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
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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