British & Irish Rally calendars 2023

[Steve Boyd]

I've been bitten days later after they've taken up residence in the car. I now spray the inside with flyspray when I get home and leave it a few hours to make sure!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Great action from Galway 2023:

https://youtu.be/2eJB6e3DA0Y

Imagine the WRC on roads like this if Rally GB NI ever happens.

[HKSjbg]

I’ve never found Galway to that exciting personally. I’m hoping (Ulster) (NI) Rally UK whatever it gets called would be abit like the 2016 Circuit - a day on the Antrim coast and a day around Hamilton’s Folly/Bucks Head/Gregorlough/McGaffins Corner etc - plus a day over the Sperrin mountains

[Sal yet again]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64591498

This is really bad for motorcycle racing in N.Ireland at the moment and has the potential to spill over to other forms of motorsport including rallying. Cant see any funding being available for a WRC round there with this hanging around in the background.

[Sal yet again]

Looks like Robbo wont be starting the Riponian tomorrow sadly.

[AndyRAC]

https://www.riponmotorsportclub.co.uk/riponian-stages

[AndyRAC]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64591498

This is really bad for motorcycle racing in N.Ireland at the moment and has the potential to spill over to other forms of motorsport including rallying. Cant see any funding being available for a WRC round there with this hanging around in the background.

What I found surprising was the lack of charging to spectate......Considering the crowds it attracts, it seems a 'no-brainer'. And there has already been issues regarding funding in previous years - and organisers moaning if it had been for golf, the money men would've had no issue.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64591498

This is really bad for motorcycle racing in N.Ireland at the moment and has the potential to spill over to other forms of motorsport including rallying. Cant see any funding being available for a WRC round there with this hanging around in the background.

Rallying isn't so dangerous so maybe it could come in the 'replace' the motorcycle racing ?

[J4MIE]

Having seen photos and videos from the Riponian yesterday, rallying is definitely on borrowed time with the ridiculous places people continue to stand, including several I’ve seen cars crashing into the exact same positions! :facepalm:

[Sal yet again]

It was ironic then that the only reported serious issue involved an official committing one of the cardinal sins of being at a rally. There was a big turnout on Sunday as usual with a lot of "first timers" from what I saw at Wass and most if not all were behaving themselves. The nature of the event 3 stages repeated with designated spectator points is always going to concentrate people who arent familiar with the woods and potentially encourage them to move around those locations to get a different view point.