Some progress made on resolving insurance crux

Motorsport Ireland (MI) chief executive Alex Sinclair has described this week’s meeting with rally competitors in Athlone as “something positive” as officials seek solutions to a number of problems facing the sport.

The issue of insurance was the biggest talking point and Sinclaire is encouraged by the number of people striving to resolve the issue. “The temporary fix is more to secure the long-term solution,” said Sinclair. “We are in the process of revamping what clubs have to do in order to gain a permit to run a rally.”

There was support from many in the attendance for some form of a charge (€200) to be implemented later in the season to put together what Sinclair described as a “war chest” that will leave the governing body in a more comfortable position going into next season.