Preparations are well advanced for the 2013 Safety Direct Galway International Rally. This year’s event takes place over the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd February. Safety Direct have sponsored the event for many years. Alan Fair, on behalf of the company, states that the reason for this is that it showcases its products and services to a wide audience, [...]

NEW YEAR STAGES 2013 NUMBER LIST 1 Derek McGarrity Neil Doherty 2.0t Subaru Impreza S14 9a 2 Kieron Graffin TBA 2.0t Mitsubishi Evo 9 9b 3 Dominic McNeill Tommy Speers 2.0t Mitsubishi Evo 9 9b 4 John McKeown Amanda McKeown 2.0t Ford Escort WRC 9b 5 James Laverty Francis Regan 2.0t Subaru Impreza 2 6 Liam McFall TBA 2.0t Mitsubishi [...]

  Kirkistown race circuit will echo to the sound of rally cars on Saturday 19 January, 2013 as the 500 Motor Racing Club of Ireland host the popular New Year Stages Rally. The high speed action will be held over 6 stages, all within the confines of the circuit and the first car starts at 9am. The New Year Stages [...]

Whether you’re a forest rally regular or a virgin to the woods, the PlasticBags.IE 2013 Willie Loughman Forest Rally is the one event you need to enter next year! The Carrick Motor Club are giving ‘Willie’ a total revamp and are giving competitors an opportunity not to be missed. As new Clerk of the Course, Andrew Purcell stated: “This is [...]

In conjunction with the publication of the initial press release, the Carrick on Suir Motor Club are delight to also announce the simultaneous publication of the Willie Loughman Forest, ‘Rally Guide‘. Willie Loughman Forest Rally, press officer, Trevor McGrath said, “The publication of a downloadable guide like this has become the norm for events throughout the world in recent years [...]

Mid Antrim Motor Club will promote a clubmans stage rally in the Ballymena area on the 2nd of February. This is an ideal event to kick the 2013 season off with challenging stages held on a mixture of surfaced and unsurfaced lanes. It is also round one of the prestigious Mid Antrim championship which is held across four different events, [...]

Marty McCormack has revealed that his outing at next week’s Turkey Run Rally may not be a one-off appearance behind the wheel of a Mini WRC… In an interview with RallyForums.com, the Draperstown driver admitted that “nothing is set in stone” and that “options are open” for the potential of additional events in the Mini, either in the local scene [...]

Derek and Alan McGeehan top the entry list for this year’s River Ridge Recycling Turkey Run Rally in their Mini WRC. They are one of two crews that have entered the event in a Mini, with recent Roger Albert Clark Rally winner Marty McCormack also set to move up to WRC power. McCormack is seeded at number eight but despite a [...]

15-year old Ben Crealey from Portadown received his prize for winning the 2012 Junior 1000 Rally Challenge Ireland last week, when he visited M-Sport for an experience he is unlikely to forget for a long time. The first part of the day saw Ben join M-Sport for a test at Carlisle Airport. He was then introduced to members of the [...]

Marshals are the unsung volunteers in motorsport. Come rain, hail or shine, they stand in the middle of forests, at the side of closed roads, at race circuits and other venues in all conditions, helping to ensure the safe running of motorsport events across the country. There are literally thousands of these unpaid volunteers across the world and without them, [...]