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West Cork Rally

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Early Years (1977 - 1980)
The Zanussi Years (1981 - 1986)
Cancellation & Rebuilding (1987 - 1991)
Motoring News Years (1992 - 1997)
Tarmac Championship Years (2014 - 2016)
Roll of Honour
References
External links

The West Cork Rally is an annual motor sport event held in Clonakilty, Co. Cork. Promoted and organised by Cork Motor Club, the rally began in 1977 and has run on, or near St. Patricks Weekend ever since with just two exceptions (1987 & 2001). It is a popular two day event which attracts a lot of interest across Ireland and the U.K. with many competitors and spectators travelling to the rally each year.It was a counting round of the Irish National Rally Championship for a number of years in the early days. In 2015 it became a full round of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship for the first time. While it became known as predominantly a clubman rally, it has run under an International Permit on two occasions, 1986 & 2016.

Early Years (1977 - 1980)

The first West Cork Rally took place on the 18 & 19 March 1977, and from an initial entry of 80 cars, 68 made the start with 28 classified finishers. Ger Buckley & John Caplice were scheduled to do the event, but in the week leading up to the rally Billy Coleman was looking to drive his cousins car. The plan was for Billy to drive and Ger to co-drive, but after a test Ger decided it was not for him and that his regular co-drvier John Caplice would sit with Billy instead. John Caplice said he wasn't aware of this until the morning of the rally when he arrived in Clonakilty! However the partnership was very successful and they took a very comprehensive win.

The second event in 1978 saw the rally upgraded to a counting round of the new Shellsport Stages Rally Championship (the modern day National Championship). An ambitious route under the watchful eye of the relatively youthful Michael 'Bones' O'Connor saw the 21 stage rally start in Clonakilty and end up in Bantry for the lunch halt. The same stages were tackled in reverse all the way back towards Clonakily that day with a total of thirteen tough test in mainly appalling weather. The second day had eight more stages, and the weather didn't let up, but Mick & Anne O'Connell were the victors in somewhat controversial circumstances. They were off the road for over 20 minutes on a stage that was ultimately cancelled. Ger Buckley his closest rival wasn't happy and appealed the decision to the RIAC, but the O'Connells were eventually awarded the win. The event lost its championship status for 1979, but that didn't hinder its progress as by 1980 upwards of 160 crews were starting the event, many of them travelling from all parts of the U.K.

The Zanussi Years (1981 - 1986)

1981 saw Zanussi come on board as the events first major title sponsor and Tony Pond became the first overseas driver to win the rally in a Vauxhall Chevette HSR. Zanussi were to stay on board as title sponsors for six years in total as the rallys profile grew each year. Along with coming into the National Rally Championship again (up to 1985), it was also a counting round of the EARS / Motoring News championship which attracted a lot of U.K. crews. Over 170 crews started the 1984 event with many more, including Billy Coleman, on a bulging reserve list. Cork Motor Club applied for an International permit for 1986 which saw it removed from the National series, but still not part of the Tarmac Championship. Frank Meagher won the 1986 event which was his first international win. There were also entrants from France and West Germany for this rally.

Cancellation & Rebuilding (1987 - 1991)

Motoring News Years (1992 - 1997)

Tarmac Championship Years (2014 - 2016)

Donagh Kelly created history on the 2016 event when he became only the second driver to win the rally three times, and the first achieve this in successive years.

As of 2018 he was won the event a remarkable five times in a row. The rally was a counting round for the Tarmac Modified Championship only in 2014, and was a full counting round in 2015. The West Cork Rally has run under an international permit since 2016 and was the opening round of the 2018 Tarmac Championship following the cancellation of the Galway International Rally for 2018.

Roll of Honour

Year	Driver	Co-driver	Car
1977	IRE}} Billy Coleman	John Caplice	Ford Escort RS1800
1978	IRE}} Mick O'Connell	Anne O'Connell	Ford Escort RS1800
1979	IRE}} Ger Buckley	John Caplice	Ford Escort RS1800
1980	IRE}} Billy Coleman	Brendan Neville	Ford Escort RS1800
1981	ENG}} Tony Pond	Ronan Morgan	Vauxhall Chevette HSR
1982	ENG}} Russell Brookes	Ronan Morgan	Vauxhall Chevette HSR
1983	IRE}} Demi Fitzgerald	Leo Whyte	Vauxhall Chevette HSR
1984	IRE}} Richie Heeley	Vincent Meade	Ford Escort RS1800
1985	IRE}} Richie Heeley	Vincent Meade	Ford Escort RS1800
1986	IRE}} Frank Meagher	Trevor Hughes	Ford Escort RS1800
1987	No Rally - Insurance Crisis
1988	WAL}} Geoff Kitney	Alan McCann	Darrian T9
1989	IRL}} Bill Connolly	Tom Meaney	Opel Manta 400
1990	IRL}} Austin McHale	Ronan McNamee	BMW M3
1991	IRL}} Bill Connolly	Tom Meaney	BMW M3
1992	WAL}} John Price	Mike Bowen	MG Metro 6R4
1993	WAL}} John Price	Mike Bowen	MG Metro 6R4
1994	IRL}} Liam O'Callaghan	James O'Brien	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
1995	WAL}} Bob Fowden	Gerry Hynes	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1996	IRL}} Liam O'Callaghan	James O'Brien	Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205
1997	WAL}} Bob Fowden	Gerry Hynes	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1998	IRL}} Donal O'Donovan	Pat Lordan	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4
1999	WAL}} Bob Fowden	Gerry Hynes	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
2000	IRL}} Stephen Murphy	Mickey Joe Morrissey	Subaru Impreza 555
2001	No Rally - Foot & Mouth Disease
2002	WAL}} Melvyn Evans	Aled Davies	Ford Escort WRC
2003	NIR}} Kenny McKinstry	Sean Mullally	Subaru Impreza WRC
2004	IRL}} Donie O'Sullivan	Paul Nagle	Ford Focus WRC
2005	IRL}} Denis Cronin	Helen O'Sullivan	Subaru Impreza WRC
2006	WAL}} Melvyn Evans	Sean Mullally	Subaru Impreza WRC
2007	IRL}} Michael Barrable	Dermot O'Gorman	Ford Focus WRC
2008	IRL}} Donie O'Sullivan	Paul Nagle	Subaru Impreza WRC
2009	IRL}} Liam McCarthy	Kieran Murphy	Toyota Corolla WRC
2010	IRL}} Tim McNulty	Paul Kiely	Subaru Impreza WRC
2011	IRL}} Robert Barrable	Damien Connolly	Skoda Fabia S2000
2012	IRL}} Daragh O'Riordan	Tony McDaid	Subaru Impreza WRC
2013	IRL}} Brian O'Mahony	John Higgins	Subaru Impreza WRC
2014	IRL}} Donagh Kelly	Kevin Flanagan	Ford Focus WRC
2015	IRL}} Donagh Kelly	Kevin Flanagan	Ford Focus WRC
2016	IRL}} Donagh Kelly	Conor Foley	Ford Focus WRC
2017	IRL}} Donagh Kelly	Conor Foley	Ford Focus WRC
2018	IRL}} Donagh Kelly	Conor Foley	Ford Focus WRC

References

External links

West Cork Rally Website
Irish Tarmac Championship

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