PRESS RELEASE: 6th July 2010

Season update for the Flying Flynns

17 year old Conor Flynn has had mixed fortunes this season. He had an amazing run on the BRC Jim Clark Challenge rally [see attached], but suffered electrical gremlins on his other events. He did set 9th overall and 1st Peugeot on his 1st ever event in the UK though, before a dead fuel pump ended his rally.

Looking forward though, this weekend is a BIG weekend for Conor, he is entered in the Rallyschool.co.uk backed VW Lupo in the Quinton stages rally near Brecon this Saturday. The diminutive Lupo, is just 1400cc and bog standard so Conor is joined by his older sister Ella [19] who will be on co-driving duties.

Conor fully appreciates the help he gets from PIAA, Hankook tyres, Revolution Wheels, Washcraft, MotorV8 and Ice Drive Sweden.com.

To help repay the backing he is taking the 205 on the Harry Flatters rally at the end of July on the demanding Epynt army ranges.

Following that the Challenge spec 205 will be seeing if it can repeat its Giant killing acts on the Jim Clark with a repeat performance on the BRC Ulster Rally Challenge on August 20/21.

Back to Wales then and Epynt again for the Mewla rally on August 28th.

Conor is lucky to have Mark Mason to share his Jim Clark success, while Andy Bull and Steve McPhee bring masses of experience to the team.

Ella had her own success in June with a stunning 4th overall on the BTRDA Dukeries rally and 1st in the Group N category, Ella was teamed with young hotshot 23 year old Jamie Anderson in his Evo 8 who shocked the BTRDA regulars with a storming drive.

Ella will be co driving the Superfast Russ Thompson on the Harry Flatters, the Dunnow plant backed driver, hoping to have more luck with his Renault Clio, now the suspension and drive shaft problems appear to have a cure!!

Keep an eye out for more updates, but it’s a big GOOD LUCK to Conor & Ella this weekend, this will see them on their 2nd ever gravel event, 6 miles being the sum total of the last one!!!!

 

PRESS RELEASE: June 2010

Fine Tarmac Debut for 17 year old

17 Year old student Conor Flynn with co driver Mark Mason had a great debut on the recent Jim Clark Rally. The pair were in their Peugeot 205 in Challenge specification, [basically Group N], the little 1600cc machine was probably the lowest powered car in the rally, but a good recce saw the pair quite happy.

After stage two, the crew were inside the top ten in ninth place, and swapping times with the quickest Fiestas, Conor was beaming from ear to ear, saying “ We are backing off slightly on the jumps as the old Bilstein suspension doesn’t land too well, but the notes are brilliant and Mark is brilliant”

The final stage in the dark saw another good run leaving the crew eighth overnight. Team mate Russ Thompson/Neil Bye in the Clio R3, were not so happy, with Neil saying” I could not get to grips with the notes in Abbey, then a shaft let go at the start of the final Friday stage, so we are out”
Conor & Mark had a good run through Wedderburn, again beating many of the more powerful Fiestas, then with the next stage cancelled they decided to push through the Eccles stage.

A stunning time for Conor/Mark raised them to fifth Overall and the class lead, the time was only one second off Pajunen the rapid Finn who won the yellow jersey on Pirelli rally.

A shame that a slight misfire on the final stage saw them drop a small amount of time, dropping them one second behind the class lead, and to eighth overall.
Still a fine debut performance for the 17 year old ex Rallycross champion.

Mark said, “Conor is very talented and also very brave, we had a couple of moments, but his car control caught both of them”

The final comment from Conor “Thanks to the BRC, Jim Clark organisers and all my crew for getting me round, I had a brilliant time, Thank you”

Conor will be competing on the Quinton, Swansea Bay, Ulster and Mewla rallies over the next couple of months.

 

PRESS RELEASE: 30 March 2010

 

Conor will be competing on his 1st UK rally of 2010 next week, on 10/11 April a 2 day rally at USAAF Sculthorpe,

Conor will be joined on this rally by his sister Ella, a family discussion this week revealed that Ella[19] will definitely be the BOSS in the car that weekend.

Conor [17] will be driving a Group N Peugeot 306 Gti-6, He admits to being terrified, but has his goal set on driving fast, smooth and getting a finish.

The 2 day event will be 90 miles long, action will be seen from the PIAA lamp pod, as the 1st day runs into darkness.

PIAA remain supporters of Conor, as are Revolution Wheels, MotorV8 training, Digital motorsport photography, IceDriveSweden.com, Pole Position Indoor Karting [PPIK], Hankook tyres and Anderson Commercials.

The 2008 Rallycross Junior champion and 2009 RWD Challenge Rallycross Champion has been brushing up his fitness with his Beta Trials bike, while also using free weights to increase strength,

Conor also worked as an Instructor at the Ice Drive Sweden Experience in February.