Ireland has secured a place in the World Rally Championship for next year. It'll take place in the North West I believe. Should be a fantastic spectacle. http://www.crash.net/news_view~t~Ire...~id~133285.htm
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Ireland has secured a place in the World Rally Championship for next year. It'll take place in the North West I believe. Should be a fantastic spectacle. http://www.crash.net/news_view~t~Ire...~id~133285.htm
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Originally Posted by Schumi
yeah theve had a few events in sligo over the year, testing possible routes, facilities etc and all that craic, so id assume its gonna be there, fantastic location if it is- good scenery winding roads and plenty of hotel capacity
edit; as far as i can femember half the stages will be in fermanagh as well or something to that tune, making it a cross border initiative
Its definitely going to be cross border. Good news for tourism
Reckoned to be possibly worth €40 - €50 million a year to the economy.
thats class if it is but tbh im not sure how they can calculate that figure or where they got it from
Sounds class, good news indeed. They're big into their rallying in the North. The RPM show will have watering mouths just thinking about it.
Its a huge event for Ireland to stage. Will be good showcase for irish scenery too. Now that Ireland has the WRC i suppose as long as it does well they will keep it.
I presume it will be a tarmac race? Well what we call tarmac in this country.
If its in November does that mean its at the end of the season?
2007 FIA World Rally Championship calendar:
19-21 Jan Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
9-11 Feb Swedish Rally
16-18 Feb Rally Norway
9-11 Mar Rally Mexico
30 Mar-1 Apr Rally de Portugal
4-6 May Rally Argentina
18-20 May Rally Italia-Sardinia
1-3 June Acropolis Rally of Greece
3-5 Aug Rally Finland
17-19 Aug Rallye Deutschland
31 Aug-2 Sept Rally New Zealand
5-7 Oct Rallye de France - Tour de Corse
12-14 Oct Rallye de España
26-28 Oct Rally Japan
16-18 Nov Rally Ireland
30 Nov-2 Dec Rally GB
just wait till they see the potholes...........
It's tarmac, yeah. It's the second last rally of the year so it could be pivotal if Loeb isn't running away with the championship again.Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
Current Drivers' world championship standings
Name Car Points
1 Sebastian Loeb Citroen 48
2 Marcus Gronholm Ford 45
3 Mikko Hirvonen Ford 36
Leob & Gronholm battling for the lead in Italy. Looks like a two horse race but long way to go yet.
Gronholm won after Loeb spun out. Loeb seems to be faster but he hasn't finished a few rounds now.
Anyone heading down to the round when it's in Ireland? I've been reliably informed that there's a couch reserved for me.
Yes, not too far from me so won't miss it!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu
I'm probably, by the sounds of it, going to be based in Leitrim and we'll drive to the stages from there.
Anyone got a link to the route? What is the closest stage to Dublin area? Would it be possible to day trip it?
I would suspect hotels will be heavily booked in advance close to the stages? Seems like need to plan well in advance...
http://www.rallyireland.org/pdfs/Ral...e_Overview.pdfQuote:
Originally Posted by pete
None too close to Dublin.
Unlucky:(. Bring yer wellies and you'll be grand;).Quote:
Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu
WRC still up for grabs & cannot be won before Ireland.
Japan next week then Ireland.
Thinking of making an effort to go to this but not organised...Quote:
Drivers' world championship
Name Car Nat Points
1 Marcus Gronholm Ford Fin 104
2 Sebastian Loeb Citroen Fra 100