West Coast Rally Championship

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THE STORY SO FAR

TOP PART WEST COAST  - HISTORY TO DATE

Five Clubs    :    Kerry
                          Limerick
                          Clare
                          Galway
                          Birr & District Motor Club


1993 -  Prizgiving on April 1994 Banna Beach Hotel – Hosted by Kerry Motor Club –
Championship Won by Vincent O’Shea and Brian Hickey .Escort Cosworth


1994 - Prizegiving held on the 21st January 1995 Woodlands House Hotel, Adare – Hosted by Limerick Motor Club –
Championship Won by Mickey Farrell and Anthony Nestor.
Subaru Legacy


1995 - Prizegiving held on 20th January 1996 Galway Corrib Hotel,
- Hosted by Galway Motor Club.
Championship Won by Mickey Farrell and Anthony Nestor. Subaru Legacy


1996 - Prizegiving held on 1st  February 1997 Abbeygate Hotel, Tralee
– Hosted by Kerry Motor Club.
Championship Won by Stephen Murphy and Mickey Joe Morrissey Escort Cosworth.


1997 - Prizegiving held on 31st January 1998 Fitzpatrick Shannon Shamrock – Hosted by Clare Motor Club.
Championship Won by Ed Synan and Kieran Cusack  MK 11 Escort.


1998 - Prizegiving held on   30th January 1999 West Lodge Hotel  Bantry  - Hosted by Skibereen and District Car Club.
Championship Won by John Gilleece and Michael Gibson  Escort Cosworth.


1999 - Prizegiving held on 22nd January 2000 – Brandon Hotel, Tralee – Hosted by Kerry Motor Club
Championship Won by Niall Maguire and Anthony Nestor. Gp A Subaru.555

2000 - Prizegiving held on          January 2001 - Woodlands House Hotel, Adare - Hosted by Limerick Motor Club
    Championship Won by Paul Harris and Eugene Donnelly Gp A Subaru 555

2001 No Championship - Foot and Mouth Crisis

Championship reduced to five rounds when Skibbereen dropped out of the Championship

2002 - Prizegiving held on 1st February 2003 – Clarenbridge
Court Hotel, - Hosted by Galway Motor Club
Championship won by Stephen Bird and  John Devine MK 11 Escort.

2003 - Prizegiving held on 17th January 2004 – Brandon Hotel, Tralee – Hosted by Kerry Motor Club.
    Championship won by Sean Lyons and John Devine, Escort MK 4

    
2004    Championship increased to six rounds with the inclusion of the Birr Mini Stages.

    Prizegiving held on 15th January 2005 – West County
    Hotel, Ennis – Hosted by Clare Motor Club.
    Championship won by Peter Clifford and John Young. Mitsubishi Evo 7.

2005  -                     Birr Mini Stages Up Graded to Multi Stages                      

    Prizegiving held on 21st January 2006 – Grants Hotel, Roscrea – Hosted by Birr & District Motor Club
Championship won by Alan Ring and Diarmuid Falvey Subaru N11.

                         

2006 - Prizegiving held on 20th January 2007 – Woodlands House Hotel, Adare – Hosted by Limerick Motor Club.
    Championship won by Aaron McHale and Enda Sherry. Ford Focus WRC.

2007 - Championship increased to 7 rounds with the Birr Mini Stages Rally. A one off event.
            Prizegiving held in the Brandon Hotel Tralee on Saturday February 16th 2008.
            Championship Won By Alan Ring and Adrian Deasy. Subaru N12B.

2008 - Awards Night held on 14th February 2009 - Salthill Hotel, Salthill Co Galway - Hosted By Galway Motor Club - Championship Won By Ed Synan & Denis O'Connell Ford Escort MK11

2009  - Awards Night held on 23rd January 2010 - Auburn Lodge Hotel, Ennis Co Clare - Hosted By Clare Motor Club - Championship Won By Niall Maguire & Enda Sherry - Subaru S11 WRC