Rally of the Lakes
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The Rally of the Lakes is an on-road rallying event held in the south-west of Republic of Ireland. It takes place each year on May bank holiday weekend. Organized by Killarney and District Motor Club, the rally has been running since 1979.[1] Traditionally, it starts in Killarney and runs across County Kerry. For a number of years it has been the third/fourth round of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. Since 2011 it has been sponsored by vehicle check company Cartell[2] and known as the Cartell.ie Rally of the Lakes.
History
2020-2021
The event was planned to take place on 2–3 May 2020. On 12 March all motorsports events were postponed in the light of the coronavirus pandemic.[3] On 20 March, Motorsport Ireland issued a statement that all motorsport events are suspended until 1 June 2020.[4] [5] On 28 April the Tarmac Rally Organisers' Association announced that the 2020 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship is cancelled.[6] The event can still go ahead anyway, but will not be a counting round of the ITRC. No further announcements came from the club, the event did not take place.[7] Due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the 2021 event was also cancelled.
Previous winners
| Year | Driver | Co-Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Template:Flagicon Billy Coleman | Brendan Neville | Ford Escort RS |
| 1980 | Template:Flagicon Ger Buckley | John Caplice | Vauxhall Chevette HSR |
| 1981 | Template:Flagicon Demi Fitzgerald | Leo Whyte | Vauxhall Chevette HSR |
| 1982 | Template:Flagicon James Doherty | Michael Curley | Vauxhall Chevette HSR |
| 1983 | Template:Flagicon Billy Coleman | Con Murphy | Opel Ascona 400 |
| 1984 | Template:Flagicon Billy Coleman | Ronan Morgan | Opel Manta 400 |
| 1985 | Template:Flagicon Billy Coleman | Ronan Morgan | Ford Escort G3 |
| 1986 | Template:Flagicon Austin McHale | Christy Farrell | Opel Manta 400 |
| 1987 | Template:Flagicon Mark Lovell | Roger Freeman | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
| 1988 | Template:Flagicon Austin McHale | Ronan McNamee | Opel Manta 400 |
| 1989 | Template:Flagicon Russell Brookes | John Brown | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
| 1990 | Template:Flagicon Bertie Fisher | Rory Kennedy | BMW M3 |
| 1991 | Template:Flagicon Bertie Fisher | Rory Kennedy | Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 4x4 |
| 1992 | Template:Flagicon Bertie Fisher | Rory Kennedy | Subaru Legacy RS |
| 1993 | Template:Flagicon Bertie Fisher | Rory Kennedy | Subaru Legacy RS |
| 1994 | Template:Flagicon Bertie Fisher | Rory Kennedy | Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 1995 | Template:Flagicon Frank Meagher | Pat Moloughney | Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
| 1996 | Template:Flagicon Bertie Fisher | Rory Kennedy | Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 1997 | Template:Flagicon Austin McHale | Brian Murphy | Toyota Celica 4WD Turbo ST185 |
| 1998 | Template:Flagicon James Leckey | George Millar | Subaru Impreza 555 |
| 1999 | Template:Flagicon Ian Greer | Dean Beckett | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 |
| 2000 | Template:Flagicon Stephen Finlay | Rory Kennedy | Ford Focus WRC |
| 2001 | No Rally - Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak | ||
| 2002 | Template:Flagicon Andrew Nesbitt | James O'Brien | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2003 | Template:Flagicon Eugene Donnelly | Paul Kiely | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2004 | Template:Flagicon Derek McGarrity | Dermot O'Gorman | Subaru Impreza |
| 2005 | Template:Flagicon Andrew Nesbitt | James O'Brien | Subaru Impreza |
| 2006 | Template:Flagicon Tim McNulty | Anthony Nestor | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2007 | Template:Flagicon Kris Meeke | Jonas Andersson | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2008 | Template:Flagicon Eamonn Boland | Damien Morrisey | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 2009 | Template:Flagicon Tim McNulty | David Moynihan | Subaru Impreza WRC S12 |
| 2010 | Template:Flagicon Denis Cronin | Helen O'Sullivan | Subaru Impreza |
| 2011 | Template:Flagicon Daragh O'Riordan | Tony McDaid | Subaru Impreza WRC S12 |
| 2012 | Template:Flagicon Daragh O'Riordan | Tony McDaid | Subaru Impreza WRC S12 |
| 2013 | Template:Flagicon Garry Jennings | Neil Doherty | Subaru Impreza WRC S12B |
| 2014 | Template:Flagicon Sam Moffett | James O'Reilly | Ford Fiesta WRC |
| 2017 | Template:Flagicon Conor Murphy | Damien Fleming | Honda Civic WRC |
| 2018 | Template:Flagicon Manus Kelly | David Gleeson | BMW E30 |
| 2019 | Template:Flagicon Craig Breen | Paul Nagle | Ford Fiesta R5 |
| 2020 | Cancelled, COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | |||
| 2022 | Template:Flagicon Callum Devine | Noel O'Sullivan | VW Polo GTI R5 |
| 2023 | Template:Flagicon Callum Devine | Noel O'Sullivan | VW Polo GTI R5 |
| 2024 | Template:Flagicon Callum Devine | Noel O'Sullivan | VW Polo GTI R5 |
| 2025 | Template:Flagicon Callum Devine | Noel O'Sullivan | Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 |
Partners and Sponsors
- Killarney and District Motor Club
- The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney
- Ordnance Survey Ireland
- Rentokill Initial
- Aherns.ie Motor Group
References
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- ↑ History of Rally Of The Lakes
- ↑ Cartell.ie page referring to sponsorship deal
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