Round 1: Pedro Pet Foods Stages - 27th February  The opening round of the 2010 MSA Northern Ireland Rally Championship attracted a healthy 118 entries, all of which enjoyed a dry but cold day’s action around the former RAF airfield of Kirkistown Race Circuit.Reigning champion Derek McGarrity and co-driver James McKee scored six scratch times en route to victory aboard their Mitsubishi Lancer, well over a minute clear of young championship debutant Stuart Biggerstaff and his navigator Kenny Hull.George Robinson had held the runner-up spot for most of the running but transmission problems on the final stage dropped him back to the bottom step of the podium; he finished 6.4 seconds  ahead of Group N winner Raymond Johnston.Drew Stewart took the top honours in the two-wheel-drive category ahead of Terrence Taggart, both aboard Mk2 Escorts, while Philip Hunter triumphed in the Historic category with 24th overall.Results 1 Derek McGarrity/James McKee - 27m32.5s 2 Stuart Biggerstaff/Kenny Hull - 28m55.8s3 George Robinson/Tommy Speers - 29m00.6s4 Raymond Johnston/Fabian McAleer - 29m07.0s5 Kieron Graffin/Neil Doherty - 29m16.1s6 Alan Carmichael/Ivor Lamont - 29m21.0sRound 2: McGardy Insurance Stages, Bishopscourt - 13th March

Class leaders after Round 1Sunoco MSA NI Group N Championship Leader: Raymond Johnston / Fabian McAleerHankook MSA NI 2wd Championship Leader:Drew Stewart / Steven ParkSuperdrive MSA NI Junior Championship Leader:Stuart BiggerstaffHankook MSA NI Ladies Championship Leader:Samantha Thom