Sean and Katrina ListonSo Close for Sean and Katrina

Nearly A Top 10 Finish

After a few difficult events Sean and Katrina Liston have got a good result, but it could have better. At the end of the first stage they were 16th overall and second in class 13. By stage 5 they were first in class and ninth overall. Sadly engine power issues raised their head and they started to slip but still had a good result at the end of stage 9 with 11th overall and second in class. Katrina said after the event “Whoop whoop!! Finished!!!!!!! 11th overall and 2nd in class! Congrats Russell on the class win!! Lads I’ll have to be tied down tonight or I’ll float away on cloud 9!!! So happy!! Sean some driving by you all day!! — feeling ecstatic.”

For their efforts they received the Dunlop Drive of the Day award

Drive of the DaySean and Katrina with their awards

Sean and Katrina with their awards

A driver team continuing a good season is Welsh driver Steve Wood and Limerick co driver Keith Moriarty who finished fourth overall.

Ed O’Callaghan and Raymond Scott retired. Christopher O’Callaghan gave this report “Strut broke on ss2, no damage, we will live to fight for another day all safe and sound just a sickener that’s it, that’s rallying for you”

Mike Quinn and Donal Balfe third in class 14 and 12th overall. Sean Moran and Breda O’Driscoll third in class 13 and 21st overall. John Collins and Peter McDonnell retired. Joe McCarthy and Jason O’Brien first in class 3 and 40th overall. Eamonn Barrett and Ken Kenneally second in class 9 and48th overall. Gerard and Donal Dineen fourth in class 12 and 58th overall. Con Mulcahy and Jonathan Keane retired from second in class 10.

Ger Lyons and Steve O’Brien took the top award in the Junior catagory with Andrew Ryan and Tommy Hayes fourth.

Full Results at Shannon Sports IT

Steve Wood and Keith Moriarty

Steve Wood and Keith Moriarty Photo courtesy of Joe Laguna 

Steve Moran

Steve Moran and Breda O’Driscoll

McCarthy and O'Brien

Joe McCarthy and Jason O’Brien

 Eamonn Barrett and Ken Keneally

Eamonn Barrett and Ken Kenneally

Ger Lyons and Steve O'Brien

Ger Lyons and Steve O’Brien

Andrew Ryan and Tommy Hayes

Andrew Ryan and Tommy Hayes

Thanks to Joe Laguna, Rally Through a Lens and Katrina Walsh Liston for the photos