PRESENTLY enjoying a fine debut season in his Skoda Fabia S2000, Dubliner Robert Barrable has received an official invitation to compete in the Barum Rally (August 26-28) in the Czech Republic, round seven of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge series.

HAVING dominated the Dunlop National Rally Championship so far, it remains to be seen if any of Tim McNulty’s title rivals have the ability to stop him as he goes in search of another victory at Sunday’s Hotel Kilmore Cavan Rally.

WELSH ace Mel Evans (Subaru WRC) has already made Irish rallying history by becoming the first ever overseas driver to win the national rally series.

NOT since 1974 has an Irish driver won the British Rally Championship, indeed in the entire history of the BRC, only Billy Coleman has managed to triumph.

Inheriting the lead on today's third stage of the final leg of the Dick Bailey Wexford Rally, last year's winner PJ McGrath (Subaru) went on to net back-to-back victories.

There was a dramatic finish to the Jim Clark Rally in Scotland where Eamonn Boland (Subaru WRC) reeled in long time leader, Tim McNulty (Subaru WRC) to take his third straight victory in a round of the Global Group Irish Tarmac series.

Meath's Tim McNulty, driving a Subaru WRC, leads the Jim Clark Rally in Scotland, the fourth round of the Irish Tarmac series and also a round of the British Rally Championship.

Former British Rally champion, Mark Higgins and co-driver Bryan Thomas have won the Jim Clark Memorial Rally in Kelso, Scotland.

Manx born driver, Mark Higgins, in his Ford Focus WRC, has stemmed the Irish challenge at the end of the first leg of the Kelso based Jim Clark Rally, where he holds a 40 second advantage.

With three stages remaining, Andrew Nesbitt/James O’Brien (Subaru Impreza WRC) are heading for a hat trick of wins on the Jim Clark Rally in Scotland, a counting round of both the Irish and British Pirelli Rally championships.

Andrew Nesbitt today stretched his lead in the Jim Clark Rally in Scotland.

Tyre company, Pirelli, are to sponsor the Irish Tarmac Championship that will begin with the Galway International Rally at the beginning of next month.

Andrew Nesbitt’s victory in this afternoon’s Jim Clark Rally, the fourth counting round of the Toshiba

Andrew Nesbitt held off a late charge from reigning Pirelli British Rally champion Jonny Milner to win the Jim Clark Rally today.

After five stages of the Jim Clark Rally, a counting round of both the Irish and British Rally Championships, Derry’s Eugene Donnelly (Subaru WRC) has an 8.6 second lead over the Mitsubishi of British Touring Car champion, James Thompson.

Colin McRae, the most successful driver in the history of the World Rally Championship leads the Punchestown

Andrew Nesbitt adds another scalp to his list of victories by winning the Jim Clark Rally.

Northern Ireland’s, Derek McGarrity and his Athlone co-driver, Dermot O’Gorman, in a Subaru World Car are the overnight leaders of the Jim Clark Rally, a counting round of both the Toshiba Computers Irish Tarmac Championship and the Pirelli British Rally Championship.

The 2002 Toshiba Computers Irish Tarmac Championship will consist of eight rounds - four of which are within the jurisdiction of Motorsport Ireland and the rest under the auspices of the Motor Sport Association (MSA) its British counterpart.

Peadar Hurson and co-driver, Ian Porter (Toyota Celica ST185), scored their second win in recent weeks when they won the Cedars Hotel Wexford Rally.