I’ve mentioned before that at times Simon McKinley appeared to bend the laws of Physics, especially when going round corners. Indeed I have sat staring into the Burren and concluded that only Simon McKinley could beat Simon McKinley’s Ballyallaban record, and he has!
And yet! This weekend, at the opening rounds of the Irish Hillclimb & Sprint championship, Simon McKinley beat Simon McKinley; and no! the LHC (Google it) has not ripped a hole in the fabric of space in Wexford. And no! I’m not smoking some weird imported tobacco.
Simon entered his Escort and Lant RT2 and set about racing, the result! He took both 1st & 2nd on Saturday with triple Hillclimb champion Paul O’Connell in third.
On Sunday Joe Courtney split the McKinley’s to take second with, Yes, you guessed it! Simon McKinley in 3rd. Paul O’Connell retired due to clutch problems.
So after two rounds Simon McKinley takes a commanding lead in the championship and rounds 3 & 4 will be in Ballyvaughan in a few weeks, don’t miss out on the action! Its mind blowing!
Day 1 Times
1 Simon McKinley (Lant RT2 Warrior) 34.53s,
2 Simon McKinley (Escort) 36.38s,
3 Paul O’Connell (Pilbeam MP58 Hart) 37.06s,
4 Joe Courtney (OMS-Suzuki) 37.31s,
5 Rory Stephens (Radical SR8 Hayabusa) 39.12s
Day 2 Times
- Simon McKinley lant rt2-31:91
- Joe Courtney Oms-33:42
- Simon McKinley escort-34:42
- Rory stephens sr8-34:48
- John Byrne Jedi-36:07
- Deirdre McKinley reynard-36:60
- Robert bell crossle-36:74
- Dermot Nolan Reynard 37:32
Thanks to Aidan Courtney for results.