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2022 TOP PART WEST COAST RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DETAILS

Top Part West Coast Rally Championship Proposed Events for 2022 .

Round 1 Mayo Stages Rally March 6th. Based in Claremorris Co Mayo .

Round 2 Birr Stages Rally April 3rd. Based in Birr Co Offaly .

Round 3 Circuit of Munster June 5th. Based in Rathkeale Co Limerick .

Round 4 Galway Summer August 28th. Based in Athenry Area Co Galway .

Round 5 Banna Mini Stages Oct 30th. ( Bank Holiday Weekend ) Based in Banna Beach Hotel.

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2022 Top Part West Coast Championship News …

Top Part West Coast Rally Championship 2022

Details have been released by the Organising Committee of the 2022 Top Part West Coast Rally Championship.

The ever popular Clubman Championship will again be sponsored by The Top Part Group, which makes it the longest standing sponsorship of a championship in irish rallying history and also Ireland's number 1 Regional Rally Championship. The Top Part Group under MD Mr. Donie Dillane have been sponsoring the championship since it was formed back 1993. The group now have 20 stores nationwide…

The 2022 Championship will consist of five rounds in total with the best 3 to count .

Round 1. The Mayo Stages is based in Claremorris and will be the opening round on March 6th. This will be the first time that Mayo will be part of the Top Part West Coast Championship.

Round 2 The Birr Stages Rally which was traditionally the opening round moves back to Birr and will take place on April 3rd with Eoin Longworth as COC .

Round 3 Circuit of Munster will take place on its traditional June bank holiday weekend in Limerick on June 5th. COC Kieran Ambrose

Round 4 The championship moves west to Galway on August 28th for the penultimate round in the Athenry Area with Mark Parsons as COC

Round 5 We move to the outskirts of Tralee the home of Top Part Group with Kerry Mc hosting the final round on October 30th Bank

Holiday Weekend. Banna Beach Hotel will be the HQ and Sean Hegarty as COC . .

The 2022 Championship events are as follows.

1. Mayo Stages Rally - March 6th.

2. Birr Stages Rally - April 3rd.

3. Circuit of Munster Stages Rally - June 5th.

4. Galway Summer Stages Rally - August 28th.

5. Banna Mini Stages Rally - October 30th.

Competitors must start three events to qualify and may count their best three scores plus all starters points.

One starter point will be awarded for each event started plus an extra starters point ( 2 in total) will be awarded to crews on the first and last rounds of the championship. The Mayo Stages and Kerry Mini Stages Rallies.

A Registration Fee of 20 euro per car will apply for this year's Championship..

The "Drive of the Day Award" is again sponsored by "The Top Part Group" and will be presented at the finish podium of each event.

At the end of year Annual Awards Evening, Awards will be presented to the Top 3 Overall Crews, Overall Group N, Overall Ladies Cup, Overall Two Wheel Drive, Overall Juniors & Historic and the Drive of the Championship as well as 1st, 2nd. & 3rd. in each Class.

The Pat Dowling Memorial Shield will be presented to the winning navigator in Class 12.

Registration can take place at the first event that you start. All Classes will be per the 2022 MI Yearbook. Regs and other details will be available very soon.

Women in Motorsport Ireland and the Top Part West Coast Rally Championship will continue their partnership for the 2022 season .

On each of the five events an award will be presented to the following ladies.

Highest Placed Overall Lady or crew .

This will culminate with the presentation of the 2022 Top Part/ Women in Motorsport Ireland Championship Annual Awards at the end of the season .

Kind Regards

Dermot Kelleher (Championship PRO)

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Competitors Info for the Top Part Series 2022.

: Five Round Championship.

: Start 3 Events to Qualify .

: Count your Best 3 scores from 5 .

: All Start points to count

: Bonus Start points on Rd One

& Round Five Mayo & Banna.( Kerry)

: Drive of Day Awards on each event

: Top Part/Woman in Motorsport

Awards on each event .

: 2022 Championship Awards.

Overall , 1st 2nd & 3rd

Overall Group N ,

Overall 2 Wheel Drive,

Overall Ladies Cup .

Overall Junior,

Overall Drive of

Championship,

Overall Team Award .

So join us in Claremorris

Co Mayo on March 6th for Round

One .

Regards,

2022 Championship Team .

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The Top Part Group are the proud sponsors of the Top Part West Coast Rally Championship since its formation in 1993 ..

Top Part have 20 stores nationwide details @

https://www.toppart.com/

20 Stores Nationwide..

Arklow, Castlebar, Clonakilty, Clonmel, Cork, Dublin, Dungarvan, Ennis, Galway, Kanturk, Kilkenny, Limerick, Longford, Mullingar, Nenagh

Roscommon,, Shannon, Sligo, Tralee, Wexford..

Top Part is Ireland’s leading Motor Factors with 20 stores spread across the country and an extensive workforce servicing thousands of trade and retail customers. Daily a fleet of inter-store transport vehicles, and store to trade vans, deliver a nationwide service. So call in to your local Top Part store or pick up the phone and talk to your local store manager or any member of staff. We are open 6 days a week for everything you need, especially friendly advice.

STATMENT FROM THE TOP PART WEST COAST RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP COMMITTEE 2020 REGARDING COVID 19 ,

The Top Part West Coast Rally Championship Committee wish to announce the postponement of the 2020 Championship due to the ongoing Coronavirus (Covid 19 ) pandemic .

The championship decision comes after consultation with our organising clubs and our Sponsors the Top Part Motor Factors Group.

As a committee “Our priority would always be the safety and well being of our competitors, organisers, marshals, residents of our stages and the general public”.

We wish to thank the six organising clubs Birr, Kerry, Limerick, Connacht, Galway and Clare for their support .

Mark O Connor the Operations Director of the Top Part Group Stated.

"It was a difficult decision to make but I believe it’s in the best interests of everyone involved".

We look forward to 2021 and the resumption of the Top Part Championship Series .

Kind regards,

Championship Committee.

Chairman, John Tynan.

Committee Members.

Ray Bent,

Dermot Kelleher,

Senan Raggett,

Wesley Roberts .