Motorsport: Competitors gear up for Toshiba tarmac rally

The 2002 Toshiba Tarmac Rally Championship begins this weekend in counties Fermanagh, Leitrim and Donegal with the Buy & Sell Circuit of Ireland.

Ones to watch are Dubliner Austin McHale, with a new left hand drive Toyota Corolla WRC, Belfast's Derek McGarrity in a Subaru Impreza WRC and the similarly-equipped Andrew Nesbitt from Armagh.

Eamonn Boland could upstage a few with his 'new shape' Subaru, while David Greer hopes to find success with his Toyota Corolla.

The final rally in the championship will take place in Galway next November.