The Irish Hillclimb Championship continued last weekend with the Imokilly Hillclimb. This 2,2 kilometre long road near Dungarven is also known as “The Sweep”. Unlike the previous event in Wexford, at Imokilly the track was identical on both days. The event got off to a bad start on Saturday morning. A big storm had swept the area during the night. The wind had blown a lot of leaves and branches on the racing surface. This took a long while to clean up which severly delayed the timeschedule. In the end only one race session was possible on Saturday. The weather had improved on Sunday and this time all three races were completed.
Joe Courtney was unbeatable this weekend. He set fastest times in all sessions on Saturday and Sunday. With his double victory Courtney increases his lead in the championship. Robert Dwane was the runner-up on both days. On Sunday Frank Byrnes came quite close to Dwane and finished third. On Saturday Byrnes had retired from the one and only race. This allowed Rory Stephens to claim the final podium spot.
| Pos. | Last Name | First Name | Car | Cl. | Fase A | Fase B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Courtney | Joe |  | Reynard | 7 | 1:06,09 | 1:03,98 |
| 2 | Dwane | Robert | | OMS 25 | 6 | 1:07,06 | 1:05,53 |
| 3 | Byrnes | Frank | | Pilbeam MP45 | 7 | 1:06,65 | |
| 4 | Stephens | Rory | | Radical SR8 | 7 | 1:09,14 | 1:07,39 |
| 5 | O’Connell | Paul | | Norma M20B | 3C | 1:10,49 | |
| 6 | Stanworth | Russell | | Reynard Opel Lotus | 7 | 1:13,96 | 1:11,24 |
| 7 | Egan | Gary | | Formula Renault | 6 | 1:12,01 | 1:12,21 |
| 8 | White | Billy | | Formula Renault | 6 | 1:12,20 | 1:12,35 |
| 9 | Donnelly | John | | Reynard SF80 | 6 | 1:12,79 | |
| 10 | McKinley | Peter | | Ford Escort MK2 | 3B | 1:13,98 | |
| 11 | Morris | Seamus | | Darrian | 10 | 1:17,35 | 1:14,63 |
| 12 | Cunningham | Gary | | GT Light | 3C | 1:14,71 | 1:18,60 |
| 13 | Dolphin | Mark | | Ford Escort MK2 | 10 | 1:17,67 | 1:14,99 |
| 14 | O’Brien | Ben | | BMW M3 | 3B | 1:17,28 | |
| 15 | Stone | Brendan | | Lexus GS300 | 3B | 1:20,73 | 1:17,50 |
| 16 | Carroll | Mark | | Toyota Starlet | 3B | 1:21,59 | 1:19,21 |
| 17 | Ryan | Jason | | Honda Civic | 8 | 1:19,45 | 1:19,56 |
| 18 | Lyons | Geroid | | Honda Civic | 8 | 1:20,53 | |
| 19 | Flanagan | Martin | | BMW M3 | 10 | 1:22,47 | 1:20,63 |
| 20 | Harney | Richard | | Ford Escort | 8 | 1:22,36 | 1:20,97 |
| 21 | Gardiner | Tommy | | Honda Civic | 2 | 1:23,63 | 1:21,50 |
| 22 | Fay | Dara | | Suzuki Swift | 1A | 1:22,12 | 1:21,76 |
| 23 | Harney | Brian | | Ford Escort | 8 | 1:23,25 | 1:21,84 |
| 24 | Ledwith | Brian | | Toyota Corolla | 2 | 1:23,95 | 1:22,07 |
| 25 | Bell | George | | Honda Civic | 8 | 1:24,50 | 1:22,57 |
| 26 | Ryan | Pat | | Honda Civic | 8 | 1:25,30 | 1:22,86 |
| 27 | Walsh | Mick | | RT 2000 | 3B | 1:23,12 | 1:30,94 |
| 28 | Ward | Mike | | Raw Striker | 3A | 1:23,72 | |
| 29 | O’Brien | Jeremiah | | Toyota Starlet | 2 | 1:26,04 | 1:24,27 |
| 30 | Cronin | Emmet | | Ford Escort MK2 | 8 | 1:24,40 | |
| 31 | Walsh | Cian | | Toyota Corolla | 8 | 1:24,53 | |
| 32 | Whitley | John | | Swift FF | 5 | 1:26,58 | 1:25,09 |
| 33 | Byrne | Enda | | Formula Vee | 5 | 1:25,43 | |
| 34 | Barrett | Willie | | Honda Civic | 2 | 1:27,21 | 1:25,49 |
| 35 | Clifford | Joe | | Honda Civic | 2 | 1:26,85 | 1:25,60 |
| 36 | Dolphin | Kevin | | Citroën C2R2 | 8 | 1:26,40 | |
| 37 | Byrne | David | | Vauxhall Nova | 8 | 1:26,42 | |
| 38 | Redmond | Anthony | | Honda Civic | 8 | 1:27,66 | 1:26,70 |
| 39 | Hallahan | Diarmuid | | Honda Civic | 8 | 1:26,83 | |
| 40 | Roche | Ian | | Honda Civic | 8 | 1:30,45 | 1:27,05 |
| 41 | Anderson | Seamus | | Ford Anglia 105E | 1A | 1:28,93 | 1:27,14 |
| 42 | McCann | Siobhan | | Formula Vee | 5 | 1:27,79 | |
| 43 | O’Shea | Mick | | MG B GT | 4 | 1:32,43 | 1:27,86 |
| 44 | Kingston | Jack | | Lotus Elan | 4 | 1:28,45 | 1:29,96 |
| 45 | Nicholson | Michael | | Formula Vee | 5 | 1:28,68 | |
| 46 | Drew | Alan | | Honda Civic | 2 | 1:28,68 | |
| 47 | Deegan | Jack | | Peugeot 205 | 9 | 1:28,99 | |
| 48 | Mahony | Pa | | Honda Civic | 8 | 1:32,20 | 1:29,25 |
| 49 | Doherty | Colm | | Toyota Corolla | 2 | 1:30,92 | |
| 50 | Cotter | James | | Citroën C2R2 | 8 | 1:32,14 | |
| 51 | McGann | Kevin | | Toyota Starlet | 1A | 1:33,29 | 1:44,49 |
| 52 | Walsh | Padraig | | Toyota Corolla | 8 | 1:35,60 | 1:33,40 |
| 53 | Hallahan | Mike | | Honda Civic | 8 | 1:33,49 | |
| 54 | Dunbar | Martin | | Ford Escort MK1 | 1A | 1:33,83 | |
| 55 | Smiddy | Cormac | | Honda Civic | 8 | 1:34,78 | 1:34,07 |
| 56 | Murphy | Pat | | Peugeot 205 | 9 | 1:34,41 | |
| 57 | Purser | Andrew | | Peugeot 205 | 1A | 1:35,23 | 1:36,25 |
| 58 | Nolan | Will | | Honda Civic | 8 | 1:35,75 | |
| 59 | McCarthy | Ashley | | Peugeot 106 | 8 | 1:39,95 | 1:36,80 |
| 60 | Walsh | Damien | | Fiat Cinquecento | 1B | 1:37,66 | 1:37,29 |
| 61 | Herlihy | Danny | | Fiat Cinquecento | 1B | 1:39,06 | 1:38,76 |
| 62 | Walsh | Darraigh | | Suzuki Swift | 1A | 1:38,87 | |
| 63 | Carroll | Eanna | | Fiat Cinquecento | 1B | 1:39,37 | 1:38,89 |
| 64 | Tully | Alan | | Fiat Cinquecento | 1B | 1:39,49 | 1:39,99 |
| 65 | Kirwin | Brian | | Fiat Seicento | 1B | 1:41,18 | |
| 66 | Murray | Sean | | Lotus Elan 2S | 4 | 1:45,63 | 1:41,32 |
| 67 | O’Mahoney | Dan | | Honda Civic | 8 | 1:41,42 | |
| 68 | Power | Ashling | | Honda Civic | 2 | 1:41,68 | |
| 69 | Clinton | Colin | | Fiat Cinquecento | 1B | 1:43,07 | |
| 70 | Carroll | Leanne | | Fiat Seicento | 1B | 1:43,38 |