Galway Summer Rally - 28 Aug 22

TRITON SHOWERS BACKED SERIES NEARS COMPLETION ON GALWAY SUMMER RALLY

Posted: August 24, 2022 10:25 AM

As summer comes to an end, the Triton Showers backed Motorsport Ireland National Rally Championship moves to its penultimate stage with the Bluebird Care Galway Summer Rally on Sunday next. Hosts, Galway Motor Club have attracted a capacity entry of 150 crews with a further fifty on a reserve list for the nine-stage Athenry based event.
Although the Monaghan/Limerick combination of Josh Moffett/Keith Moriarty have already secured the title with six straight victories, second and third overall positions remain undecided along with many of the class awards.

The quest for event victory is a very open contest with several of the top ten drivers capable of victory. Dubliner Robert Barrable (Ford Fiesta Rally2) was one of Moffett’s main challengers in the opening half of the season, he still has the opportunity to cement second overall in the eight-round series. Currently, he shares second spot with Armagh’s Darren Gass, who isn’t competing in Galway.

But it will not be easy for Barrable, who has former national champion Warrenpoint’s Peadar Hurson (Ford Fiesta WRC) as his main opposition. Hurson, a national champion in 1992, is also a former winner of the Galway Summer Rally and always performs well in the west of Ireland.

Former Irish Tarmac rally champion Dubliner Gareth MacHale, who returned to the sport on round five of the series in Limerick, continues to gain seat time in his right hand drive VW Polo GTi R5. Fresh from a fine fourth overall on the recent Cork ‘20’ International Rally, Dunmanway’s David Guest has the ex-Callum Devine Ford Fiesta Rally2 at his disposal and will be hoping to make an impression. So too will Donegal’s Joe McGonigle (Ford Fiesta Rally2), who contested two rounds of the series earlier in the year.

Former national champion Meath’s Tim McNulty will debut the ex-Aaron MacHale VW Polo GTi R5 having competed in a Ford Fiesta R5 on the earlier rounds of the championship. “It will be a learning curve, I always wanted to get a VW Polo and this opportunity came along so I got it.”

The top ten also features Louth’s Brendan Cumiskey (VW Polo GTi R5), Antrim’s Derek McGarrity and Waterford’s Andrew Purcell, both in Skoda Fabia R5’s and former national champion Niall Maguire (Ford Fiesta R5). Indeed, Purcell could be one to watch having got seat time on the recent Cork ‘20’ Rally. Omagh’s Seamus Leonard (Ford Fiesta Rally2) is seeded just outside the top ten and cannot be discounted for a top five finish.

Meanwhile, Maynooth’s Paul Barrett will debut the ex-Cathan McCourt Citroen C3 and will use the event as valuable seat time to get accustomed to the French machine. Currently sixth overall in the series, he is only four points off a possible fourth place and a strong finish in Galway will keep him in touch with his rivals.

Armagh’s Jason Black (Toyota Starlet), who will be co-driven by Galwegian Karl Egan are on course to win the rally.ie award for the top two-wheel drive crew within the Triton series. They are well clear of the opposition and with the best seven from eight events to count, they could secure the award in Athenry.

In the Mk2 Trophy series, Limerick’s Ed O’Callaghan leads his rivals Longford’s Stephen Faughnan and Clare’s Padraig Egan by fourteen and twenty-five points respectively and could take a major step towards the title. The presence of Cavan’s Gary Kiernan, who is also registered for the series, will provide more than just an interesting barometer in terms of pace. Others like Tyrone’s Adrian Hetherington and Monaghan’s Dessie Keenan, both in Escorts, should be amongst the pacesters in the two-wheel drive category along with the aforementioned Black and Donegal’s Johnny Jordan, Monaghan’s Sam Moffett and Richard Moffett, all in Toyota Starlets.

Local drivers include No. 36: Andrew Burke (Skoda Fabia R5); No. 41 Dylan O’Donoghue (Mitsubishi EvoIX); No. 46 Frank Rafferty (Mitsubishi EvoIX); No. 47 Tommy Cahill (Mitsubishi EvoVII); No. 48 Pat Kelly (Ford Fiesta) and No. 52 Sean Walsh (Ford Fiesta) while local lady Aoife Raftery (Ford Fiesta) and her co-driver Geraldine McBride are one of the few ladies crew on the entry list and are seeded at number seventy-eight.

The service park is at the Athenry Mart complex and the loop of three stages, repeated three times are at Tiaquin, Greenhills and Knockroe, the opening stage gets underway at 9.51am on Sunday. The event finishes at the mart complex at 5.00pm.

Quality & Quantity in Bluebird Care Galway Summer Rally Entry List Released

Posted: August 22, 2022 3:26 AM

The Bluebird Care Galway Summer Rally Entry List has just been released and it contains a stunning line up of machinery ready to tackle nine special stages to the east of Athenry on Sunday next. Robert Barrable & Paddy Robinson lead the way in a Ford Fiesta R5 and will be one of the favourites to win the event in the absence of newly crowned national champion Josh Moffett. Number two seed Peadar Hurson who was national champion as far back as 1992 has won this event three times in the past will be hoping for another top result and he has Damien Connolly on the notes. Gareth MacHale has made a long-awaited return to rallying this year and is third seed in a VW Polo and will fancy his chances of a good result.

Two Fiestas are at numbers four and five in the hands of David Guest & Joe McGonigle with 2007 & 2011 winner Tim McNulty next up looking to give a debut to a newly acquired VW Polo R5. Brendan Cumiskey, Derek McGarrity, Andrew Purcell, and Niall Maguire round off the top ten seeds. The Group 4 Fabrications King of the Mk2 challenge looks like it will be hotly contested this year. Gary Kiernan, Ed O’Callaghan, Padraig Egan, Adrian Hetherington & Dessie Keenan are just some of the top Escort drivers entered. Its not all about the Escorts though, as Jason Black, Johnny Jordan, Sam Moffett, Richard Moffett, and John Warren are all in competitive Toyotas, be they Starlet or Corolla. There is a healthy entry right down through the clubmen classes and expect each of this classes to be hard fought.

The full entry of 150 crews is backed up by over fifty reserves who will be hoping to get a call up in the coming week. The Rally is based in Athenry Mart for the weekend with three stages at Tiaquin, Greenhills & Knockroe to be attempted three times. The action gets underway just after 9:30am Sunday with the first car due back at the finish ramp shortly after 5pm. With the rally being a counting round of the Triton National Rally Championship, The Top Part West Coast Championship and the Border Championship expect some superb action on the Bluebird Care Galway Summer Rally.

Seeded Entry List + Link to Live Entry List Updates

Posted: August 20, 2022 7:40 AM

No. Driver/Navigator (Car) [Class]
1 Robert Barrable/Paddy Robinson (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [5]
2 Peadar Hurson/Damien Connolly (Ford Fiesta WRC) [7]
3 Gareth Machale/TBA (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
4 David Guest/Jonathan McGrath (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [5]
5 Joseph McGonigle/Ciaran Geaney (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [5]
6 Tim McNulty/Paul Kiely (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
7 Brendan Cumiskey/TBA (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
8 Derek McGarrity/Graham Henderson (Skoda Fabia R5) []
9 Andrew Purcell/Andy Hayes (Skoda Fabia R5) []
10 Niall Maguire/Conor Mohan (Ford Fiesta R5) []
11 Seamus Leonard/John McCaffrey (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [14]
12 Gary Kiernan/Daren O'Brien (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
14 Ed O'Callaghan/Raymond Scott (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
15 Paul Barrett/Kevin Reilly (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
16 Michael Carbin/Dean O'Sullivan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [20]
17 Stuart Darcy/Liam McIntyre (Proton Satria S2500 Millington) [20]
18 Padraig Egan/Tomas Ryan (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
19 Jason Black/Karl Egan (Toyota Starlet RWD) [13]
20 Aidan Wray/Niall Burns (Ford Fiesta R5) [13]
21 PJ McDermot/Kieran McGrath (Ford Fiesta WRC) [1]
22 Gareth Sayers/Gareth Gilchrist (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
23 Stephen Faughnan/Amy Faughnan (Ford Escort) [13]
24 Johnny Jordan/Paddy McCrudden (Toyota Starlet) [13]
25 John Warren/Ruthann O'Connor (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [13]
26 Sam Moffett/Keith Moriarty (Toyota Starlet RWD) [13]
27 Adrian Hetherington/Gary Nolan (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
28 Conor Murphy/Sean Collins (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
29 Richard Moffett/Darragh Kelly (Toyota Starlet RWD) [14]
30 David Moffett/Martin Connolly (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
31 Dessie Keenan/Emmet Sherry (Ford Escort Mk2) []
32 Richard Moore/Richard Cleary (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
33 JF Shovelin/Emmet Brosnan (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
34 Eddie Doherty/Emel McNamara (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
35 Martin McGee/Gavin Doherty (Ford Escort Mk2) []
36 Andrew Burke/Martin Brady (Skoda Fabia R5) [5]
37 Martin Donnelly/Arthur Kierans (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [5]
38 Colin O'Rourke/Shane Gilhooly (VW Polo GTI R5) [5]
39 Paul O'Brien/John Kinahan (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
40 Tom Holton/TBA (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8) [20]
41 Dylan Donoghue/Stephen Joyce (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
42 Tomas O'Rourke/Tomas Scallan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
43 Patrick McHugh/Pauric O'Donnell (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
44 Johno Doogan/Ciaran Marron (Ford Escort Mk2) []
45 Niall Devine/Liam McIntyre (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
46 Frank Rafferty/Sean McCaffrey (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [20]
47 Tommy Cahill/Enda O'Leary (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7) [15]
48 Pat Kelly/Jonathan Kelly (Ford Fiesta) [20]
49 Dara Leonard/Vinnie Boyd (Ford Fiesta) [2]
50 Kyle McBride/Darren Curran (TBA) []
51 Shane Quinn/Patrick Brides (Ford Fiesta) [2]
52 Sean Walsh/Liam Egan (Ford Fiesta) [2]
53 Keelan Grogan/Ayrton Sherlock (Peugeot 208 R2) [2]
54 Casey Jay Coleman/Adam Coffey (Ford Fiesta) [2]
55 Conor Wilson/Matthew Wilson (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
56 Sam Johnston/Gary McCrudden (Honda Civic) [11F]
57 Liam McMullan/Christy McLaughlin (Honda Civic) [11F]
58 Daniel Breslin/Patrick Boyle (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
59 Brian Lavelle/Piaras O'Ceallachain (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
60 Aidan Bourke/Pierce Jnr. Doheny (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
61 Brian Moore/TBA (Honda Civic) [11F]
62 David Quigley/Des Sherlock (Honda Civic) [11F]
63 Des Lyons/Ashling McArdle (Honda Civic) [11F]
64 David Healy/Stephen McGing (Honda Civic) [11F]
65 Brian Armstrong/Aodhan Gallagher (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
66 Mickey Conlon/Paul McPhillips (Ford Escort RS2000) [12]
67 Ryan McArdle/Ronan Comerford (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
68 Denis Hickey/Sean Nolan (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
69 Shay Laheen/Kerrill Dempsey (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
70 Leonard Downey/Mark Murphy (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
71 Stephen Peoples/Kieran Burke (Ford Escort) [13]
72 Simon Chapman/Peter Foy (Proton Satria S2500 Millington) [20]
73 Shane Norris/Anthony McDonald (Honda Civic) [11F]
74 Ross Forde/Arron Forde (Ford Escort RS1800 Mk2) [19]
75 Lloyd Hutchinson/Willie Fitzpatrick (Austin Mini Cooper S) [9]
76 Daniel Conaghan/Terence Magee (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
77 Robbie Allen/John Burke (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
78 Aoife Raftery/Gerladine McBride (Ford Fiesta) [2]
79 John McCarthy/Kieran O'Donoghue (Honda Civic) [11F]
80 Alan Shiel/Kenneth Sheil (Honda Civic) []
81 Sean Sharkey/Martin Byrne (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
82 Anthony Obrien/Aidan Gannon (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10) [20]
83 Lee Hastings/Alistair Wyllie (Subaru Impreza) [20]
84 Anthony McCann/Damian McCann (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
85 Jason Tuthill/Ben Teggart (Ford Escort) [13]
86 Declan Gannon/Andy Purser (Ford Fiesta) [20]
87 Bob Moran/Eoin Collins (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
88 Ronan Quinn/Kevin Heffernan (Ford Escort) [13]
89 Kieran O'Kane/Barry McGleenon (Opel Ascona) [14]
90 Jack McKenna/Emmet Sherry (Honda Civic) [16]
91 Mickey Joe Brown/Oisin Joyce (Honda Civic) [16]
92 Dylan Eves/Damien Sheridan (Honda Civic) [16]
93 Cathal Nolan/Tom Murphy (Honda Civic) [16]
94 Joe Browne/Jack Shealy (Honda Civic) [16]
95 Mark Fox/Calum Maguire (Honda Civic) [16]
96 Hazel O'Callaghan/Kirsty O'Callaghan (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
97 Paul McHugh/Amy Shiel (Honda Integra Type R) [3]
98 John Coughlan/Aron Connaire (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
99 Declan Forde/Brian Forde (Ford Escort Mk2) [10]
100 Darren Hayes/Charles McEnery (Ford Fiesta R5) [5]
101 Brian Bolger/Andrew Cullen (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [5]
102 Conal Hegarty/Declan Boyle (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [11R]
103 Eddie Kennelly/Paul McGlinchey (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
104 Ken Lyons/Paddy McDonnell (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
105 Denis Dineen/Donal Dineen (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
106 Craig Rahill/Conor Smith (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
107 Eamonn Barrett/Adrian O'Gorman (Ford Escort Mk2) [9]
108 Francis Kelly/Doireann Tiernan (Honda Civic) [3]
109 Kevin Flanagan/Mark Reilly (Austin Mini Cooper S) [9]
110 David Armstrong/Ashley Trimble (Ford Escort Mk2) [18]
111 Maurice Gannon/Ivan Gannon (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
112 Brian Comiskey/Declan Campbell (Subaru Impreza) [15]
113 Aidan Doyle/Damian Doyle (Honda Civic) [1]
114 Joey Carroll/Mark Kirwan (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
115 Pa Malone/Keith Naughton (Ford Escort G4) [13]
116 Seán Brogan/TBA (Honda Civic) [11F]
117 Stephen Gallagher/Sara McFadden (Honda Civic) [1]
118 Timothy Duggan/Barry McBride (Seat Ibiza) [3]
119 Eoghan Fogarty/Cian Fogarty (Toyota Corolla Twincam) [19]
120 Colin Fitzgerald/Ian McCarthy (Ford Escort Mk2) [10]
121 Keith Costello/TBA (Ford Fiesta) []
122 Rory Carroll/John Conway (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
123 Mervyn Deane/Trevor Burke (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
124 Anthony O'Brien/TBA (Ford Escort) [11R]
125 Gavin Sheill/Ken Blanche (Ford Fiesta ST) [1]
126 Joe Kelly/Tony McGovern (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
127 TJ Shiel/Tayto Kilmartin (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
128 Cathal Keane/Cathal Kelly (Honda Civic) [11F]
129 Enda McBride/Kyle McDaid (Honda Civic) [11F]
130 Micheal Rodgers/Kasey McKeon (Honda Civic) [3]
131 Gearoid Leonard/Dylan Burke (Honda Civic) []
132 Gavin Thornton/Amy Conway (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
133 Pauric Gillespie/Caolan Gaffney (Ford Escort) [11R]
134 James Power/Hannah Power (Ford Escort) [18]
135 Ruairi McGarrity/Martin McGarrity (Citroen DS3 R3) [3]
136 Michael Ormond/Paddy King (Honda Civic) [3]
137 Dominic McLoughlin/Emer Kearns (Peugeot 205) [13]
138 Richard Hickey/TBA (Toyota Corolla) []
139 Jamie Lally/Nathan Maguire (Honda Integra) [11F]
140 Dara Bonner/Jason McCahill (Honda Civic) [11F]
141 Alan O'Sullivan/Maurice McElligott (Honda Civic) [16]
142 Billy Riordan/Danielle Headd (Honda Civic) [16]
143 Oisín Coffey/Seamus Coffey (Mitsubishi Mirage RS) [16]
144 Peter Neville/David Mannion (Citroen Saxo) [11F]
145 Colin Mullins/Cathal Mullins (Honda Civic) [1]
146 Gerard Daly/TBA (Ford Fiesta) [2]
147 John McCarthy/Derek McCarthy (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
148 Gerry Casey/Martin Flynn (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
149 Paul Roche/Denny Greaney (Ford Fiesta) [11F]
150 Colin Currid/Paul Gallagher (Ford Escort) [12]
151 Brian Rudden/Eamonn Rudden (Vauxhall Chevette) [10]

Reserve List
152 Paddy O’Reilly/TBA (Ford Escort G5) [13]
153 Peter Greene/Conor Comack (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
154 Jason McConnon/TBA (Peugeot 208 R2) [1]
155 Mike Dolan/Aoibhe O'Boyle (Honda Civic) [11F]
156 Jordan Greene McGee/Tony Curran (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
157 Ryan O'Shaughnessy/Michael Doherty (Honda Civic) [16]
158 Gerard Greene/Jamsie Ward (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
159 Damian O'Reilly/Daire Maguire (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
160 Cian Caldwell/TBA (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [2]
162 Donagh Crowley/Denis Nagle (Toyota Starlet) [11F]
163 Danny McCormack/James Flood (Vauxhall Corsa) [11F]
164 Keith Ewing/David McSorley (Honda Civic) [11F]
165 Davy Hunt/Gillian Gilmartin (Citroen C2 R2) [11F]
166 Barry McLaughlin/Conal McNulty (Ford Escort Mk1) [14]
167 Thomas Hanlon/Bill Hayes (Honda Civic) []
168 Damian Campbell/Declan McGarrity (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
169 Declan Campbell/Kevin Creighan (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
170 Paul Crosby/Trisha Greavy (Toyota Starlet RWD) [11R]
171 Dermot Cannon/Bobby Trimble (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
172 Alan McGough/Niall Myers (Peugeot 206 GTi) [11F]
173 Roy Baldrick/Dermot Friel (Talbot Sunbeam) [13]
174 Raymond Spence/Ger Somers (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
175 Gavin Russell/Daniel Callaghan (Honda Civic) [11F]
176 Kenneth Cullinane/Mark Linehan (Toyota Starlet RWD) [13]
177 Martin McPhillips/Ciaran Tynan (Toyota Corolla Twin Cam) [11R]
178 Peter Kelly/Timmy Kelly (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
179 Brian Doherty/David Fleming (Ford Fiesta) [11F]
180 David Quinn/Enda McGonigle (BMW M3) [14]
181 Darren Barrett/TBA (Ford Fiesta) [2]
182 Damien Cullen/Sean McElwaine (Honda Civic) [11F]
183 Gerard Browne/Keith Bovaird (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
184 Gearóid O'Regan/Brian Martin (Honda Civic) [3]
185 Colm Browne/Michael Browne (Ford Escort G3) [12]
186 John O'Rourke/William Nolan (Opel Adam R2) [2]
187 Kieran Guinan/TBA (Ford Escort) [12]
188 Rory Thomas/Aidan Thomas (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
189 Adrian Jnr Quinn/Barry McNulty (Ford Fiesta R2) [2]
190 Anthony Keating/Kevin Enright (Ford Escort G4) [13]
191 Kevin O'Donohoe/John McElhinney (BMW M3) [14]
192 Derek Flynn/Gavin Carr (Honda Civic) [2]
193 Kevin Cole/Bernard Farrell (Ford Escort) [12]
194 Adrian Rankin/Liam McGlynn (Toyota Corolla Twin Cam) [11R]
195 Cian Hynes/Oisin Hynes (Toyota Yaris) [9]
196 Daragh Smith/Anthony McDonald (Honda Civic) [11F]
197 Anthony Masterson/Tommy Clinton (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [4]
198 Donal Balfe/David Carmody (Honda Civic) [1]
199 James Cassidy/Domhnall Lennon (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
200 Ian Hynes/Cillian Halvey (Honda Civic) [3]
201 Greg O'Brien/Jake Lennon (Honda Civic) [11F]
202 Darragh Kelly/Jack Kelly (Honda Civic) [16]
203 Aaron McIntyre/Paul McPhillips (Toyota Starlet RWD) [13]

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King of the Mk2 returns for 2022 Bluebird Care Galway Summer Rally

Posted: August 6, 2022 9:39 AM

Galway Motor Club, Clerk of the Course Mark Parsons and GRP4 Fabrications are delighted to announce the return of the popular Mk2 Challenge for the 2022 Bluebird Care Galway Summer Rally. This will be the eleventh time the challenge has run since 2010, and to date Gary Kiernan (with Ryan Moore on the notes each time) leads the roll of honour having taken victory three times.

Kiernan and Jonathan Pringle have also won the rally outright since the King of the Mk2 was created. The challenge attracts the best Escort exponents around Ireland and abroad and this year looks like being no different with strong interest expressed by competitors. Expect some top-class competition on 28th of August next.

King of the Mk2 Roll of Honour

2010 – Gary McPhillips & Mark Tierney (also overall Rally winners)
2011 – Wesley Patterson & Martin McGarrity
2012 – Eamon Dervan & Keith Gardiner
2013 – Jonathan Pringle & Martin Byrne
2014 – Frank Kelly & Russell Harrold
2015 – Edward O’Callaghan & Gerard Clancy
2016 – Gary Kiernan & Ryan Moore
2017 – Gary Kiernan & Ryan Moore
2018 – Jonathan Pringle & Paul Sheridan (also overall Rally winners)
2019 – Gary Kiernan & Ryan Moore
2022 - ????

Bluebird Care Galway Summer Rally 2022 Press Release 2

Posted: July 19, 2022 4:07 PM

Entries for the Bluebird Care Galway Summer Rally are now open and prospective competitors are encouraged to get their entry in early to avoid disappointment. The event which takes place on 28th of August next is always a popular one on the rallying calendar with its inclusion in the Triton National Championship, Top Part West Coast Championship & Border Championship.

The rally will feature nine stages in a 3 x 3 format and will be located near the town of Athenry. All rally information will be accessible via the Sportity App, with the password being GSR22.

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Posted: July 19, 2022 5:03 AM

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Galway Summer Rally returns for 2022

Posted: June 5, 2022 8:32 AM

The Galway Summer Rally returns for the first time in three years on the 28th of August and Galway Motor Club are delighted to welcome Bluebird Care as title sponsors for the event. The rally has been in existence since 1972 and it was initially a mixed stage / navigation event before becoming a tarmac stages rally in 1974 and being part of the National Rally Championship for many of those years.

The rally is once again a round of the Triton National Rally Championship in 2022 and Mark Parsons returns as Clerk of the Course. The Rally will be based in the Athenry area with stages close to the town. More information relating to the event will be forthcoming in the weeks ahead as background work is currently underway. The Bluebird Care Galway Summer Rally is also a counting round of the Sligo Pallets Border and Top Part West Coast Championships for 2022.

Managing director of Bluebird Care Sean Lyons says
“as a regular competitor on the Galway Summer Rally over the years and a resident of County Galway all my life it’s an honour to be this year’s title sponsor particularly as this is my favourite rally which I have competed in many times over the years. The team at Bluebird Care wish Mark this year’s Clerk of the Course and his very experienced team the best of luck in running what I believe will be another very successful event.”

Galway Motor Club are also delighted to welcome Domestic Violence Response Galway as partners for the rally. Domestic Violence Response responds to the needs of women and children from Galway City and County who are subjected to violence and abuse in the home. Founded in 1998, Domestic Violence Response (DVR) provides a range of supports to women who experience domestic violence and their children. The support services include one to one counselling support and information sessions, telephone support, group work, programmes to meet the parenting needs of women, educational and support programmes for women and local communities, arts-based projects and programmes directly with young people.