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John Dier

Monday 26th May

The final preparations for Wexford Motor Club’s Forestry Rally which is to be held on Sunday the 8th June are now in place and the event is ready to go. The event, to be run in association with the Riverside Park Hotel in Enniscorthy, will be a counting round of the Hankook Tyres National Forestry Championship and the South East Stages Championship as well as the Club Championship.
This will be the first time since 2000 that the club has organised an event in the forests and are looking forward with anticipation to the event. Entry details are currently available on www.wexfordmotorclub.com and entries are still available.
Clerk of the Course for the event, Brendan Harpur, assisted by Tommy Murphy and Martin Nolan have put together a route totalling approximately 160km, of which 70km will make up the 10 stages that are planned for the event.
The event will be based in the Riverside Park Hotel in Enniscorthy for the weekend with mechanical scrutiny due to take place at Wexford Mart on the Old Dublin Road from 4pm on Saturday afternoon.
The event will see the first competing car leave parc ferme in the mart at 8.45am on Sunday morning. From there they will travel to compete on the first two stages of the day in Camolin Park and Slieve Boy. These two stages will be repeated again after service in Carnew.
After their second visit to service in Carnew, the crews will compete on stages in Craughan, Mount Leinster and Gibbet Hill with these three stages repeated again in the evening. The first car is due to finish the event back at the mart in Enniscorthy at approximately 5.15pm with the finishing ceremony due to take place shortly afterwards down at the Riverside Park Hotel.
Former National Tarmac Champion and current Forestry Championship leader Ray Breen is just one of those who have already placed an entry for the event. Entries have also been received from Denis Cronin and Trevor Harding, who, although better known for success on tarmac events, continue to gain experience in the forests and an outright win for either can’t be far away. Maybe the Wexford event will be their turn?
A large number of local drivers are also expected to enter the event to get a taste of forestry rallying. As always, help is needed to run the event and anyone wishing to do so should contact Colin Stafford, the chief marshal on 086 2566149 or as always, details are available at www.wexfordmotorclub.com.

JD