Irish Rallying

Maiden City Motor Club (M.C.M.C) Turkey Run 2008 Results: Sean Devine is the winner

Photo supplied courtesy of William Neill / Neillpics.co.uk

Sean Devine (pictured above) driving his Subaru S11 WRC won the M.C.M.C  Turkey Run Multi-Use Rally held in Aghadowey, Northern Ireland on Monday 29th December 2008.

Devine was the winner by 1 second from Brian Dowey’s Escort Cosworth, after a day long battle. Third was Brian Muldoon in a Subaru WRC with Donegal’s Seamus Leonard fourth in his Subaru S9. Gerard McFall rounded off the top… Continue reading

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World Rally Championship - (WRC) Rally Ireland 2009 preview videos

Rally Ireland will launch the 2009 World Rally Championship on the 29th January and the event is set, once again, to be a daunting challenge for the world’s top crews.

The competitors will face totally unique roads not seen anywhere else on the WRC and despite what is expected to be a rather meagre entry, there will still be thrilling action to witness over the unforgiving terrain. Also… Continue reading

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Colin McRae Metro 6R4 Donegal International Rally 2006

Colin McRae mania descended on Donegal in June 2006 when he brought the Metro 6R4 over to contest the rally.

The RPM clip below, which has been uploaded to motorsportmad.com, captures the highlights of that magical weekend in Donegal where McRae (co-driven by Nicky Grist) was mixing it with the modern WRC cars in his 20 year old machine.

He annihilated the national section… Continue reading

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Revised Galway International Rally 2009 Entry List: Conrad Rautenbach and Aaron Burkart are top seeds

The Safety Direct Galway International Rally 2009 Entry List has been revised to take into account the FIA seeded drivers.

Conrad Rautenbach will start at number one and it now transpires that he will be using a PH Sport Citroen Xsara WRC instead of a C4 as originally thought. Rautenbach will have a new co-driver this season in  Daniel Barritt as David Senior has elected to retire from… Continue reading

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Harper Rally Prep UAC Boxing Day Rally 2008

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Safety Direct Galway International Rally 2009 Entry List: Conrad Rautenbach entered in Citroen C4 WRC as preparation for Rally Ireland

Conrad Rautenbach appears on the Galway International Rally 2009 entry list and is expected to be in the PH Sport Citroen C4 WRC as preparation for Rally Ireland.

Rautenbach has just been announced (see previous article) in the new Citroen Sport Junior Team today which will run as a ‘Manufacturers 2′ team in the 2009 FIA World Rally Championship.

The Galway (which takes place 17/18 Jan) entry boasts some of… Continue reading

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