Deazley's grab Safari Rally title

Gareth Deazley, navigated by father Raymond, took their first Safari Rally win, an event, organised by Enniskillen Motor Club, which has consistently hosted the largest entry in Northern Ireland.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Feb 2016, 21:09 BST
Updated 22nd Feb 2016, 23:55 BST

They dropped just one minute in their SEAT Leon.

This year’s event, sponsored by Elite Tyres & Service, featured some veterans and previous champions on the entry list, including Malcolm McQueen and Ciaran Carey, local husband and wife crew Aideen and Brian McGirr, who were Class 4 Champions in the Northern Ireland Championship last year.

Second overall, four points behind the Deazleys in their Vauxhall Nova were Ciaran Carey and James Woods whilst third overall, a further 13 points back, were Peter Jennings and Brian Hoy in their Mitsubishi Evo 10.

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First in Class 2 went to the Nissan Micra crew of John and Jonathan Henderson. Class 3 went to Carey/Woods, second were McQueen/Campbell (Mazda MX5) while Aideen and Brian McGirr took third. Class 4 was clinched by the Deazleys with Jennings/Hoy in second and Glen and Philip Verner taking third.Kyle Thompson navigated his father Mark to fifth in Class 4 on the first navigation rally for both of them.

The next navigation rally is Dungannon Motor Club’s event on Friday March and Enniskillen Motor Club’s next event is The Erne Skip Hire and Recycling May Day Stages Rally on St Angelo Airfield on May 2.

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