Brown & Brown Northern Ireland Rally Championship

After Rd. 1️⃣ Bishopscourt's top five finishers lead the way at the top of the Brown & Brown NI Rally Championship standings. There is so much competition with a host of registered crews. Roll on the Circuit for some closed-road action 👊 nirallychampionship.com/wp-content/upl… 📸 @NeillPics

Aaron McLaughlin ends the day with a fastest time on the final stage but it wasn't enough to challenge Greer with Stuart Biggerstaff rounding out the top three! Race & Rally Top 5️⃣ 1 Greer 2 McLaughlin +8.5s 3 Biggerstaff +21.3 4 Moffett +29.7 5 McGarrity +45.7

🏆 BISHOPSCOURT WINNERS 🏆 Jonny Greer and Niall Burns claim their maiden victory aboard the Toyota Yaris Rally2 after a perfect drive on the Race & Rally Bishopscourt Stages. 📸 @neillpics

Stuart Biggerstaff is now up to third after early leader Derek McGarrity slipped back. Sam Moffett isn't far behind after getting up to speed on the circuit-based event. Bishopscourt after SS4/8 1 Greer 2 McLaughlin +5.4s 3 Biggerstaff +14.2 4 McGarrity +17.5 5 Moffett +19.4

Race & Rally // Stage 4️⃣ At the halfway point of the Race & Rally Bishopscourt Stages, Jonny Greer and Niall Burns hold a 5.4-second lead over defending champions Aaron McLaughlin and Darren Curran. 📸 @neillpics

Two-wheel-drive tussle 👊 One second separates Joe Hegarty and Jamie Grant at the front of Bishopscourt's modified field. The Ford Escort and Toyota Starlet rivals are eighth and ninth respectively in the overall standings!

McLaughlin lost a bit of time at the start-line with a sticking handbrake - can he make the jump on his rivals on stage two? Race & Rally after SS1/8 1 McGarrity 2 Greer +0.5s 3 McLaughlin +0.6 4 Biggerstaff +4.3 5 Smyth +7.3

McGarrity Fastest In Bishopscourt 🔥 Derek McGarrity has got an early jump on Jonny Greer and Aaron McLaughlin on stage one of the Race & Rally Stages. Just behind, Jonny Greer and Aaron McLaughlin love a Bishopscourt battle. Greer comes out on top this time by 0.1s!

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🏆 FIVEMILETOWN WINNERS 🏆 They've got their crown back - huge congratulations to Niall McGonigle and Caolan McKenna on a superb victory in the forests, taking the win by 19.3 seconds from Vivian Hamill and Paddy Robinson. 📸 @neillpics

McGirr leads 2WD 🚀 Diff failure at the start of stage five has forced two-wheel-drive pacesetter Paddy McToal into retirement 😩 That leaves Shane McGirr out front and holding an impressive top five overall position with four stages to go. 📷 @neillpics

❌ Donnelly off 🔁 McGonigle leads Early rally leader Mark Donnelly slides off the road on the third corner of stage two! Cronknagrally claims its first victim of the day as Niall McGonigle slips into the rally lead! 📷 @neillpics

Fivemiletown is GO 🏁 And Mark Donnelly is still on top! Last year's winner goes four seconds faster than Niall McGonigle over stage one. Fivemiletown Rally after SS1/10 🥇 Donnelly 2:00.8s 🥈 McGonigle +4.0s 🥉 Mackarel +5.8s 4️⃣ Condell +6.8s 5️⃣ Wilson +8.8s 📷 @NeillPics

🏆 2025 AWARDS 🏆 The NI Rally Awards Night takes place on Friday 23 January at the Glenavon House Hotel, Cookstown. Tickets are available on Rallyscore: rallyscore.net/#/entry-form/3… The night of celebration starts at 19:30 with meals served at 20:00.

Fivemiletown Rally // Rally Report 📺 Premieres 20:00 | Sat 29 Nov Don't miss our final highlights programme of the year on Saturday night! 👉 Watch here: youtu.be/kuIwOoevoKY 📷 @NeillPics

🍾 FOREST CHAMPIONS 🍾 A third maximum score of the season ensured Jordan and Paul Hone claimed the Brown & Brown NI Forest Rally Challenge title at today's Fivemiletown Rally! 📸 @NeillPics

🏆 FIVEMILETOWN WINNERS 🏆 Huge well done to Mark Donnelly and Cathair Hughes who overcame flat shift drama to take a controlled victory on the Fivemiletown Rally. 📸 @neillpics

Fivemiletown Rally after SS7/8 🥇 Donnelly 25:30.4s 🥈 Mimnagh +17.0s 🥉 Moffett +30.3s 4️⃣ Hone +46.6s 5️⃣ Cairns +47.0s

Puncture for Hone 😬 The drama continues in Fivemiletown as championship frontrunner Jordan Hone punctures a rear tyre through Jenkin! He is still fourth overall, though, and will be hoping make it safely through the final test. 📷 @neillpics

Fivemiletown Rally after SS6/8 🥇 Donnelly 20:51.2s 🥈 Mimnagh +11.7s 🥉 Hone +23.4s 4️⃣ Moffett +24.6s 5️⃣ Cairns +37.0s ⏭️ SS7 Jenkin (5.2 miles) – 14:21

Mimnagh Fastest 💪 Stage 6: Doon (2.7 miles) ✅ A stage win on Doon ensures that Gareth Mimnagh keeps the pressure on rally leader Mark Donnelly. Jordan Hone is flying in third, set to take another top score which would secure the NI Forest Rally Challenge title. 📷 @NeillPics