2007 Irish Fiesta Sporting Trophy

Posted: October 29, 2007 9:48 AM

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29/10/07
Conor Harvey selected as FST IE Wildcard
Conor Harvey has been selected to represent Ireland as the FST IE Wildcard for the forthcoming Fiesta SportingTrophy International Shootout. Conor will compete against 33 other hopefuls for a 12-month contract working with M-Sport, the team behind the BP Ford World Rally Team.

Details of his selection are in the attached press release.

Download Press Release

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Points after Final Round on the championship webiste:

Fiesta Sporting Trophy Ireland

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29/01/07
Fiesta SportingTrophy launches Irish series - Fiesta SportingTrophy IE
Following on from the success of the inaugural Ford Fiesta SportingTrophy in the UK in 2006, M-Sport are pleased to announce the launch of a parallel series in Ireland starting with the Galway Rally on Sunday 4th February 2007.

Working to the same blueprint of rules and regulations as the UK series, FST IE will feature seven rounds, five of which will take place on the TROA Irish Tarmac Championship – Galway, the Circuit of Ireland, Killarney, Donegal and the Cork ‘20’.

Crews will be integrated into the running order based on previous performance and this will give them the opportunity to gain experience of the TROA series without the associated costs. In order to achieve a balance, there will be two events on gravel, the Cork two-day Forestry rally in August and the Enniskillen based Lakeland Stages in September.

Crews will compete for prize-money on each round of the series. The top eight will collect a share of the €2,900 EUR prize fund per round with the winning crew taking away €750 EUR. At the end of the season the overall champion will receive a new Ford Fiesta ST road car and a guaranteed place in the ‘FST Shoot-Out’ which will take place at M-Sport in December.

The runner-up, plus one ‘wildcard’, will also be invited to compete in the ‘shoot-out’ against 30 other drivers from around the world to win a 12-month contract with M-Sport, working with the WRC team. Our ‘wildcard’ will be someone who the championship organisers feel put in a good performance over the course of the year but didn’t achieve the result they deserved.

Championship Website:
Fiesta Sporting Trophy Ireland

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• M-sport Ford Fiesta ST GpN Open Day @ Rallyschool Ireland - (Tue) 19 Dec 06

M-sport Ford Fiesta ST GpN Open Day @ Rallyschool Ireland - (Tue) 19 Dec 06

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31/12/06
Irish Fiesta Sporting Trophy
M-Sport Business Co-ordinator, Andrew Wheatley, formally announced the preliminary details for a new Irish Fiesta Sporting Trophy series at Rally School Ireland on Tuesday.

On-event technical support will come from the M-Sport based FST Team who will attend each round with a full parts truck and technical support. The championship co-ordinator will also attend each event to ensure everything runs smoothly for registered competitors. A designated media team will issue regular press releases to local, national and international press and ensure that our FST competitors get the best possible coverage.

There will be prize money per round for the top eight finishers and the overall winner of the series will drive away with a new Ford Fiesta ST road car. The top two drivers at the end of the year plus one wildcard will be invited to M-Sport to take part in the 2007 FST International Shootout next December.

It promises to be a very tightly controlled and competitive series. Regulations will be available on www.fiestasportingtrophy.ie in early January when the new website goes live.

The championship will cover seven rounds,
five tarmac and two gravel,
all one day format on the following events:

1. Galway International Rally - 3-4 Feb 07
2. Circuit of Ireland- 6-9 Apr 07
3. Rally of the Lakes - 5-6 May 07
4. Donegal International Rally - 15-17 Jun 07
5. Jim Walsh Cork Forestry Rally - 18 & 19 Aug 07
6. Enniskillen Lakelands Stages Rally - (Sat) 8 Sep 07
7. Cork 20 Rally - 29-30 Sep 07

For more information on the series please email fst@m-sport.co.uk to reques a brochure