Sunday 28th October 2007

Capacity Entry expected for 2007 West Cork Hotel Fastnet Rally

Skibbereen & District Car Club are delighted to announce that at close of entries over 275 applications were received for the 2007 West Cork Hotel Fastnet Rally.

Clerk of the Course Michael O’Riordan and his team now face the challenge of sorting the 151 starters in the main field and 20 starters in the Historic/Junior Section.

Although the overall and Group N Sections of the Dunlop National Rally Championship have already been decided, there are still many class positions to be settled on the Fastnet Rally. In the 023 Tiles Southern 4 Championship 9 drivers can still take the overall title.

Commenting on the entries received, Clerk of the Course Michael O’Riordan said, “We are delighted with the both the quantity and quality of the entries received for this year’s West Cork Hotel Fastnet Rally. Along with many of the National and Southern 4 Championship competitors, we are delighted to see some previous visitors to Skibbereen on the list of names along with those crews who want to use the Fastnet Rally as a shakedown for Rally Ireland, more details of which will be revealed at the Rally Launch.”

The Rally Launch for the 2007 Fastnet Rally with take place on Wednesday the 17th of October at 9pm in the Rally HQ, the West Cork Hotel, Ilen Street, Skibbereen, and all are welcome to attend.

The 2007 West Cork Hotel Fastnet Rally will feature a 7 stage format, one less that previous years, but with an increase in stage kilometres. This has been achieved by using a loop of three stages of almost 20 km each, preceded by an opening 10km stage just outside the host town of Skibbereen.

The West Cork Hotel Fastnet Stages Rally will be the final round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship and the 023 Tiles Southern 4 Championship.