National Rally championships News

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Originally Posted by Francis44

Travel with the 207 S2000 back and forth may not be comfortable. He probably will store the Evo X in a continental garage.

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Yes... you are right ;)

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Originally Posted by morganmilan

Galway rally next weekend in Ireland, scoring for Irish National Championship. Entry list: http://www.galwayinternationalrally....-entrylist.pdf
I can´t find Eugene Donnelly. Any news about him?

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Donnelly has yet to find the full budget for the ITC other factors are the engine is due a rebuild and co-driver Paddy Toner has came through an illness and is still on the road to recovery,but you may see him on the circuit of ireland

Donnelly's former co-driver Paul Kiely has teamed up with tim Mcnulty for the season and tim's S12b is now been looked after by Mcgeehan Motorsport the man behind donnellys sucsessful cars.

JJ Fleming is to be out in the Ex Bolland S12b

Also Citroen have came on board as the title sponser

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Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze

]Quite bad entries from usual Irish top runners :(

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Originally Posted by sal

The Celtic Tiger has lost it's roar. The Irish economy isnt great at the moment and there were political issues before the new year that threatened rallying in Ireland.

Looks like being a bit of a transition year before WRC cars are gradually out favoured in the points scoring. Dunlop National series (1 day events) should see some good entries though

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Yes the economy isnt great but the political issues have no bearing on things and realistly were never going to threaten rallying

But alot of lads are getting out of the world cars as they fear with the change in the wrc cars next year may leave there cars obsolete and worthless.

Also Eammon Bolland is going down the IRC route this year,DMG is to do the NI championship at the request of his sponsers

sal i dont agree with you on the Dunlop thing you will see the usuals back out in that champ this year Maguire Elliot Barret,and usual 2.4 escort men out to beat the world cars.
Once again you will find Donegal to be the big rally of the year despite the economy

Thnx Pinto. Is going Donnelly to run again with the WRC Fabia or has he got a new car? Is any deal between Citroen and any irish driver? I suppose we´re talking about 2WD Citroen cars...

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Originally Posted by Francis44

Travel with the 207 S2000 back and forth may not be comfortable. He probably will store the Evo X in a continental garage.

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And also maybe beceause his 207 is built in tarmac spec.

Dimitar Iliev bought new Fabia S2000. He will drive Bulgarian championship and his home WRC event.

Krum Donchev going Bulgarian championship and this home WRC event. It will drive Peugeot 207 S2000.

No ERC?

Interesting S2000 Duel Iliev/Donchev :)

In Donchev's case would be better to use word "wants" instead of "will"...

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Originally Posted by morganmilan

Thnx Pinto. Is going Donnelly to run again with the WRC Fabia or has he got a new car? Is any deal between Citroen and any irish driver? I suppose we´re talking about 2WD Citroen cars...

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Donnelly will stick with the Fabia he reckons its the most cost effective wrc car out there and hes competitive in it,
no deals with citroen bar them becoming the title sponser of this years championship along with the c2 championship which has leapfroged over the Festias as the most popular one make championship.
one or two drivers have looked in the past of doing deals with citroen but they just proved too expensive compared to M-sport and Prodrive