Crews geared up for start of rally season
In the absence of defending champion, Cork driver Owen Murphy, who has to opt out the event due to a back injury, last year’s runner-up Vincent McAree is the top seed.
Reigning Group N Irish Tarmac champion, Garry Jennings is a late entry having acquired an ex-Prodrive Subaru 555. Even though the Fermanagh ace hasn’t competed in the forests for some seven years, he will be a strong contender for victory and may even continue with a title challenge.