Entry list for 1996 Statoil Galway International Rally
01/19/96
Motorsports News International reported the entry list for this year 's Statoil Galway International Rally which was to be run in Ireland last weekend. Here's the table of drivers:
STATOIL GALWAY INTERNATIONAL RALLY IRELAND 16th, 17th and 18th February 1996 ENTRY LIST Key to classes A = Group A, N = Group N, M = Modified No. Driver /Co-Driver Residence Car Class ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Frank Meagher/* Tba Clonmel Escort Rs Cosworth M0 2 Stephen Murphy/M. Morrissey Co Carlow Escort Cosworth A8 3 Toughmac Safety Glass Team Bertie Fisher/Rory Kennedy Enniskillen Subaru Impreza 555 A8 4 Tom Hogan Motors Ltd Austin McHale/Dermot O'Gorman Co Dublin Toyota Celica GT4 M14 5 Ken McKinstry/* Tba Banbridge Escort 2000 M11 6 James Cullen/Ellen Morgan Letterkenny Escort Cosworth M14 7 Liam O'Callaghan/James O'Brien Kanturk Toyota Celica GT4 A8 8 Jimmy McRae/* Tba Scotland Escort Cosworth A8 9 Andrew Nesbitt/Brian Murphy Armagh Toyota Celica A8 10 Michael Farrell/Anthony Nester Co Louth Subaru Legacy A8 11 Ian Greer/Dessie Wilson Co Down Toyota Celica GT4 M14 12 Peadar Hurson/Ian Porter Co Down Escort Cosworth A8 14 Eamonn Boland/Damien Morrisey Wexford Escort Cosworth A8 15 Bob Fowden/Jerry Hynes Wales Escort Cosworth M14 16 Trevor Cathers/Gordon Noble Omagh Subaru Impreza N4 17 Tom Hogan Motors Luke McCarthy/David Hogan Cork Sierra 2.0l 4x4 M12 18 Hugh Doherty/Michael Gibson Letterkenny BMW M3 M12 19 Gabriel Snow/Paul Mclaughlin Co Tyrone Sierra Cosworth A8 20 Connie Smith/James Murtagh Co Cavan Escort 2.4l M0 21 Eugene Meegan/Joe Downey Co Monaghan Toyota GT4 Turbo A8 22 Thomas Holton/Packie Reilly Enfield Escort Cosworth M14 23 Cathal Arthurs/Bob Kelly Co Down Opel Manta M12 24 John McCluskey/Mark English Dublin Sierra Saph. Cosworth A8 26 John Joe Fleming/Robert Ward Galway Escort Cosworth A8 27 Damien Keenan/Cathal Macartain Co Louth Metro 6r4 M13 28 Donal Bowens/Noel Carey Navan Escort Cosworth N4 29 Eugene O'Donnell/Sean Harris Donegal Escort Cosworth N4 30 Sean Campbell/David Gray Subaru Legacy M0 31 Andy Blair/Jez Kemp England Escort Cosworth A8 32 Richard Curran/Gerry English Co Tipperary Sierra Cosworth A8 33 Joe McGurk/Arthur Kearns Co Cavan Escort 2000 M11 34 Seamus Sands/Damian Garvey Co Down Peugeot 205 M12 35 Seamus Gallagher/John McCafferty Co Donegal Honda Civic VTi N2 36 Tommy McDonald/Paddy Toner Co Derry Talbot Sunbeam M0 37 Tait Mobile Radio Michael Murray/Aiden Mannion Longford Nissan Sunny Gti A7 38 Seamus Leonard/Podge Newe Omagh Nissan Sunny Gti A7 39 Patrick Mullane/Peter Cummins Co Limerick Escort 2000 M11 40 Martin Ward/* Tba Galway Escort Cosworth M14 41 P.J. Woods/Colin Mckenna Co Fermanagh Ford Rs Cosworth M12 42 Michael Cadden/Paula Markland Co Meath Escort 2000 M11 43 John Spain/Peter Egan Loughrea Opel Manta M12 45 Gavin Harris/Paul Garry Co Donegal Toyota Corolla M10 46 W.J. Dolan/* Tba Subaru Impreza M0 47 Iggy Madden/* Tba Galway Escort Cosworth N4 48 Sean Keenan/Joe Hurley Claregalway Opel Astra A7 49 Excelsior Motorsport Team John Folan/Paul Ollerenshaw Galway Fiat Tipo 2L 16v N3 50 Jonny Milner Motorsport Jeremy Shiels/Damien Crawford Letterkenny Nissan Sunny GTi R N4 51 Michael O'Leary/David Randles Killarney Sierra Cosworth M0 52 Macartan McCague/Sean Mullally Dublin Sierra 2000 M12 53 Martin Beirne/Tony Burke Westport Escort Cosworth N4 54 Motokov (Ireland) Ltd Michael Lyster/Niamh Grogan Dublin Escort Cosworth N4 55 Uel Williamson/Trevor Wilson Armagh Escort 2000 M11 56 David Long/Sean Ryan Co Kilkenny Sierra Cosworth A M12 57 Patrick Kearney/Owen O'neill Clonmel Honda Civic N2 58 Pat Spain/Padraic Ryan Loughrea Escort 2000 M11 59 Noel O'Sullivan/Nicholas Burke Killarney Escort 1300 M9 60 Liam Higgins/Sean Egan Roscommon Talbot Sunbeam M10 61 James Armstrong/Ken Welby Co Down Mazda 240 RS M12 62 Ceiros James/Patrick Kiely Wales Opel Manta M11 63 Seamus Donnelly/Danny O'neill Magherafelt Toyota Corolla M10 64 Paul Fox/Billy McCullins Co Armagh Vauxhall Nova GSi M10 65 John Mclaughlin/Shaun Lafferty Co Donegal BMW M3 N4 66 Ted Johnston/Ken Rutherford Co Down Lancia Integrale N4 67 Aidan Davey/Eddie Murray Galway Talbot Sunbeam M12 69 Stephen Bird/Damien O'Neill Galway Escort 2000 M11 70 Ken Horan/Frank Byrnes Galway Escort 2000 M12 71 Michael Walsh/Torsten Schmidt Costello Escort 2000 M11 72 Joe Donoghue/Richard McGaugh Clarinbridge Escort M0 73 James Power/John Devine Loughrea Escort 1600 M10 74 John Hehir/Pat Sheil Loughrea Vauxhall Astra GTE N3 75 Sean Lyons/Eileen McNamara Loughrea Escort Rs 2000 N3 76 Shane Quinn/Noel Lambert Ardrahan Talbot Sunbeam M0 77 John Dempsey/Paul Dempsey Galway Escort Cosworth M0 78 Adrian Quinn/Finbarr Mangan Mullingar Vauxhall Nova GSi A6 79 Andy Senior/* Tba England Astra GSi N3 80 Eugene Ward/Conor Bruton Co Meath Honda Civic VTi N2 81 Excelsior Motorsport Team Mike Bird/Ann Lynskey Castlegar Fiat Uno A5 82 James Tolerton/Sid Fairfield Co Armagh Nissan Micra A5 83 Ron Hogan/Paddy McDonnell Limerick Mazda 323 4x4 Turbo N4 84 Patrick Bonar/Bernard McGinley Co Donegal Escort 1600 M10 85 Chris Finnegan/Pat Dwyer Portlaoise Escort 2000 M11 86 Emlyn Wynne/Dave Williams Wales Suzuki Swift GTi N1 87 Harry Cathcart/* Tba Co Fermanagh Suzuki Swift GTi N1 89 Gordon Webster/Fulton Grant Dublin Suzuki Swift N1 90 David Feeney/Gerard O'Connell Galway Talbot Opel M11 91 Tommie Duggan/Billy Casey Claregalway Sunbeam Talbot M10 92 Tom Moran/Pat Leahy Craughwell Peugeot 205 Rwd M11 93 Dean Laffey/Michael Doherty Athenry Escort 2000 M11 94 Gerard Martyn/Tommy Martyn Galway Toyota Corolla GT M10 95 Paul Monaghan/Annette O'Grady Headford Toyota Corolla Gt M10 96 Rory O'Connor/Francis Kenny Ballyhaunis Peugeot 205 A6 97 Kevin Rowland/Gareth O'Callaghan Dublin Sierra Cosworth Sapph. N4 98 Mark Nangle/Nollaig Breen Co Meath Toyota Corolla N2 99 Rory Galligan/Tom Clinton Co Meath Peugeot 205 A7 100 John Morris/Barry Quinn Athenry Sunbeam Talbot M10 101 Pat Kelly/Aidan Tannian Galway VW Golf GTi M10 102 Fergus Kelly/Dorothy Morrissey Co Offaly Escort 1350 M9 103 Billy Gamble/Stewart McClean Strabane Escort 1600 M0 104 Sean Blake/Connor Haise Co Wicklow Ford Sierra M12 105 John Reid/Martin Costello Dublin Escort 2000 M11 106 Patrick Kelly/Noel Mannion Galway Escort 2000 M11 108 Martin Finnerty/John Coughlan Oranmore Escort MK1 2000 M11 109 Russell Brown/Martin Melsome-Smith Yorkshire Vauxhall Astra M11 110 Gearoid Walsh/Niall Cunningham Connemara Suzuki Swift GTi M0 111 Declan Sylver/Stephen Dooley Galway VW Golf GTi N3 112 Dave Leonard/George O'Sullivan Galway Vw Golf Gti M11 113 James Foley/Ann Foley Navan Peugeot 205 Gti N2 114 Frances Wilson/Karen Woods Co Armagh Vauxhall Nova N2 115 Aidan O'Connor/Angela Aicken Co Antrim Talbot Samba M9 GALWAY HISTORIC RALLY H1 Geoffrey Crabtree/Liz Jordan England Porsche 911 B4 H2 John Coyne/Martin Dolan Craigavon Porsche 911 B4 H3 John Keatley/Maurice Beckett Magherafelt Porsche 911 B4 H4 Dessie Nutt/Derek Smyth Co Derry Porsche 911 B4 H5 Mervyn Johnston/Austin Frazer Co Fermanagh Mini Cooper S M0 H6 Sean Treacy/Denis O'Mahony Lisburn Lancia Fulvia HF B3 H7 Niall Creighton/Harry McGrath Craigavon Lotus Cortina Mk1 B3 H8 Alan Courtney/Alan Sheppey Co Antrim Ford Cortina Mk1 GT B3 H9 Gerry Freeman/Dermott Quigley Dublin Ford Cortina GT B3 H10 David Hillis/Robin Hillis Co Antrim BMW 2002 Tii C2 H11 Michael Stevenson/Rory Tougher Co Down Triumph TR4 B5