TOHILL GETS HIS IRISH SHOW ON THE ROAD WITH MONDELLO PARK IRISH RX VICTORY

Reigning British and Irish Rallycross champion Derek Tohill did his hopes of claiming a sixth Irish RX title no harm by claiming victory in the fifth round of the series at Mondello Park last weekend.

On the back of strong pace but frustrating finish in the previous British Rallycross Championship event at Dreux in France, Tohill returned home to Mondello

Park on the back foot, having not qualified for the SuperFinal in the previous Irish RX round, held alongside the British series in June.

But, while Irish RX points leader Declan Kelly suffered a transmission issue that put him out of the event early on and the returning Tommy Graham set the pace in the opening heat, it was Tohill who stopped the clocks first in both heats two and three. He went on to win the Supercar final ahead of Graham and Patrick Ryan, and then secured victory in the SuperFinal, again ahead of Graham and top twowheel-drive runner Willie Coyne who, racing his Opel Corsa, had also taken top honours in the Modified final.

In Open Clubman the win went the way of Anthony Kane in his Honda Civic, while Toby McGuire won the Junior final with a Ford Fiesta.

Results

Organiser: Mondello Park Sports Club Where: Mondello Park, Naas When: October

Starters: 57

Super Final: 1 Derek Tohill (Ford Fiesta) 6 laps; 2 Tommy Graham (Ford Fiesta); 3 Willie Coyne (Opel Corsa); 4 Michael Coyne (Vauxhall Nova); 5 Kiran Curran (Vauxhall Corsa); 6 Lloyd Spendlove (Lotus Exige); Supercar: Tohill; Modified: W Coyne; Junior: Toby McGuire (Ford Fiesta); Buggy: Jake Sullivan (Semog); Open Clubman: Anthony Kane (Honda Civic); Rally Car: Emmet Watchorn (Citroen C2); Autocross: Ben Kellett (Buggy)