At the end of eighteen tough, demanding stages over two hundred and thirty kilometres, it was Andrew Purcell, navigator by local man Andy Hayes who took a hard-earned victory on the fiftieth anniversary event. In the end, they had a 31.2 second gap over the Darrian T90 GTR of James Stafford and Tomas Scallan with the…
Wexford Motor Club are delighted to announce our special Guest Driver for the 50th Anniversary Wexford Volkswagen Stages Rally 2022. Finnish WRC Legend Mikko Hirvonen is coming back to Irish shores in the RLA Autosport run 2.5 Ford Escort Mk2. Mikko loved his time in Ireland at the 2019 West Cork Rally, winning the National…
WEXFORD VOLKSWAGEN STAGES RALLY – 9-11 SEPTEMBER 2022 Wexford Volkswagen Stages Rally 2022 – Press Release 1 Wexford Motor Club are delighted to announce details of the 2022 Wexford Volkswagen Stages Rally. After a COVID enforced change of date and format in 2021, the club is excited to announce a return to the 2-day Rally…
**** Rounds 3&4 Wexford Hillclimb Report **** The Sunny South East lived up to its name last weekend as the Wexford Motor Club hosted rounds 3&4 of the Alekto Irish Hillclimb and Sprint Championship. A new venue in Newbawn challenged drivers with some super high speed sections and heavy braking zones including the occasional bump…
With just over 3 weeks to go to our Albatros Rallysprint, COC David Busher and his team are busy putting the final touches to what will be once again a fantastic days Motorsport in New Ross. Our course is suitable for any type of Rally car and offers the best value for money of any…
After a quiet month in January, the Rally season kicked fully into swing in February. Local crews were out in force from the start with a strong Wexford presence in Galway and again in the Killarney Forestry. This was matched by a strong team of officials, organisers and Marshalls helping to run both events also….
With no rallies in December, competitors were limited to rally sprints. But the 2 sprints in Mondello and Cork had lots of Wexford men and women out, with plenty of big results too. First up was the annual Carlow Rally Sprint in Mondello. Plenty of Wexford competitors made the trip up to Kildare between Christmas…
As many will have noticed, the November rally round up didn’t include the Wexford Rallysprint held on the old Albatros site. Given the fantastic results of Wexford competitors, we thought it best to give the event a round up of its own. In the overall standings, top Wexford club member was the Kilkenny based Brendan…
Given the number of Wexford competitors in Rallies (and rally sprints) across the country and beyond, Wexford Motor Club will be publishing a monthly round up to acknowledge these competitors and their achievements. In our first round up, we are taking a look back at November 2021. While there were not many events, we still…
New Ross played host to the 2021 Wexford Volkswagen Stages Rally last weekend and what an entertaining weekend of Motorsport it turned out to be. The competitors started arriving at the Albatros Facility from early on Saturday Morning and headed out to familiarise themselves with the Shakedown and 2 Special Stages which had been set…