Donnelly extends his Irish Tarmac Rally Championship lead

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Donnelly extends his Irish Tarmac Rally Championship lead

Current Irish Tarmac Rally Championship leader Eugene Donnelly extends his lead following an emphatic victory on last weekend’s Larsen Circuit of Ireland, the second round of the Irish tarmac Rally Championship. Driving a Skoda Fabia WRC Donnelly finished the Easter classic forty eight seconds ahead of current Tarmac… Continue reading

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Mayo Stages Rally videos featuring Gareth MacHale debuting the Opel Corsa OPC S2000

Gareth MacHale had a successful debut in the Corsa S2000 OPC on last weekend’s Mayo Stages Rally where the car undertook its first competitive outing.

MacHale finished an excellent fourth overall and won Group N ahead of the very rapid Garry Jennings to signal the car’s arrival. He hopes to  contest some IRC rallies later in the year with the car.

Austin MacHale commented to rallynews.net that development… Continue reading

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Buy & Sell Circuit of Ireland Rally 2003: Derek McGarrity wins the Circuit for the first time

Derek McGarrity, piloting an ex-Tommi Makinen Subaru S8 WRC, won his first Circuit of Ireland Rally with Chris Patterson in the co-drivers seat on the 2003 event.

McGarrity was never headed throughout the event, which was based in Fermanagh, and withstood the pressure from Andrew Nesbitt in another Subaru WRC. Nesbitt had several setbacks during the three day event including a one minute penalty on day one for a… Continue reading

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