Class A - Award
Overall Winner Stock Hatch
Class B – Award
Runner Up Stock Hatch
Class B - Award
Third PlaceStock Hatch
Class B - Award
Other Awards:
1. Best New Driver in the Class -
€100
2. Most Improved Driver in the Class -
€100
3. Best Prepared Car in the Class -
€100
4. Most Spirited Performance of the year (This
can go to an organiser, driver, mechanic, team manager, marshall, family member etc.) -
€100
5. Highest Female Driver in the Class -
€100
At each event, there will be a product related
prize to the class “Driver of the Day”; this will be decided by the commentator at the end of each
event.
It should also be noted Derek Tohill may
compete in the Stock Hatch Cup either occasionally or repeatedly throughout the championship. If he was fortunate enough to be placed in the top 3 positions in the
final standings of the Stock Hatch Cup, he will forfeit his prize
money and pass it to the next best placed driver in the championship; this driver will
subsequently pass their prize to the driver below this and so forth…
Round 1 of the Championship from Pembrey in
Wales can be viewed at the following times:
Motors TV UK: RD. 7 MSA British Rallycross Championship & RD. 1 of the Motorsport
Ireland Irish Rallycross Championship
07/10/09 21.15
08/10/09 01.35
09/10/09 11.00
09/10/09 23.25
10/10/09 05.59
2009/2010 Motorsport
Ireland National Rallycross Championship
* Provisional
championship dates are as follows:
Round 1 Sunday September 20th 2009 – PEMBREY, WALES.
Round 2 Sunday October 18th 2009 – MONDELLO PARK
Round 3 Sunday November 1st 2009 - MONDELLO PARK
Round 4 Sunday November 15th 2009 – MONDELLO PARK
Round 5 Sunday February 14th 2010 - MONDELLO PARK
*
Round 6 Sunday February 28th 2010 – MONDELLO PARK
*
Round 7 Sunday March 14th 2010 – MONDELLO PARK
*
Rathgar Motor Factors
contact details:
Gary Murphy,
Rathgar Motor Factors
Ltd.
66 – 67 Rathgar
Avenue,
Rathgar,
Dublin6,
Ireland.
Telephone: 003531
4909550
Fax: : 003531 4922562
E-mail:
sales@rmf.ie
Web:
www.partsforcars.ie