Donal Healy/Denis O’Donovan take lead in Munster Navigation Trial Championship

The intricacies of a farmyard lane network proved to be a major factor in the Carbery Navigation Trial in Leap in West Cork where the Ovens/Drinagh duo of Donal Healy/Denis O’Donovan (Toyota Starlet) triumphed to move into the lead of the Munster Navigation Trial Championship.

Donal Healy/Denis O’Donovan take lead in Munster Navigation Trial Championship

Within a few miles of the start in Leap, all the competitors were in difficulty at French’s farmyard where the complex lane network cost them time. Aside from the winners, the Longford/Monaghan combination of Pakie Duffy/Evin Hughes (Subaru) managed to traverse the opening section by also dropping three penalty points, the same total as Healy/O’Donovan.

Winners of the opening round of the Munster series Alan Shinnors/George Shinnors (Subaru) were on four penalties with the Leap/Lisavaird pair of Dermot Whelton/Mark McCarthy the best of the rest with seven penalty points. Most of the others had amassed penalties that ran into double — or indeed treble-figure sums.

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CourtsPlace: West CorkPlace: N71Place: GlandorePlace: Union HallPlace: ClounkeenPlace: BallyroePlace: Mondello ParkPlace: CumbriaPerson: Donal HealyPerson: Denis O’DonovanPerson: OvensPerson: DrinaghPerson: Denis OPerson: DonovanPerson: Pakie DuffyPerson: Evin HughesPerson: HealyPerson: O’DonovanPerson: Alan ShinnorsPerson: George ShinnorsPerson: Dermot WheltonPerson: Mark McCarthyPerson: DuffyPerson: HughesPerson: WheltonPerson: McCarthyPerson: George SwantonPerson: David SwantonPerson: Timothy HayesPerson: Fineen O’DonovanPerson: Owen MurphyPerson: Daire HayesPerson: NeilPerson: Gerard TohillPerson: Keith DempseyPerson: Damien FaulknerPerson: Hugh DrennanPerson: Dave MaguirePerson: John FarrellyPerson: Rod McGovernPerson: Niall MurrayPerson: Eoin MurrayPerson: Barry EnglishPerson: Michael CullenPerson: Kevin O’HaraPerson: Eimear DooleyPerson: Keith DawsonPerson: Ollie MellorsPerson: David WrightPerson: Stephen PetchPerson: Pauric DuffyPerson: Kevin GlynnEvent: Munster Navigation Trial ChampionshipEvent: Carbery Navigation TrialEvent: Munster seriesEvent: 6-Hour Ford Fiesta Endurance RaceEvent: Grizedale RallyOrganisation: Toyota StarletOrganisation: SubaruOrganisation: Toyota AvensisOrganisation: Leinster Motor ClubOrganisation: Southside Motor FactorsOrganisation: Formula RenaultOrganisation: Murray Motorsport Team 2Organisation: Murray Motorsport 1Organisation: Blackchurch MotorsOrganisation: Mr. GearboxOrganisation: Plan BOrganisation: Murray MotorsportOrganisation: Ford
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