The Northern Ireland Motor Club has confirmed that County Fermanagh will host the 37th Ulster Rally on August 23rd and 24th, with the Rally being based in and around Enniskillen town. The event will once again be sponsored by the Todds Leap activity centre in Ballygawley. Confirming the move, Ulster Rally Clerk of the Course Lewis Boyd commented; “It is [...]

Defending champion David Bogie threw down the gauntlet to his challengers with an emphatic win on Saturday’s Coltel Granite City Rally – his third victory on the Aberdeen-based event in the past four years. The Dumfries driver led from start to finish in his ex-Colin McRae Ford Focus WRC to complete the five stages in a total time of 42 [...]

The Motor Sports Association is delighted to announce Go Motorsport Live! – a special open day to be staged at Silverstone on Sunday 7 July as an integral part of the governing body’s drive to help more people to get involved in all areas of motor sport. Coming just one week after the British Grand Prix and at the culmination [...]

Four-time Australian Rally Champion, Neal Bates, has become the first driver from across the Tasman to win the Stadium Cars / Nichibo International Classic Rally of Otago after a dominant performance in the Dunedin-based event. Together with co-driver Coral Taylor, Bates led from the very first stage in his Toyota Celica RA40, and finished the two-day, 16 stage event with [...]

Mick O’Brien and Greg Shinnors head a packed entry list for this year’s PlasticBags.ie Willie Loughman Forest Rally, round three of the Valvoline Irish Forest Rally Championship. After claiming success at round two’s Moonraker Rally, O’Brien will be aiming to add another victory to his credit but will have some stiff opposition to contend with…full entry list below: 1 Mick [...]

Volkswagen rally driver Sébastien Ogier has been forced to withdraw from the legendary “Fafe Rally Sprint” on Saturday on medical grounds. The Frenchman had intended participating in the show event held near Porto with co-driver Julien Ingrassia (F) in preparation for Portugal’s round of the FIA World Rally Championship (11 – 14 April). “Unfortunately I have been laid low by [...]

The management of the Easter Stages Rally, round three of the Carryduff Forklift MSA N.I. Rally Championship which was due to take place this weekend across Counties Down and Antrim, have been forced to cancel the event. The decision has been made in light of the hardship being faced by residents in the area, and the heavy snow. The rally [...]

The Carryduff Forklift MSA Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship returns to action this Saturday for round three, the Triton Showers Easter Stages Rally. Starting from Lisburn’s Bow Street at 9.30am on Saturday morning, competitors will tackle three loops of four stages all based within County Down. The service area is located at Ballynahinch’s Millbrook Lodge Hotel, which also hosts the [...]

Ex-F1 driver Robert Kubica was leading the 2013 Rally Islas Canarias El Corte Ingles until this happened…

Erika Detota and her sponsors are ready to announce their plans for 2013 starting with a reveal of the upgrades to the Ruge’s Rally car at the Ruge’s Subaru dealership. Since the end of last season, the team has been busy upgrading their race car. The project has been no small undertaking and was unveiled to the public at Ruge’s Subaru [...]