23rd Jan 2022: TDC Dave Griffin Memorial Mondello Trial

Regulations & Entry Form now available for the 2022 Dave Griffin Memorial Multi-Venue Autotest kindly sponsored by Bill Griffin Motors

Competitors should read carefully the Event Format & Instructions section of the Regulations as only brief Final Instructions will be posted prior to the event.

Entries are limited for this event and no entries will be accepted after 5pm on Wednesday the 19th of January - no exceptions.

To verify the expiration date and assist with Covid-19 compliance at sign on, please email a photograph of your valid Competition Licence to ianmcculloch51@icloud.com upon completion of your entry form and payment.

Regulations

Entry Form

We look forward to seeing you in Mondello on the 23rd.

Philip

Last edited by Philip on Tue Jan 04, 2022 3:17 pm; edited 1 time in total

Entry List as of 6th January

(Current number does not relate to starting order)

1. Philip O'Reilly
2. Garrett Kennedy
3. Alex Lyons
4. Mark Walsh
5. Frank Lenehan
6. Damien Doran
7. Michael Melady
8. Daniel Byrne
9. Piers Mac Fheorais
10. John Nolan
11. Gerard Keane
12. Jason Griffin
13. Richard Meeke
14. Mick Kehoe
15. Eamonn Byrne
16. Will Corry
17. Bernard Bradley
18. James Mansfield
19. Jack Quinn
20. James Crowe
21. Jay Donegan
22. Andy Johnson
23. Joe Doran
24. Shane Burns
25. John O'Reilly
26. Mark Nagle
27. Niall Murray
28. Eoin Murray
29. Angus Johnson
30. Brian Kingston
31. Cathal O' Carroll
32. Ian Howard
33. Stuart Annesley
34. Sean Cullen
35. John O'Connor
36. Simon Brien
37. Derek Harrison
38. Owen Murray
39. Eric Conlon
40. Simon Cullen
41. Kevin Dunne
42. Shane Dunne
43. Zoe Briggs
44. Stephen Briggs
45. Dessie Martin
46. Karl Grehan
47. Robert Haslett
48. David McNally
49. Victor Cullen
50. Sean McGovern
51. Craig MacWilliam
52. Guy MacWilliam
53. Matthew Walsh
54. Shane Griffin
55. Peter Boaden
56. JJ Farrell
57. Martin Nugent
58. Eddie Peterson
59. Dave Griffin
60. Robert Kinsella
61. Niamh Kinsella
62. Avi Samy
63. Ashley Ellis
64. Eoin Longworth
65. David McAulay
66. Anthony Freeney
67. Dylan Mcloughlin
68. David Forde
69. Jack Brien
70. Ashley Lamont
71. Liam Cashman
72. Declan Burke
73. TJ O Brien
74. Kevin Fitzgerald
75. Patrick Johnson
76. Ed Holfeld
77. Geoff Needham
78. Paul Needham
79. Eric O Sullivan
80. James Casey
81. Mark Brien
82. Paul Tierney
83. Paul Coyne
84. Charlotte O'Shaughnessy
85. Mark Hughes
86. Evan Byrne
87. Darren Moore
88. Danny ODonohoe
89. Daniel ODonohoe
90. Mike Keane Jnr

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Huge thanks to Bill Griffin Motors for their continued support of this event. There will be some very exciting prizes up for grabs thanks to their very generous contribution.

Check them out online at https://www.billgriffinmotors.ie/

Excellent response with entries so far, almost 50 received in 24 hours.

For anyone intending on doing this event, please get your entry in ASAP. At this rate it's likely we'll end up filling the entry before the closing date on 19th January so don't delay!

With an exceptional response to this event inside just 3 days, we've taken the decision to limit entries on the day to 90 competitors to allow sufficient time for the running of the event.

Any entries received from this evening will be placed on a reserve list and may be run subject to withdrawals prior to the event, and at the club's discretion.

Thanks to all competitors who got entries in promptly.

Philip.

Looking forward to this event as always!

Not a salesy type post at all but I just wanted to give some competitors some notice ahead of this weekend about what tyres we have available as due to a supply issue from Yokohama our stock is quite low for some tyres, and completely gone for others!

What we *do* have available are:
A008 - 165/70R10
A032 - 165/70R10
A021R - 185/60R13
A021R - 185/70R13
A539 - 175/60R13
A539 - 185/60R13
AD08RS - 195/50R15
AD08RS - 215/45R16
Nankang AR-1 - 185/60R14

VERY limited qty in each of these so if anyone is looking to get tyres ahead of the event please ring ahead and actually order what you are looking for so they are reserved for you. I wouldnt like to see people coming in on Friday/Saturday and being disapointed with what is available.

Quick note for those attending this event for the first time. If you are driving a FWD car, we advise that you should run the same size tyres front and rear and not the smaller tyres on the rear.

n-murray wrote:

Looking forward to this event as always!

Not a salesy type post at all but I just wanted to give some competitors some notice ahead of this weekend about what tyres we have available as due to a supply issue from Yokohama our stock is quite low for some tyres, and completely gone for others!

What we *do* have available are:
A008 - 165/70R10
A032 - 165/70R10
A021R - 185/60R13
A021R - 185/70R13
A539 - 175/60R13
A539 - 185/60R13
AD08RS - 195/50R15
AD08RS - 215/45R16
Nankang AR-1 - 185/60R14

VERY limited qty in each of these so if anyone is looking to get tyres ahead of the event please ring ahead and actually order what you are looking for so they are reserved for you. I wouldnt like to see people coming in on Friday/Saturday and being disapointed with what is available.

Thanks Niall for the heads up.

Final Instructions TDC Dave Griffin Memorial 2022

Many thanks for your entry to TDC’s Dave Griffin Memorial Trial 2022.

Please arrive as early as possible for sign-on. Your compliance would be greatly appreciated. Sign on from 0730 with drivers briefing at 0915 for a 0930 start, sharp. All drivers must attend drivers briefing. No sign-on after 0915. Sign-on/drivers briefing is located this year in Suite 1 above the pits. Enter Mondello Park through Gate 4.
• No recording equipment allowed for the day. Disqualification if found.
• All penalties i.e. lines & pylons/fail times are recorded and are NOT open to challenge with marshals. Respect to be shown to Marshals & Observers. Please fill out query forms back at HQ, located in control tower. The results team/CoC will get to queries in time. All queries will be publicly posted with answers.
• Please hand in complete time cards after you finish test 4.
• The canteen in Mondello have made the effort to open to serve coffee/tea in the morning. There will be a 45/60 min lunch halt at 12/1230. We would appreciate if you have finished 2 laps before lunch, to stop early.
• Make sure you enter your first time in the space on the test you start at. You will be told of penalties you incurred at the test finish. Ensure that these are noted as well.
• Bill Griffin Motors have generously sponsored event. The club will make every effort to have results ASAP and would appreciate a large turnout for the prize giving, which will be at about 1730 approx or earlier.

Please note: Alternate route into Carragh before Mondello due to road works, google maps will show corrected route.

Good luck to all, see you Sunday.

	Piers14 wrote:
	Quick note for those attending this event for the first time. If you are driving a FWD car, we advise that you should run the same size tyres front and rear and not the smaller tyres on the rear.

Hi Piers14
Appreciate advise, what is advantage and disadvantage of putting smaller wheels on the rear?

Hi, thanks for asking. Mondello is different to a lot of other autotests. You will need a lot more grip on the rear than normal as you are trying to carry speed through corners. If you use narrow tyres on the rear like at other autotests, you will lose a lot of time going sideways with a high risk of ending up in the kitty litter.

	Piers14 wrote:
	Hi, thanks for asking. Mondello is different to a lot of other autotests. You will need a lot more grip on the rear than normal as you are trying to carry speed through corners. If you use narrow tyres on the rear like at other autotests, you will lose a lot of time going sideways with a high risk of ending up in the kitty litter.

Hi Piers,
Thanks for update. Not a fan of cats, so i will take that advice on board.

Don't forget to bring a pen to fill in your timecards & sign on form. The Canteen will be open.