Jan Kopecký has made it a hat-trick of wins on Rally Islas Canarias El Corte Inglés to move into the lead of the FIA European Rally Championship. His success, at wheel of his Michelin-shod ŠKODA Fabia Super 2000, followed Robert Kubica’s dramatic retirement from top spot when he damaged his Citroën DS3 RRC striking a barrier on Saturday’s second stage. [...]

Banchory’s Quintin Milne battled “Arctic” conditions to win Saturday’s Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally – his second victory in the ARR Craib Scottish Rally Championship. Co-driven by Martin Forrest from Aberdeen, Milne was fastest through three of the four special stages (the third stage was cancelled because of snow and access problems) to finish with a total time of [...]

A dramatic two days in the Canary Islands saw the number one Peugeot Rallye Academy crew Craig Breen and Paul Nagle claim another second place which puts them in the immediate wake of Jan Kopecky in the European Championship standings. The Spanish event saw Breen produce another display of his speed and hallmark consistency in spite of the first day’s [...]

Minister Stephen Farry joined film students at South Eastern Regional College’s Ballynahinch campus today to celebrate the launch of the groundbreaking internet television channel Circuitofireland.tv. The brainchild of Bobby Willis (Event Director of the Circuit of Ireland Rally), and with the help of Tyndall Productions and students of NI Film School have played a pivotal role in the development of [...]

Darren Gass and Enda Sherry head an impressive entry for this year’s Triton Showers Easter Stages Rally, round two of the Irish Tarmac Championship and round three of the Carryduff Forklift MSA Northern Ireland Rally Championship. They will be joined by the likes of Derek McGarrity, Declan Boyle, Garry Jennings, Kenny McKinstry, Donagh Kelly and Kevin Barrett, as well as [...]

Robin Phillips, the 2000 Northern Ireland Rally Champion, is set to make a surprise return to the stages this Easter! The Saintfield driver has entered the Triton Showers Easter Stages Rally in a DGM hired Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 and will be navigated by his 19-year-old daughter Laura. It was almost 13 years ago that Robin clinched the N.I. title [...]

Rally driver Brian O’Mahony from Carrigaline, Co. Cork, and co-driver John Higgins from Kiltimagh, Co.Mayo, will not forget St. Patrick’s weekend 2013 anytime soon. The pair won the annual West Cork Rally, a gruelling event that takes place over two days on 200km of West Cork’s most difficult tarmac roads…

“We are out. Car rolled but both OK. Sure we had to give it a go!” Those are the words that Coleman Hurley, navigator for Denis Cronin, posted on RallyForums.com shortly after exiting the Quality Hotels West Cork Rally on the final stage. The crew had been embroiled in a battle for rally victory with Brian O’Mahony and John Higgins…

Unfortunately for Kevin and Martin Kelleher, their Quality Hotels West Cork Rally challenge came to a fiery end on the opening stage of the event when their S9 spec Impreza WRC caught fire. The crew were forced to pull over and jump out with fire extinguishers in hand in an attempt to get the blaze under control. Both men are [...]

Rumours have been circulating the internet in recent days linking Kris Meeke to the new Hyundai rally team so RallyForums.com decided to pose some pertinent questions to the popular Dungannon driver. In our interview, Meeke unveiled the truth behind the rumours, and also told us of his switch to the navigating seat when retired cricket star Freddie Flintoff took to [...]