Monaghan’s Enda Keenan won the Quinn Group Border Championship on last weekend’s Donegal Harvest. Co-driven on the day by Sean Moriarity, Keenan finished well down the overall order in his beautiful Mk2 Escort following niggly problems, but still did enough to win his class. Daniel Conaghan finished 2^nd in the class based series, Adrian Fox 3^rd . Liam McLaughlin was the winning co-driver.

Mark Courtney, co-driven by his brother Michael, concentrated on just getting his Lancer to the finish of last weekend’s Donegal Harvest event to win GpN on the Dunlop national Championship. His main rival Derrick Jobb went out early when his Lancer turbo blew.

Jamie Kent, the 26 year old co-driver so badly injured on the Cork ‘20’ is showing positive signs of recovery against all the odds. Interestingly, on examination it would appear that the Ka stood up extremely well to the impact. The steering column did not come across as suspected but moved forward. The seats, belts and anchorages, plus general cabin area were fairly intact. Jamie’s head injuries were possibly chiefly as a result of contact with his own knee.

Charlie McGuckin of MicroCam has produced a special limited edition McRae Stages tape, personally signed by Colin. All the funds raised are going to be used to hire a WRC machine for Kris Meeke to drive on a selected event.

Limerick’s Colm Murphy, who won the Ford Ireland Focus Championship last year and narrowly missed out this time when a wishbone snapped on the last Cork ‘20’ stage, is switching to a GpN Subaru. The 2002 specification Impreza will be run by McKinstry Motorsport. The 29 year old, who tried GpN on the recent Tulip Rally in Holland and couldn’t believe the grip levels, is competing at Punchestown this weekend and then Skibereen, with the overall intention of contesting the Tarmac Championship in 2004.

Cork’s Emily O’Mahony is moving up from a Ka to an ex Chris Birkbeck Puma for next season and plans to do the 26^th October Glandore based Skibbereen rally as a shakedown. John O’Leary, who himself is contesting the Wales Rally GB in his Lancer, is doing the preparation. Emily’s 18 year old brother Brian, who has extensive karting experience, is driving the Ka on his first rally in Skibbereen.

Magherafelt MC’s 12 stage Lanes Rally last Sunday was won by Stephen Moore in his Subaru, with Greg McComick and Seamus Donnelly 2^nd and 3^rd in their Escorts.

The 023 Tiles Southern Four Championship will go down to the wire on the Skibbereen Rally, with Maurice Gass (Impreza WRC), Liam McCarthy (Corolla WRC) and Denis Cronin (BMW M3) all capable of taking the title.