2009 /
2010 Motorsport
Ireland Modified Class Rallycross Championship in association with Southside Motor Factors & Platinum
Batteries
Southside
Motor Factors in association with Platinum Batteriesare proud to announce themselves as sponsors of the
2009/2010 Motorsport Ireland Rallycross Modified Class Championship.
The 2009/2010 Irish Rallycross Modified Class
Championship will be proudly supported by Southside 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 strong
Modified entry is expected in this long established category.
Southside 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.
There will also be a Perpetual Cup for the Modified
Championship which will rotate each year to the winner of the Modified Championship (1st placed overall
driver from both Classes 3A, 3B & 4). It will require an
exceptional performance throughout the championship to ensure the Coyne name does not appear on the trophy
again as Michael Coyne has taken class honours for the past 3 out of 4 years. Last season, Michael achieved such consistently strong results that he also
managed to win the overall Irish championship outright, beating all of the 4WD Supercars. But his strongest challenger last
year came from his younger sibling Willie Coyne. Willie just had
his new more powerful Opel Corsa up to speed and
looked very quick in Round 1 at Pembrey, Wales before he barrel rolled the
Corsa out of contention after contact with British driver Phil
Chicken. It will be interesting to see if Willie appears when
the championship resumes in Ireland this Sunday October 18th. Willie still has his old 1.6 Vauxhall Nova at his disposal. Brendan Coyne should also be there to challenge his brothers if he can get
his engine running as he would like in his Ford Fiesta.
Expect strong challenges from an array of other
drivers including Dessie Tierney in his venerable Opel Tigra, Ian O’Connell could be a dark horse when he drives
the ex Dave Bellerbey British Championship winning Lotus, he can beat the best of
them when he is on form. Ian Byrnes Toyota MR2 is very quick off
the line so if he can consistently qualify towards the front he will pose a real threat for championship
honours. Other very fast Modified drivers in an array of quick
machinery and likely to pose a threat include Chris Grimes, Kieran Curran, Patrick Ryan and Eric Fleming all
in pocket rocket Vauxhall Novas. Seasoned campaigners who
also bear a real threat driving some fantastically quick cars include Barry McArdle Renault 5 RWD Turbo, David Curran in the newer RWD beast, the Renault Clio V6, Willie
Farrell in his monstrous Golf Turbo, Mark Carroll in his entertaining RWD Starlet Turbo and Lloyd Spendlove
in his fantastic looking Lotus. George Tohill and Pearse Browne
should appear later in the season in their revised BMW M3 3.2L Compact.
Other awards will also be presented to drivers in
the class at the end of season prize giving. Prizes will be as
follows:
1st Overall Modified Championship –
Award + €500 + Perpetual Cup
2nd Overall Modified Championship –
Award + €300
3rd Overall Modified Championship –
Award + €200
1st in Modified Class 3a – Award +
€100
1st in Modified Class 3b - Award +
€100
1st in Modified Class 4 - Award +
€100
Other Awards:
1. Most Improved Driver in the Modified
Championship - €100
2. Best Prepared Car in the Modified Championship -
€100
At each event, there will be a product related
prize to the Modified class “Driver of the Day”; this will be decided by the commentator at the end of each
event.
It should also be noted that either George or Derek
Tohill may compete in the Modified / Stock Hatch Cup either occasionally or repeatedly throughout the
championship. If they were fortunate enough to be placed in the
top 3 positions in the final standings in either championships, they will forfeit their 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…
2009/2010 Motorsport Ireland
National Rallycross Championship
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 7th 2010 - MONDELLO PARK
Round
6- Sunday February 21st 2010 – MONDELLO
PARK
(Non Championship Event) - Saturday March 6th 2010 – NUTTS CORNER, N.
IRELAND
Round
7 - Sunday March 7th 2010 – MONDELLO
PARK
Southside Motor Factors
contact details:
Southside Motor Factors
Ltd.
MotorCity,
KylemoreRoad,
Dublin12
Telephone: 003531 4500887
Fax: : 003531 4500843
E-mail:
sales@smf.ie
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