Rob writes own Czech

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.

It follows his impressive performance in last week’s fifth round of the series in Ypres in Belgium, where he became the first driver with a Motorsport Ireland licence to annex points in both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ categories of the IRC.

Initially, the 23-year-old and current Billy Coleman award-winner’s plans centred around the British Rally Championship, along with interloping the Dunlop National Rally Championship and a foray into the IRC series.