Lyons still in top gear for Munster Rally

Ken Lyons will take part in Sunday's Circuit of Munster Rally.

VETERAN Ken Lyons – of title sponsors Lyons Motorgroup – is among the field for Sundayโ€™s Circuit of Munster Rally, which takes place in and around Askeaton/Ballysteen/Cappagh/Pallaskenry.

Lyons, whose son Keith is also entered, competed in his first Munster way back in 1977.

Other interesting local entries are those of a couple of husband-and-wife partnerships, such as Gerard and Mary Oโ€™Shea (Kilfinny) and Tom and Helen Slattery (Hospital), and there is a grandfather-granddaughter pairing with Bill Fitzgerald of Pallaskenry and Kathln Meade.

Also entered are the Mulcaire family (Rathkeale) of dad Liam, and children Jenna and Cathal, a rising star of the sport.

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Associate sponsors are Edward and Hazel Oโ€™Callaghan (Kilcornan) of Morenane Transport, who, along with their children Chris and Kirsty will also compete.

Others of note include Paul Purtill, Ed Synan and Kevin Oโ€™Connor.

Josh Moffet of Monaghan, who has Abbeyfealeโ€™s Keith Moriarty as navigator, is the top seeded driver.

The rally gets underway with an early service at Northern Trust (9am), Ballysimon.

Stage 1 at Cartown is a quick 6km blast through the countryside that is sure to test the crews from 10am. They will move to stage 2 soon after arriving at Bushy Island while the final stage of the opening loop will be Ballintridida, a tricky 18km test underway from 11am.

Itโ€™s then back to Northern Trust for service at 11:50am before heading back out to those same three stages for a repeat run at lunchtime.

The crews will have a final service halt at around about 3pm before going again for the final three stages, stages 7, 8 and 9 before an overall winner will be crowned back at Lyons Motorgroup, Ballysimon, at around tea-time (5.30pm).

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