{"id":10744,"date":"2015-03-11T12:21:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T11:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=10744"},"modified":"2015-03-11T13:46:07","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T12:46:07","slug":"raftery-shines-kumho-shod-bmw-mini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/raftery-shines-kumho-shod-bmw-mini\/10744","title":{"rendered":"Raftery shines in Kumho-shod BMW Mini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">\u2018Billy Coleman Young Driver Of The Year 2014\u2019 Dean Raftery had never driven a WRC car before achieving a memorable sixth place overall on the recent (February 6-8) Colm Quinn BMW Galway Rally at the wheel of a Kumho-shod BMW Mini. The result was all the more remarkable for the fact that he and co-driver Mark Kane had dropped as low as 18th on the opening day, following time lost to a loose water pipe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10745\" style=\"width: 145px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10745\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DEAN-RAFTERY-285x400.jpg\" alt=\"Dean Raftery\" width=\"145\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DEAN-RAFTERY-285x400.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DEAN-RAFTERY-285x400-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dean Raftery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Undeterred, the 23-year-old put in a remarkably mature drive, setting a string of top five stage times to finish just four places behind the sister Mini of his illustrious team-mate, five-times Irish rally champion Eugene Donnelly. Raftery\u2019s Colm Quinn-sponsored car was prepared by McGeehan Motorsport and ran on Kumho CO3 and TW02 rally tyres supplied by local motorsport dealer, Ears Motorsport Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The vast majority of competitors in the National class also opted for Kumho rally tyres, not least the top three finishers \u2013 Declan Gallagher (Toyota Starlet), Michael Conlon (Ford Escort) and John Lynch (Ford Escort). Likewise the Historic category, which was won by Ernie Graham driving yet another Kumho-equipped Ford Escort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Said our European Motorsport Manager Steve Thompson: \u201cThis was a sensational result by young Dean. The Mini generally takes a bit of getting used to, yet who knows where he could have finished if he had hadn\u2019t encountered mechanical problems early on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Billy Coleman Young Driver Of The Year 2014\u2019 Dean Raftery had never driven a WRC car before achieving a memorable sixth place overall on the recent (February 6-8) Colm Quinn BMW Galway Rally at the wheel of a Kumho-shod BMW Mini. 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