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Brown & Brown Northern Ireland Rally Championship

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Aaron McLaughlin and Darren Curran led from start-to-finish at the Brown & Brown Northern Ireland Rally Championship opener at Bishopscourt ’ s Race & Rally Stages . Experienced Bishopscourt Stages driver Derek McGarrity was an early second , with Jonathan Greer and Niall Burns third , but a crash on the repeat that would rule the pair out . Greer ’ s exit promoted Stuart Biggerstaff and Stephen Jess to third and they were hunting down the leader at the mid-event service . A change in direction for the stages and Biggerstaff was quick to adapt , bringing the gap down to a mere 0.6 seconds , while McGarrity won the stage to stay in contention . McLaughlin went all out on the penultimate stage and confirmed the win on the final lap of the County Down venue . McGarrity was third after stage three and remained there at the finish .

Latest Championship Positions

1st Aaron McLaughlin / Darren Curran 2nd Derek McGarrity / Conor Duffy 3rd Darren Gass / Damien Connolly

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Motorsport UK Sporting Car Trials Championship

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Hagley and District Light Car Club hosted a round of the British Sporting Trials Championships on the 16th of February at the scenic Apley Estate in Norton , Shropshire . The weather for once in February played nicely , the persistent rain of the preceding day gave way to a grey , bitterly cold but dry day . This worked out very nicely : giving a lovely balance to eight different hill layouts , providing a very fair challenge 28 crews who participated , there were a lot of smiling faces during the rounds and at the conclusion of the event . Time to clean everything down and do it all again next year .

The Walsingham Trial was an event of two halves , dry and grippy or damp and slippery , the driver who could master both would likely be the winner . On the day Tom Bricknell was that driver , only losing 27 points over 24 hills to win , with the next lowest score being Andy Wilks on 31 .

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