Escot stars win classic Irish rally

July 7, 2014

Killarney Historic Rally December 2/3

Gareth Lloyd and Ryland James backed up their HRCR Classic Stage Rally Championship crown with victory on the Killarney Historic Rally in early December.

Running their Escort Mk 2 in the classic category of the famous Irish event, they moved ahead after the similar car of early leaders Martin Freestone/Joanne Lockwood picked up a puncture. After nearly two hours of competition on closed public roads, including the famous Moll’s Gap stage. Lloyd/James were two minutes clear.

Ray and Elaine Cunningham topped the historic category in their Mini Cooper S. staying 34secs clear of the returning Russell Brookes. who was co-driven by Maurice Hamilton in a Porsche 911.

A later 911 also won the post-historic category as Todd Falvey and Dan Barry headed the Escort of Joe and Gareth Connolly by 4 9secs after stages on Saturday evening and throughout Sunday. The Lancia Stratos of Steve Perez/Steve Harris ran well in the post-historics until forced to retire.

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Paul Lawrence

Here is a man who goes racing every weekend from March to October. Paul’s passion for the sport goes back to when he was a child of the 1960s. He has organised, competed in and marshalled on scores of events, and has written about the subject for 20 years. He is as at home in the paddock at Brands Hatch as in a Welsh forest or at Shelsley Walsh.

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