is there any maps out for exact stage details, if so were can i purchase
Someone with this, google earth, and some time on their hands could get nice hybrid satilite images for all to see.If your that mad to see the exact stages lad and have a "spectating recce", go out and buy an os map of the sligo area, and plot the stage on it. ALl road closure orders must be made public 4 weeks prior to them being closed except in emergency, and RI has been known about for a while now. So just go on the County Council websites for the counties the rally takes in and you'll fund al the info you want. An example of the sligo stages taken off the road closure section of the web is
Temporary Closing of Roads - Motor Rally by Rally Ireland
Notice is hereby given of the intention of Sligo County Council to close to public traffic the roads listed hereunder, during the periods indicated on Thursday 15th November 2007, Friday 16th November 2007 and Sunday 18th November 2007 to facilitate the holding of a Motor Rally by Rally Ireland as part of the World Rally Championships.
- Thursday 15th November 2007: Shakedown Stage Calry - Period of Proposed Closure 04.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.
Road L-7420-0 from its junction with Local Road L-3407-22 in Formoyle north east to its junction with Local Road L-7418-29 in Formoyle. Road L-7418-29 from its junction with Local Road L-7420-0 in Formoyle east and south to its junction with Regional Road R278 in Formoyle.
Alternative routes for this general area are via N16, L-3407-22, L-7418-0, R278, L-7423-0.
- Friday 16th November 2007: SS2/5 Geevagh, Period of Proposed Closure 05.05 a.m. to 14.29 p.m.
From junction of Regional Road R284 with Local Road L-1101-0 in Drummacool via Local Roads in Carrownadargey, Straduff and Glen, L-1101-0, L-1101-70, L-11014-0, L-11015-0 to Sligo/Roscommon County Boundary.Alternative routes for this general area are via junction of Regional Road R284 with Local Road L-5207-0 and on to Local Road L-5101-0 in Ballinakill, through Rooghan, Aughoo and Carrownagilty to Carrownadargey and Local Road L-52071 and Local Road L-52072 off Local Road L-5207 in Carrownyclowan.Alternative routes via junction of Regional Road R284 with Local Road L-1102-0 in Straduff, Geevagh through to Tapp, and Local Road L-11016-0 in Tapp.
- Friday 16th November 2007: SS 4/7 Lough Gill, Period of Proposed Closure 06.24 a.m. to 15.48 p.m.
From the Leitrim/Sligo County Boundary westwards along the R 286 to it’s junction with Local Road L-7428-0 at Kiltycahill.The alternative route will be along R278 from its junction with R286 at Bellanode to County Leitrim via Colgagh /Fivemilebourne.
- Sunday 18th November 2007: Special Stage 20 Mullaghmore, Period of Proposed Closure 10.08a.m. to 16.08 p.m.
Roads L-7101-17 and L-7101-0 from junction of Local Road L-7101-17 with Local Road L-7102-0 at Kilkilloge north west and around Mullaghmore Head to junction of Local Road L-7101-0 with R279 at Mullaghmore Pier.Access to Mullaghmore Pier will be via the R279. As there is no alternative route for Mullaghmore Head, inconvenience will be kept to a minimum and all residents will be facilitated whenever possible.
Another tree hugger cliche that some prick with too much time on his hands made up to annoy ordinary people .Reducing the amount of tape also helps the carbon footprint.
HA HA thats what i was thinking too, Its nearly as bad as going into a chippie and ordering a greasy fish supper and a tin or DIET coke!!!! HA HA.That's gas , Thousands of motorists off to watch ninety cars use copious amounts of fuel , burn enough rubber to keep a condom factory going for a year , use enough chip bags and burger wrappers to wallpaper every McDonalds in Ireland, and they are worried about the carbon footprint of a bit of tape ffs