The west cork rally, clonakilty park hotel west cork rally is an annual motorsport tarmac rallying event held in clonakilty, county cork. The team unveiled their newly acquired ford fiesta r5 at the lyons of limerick. Motorsport ireland rallying, racing, autocross, autotest. A full report on the 1998 keohane readymix west cork rally can now be found on brian duggans rally pages. Cork motor club will be extending the closing date for entries, but anybody who wants to be on the published seeded list are advised to get their. Clonakilty chamber of commerce we would like to invite you to the launch and press reception of the west cork rally on friday, 17th february 2017 at 8 p. The sleepy roads of west cork will come alive to the roar of engines as the annual west cork motor rally gets into gear ouch. Countdown to launch of the west cork rally a history posted. Digital noticeboard for the duration of the event, alongside the traditional bo.
Rally, the opening round of the irish tarmac rally championship. The man once called a nutcase by the 3 times f1 world champion ayrton senna. The action for the second round of the clonakilty blackpudding irish tarmac rally championship moved to the south west last weekend with the quality hotel clonakilty west cork rally taking place. Last weekends west cork rally produced some great results for some of our local crews that made the trip to clonakilty to compete in what was a very tough and challenging event,there were class wins for three of our local crews who competed with mike p kelleheriarla mccarthy emerging. There are just two weeks to go to the quality hotel clonakilty west cork rally, and the number of entries across all categories has passed the 150 mark. Quality hotel clonakilty west cork rally 2015 final results after stage 14.
With entries open less than a week, cork motor club are delighted to have over 50 entries received for the quality hotel clonakilty west cork rally an event which takes place on the 18th19th march. Id like to congratulate all involved in organising the event they had everything done to a tee, and this made for a smoothly run rally. Quality hotels west cork rally cork motor club 15th16th march 2008 award winners 1st 30 terence oshaughnessy eugene mcgrath toyota corolla 2nd 67 jason omahony jonathan omahony honda civic. Quality hotels are on board as title sponsor for the ninth successive year. Originally posted by anihel quality hotels west cork rally 2007 press release 1 for 2007, cork motor club who organise and promote the event, plan to introduce a modified challenge to the rally which would cover the present classes 915 according to the 2006 motorsport ireland year book. Once again the classes were well supported as the crews tackled 14 stages all within ten miles of clonakilty over two days. West cork rally the latest sporting event to be postponed due to coronavirus. All news acesigns cork 20, 2017 international rally the munster car club organisers of the cork 20 international rally and promoters of the event aredelighted to announce, in conjunction with the cork 20 fundraising committee, a clubman incentivescheme. The west cork rally, clonakilty park hotel west cork rally is an annual motorsport tarmac rallying event held in clonakilty, county cork, ireland. The 42nd running of the west cork car rally is the second round of the irish tarmac rally championship and british rally championship, also the opening round of the southern 4 rally championship clonakilty town is the spiritual home of the west cork car rally where. Strong entry for quality hotel clonakilty west cork rally. To coincide with international womens day, a group of activists from the west cork people before profit alliance gathered in skibbereen town square to protest against the eigth amendment. It is a well established international event, and a round of the irish tarmac rally championship drawing.
The cork 20 rally, cork 20 international rally is an annual motorsport rallying event run by the munster car club and held in the vicinity of cork in munster province of ireland. The cork 20 rally is one of the oldest motorsport rallies in the world, the first rally was held in 1912. For most people of ireland the 17th march means st patricks day but for petrol heads, it can mean only one thing and that is its the west cork car rally, which will be storming into clonakilty on 16th and 17th march. Our ardfield neighbour eoghan calnan came 12th in the event. Press f11 on your keyboard to enhance your viewing experience press f11 to return your screen to normal. I got the west cork rally book in when i was down there last yearsome of those models would be very hard to do. Live rally results the results for the west cork rally are provided using cork motor clubs own electronic timing and rally results system. The west cork rally a history book launch interview. With less than two weeks to go before the launch of the the west cork rally, a history, a book by kevin odriscoll, cork motor club would like to announce that wrc codriver paul nagle will now be in attendance on the night. West cork rally results index 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011. Last weekends west cork rally produced some great results for some of our local crews that made the trip to clonakilty to compete in what was a very tough and challenging event,there was success for mike p kellehereoghan mccarthy who emerged victorious in class 10 in there mark2 escort,there were also some great performances from other local crews. The west cork rally 2019 represents the oneyear anniversary for the. Check out our video for introduction to the world of motorsport.
This rally is in its 35th year and involves 8 stages each day, giving a challenging but very exciting drive. West cork rally the latest sporting event to be postponed due to. Clonakilty is designated by the irish tourism board board failte as a west cork heritage town and is famous worldwide for its black and white pudding, make sure to have an irish breakfast and taste the delight although clonakilty is famous for the west cork car rally amongst rallying enthusiasts in irish history its the birthplace and home town of one of irelands greatest sons. Success for local rally crews at the west cork rally. Tralee codriver launches 2018 rally plans at limerick. The official launch of the clonakilty park hotel west cork rally 2020 will take place in the clonakilty park hotel, on friday night 7th february at 8pm. Quality hotels west cork rally 2011 press release 1 for the 33rd time clonakilty will be alive to the sound of rally cars of all shapes and sizes on st. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. Find out what the 70yearold had to say after his magnificent achievement.
There are master classes in various genre, question and answer sessions, interview with authors, book launches and a myriad of other events. Irish tarmac rally championship supports west cork rally postponement event. Guest in the barn house phil collins rally car the first guest at 1 ballynoe mews 2018 west cork rally. As always crews are expected from all corners of the island as well as some overseas visitors.
These awards were initiated in west cork in 1995 by garda james o mahony, juvenile liaison officer, bandon. Look before you book our video archive kevin the rescue. All the action from round 2 of the 2017 irish tarmac rally championship. The tralee codriver is set to contest this years irish tarmac rally championship and other selected rallies alongside limerick ford dealer keith lyons. Had a grand day outwill come down again this year as the ring stage is really good and a chance to get a fine pint of murphy s in between runs too. Thats the west cork done for another year now, a great weekend all over superb weather great crowds and some cracking rallying. St patricks day around ireland ennis book club festival west cork motor rally. The west cork rally a history,book launch hosted by michael ocarroll interviews the books author kevin odriscoll. Kerry motor club member sean hegarty unveiled his 2018 rally plans at a special event in limerick on friday night. A statement issued by the board of directors of the cork motor club stated.
There are 8 stages each day over a total of some 160 miles of narrow, twisting and undulating roads, a challenge for the drivers and great spectacle for those watching. Cars are currently timed to the nearest tenth of a second, and an electronic timing system is used at the start and flying finish locations of each of the stages, to allow start and finish times for each. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. West cork rally live rally results provided by cork. Issued on mapalerter by cork county council on 09032017. Rallying, racing, autocross, autotest, 4x4 trials, hillclimbing and sprints, karting, midget cars, navigation trials, rallycross, sporting trials. This year again competitors can obtain mapbooks with pages of 1. Quality hotels west cork rally cork motor club 15th. Some of the early entries received to date include three time winner donagh kelly in his focus wrc who will. The above shows one of west corks most regular competitors, john price in his metro 6r4, winner of the west cork rally in 1992 and 1993, pictured here on the 1998 event, who will be back to contest the 21st anniversary event. Quality hotel clonakilty west cork rally 2015 press release 2. The club are delighted to have the quality hotel back as title sponsors and is once. It is deemed as an important local cultural and economic event, a. Sample pages from the west cork rally, a history countdown to launch of the west cork rally a history ari vatanen to launch west cork rally book.
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