Padraig Egan from Sixmilebridge, Co Clare, was the last minute winner of the Herospec Rallysprint at Mondello Park today, taking the lead in the closing moments of the head-to-head final when rival Tomas O’Rourke, who led at the start, had problems at the final chicane. Jason Keogh from Gorey won the two wheel drive final from Mark O’Connor, with Russell Woods best in the Buggy final ahead of Jonathan Pringle.

Ian White continued his domination of autotesting, scoring another two wins at the Carrick-on-Suir MC weekend in Waterford to clinch the Hewison Trophy National championship for the first time. The Kilkenny driver was 19 seconds ahead of Darren Quille in Saturday’s event, and 40 seconds clear of Chris Grimes yesterday, while Quille had to retire with gearbox problems on his Westfield.

Results:

MONDELLO PARK SPORTS CLUB HEROSPEC RALLYSPRINT AT MONDELLO PARK:

Knockout finals: Overall: Padraig Egan (Impreza) beat Tomas O’Rourke (Lancer

Evo 9)

2 wheel drive cars: Jason Keogh (Peugeot 205) beat Mark O’Connor (Escort)

Buggies: Russell Woods (Semog) beat Jonathan Pringle (Semog).

Qualifying runs:

1 Pat O’Connell (Lancer Evo 9) 22m 37.5s,

2 Niall McGonigle (Escort) 23m 45.7s,

3 Mark Nangle (Impreza) 24m 28.1s,

4 Jason Keogh (Peugeot 205) 24m 41.9s,

5 James McCarville (Escort) 24m 43.3s,

6 Tomas O’Rourke (Lancer Evo 9) 24m 44.5s.

CARRICK-ON-SUIR M C AUTOTEST AT WATERFORD (ROUND 9 OF HEWISON TROPHY

CHAMPIONSHIP) (DAY 1):

1 Ian White (Mini Special) 721.7s,

2 Darren Quille (Westfield) 740.9s,

3 Chris Grimes (Mini) 751.9s,

4 Damien Doran (Mini) 810.4s,

5 Liam Cashman (Nova) 850.9s,

6 Cian Power (Mini Special) 862.6s,

7 Paul Phelan (Mini Special) 881.1s,

8 Guy Foster (Mini Special) 903.9s,

9 Mike Mulcahy (Mini Special) 977.1s,

10 Mark Guerin (Starlet) 1039.3s.

Class winners: Chris Grimes, Cian Power, Darren Quille, Liam Cashman, Seamus

Anderson (Starlet).

CARRICK-ON-SUIR M C AUTOTEST AT WATERFORD (ROUND 10 OF HEWISON TROPHY

CHAMPIONSHIP) (DAY 2):

1 Ian White (Mini Special) 617.8s,

2 Chris Grimes (Mini) 655.8s,

3 Damien Doran (Mini) 690.9s,

4 Liam Cashman (Nova) 726.5s,

5 Paul Phelan (Mini Special) 752.4s,

6 Cian Power (Mini Special) 758.3s,

7 Connie Lynch (Starlet Special) 767.1s,

8 Mike Mulcahy (Mini Special) 777.4s,

9 Alan Clarke (Mini Special) 785.0s,

10 Don Giles (Triumph Special) 807.3s.

Class winners: Chris Grimes, Paul Phelan, Don Giles, Liam Cashman, Seamus

Anderson (Starlet).

LEINSTER M C KEHOE CUP SPORTING TRIAL AT MONEYSTOWN, ASHFORD, CO WICKLOW:

1 Paul Needham (Erskine-Honda) 6 marks,

2 Percy Pennefather (Erskine-Suzuki) 10m,

3 Fergil Gregory (Erskine-Yamaha) 12m,

4 John Bolton (Grasshopper VW) 15m,

5 Brian Conlon (Erskine-Honda) 15m,

6 Enda Byrne (VW) 16m,

7 Siobhan McCann (JMcVW) 16m,

8 Jonathan Ralph (Kilkenny-Honda) 17m,

9 Gordon Watkins (Watkins-Yamaha) 20m,

10 James Ralph (Kilkenny-Honda) 22m,

11 Kevin Sheane (Sheane VW) 23m,

12 Aidan Kehoe Aidan Kehoe (Sheane VW) 25m.

Grade winners: Percy Pennefather, John Bolton, Kevin Sheane, Guy MacWilliam

(Erskine-Yamaha) 34m.