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Provisional Sligo Pallets Border Rally Championship Points ‼️

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Our final counting round of the 2026 is upon us, so dont delay get those entries in, it could be the decider in being champion, runner up, but if your not in you can't win! See you all in the hills in a few weeks

Sundays Galway Motor Club Summer Stages Rally round 5 of the 2026 the event proved to be a great success, a demanding event with real drivers stages and culmination of tight technical sections and fabulous fast and flowing tests really made for a top event for the majority, hard luck to those who faltered.

One such crew who rarely falters is Josh Moffett and Keith Moriarty their Toyota Yaris Rally2 stopped the clocks 6.7 seconds further up the road than early event leaders Kevin Eves and Chris Melly, their Skoda Rally2 was in fine form and they are now real contenders forna rally win going forward, Keelan Grogan and Ayrton Sherlock secured a fine third overall in their Ford Fiesta Rally2. Quinn had a disastrous start to the event getting beached on the opening stage which could have tough consequences on his season.

In the modified category Aaron McIntyre and Darren O'Brien claimed the win the Toyota Starlet crew seem to be really on form of late, Daniel McKenna and Andrew Greenan took their Ford Es**rt to a fine runners up spot, and phenomenally not to be out done by his brother Ben McIntyre and Anthony McDonald took 3rd 2wd and winners of class13, the result catapulted them into the overall lead of the Sligo Pallets Ltd Border Championship, *(dropped scores apllied)

With the final round set to occur on Saturday 10th October at the Donegal MotorClub Harvest Rally many of the classes are really only to be settled with strong results could have a few more shakeups.

In rally4 the battle was also intense Ben McFall and Mark McGeehan were victorious on this occasion, their Ford Fiesta rally4 finished 6.2 seconds ahead of the Peugeot 208 variant of Oran England and Darragh Mullen woth the similar mount of Danny Brady and Damien Sheridan coming home a mere 4.6 seconds further adrift, it really shows the intensity and close racing between them all.

In the 2a class James McShea and Liam Callaghan had a strong result winning the class by over a minute and a half, Oisin McShane and Niall Myers had been their nearest challengers until unfortunately they went off on ss4 Kaelin and Molly Foley in their Similar 208 finished runners up.

In the historic category Noel and Sean Og Doyne won the category in their Bda Es**rt over the BMW of Michael Cullen and Lorcan Moore, with Vincent and Jane Collins in 3rd in their Es**rt.

In the Junior class, the battle of the Honda Civics Patrick Doherty and Patrick Durning took the win by over 19 seconds, 2nd went to Shane Maguire and Reece Kenny and 3rd was Kyle and Patrick McHugh in their example.

The rally has to be a credit to Gary Leonard and all the team at Galway Motor Club, in terms of the the tables have literally been turned on their head again, this season has been exceptionally exciting as their hasn't been a run away leader or half predicted champion, and with the final round on the 10th October on the Donegal MotorClub Harvest Stages so much is on the line for many crews and it really will be winner takes all, currently as we take in dropped scores, Ben McIntyre and Anthony McDonald currently heading the series, Gareth Deazley and Oisin Joyce hold second one point adrift and Danny O'Donnell is third his navigator Catherine's 4th but only 1 point shy of Mark McGeehan who hold third Navigator, but there are so many who If they get a class win in donegal could sway right into the main picture. And as for the classes I think its going to take possibly from now until our Championship awards date of the 31st October to figure who has won what, we will give a good synopsis over the next couple of weeks to keep the interest up.

Don't forget to avail of the special room rate for the Sligo Park Hotel for the night of the awards, win loose or draw its a night not to be missed, and we all night a glad rags night out every now and again

Well done to all the award winners and again, congratulations to Gary and the club on a great event

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🏁 Galway Summer Rally 2026 🏁 What a day! Delighted to come away with 1st in Class 2 🥇 and Driver of the Day! 🏆 We started our rally day on the back foot but thankfully we were able to get our time amended which put us back into the fight of class 2 battle. A though battle all day, and where able to come away with a win which has been very valuable for our MIJRS points. A massive rally and a fantastic result! Huge thanks to Galway Motor Club, all the marshals and everyone who put so much work into making the event happen. 👏 A massive thanks to Mark for the notes — first class all weekend, as always. And congratulations on your 100th rally! 🥳 Huge thanks to all my service crew for the help today. It was massively appreciated. And finally, a massive thank you to all my sponsors. None of this would be possible without your support. 1st in Class 2 🥇 | Driver of the Day 🏆 #GalwaySummerRally #IrishRallying #Class2 #DriverOfTheDay #Motorsport Rally Ireland

Congratulations to our 'Drive of The Day' award on today's Galway Motor Club Summer Stages Rally.

Ben McFall and Mark McGeehan put in a tremendous effort to claim fastest not only on the pre-chosen Special Stage 4, they also got the bit between their teeth to claim the class 2 victory. From us all at the we would like to congratulate you both, and thanks for registering for the series again this year

Drive of the Day for Galway Summer Rally‼️ remember both crew members must be registered..

Best of Luck to Gary and his team tomorrow.

As the countdown continues to Sundays Galway Motor Club Summer Stages Rally we look back at our Sligo Pallets BorderRally Championship 'Drive of the Day' at the Monaghan Motor Club Stages Adrian Rankin and Conal McNulty had a fabulous time on ss6 to lift the coveted award, it was a nice bonus to getting 2nd in the 11r class for the day in total and a further boost to the championship campaign. Adrian is no stranger to success, despite his outings being limited and very much sporadic, the pace has always been there and alway knocking on the door if the podium and added few class wins along the way. We are so grateful to have you registered this year for your first foray at a championship, and hopefully, you can maintain the class lead! Obviously a certain percentage of this success is down to the guidance from the expertise in Conal, a very steady and dedicated navigator, with bundles of experience from Rally2 machinery and Honda C Civics to Toyota Starlets and a host of various Ford Es**rts of differing guises. Let's hope the lads can maintain their great work from Monaghan and go one better in Galway and get the class.

Congratulations lads, from us all at the Sligo Pallets BorderRally Championship on your 'Drive of the Day' win, and we wish you continued success for the rest of the season!

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And there you have it, your entry list for Sundays Galway Motor Club Summer Stages Rally, round 5 of the
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It's rally week, people! and time for the long awaited Galway Motor Club Summer Stages rally, the excitement is building, the entry list is nearly ready for release, and the madness is ready to unfold. Ballinsloe is ready and waiting for the huge influx of cars, the drivers and navigators, the service crews, and all the hoards of spectators, all hoping to grab a piece of the action. In terms, it's the penultimate round, the showdown is on, and the gauntlet has well and truly been thrown down. This season has not been scripted in any shape or form as to previous years. Usually, there is a lot more consistency. However, it definitely does show how ultra competitive each and every class has been, we have had only a handful of crews who have managed to grab maximum scores in the capacity classes where top points are available , its only when we start to breakdown the championship tables and figuring which four scores we will hold onto do we start to see a clearer picture, and with Galway to run this weekend and harvest rally to run in October those 2 scores can now only be determined as vital going forward as they truly may have the deciding factor in our overall top 3. Now we have reached the latter part of August. You will never find time flying round to our Championship prizegiving on Saturday, the 31st of October. Your guess is as good as ours as to who we will crown as our Champions.

Currently leading the series at the moment Gareth Deazley and Oisin Joyce, the class 20 crew, have their Mitsubishi Evo9 clear by eight points, second place in the drivers category, is joint three ways between, class 12 Ford Es**rt Mk2 of Justin Smyth, Class13 Toyota Starlet of Ben McIntyre and Class10 Opel Corsa of Paul Cullen, whilst the respective second place in the navigators is being held by Domhnall Lennon as he has contested all 4 rounds ( class 13 Mickey Conlon) While joint 3rd navigators are Justin and Ben's co-drivers Ciaran McGorman and Anthony McDonald, Paul Cullen. Kids of Galway dont forget to download our colouring in the poster, and please drop them into the rally office before 6 pm on Saturday evening!

Gary Leonard and all the team at Galway Motor Club will be on high alert all week putting the finishing touches to the event, and we hope that everyone will weigh in and help in whatever capacity to leave the week as stress free as remotely possible, should that be volunteers to marshal, keep the event moving forward in. It is a timely manner, and above all, keeping the race in its place ! Thanks to James Burke Photography for use of the great images. ALMC Motor Club Birr & District Motor Club Cavan Motorclub CBM Signs Clare Motorclub Cookstown Motor Club Ltd Donegal MotorClub Flyin Finn Motorsport Galway Motor Club James Burke Photography Mayo Motorsport Club Midland Motorclub Monaghan Motor Club Motorsport Ireland Sligo Park Hotel Sligo Pallets Ltd

Just finally, dont forget to avail of the special offer in the for our rally prizegiving call before the end of September and just quote Sligo Pallets Ltd Border Championship ! See you all on Saturday for recce and Sunday for race day! Thanks, one and all !