Cork 20 International Rally - 3-4 Oct 15

Press Release

Posted: October 1, 2015 9:50 AM

We are just hours away from the Start of this year's Acesigns Cork 20 International Rally and as the Competitors make their final adjustments to their safety notes the team at the Munster Car Club are finalizing stages in readiness for the first car on Saturday morning.

The entry has been holding well and will start one of the most eagerly awaited Rounds of the Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Rally Championship in recent times. The Big talking point of the weekend is who will take Group N Honor's will it be the famous McHale name on the Trophy this time Aaron will be man looking to take the spoils however Drogheda man Brendan Cumiskey has other ideas as there is only four points separating the pair should be a great battle on the County Cork stages. The New 2WD homologated award has been won by Northern Ireland's Richard Tannahill and his west cork Co-driver Aileen Kelly however 2nd place in the 2wd is still up for grabs between championship sponsor Ed Twomey and Callum Devine.

In the Modified Championship things are very close with the overall podium to be decided on the Fermoy based event. The main runners here are leader Ross Hunter however next up are some of the fastest modified drivers in the business Donegal?s Declan Gallagher and Tyrone man Frank Kelly in his infamous Baby Blue Mark II Escort . There are just a handful of points between these crews so Sunday evening will tell this story.

The Historic Championship has really been one of the closest fought championships in a long number of years with Cork deciding who gets there hands on the trophy it is down to the wire between Gareth Llyod and Ernie Graham so watch these two men driving the cars of yesteryear over the weekend at some incredible speed's. The Junior title is also coming down to the wire and the two young guns that are at the front end of the championship this year is John O'Sullivan and Rob Duggan again these guys will be well worth watching over the rally weekend.

Scrutineering takes place Friday 2nd October in Little Island and starts just after lunch. Fans are also reminded of the ceremonial Start in Fermoy Town centre Tomorrow evening and people are urged to get there early as big crowds are expected.

Seeded Entry List

Posted: September 29, 2015 7:53 AM

Cork 20 International Rally - 3-4 Oct 15 - SEEDED ENTRY LIST

Rally Programmes

Posted: September 29, 2015 7:15 AM

Historic Rally Press Release

Posted: September 17, 2015 10:28 AM

The Munster Car Club Promoters and Organiser?s of the upcoming Acesigns Cork 20 International Historic Rally are delighted to announce that Motorsport Ireland Rallies Committee have granted the event permission to run the Historic section of the Rally within the Mainfield and will seed each Historic competitor according to their speed and previous results.

Commenting today Colman Hegarty C.O.C of the event stated that we at the Munster Car Club are delighted with the news. He Added that Historic Rallying is now a very internal part of our Rally and indeed the Tarmac Rally Championship as well as the Southern 4 Rally Championship which our event are counting rounds. The Speed at which a lot of these fantastically prepared cars of yesterday are travelling is a sight to behold and we look forward to meeting all the Historic Competitors over the course of the weekend.

Program of activities planned for Fermoy during the Acesigns Cork 20 International Rally 2015

Posted: September 17, 2015 6:07 AM

Entries Received (15/09/15)

Posted: September 4, 2015 3:45 PM

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Early Entry Incentive Acesigns Cork 20 Rally

Posted: August 15, 2015 5:27 PM

The Munster Car Club are delighted to announce an early incentive prize draw for their upcoming Acesigns Cork 20 International Rally taking place over the weekend 2-4 October 2015.

The Rally is offering three fantastic prizes to three lucky entrants who send in their paid entry form on or before the 31st August 2015.

1st Prize is a free Entry to This year?s event (Entry Fee Refund).

2nd Prize is free Accommodation for 2 people in the Rally Headquarters during the event. (Raddison Blue Hotel Little Island)

3rd Prize Free Meal for 2 people in the Rally Headquarters over the Rally Weekend.

So if you are intending to enter this the final round of the Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, The Plasticbags.ie Southern 4 Rally Championship or the Munster Car Club Championship get those entries in.

Regulations Available / Entries Open

Posted: August 15, 2015 5:24 PM

The Directors and Members of the Munster Car Club are today delighted to announce that Regulations and entry forms for the 2015 Acesigns Cork 20 International Rally are available to download from the Club's website munstercarclub.com or send directly to cork20entry@gmail.com, Contact the Events Entry Secretary on 087-6687269 / +353 87-6687269 The man Charged with running this year's event is well known event organiser Mr Colman Hegarty. Mr Hegarty stated that interest for this year's event has really started to take off ?in earnest earlier this year and he is delighted that the regulations have been passed so early by Motorsport Ireland who he thanked for their diligent work. With entries opening today we expect ?them to come in thick and fast and would urge any competitor wishing to do the event to get there entry form and monies sent in to avoid disappointment. The entry fee is 800euro for International and National Rallies, 650euro For the Historic Rally and 350euro for the Junior Rally which takes place on Leg 2 of the Main event. Mr Hegarty added we have a class structure suitable for all cars with some of the greatest rally stages in this country if not Europe. Of Course this Event could not be held without our generous sponsors and we urge all the rallying community to support them. The Title Sponsor is once again ?Acesigns Cork L.T.D who have been on board over the last couple of years and we would like to thank Neil Phelan and his team again for their support. Also this year we have a new sponsor the Fermoy Enterprise board who have assisted us greatly not only with their financial assistance but also with use of area's for the centralised service park and they will have further ?exciting initiative's which will be announced on the run up to the event. Our Headquarter's partner is the Radission Blu Hotel based in Little Island with great accommodation deal's available. The Acesign's Cork 20 International rally Final Counting round of the 2015 Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, A counting round of the Plasticbags.ie Southern 4 Rally Championship and also a counting round of the Munster Car Club Championship.

Regulations / Entry Form

Posted: July 30, 2015 8:48 AM

Cork 20 International Rally - 3-4 Oct 15 - REGULATIONS
Cork 20 International Rally - 3-4 Oct 15 - ENTRY FORM

Press Release No 3 - HQ

Posted: July 11, 2015 5:05 PM

The Munster Car Club Ltd promoters & organisers of the Ace Signs Cork 20 International rally are pleased to announce the rally headquarters for the 2015 event will be the Radisson Blu hotel & spa Little island Cork. The event C.O.C. Colman Hegarty commented that both he & the entire organising committee are extremely pleased that the Radisson Blu are coming on board as H.Q & associate sponsors for the rally, the hotel offers a huge range of facilities from the spa to bars, restaurants, luxury bed rooms & a large selection of meeting rooms. Couple this with the hotels location just off the N25 south of the Jack Lynch tunnel & its large grounds & car parks makes it the ideal location for rally H.Q.

The Hotel will offer great value for money accommodation for any crew or there associated teams wishing to stay there. Indeed Head Chef James Rendell will lay on some of his award winning dishes in the Island Grill Room restaurant over the course of the Rally Weekend. The Hotel Offers supreme luxury accommodation at reasonable rates as well as swimming Pool, Spa and fully equipped gym and bustling roomy Banks Bar where no doubt many a rally tale will be told over the course of the rally weekend.

The Acesigns Cork 20 International Rally is the final Counting round of the Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, The Plasticbags.ie Southern 4 Rally Championship and the Munster Car Club Championship.

Remember to Mark October 2nd-4th October 2015 the Acesigns Cork 20 International Rally.

Title Sponsor For 2015 Cork 20 International Rally

Posted: July 11, 2015 5:03 PM

The President, Directors and Clerk of the Course of the Munster Car Club who organise and run the club's flagship event the Cork 20 International Rally are today delighted to announce Acesigns Cork as overall Title Sponsors of the 2015 event. The Event which takes place over the first weekend in October 3rd/4th 2015, which is the final round of the Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Rally Championship's, a counting round of the Plasticbags.ie Southern 4 Rally Championship and also the Munster Car Club Championship.

Speaking earlier the event's C.O.C Mr Coleman Hegarty stated that we are delighted to have Acesigns on board as Title Sponsor and would like to take this opportunity to thank Neil Phelan and indeed his team in Acesigns for their continued support. Having worked with Neil and the Team in Acesigns last year we feel that our event and Neil's company are indeed the perfect fit. Having Acesigns on board underpin's the whole event and will enable us to work on the route and indeed put in place some fantastic twists to our event which will all be announced in due course. We would urge People to please support our Sponsor's.

Press Release No.2

Posted: July 11, 2015 4:58 PM

The Munster Car Club, promoters of the 2015 Acesigns Cork '20' International Rally under guidance from the Clerk of the Course Colman Hegarty, are today delighted to announce that the Fermoy Enterprise Board have come in as associate sponsor's and also that the Event?s start ramp as well as the Centralised Service Area for the weekend will be based out of the town of Fermoy.

Commenting on the deal, The Clerk of the Course Colman Hegarty, said it is great to have a body such as the Fermoy Enterprise Board rowing in and supporting our event. Indeed he added this is not the first time that the rally has visited the town and we in the Munster Car Club would like to take this opportunity to thank the Fermoy Enterprise Board for joining up with the Rally and again welcoming the Acesigns Cork 20 International Rally to the town.

Another important note would be for crews intending to compete that we are now right on the Cork- Dublin Motorway and situated just two hours from Dublin. As was already stated the Service park will be centralised in the town for the duration of the event and with the vast array of restaurants, Bars and shops will offer plenty for competing crews and indeed their Service teams. Mr Hegarty added that we will have our press launch prior to the event in Fermoy approximately six weeks before the Rally at which more details of the Rally and the route will be announced. The Acesigns Cork 20 International rally is the final counting round of the 2015 Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, a counting round the Plasticbags.ie Southern 4 Rally Championship and the Munster Car Club Championship.

Remember Fermoy and the Acesigns Cork 20 International Rally October 2nd-4th 2015

Press Release 1

Posted: July 11, 2015 4:55 PM

The board of directors of the Munster Car Club are today delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Colman Hegarty as Clerk of the Course for the 2015 Cork 20 International Rally. Mr Hegarty is to be assisted by well known competitor Paul Brown who will act as his deputy Clerk of the Course for the last counting round of the 2015 Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish Tarmac Rally Championship as well as a counting round of the Plasticbags.ie southern 4 Rally Championship and a counting round of the Munster Car Club Championship. Commenting earlier Colman said that he is delighted to be back at the helm of the famous motorsport event he added that he is looking forward to meeting some old friends from previous events and more importantly making new friendships with competitors competing on the Cork 20 for the first time. When asked about the format of the event Colman stated that it is too early to comment but plans are firmly in place and will be released as soon as they are finalised however he did ad that the rally will be in a new base for 2015 which he would hope that will bolster entries.

Colman went on to say that he would like to thank the previous Clerk.of the Course.Kevin O?Riordan for his sterling efforts running the event over the last number of year?s and keeping this event a firm favourite with competitors and spectators alike on the Championship trail. The team is being ?placed together and will also be announced shortly.

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Posted: July 11, 2015 4:54 PM

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