Dubliner Robert Barrable is aiming for glory in this year's Circuit of Ireland rally which is set to begin this weekend.

FORMER world rally champion Colin McRae engaged in “unnecessary and unsafe” low-level flying before an avoidable helicopter crash which killed him, two children and another man.

REIGNING Intercontinental Rally champions, Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle in their Peugeot 207 S2000 are sixth overall after the opening leg of three stages of the Sata Rallye Acores, the seventh round of the series.

Subaru have withdrawn from the 2009 World Rally Championship due to the global economic downturn.

David Coulthard knows the Race of Champions in 12 days' time will be an emotional occasion as an expected sell-out Wembley crowd pay their respects to Colin McRae.

THOUSANDS of people lined the streets of Colin McRae’s home town yesterday to pay tribute to the tragic rally star.

FAMILY and friends gathered yesterday for the funeral of former world rally champion Colin McRae and his five-year-old son Johnny.

Family and friends gathered today for the funeral of former world rally champion Colin McRae and his five-year-old son, Johnny.

A rally due to have included the late Colin McRae will go ahead this weekend as a tribute to the champion driver, organisers said today.

World Touring Car champion Andy Priaulx moved 12 points clear in the standings and dedicated his victory at Brands Hatch to Colin McRae.

THE father of former world rally champion Colin McRae yesterday said that it was “ironic” his daredevil son died just yards from his front door in a helicopter crash.

Colin McRae was “fearless and flamboyant” according to fellow Scottish racing driver David Coulthard.

Rally driver Colin McRae and two children – one his five-year-old son – died in the helicopter crash near his country home, police said today.

Air investigators today started examining wreckage from a helicopter crash believed to have killed former world rally champion Colin McRae and three other people.

Fears were growing for Scottish rally driver Colin McRae tonight after a helicopter crashed on land near his home.

David Coulthard fears Lewis Hamilton will lose his nice-guy image as the years roll by in the full glare of Formula One’s searing spotlight.

Former world rally champion Colin McRae took the lead in the Dakar Rally after winning the third stage.

Jenson Button is to miss Honda’s first winter test session after recently fracturing two ribs.

Former World Rally champion Colin McRae’s return to the series looks to have come to an end after just one event.

Marcus Gronholm took full advantage of Sebastien Loeb's absence at the Rally of Turkey to keep alive his hopes of clinching this season's championship.

Finland's Marcus Gronholm finished the second day of Rally Turkey with a comfortable lead after Petter Solberg crashed out late in the afternoon.

A POOR tyre choice cost former World Rally champion Colin McRae a top four spot on the opening day of the Rally of Turkey.

Colin McRae will race his first rally for almost a year after being drafted in to replace world champion Sebastien Loeb in the Kronos Citroen team for Rally Turkey.

Armagh’s Andrew Nesbitt drove into the record books with a fifth victory in the Shell Donegal International Rally in Letterkenny today.

It was a day of changing fortunes for the competitors in the Letterkenny-based Shell Donegal International Rally, the fourth round of the Pirelli Irish Tarmac Championship.

Kevin Lynch and Allan Harryman in a Subaru WRC lead the Shell Donegal International Rally at the end of the opening leg.

IRISH Tarmac Rally champion, Eugene Donnelly will drive his Skoda Fabia WRC on tomorrow’s Tour of Sperrins Rally in Maghera. Interest in the rally is heightened by the fact that the organisers, the Magherafelt and District Motor Club, have switched the rally from gravel to tarmac surface.

Two former World Rally Championship (WRC) title holders have announced their support for Ireland's bid to host a round of the prestigious championships from 2007.

Ferrari have boosted their coffers by agreeing a sponsorship deal to bring the Martini brand back into Formula One.

David Coulthard is adamant his days of Formula One victories are not behind him.

World rally champion Sebastien Loeb delighted his home crowd by winning the Race of Champions in the Stade de France tonight.

Heikki Kovalainen has his eyes on a Formula One race drive in 2007 after confirming he will be Renault’s third driver next season.

Chris Atkinson has been handed a one-year contract to compete with Subaru in the world rally championship in 2006.

Colin McRae has sets his sights on a repeat performance after finishing a surprising third on the first day of Rally Australia.

Sebastien Loeb won every stage to take a dominant win on home ground in the Tour of Corsica.

Colin McRae admits he is keen to return to the world championship full-time after sampling a one-off comeback in Wales Rally GB.

World champion elect Sebastien Loeb is cruising towards his first Wales Rally GB win after nearest rival Petter Solberg admitted he is powerless to match the Frenchman’s relentless pace.

Skoda hope Colin McRae’s appearance in Wales Rally GB this weekend can help secure their future for next season, when they want the Scotsman to lead their challenge.

Peugeot driver Marcus Gronholm mounted a stunning comeback to climb up to sixth in Wales Rally GB on stage five after brake problems earlier in the day had seen him slip down the order.

Eilean Ban, trained by Ed Dunlop, looks set to have her sights raised to Group One company after impressing in taking the EBF Fillies’ Conditions Stakes at Newmarket on Friday.

Colin McRae will return to the Wales Rally GB next month and be joined by his former co-driver Nicky Grist as part of the Skoda team.

WITH their home event just a week away, Irish drivers, Colin Turkington and Gavin Smith will be hoping to improve their current positions within the British Touring Car Championship in Sunday’s three rounds at Croft.

Former World Rally champion, Colin McRae will drive his Mk. 2 Ford Escort as one of the course cars on today’s Ordnance Survey Ireland Gleneagle Hotel Rally of the Lakes, the third round of the Pirelli Irish Tarmac Championship.