A totally different fire set the Burren a blaze on Sunday;
both Simon McKinley & Paul O’Connell unleashed a conflagration that will be
talked about for the rest of the year.
Records were not only broken, but smashed, as the dynamic
duo of Irish Hillclimbing battled it out over the 2.2 Miles of Torturous Tarmac
on Ballyallaban hill.
McKinley, the incendiary, set the hill ablaze with his pace,
smashing the record of Sylvester Mullins in the process.
Sylvester, who had to
sit out morning practice due to car problems. Was unable to match the pace of
Simon and Paul.
Simon McKinley
All eyes were on Current Champion Paul O’Connell, as he put
in one last valiant attempt to overtake McKinley, only to be beaten by 100th!
Simon McKinley 95.02 sec (new hill record), Paul O’Connell 95.03 sec.
Paul O'Connell
Skill, bravery, lunacy, call it what you like, but these
lads gave an awe inspiring display the likes not seen for many years.
Results Motorsport Ireland
1 Simon McKinley (Lant RT2) 95.02s, (Hill record),
2 Paul O'Connell (Pilbeam MP58 Hart) 95.03s,
3 Sylvie Mullins (Gould GR37-Judd) 98.20s,
4 Seamus Morris (Pilbeam MP62-Vauxhall) 103.96s,
5 Brendan Keane (Swallow DR14 F3) 110.00s,
6 Rory Stephens (Radical SR3 Hayabusa Turbo) 110.19s,
7 Eanna Carroll (Civic Turbo) 113.36s,
8 Alan Kessie (Gryphon C73) 113.37s,
9 Thomas Corey (Coogar Ralt Rover V8) 115.13s,
10 Dermot Nolan (Reynard GM 873) 115.31s.
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