Last night's drizzly rain has subsided to an overcast day with the roads starting to dry ever so slowly.

Just to show that there is a certain amount of moisture on the roads, all the cars have come in from their familiarisation run sporting some of the finest quality Wexford soil man can find on their gleaming paintwork.

The cars will start Special Stage 1 near the village of Newbawn - to give an idea of the route, here for the first time online due to fairness to all drivers is a copy of the course map issued to the 130 competitors.