The FIA World Motor Sport Council took a decision in mid-September at their meeting in Beijing to approve the eligibility of cars from J2 for the 2015 FIA European Historic Rally Championship. These cars dating from 1986 to 1990 will be part of FIA Category 4 and will include the likes of the Lancia Delta, …
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The Northern Ireland Motor Club has confirmed that the Ulster Rally will take place on August 14 and 15, 2015. Club chairman, Alan Elliot, announced next year’s dates at a volunteers’ event, saying: “Moving forward to next year, and with support from Fermanagh District Council and our main sponsor, Todds Leap, the Ulster Rally will return to …
Organisers of the Circuit of Ireland Rally are delighted to announce that the event’s huge success in 2014 has been rewarded and the Circuit will once again be part of the prestigious FIA European Rally Championship in 2015. The top motorsport event will be the third of ten rounds in the ERC schedule, …
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The manager of the Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Rally Championship would like to express his deepest sympathies to the family, friends and fellow Imokilly Motor club members on the passing of Tom O’Regan. Tom was a true gentleman and great motorsport man, and will be immensely missed on the rally scene especially in and around …
2014 AWARD WINNERS MAIN CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVER CO –DRIVER OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP 1st Declan Boyle Brian Boyle 2nd Garry Jennings Rory Kennedy 3rd Josh Moffett John Rowan GROUP N OVERALL 1st Josh Moffett John Rowan 2nd Stephen McCann Lisa O’Dowd 3rd Brian O’Keeffe Sean Hayde BEST MIXED CREW 1st …
Josh Moffett will make his WRC debut next month when he takes his Group N Mitsubishi Lancer across the Irish Sea to tackle the final round of the championship, Wales Rally GB. The 22-year-old Monaghan driver, who is a nominee for this year’s Motorsport Ireland Young Rally Driver of the Year Award, has been …
The Directors and manager of the T.R.O.A. are delighted to announce that Clonakilty Blackpudding Company are to extend their sponsorship of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship for a further two seasons. The deal which will see one of Irelands most successful home grown companies remain as title sponsor for the Tarmac Championship for 2015 and …
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For the Carbery Plastics Rally team crew of Cal McCarthy and co-driver Eamonn Dullea, the Cork 20 Rally at the weekend will be one to remember. After a superb weekend in their 1600cc Honda Civic, they ended up second overall in the National section behind Declan Gallagher’s Toyota Starlet, and on an overall finishing time …
Stephen Wright scored a career best international finish on last weekend’s Cork 20 International Rally with the current Motorsport Ireland Young Rally Driver of the Year taking his Killyhevlin Hotel backed Peugeot 208 R2 to a class win and an incredible 3rd place overall on the Millstreet based event. Wright, who has been competing …
Daragh O’Riordan & Tony McDaid took a record breaking fourth consecutive win on the AceSigns Cork 20 International Rally based in Millstreet this weekend. The event which was the final round of the 2014 Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Rally Championship saw O’Riordan win by a margin of over a minute from a hard charging Keith …
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