C.O.I 2nd April

liam7831

Circuit next weekend, Anyone going?
I fancy Mcgarrity to give it a right good go.
Looking forward to the night stage aswell

frostie500

liam7831 wrote: »

Circuit next weekend, Anyone going?
I fancy Mcgarrity to give it a right good go.
Looking forward to the night stage aswell

Any word on a schudule for it? I've been looking around and havent found anything. Can't wait for it, starting in Dundalk and being based in Newry so I'd say I'll be at a fair bit of it!

homer simpson

frostie500 wrote: »

Any word on a schudule for it? I've been looking around and havent found anything. Can't wait for it, starting in Dundalk and being based in Newry so I'd say I'll be at a fair bit of it!

Stages aren't really based near dundalk though, running north of newry on saturday and then in monaghan area on sunday... here a link to the the shops that are selling programes (although a wee more expensive than usuall 12.50) they will give you all the info you need, have been on sale since friday...


Programmes will be available for purchase in the stockists listed below from 26 March 2010

• Creightons of Finaghy, Lisburn Road, Belfast
• Lagan Motor Factors, Bachelors Walk, Lisburn, Co Antrim
• Topaz Broomhedge, Moira Road, Lisburn, Co Antrim
• Maxol Spar - Hillsborough Road, Dromore, Co Down
• Topaz Ballydown, Castlewellan Road,, Banbridge, Co Down
• Texaco Centra, Main Street, Loughbrickland, Co Down
• Milestone Filling Station, Newry Street, Rathfriland, Co Down
• Vivo Emo, Camlough Road, Newry, Co Down
• Clarks BP, Belfast Road, Newry, Co Down
• 5 Ways Fuel Station, Armagh Road, Newry, Co Down,
• Clarks Topaz, Carlingford Road, Dundalk Co Louth
• Topaz Centra, Dublin Road, Dundalk, Co Louth
• O'Neills Esso Costcutter, Castleblaney/Dundalk Road, (N53)
• Watters Mace Filling Station, Cullaville
• Quinns Superstore, Newry Road, Crossmaglen
• McCaugheys 24hr Top Garage, N2 Dublin Road, Broomfield
• Hills Centra, Main Street, Markethill, Co Armagh
• Texaco Centra, Portadown Road, Tandragee, Co Armagh
• Pitstop Filling Station, Castleblaney
• Super Bite, Crossmaglen

Chopper888

Does anybody know where the night stage is taking place?

homer simpson

Chopper888 wrote: »

Does anybody know where the night stage is taking place?

The proper fully dark night stage i think is only being run for the national cars (check the circuit of ireland website for entry) and is using 2 stages that were used earlier in the day joined together to form one 18 mile stage, the stage location (roughly) is running south of banbridge, if you go to loughbrickland (between banbridge and newry A1) and take the B3 road south towards rathfriland if you take any road to the left or the right off the B3 it will bring you into the stage,, the stage starts on banbridge side of B3 and crosses over the B3 a few miles from rathriland and heads up towards L'brickland again....cant do any more for you than that:p...oohh except maybe that the first car due is 21.19 on saturday evening.


P.S. there is a stage starting at 20.18 that all the cars are doing although it prob wont be fully dark it would still be good to watch, if you turn left off the A27 between jerrettspass and a few miles before poyntz pass you will catch it.


Edit just found this too would nearly be worth going to the cerimonial start in dundalk just to see this.....

Thanking the assembled guests Rally Director, Bobby Willis also confirmed that the 2010 Dakar winning VW Race Touareg will play a pivotal role during the Easter Rally as it makes its first appearance in Great Britain and Ireland since its stunning victory earlier this year.

taken from here --->http://www.utvdrivecircuitofireland.com/

De Hipster

Will be perched in several hedges at several points over the weekend, weather permitting!

giggler1

well lads taking my nephew to his 1st circuit of ireland rally dis wknd and was just wondering if any1 on ere knew the best stages i could take him to so he could see a bit of action?! ive been to COI a few times myself but i heard they have revamped the stages so i havent a clue where to go now

liam7831

giggler1 wrote: »

well lads taking my nephew to his 1st circuit of ireland rally dis wknd and was just wondering if any1 on ere knew the best stages i could take him to so he could see a bit of action?! ive been to COI a few times myself but i heard they have revamped the stages so i havent a clue where to go now

Your best get a programme, i got mine today maps are pretty good so easy to pick out a good easy access junction

hi_sir_2.5

mcnulty could be the man got a good clean run in west cork so by the look of thing the box probems maybe sorted outside that mchale or an outside bet ill be craig breen if the top lads hit probs

Chopper888

homer_simpson wrote: »

The proper fully dark night stage i think is only being run for the national cars (check the circuit of ireland website for entry) and is using 2 stages that were used earlier in the day joined together to form one 18 mile stage, the stage location (roughly) is running south of banbridge, if you go to loughbrickland (between banbridge and newry A1) and take the B3 road south towards rathfriland if you take any road to the left or the right off the B3 it will bring you into the stage,, the stage starts on banbridge side of B3 and crosses over the B3 a few miles from rathriland and heads up towards L'brickland again....cant do any more for you than that:p...oohh except maybe that the first car due is 21.19 on saturday evening.


P.S. there is a stage starting at 20.18 that all the cars are doing although it prob wont be fully dark it would still be good to watch, if you turn left off the A27 between jerrettspass and a few miles before poyntz pass you will catch it.


Edit just found this too would nearly be worth going to the cerimonial start in dundalk just to see this.....

Thanking the assembled guests Rally Director, Bobby Willis also confirmed that the 2010 Dakar winning VW Race Touareg will play a pivotal role during the Easter Rally as it makes its first appearance in Great Britain and Ireland since its stunning victory earlier this year.

taken from here --->http://www.utvdrivecircuitofireland.com/

Thanks for the information.

De Hipster

Hello,

It’s Des O’Loan here and I’m contacting you about helping out on this year’s Circuit of Ireland Rally.

I have agreed to join the Circuit of Ireland management team to take control of manpower for the event and it’s in this capacity I am asking for your help. All our rallies need marshals, without them we don’t have a sport. We also need dedicated people in the background to undertake dozens of vital tasks. Most of these people are unpaid volunteers who give large amounts of their spare time so our sport can survive and prosper.

I require over 500 marshals and officials on this year’s UTV Drive*Circuit of Ireland Rally which is running over the Easter weekend. You may be aware that the Rally has had a major revamp with a new management team and a new event Director, Bobby Willis, taking control of the event. Bobby has enlisted the help of some very talented people to ensure the event is a success including Gordon Noble as the Clerk of the Course.

I urgently require marshals for Saturday and Sunday and I am appealing for your help on one or both days. Please don’t just delete this request for help and assume ‘someone’ else will do it. The Circuit of Ireland needs your help; it’s one of our premier events so please join me in making the 2010*UTV Drive*Circuit of Ireland an event we can all be proud of.

Please reply with your name, contact phone number and day(s) you can help or call me on 0044 78 9298 4021

Des O’Loan
Circuit of Ireland 2010


Email from event coordinators today looking for marshals, if you're going & available to help out contact Des O'Loan above.

BFassassin

I have some photos uploaded here if anyone wants a look
http://pix.ie/bfassassin/album/373292