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Posted: April 8, 2001 5:35 PM - 5021 Hits
Billy Coleman Award Winner Plans New Season
Rory Galligan has been a front runner in Britain's' Peugeot Super 106 Cup for the past two seasons, and had planned to return to the championship in 2001, for which he was favourite to lift the trophy.
These plans have been hampered by the Foot and Mouth epidemic in the UK "With the experience of last year behind me, I was really looking forward to the 2001 championship and had just completed building a new car when the first event, the Rally of Wales was cancelled" said Galligan
Having looked at the various options and with rallying in Ireland also suspended for the immediate future, the team decided to compete in the French Peugeot 106 Cup. He has teamed up with a new co-driver, David Jones from Edgeworthstown.
Posted: April 8, 2001 5:35 PM
This will be another new challenge for Galligan given the more specialised rallying that takes place in southern France. Galligan has already proven his ability to deal with new challenges, when he quickly adapted to rallying in the British Forests in 1999, winning against the best of British and Irish rallying talent.
He also hopes to compete in 2 rounds of the World Championship, the Rally of Finland and the Rally of New Zealand. Plans are also advanced to take part in Belgium's 24 hour of IPER Rally, as Rory's main sponsors, Dalco Nitrogen Gas Systems and Respa Beds have business connections in Belgium.
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2001 French Peugeot 106 Championship:
Date Event Location Surface
28 - 29 April Terre D'Auvergne Issoire Gravel
19 - 20 May Terre De Provence Digne Gravel
16 - 17 June Montagne Noire Castres Tarmac
7 -8 July Charlemagne Maubruge Tarmac
8 - 9 September Mont Blanc Morzine Tarmac
6 - 7 October Cardabelles Millau Gravel
3 - 4 November Terre De Vaucluse Orange Gravel
29 Nov -
1+2 Dec Var Ste. Maxime Tarmac
Rory Galligan
Age: 27
Place of Birth: Oldcastle, Co. Meath
Occupation: Works in family run garage business.
Rallying Debut: 1996
Career Highlights:
1998 Brian Mc Grath Memorial Trophy.
Ryanair Driver of the Championship.
1999 Front runner in Peugeot Super 106 Cup.
Winner of Peugeot 106 Category of Bulldog Forest Rally.
2000 Winner of 2 rounds of the Peugeot Super 106 Cup
Consistantly fastest runner.
Set faster stage times than the works Peugeot 106 Kit
cars on thePirelli International Rally.
Winner of Henri Toivonen Grand Attack Trophy.
Winner of the inaugral 'Billy Coleman Award' which was
awarded to Irelands most promising young driver.
David Jones
Age: 35
Place of Birth: Edgeworthstown, Co.Longford
Occupation: Accountant - with Deloitte &
Touche Corporate Finance
Rallying Debut: 1987
Career Highlights:
Irish National Championship with various drivers
1998 Nissan Micra Challenge with John O'Dowd
Competed on 2 RAC Rallies with Paul Kirkly
Car:
Peugeot 106 Gti 1600cc Group A
Built to Peugeot 106 Challenge Specification.
Tyres: Michelin (Championship control tyres)
Oil: Total
Sponsors:
Dalco Nitrogen Gas Systems:
Headed by John Daly the company which is
based in Dunshaughlin, Co.Meath, is a
supplier of Nitrogen Gas systems to the food industry
Respa Beds:
Headed by Tosh Kellett, a long time supporter of rallying,
the company is a leading manufacturer of beds for the
home and export markets. Respa Beds is based in
Oldcaslte, Co.Meath and have supported Rory Galligan
for the past three years.
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