Circuit of Ireland top seeds represent different ends of the rallying spectrum

IT’S a case of experience against youth for the top two seeds in this weekend’s Donnelly Group/UTV Drive Circuit of Ireland Rally.

Fri, 22 Apr, 2011 - 01:00

MOTORSPORT: Martin Walsh

The event is the second round of the Irish Tarmac Championship and a counting round of the Northern Ireland Rally Championship.

With four wins in the Easter classic, Derek McGarrity (Subaru WRC) knows what it takes to win, however, 22-year-old Armagh ace Darren Gass represents his greatest challenge.

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Courts Place: Galway Place: Kerry Place: Killarney Place: Lifetime Lab,Place: Lee Road, Cork Place: Mondello Park Person: Derek McGarrity Person: Darren Gass Person: Bobby Willis Person: McGarrity Person: Maynooth Person: Kevin Barrett Person: Kenny McKinstry Person: Tim McNulty Person: Garry Jennings Person: Kerry Person: Alan Ring Person: Dubliner Person: Aaron MacHale Person: Sam Moffett Person: Steve Perez Person: John Waring Person: Wesley Patterson Person: Phil Collins Person: Camillus Bradley Person: Philip Morrow Person: Donagh Kelly Person: John Dalton Person: Darrian Person: Adrian Hetherington Person: Stuart Biggerstaff Person: Emma McKinstry Person: George Robinson Person: John McGaffin Person: Denis Cronin Person: D. McGarrity Person: K. Barrett Person: Daragh O’Riordan Person: Barry Meade Person: Fergus O’Meara Person: Noel O’Leary Person: Billy Holland Person: Keith Cronin Person: European Motorsport Director Person: Gerard Quinn Person: Lee Newsome Person: John Downey Event: DONNELLY Event: UTV Drive Circuit of Ireland Rally Event: Irish Tarmac Championship Event: Northern Ireland Rally Championship Event: Easter Classic Event: Tarmac Event: Killarney Rally of the Lakes Event: Irish Tarmac series Event: Tarmac series Event: Cartell.ie Rally of the Lakes Event: Darren Swanton Memorial Cork City Rally Sprint Event: Munster Event: British Rally Organisation: Circuit of Ireland Organisation: GROUP Organisation: Subaru WRC Organisation: TROA Organisation: Mitsubishi EvoX Organisation: Gass Organisation: Tarmac Organisation: Mitsubishi Organisation: Mitsubishi EvoIX Organisation: Lancia Organisation: Escort Organisation: TBA Organisation: Ford Escort Organisation: Amenity Organisation: Great Stuff Caterers Organisation: Marymount Hospice Organisation: Ford Organisation: IMRC

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