Looks like the greedy ****ers around Sligo shot them selves in the foot by tryin to make a quick buck
Rally Ireland bosses are planning to return to the WRC calendar in 2011, even though there are no guarantees that it will be part of the series, according to Motorsport News.
The rally could move from its 2009 host town of Sligo. Event director John Naylor recently conducted a preliminary route survey in the border area in an effort to find stages that could link up remote service locations.Rally Ireland bosses are planning to return to the WRC calendar in 2011, even though there are no guarantees that it will be part of the series, according to Motorsport News.
Naylor is keen to take the rally to a city centre location but insists it would have to continue to be a cross-border event.
Rally Ireland Event Director John Naylor stated to MN:
No city or town has a God-given right to the rally. It could go to Dublin or Belfast or to an area where rallying is already popular.
One of our biggest problems last year was the cost of accommodation in Sligo. I have spoken to several county councils about road closing and areas for service parks and they have all assured me that overcharging won't happen in their area. We need to build the story that Rally Ireland offers value for money.
Naylor admitted that this year's rally ran at a loss of 65,000 euros. He also added that backing from Northern Ireland's Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure was affected by the poor value of sterling. It left a funding shortfall of more than 100,000 euros.One of our biggest problems last year was the cost of accommodation in Sligo. I have spoken to several county councils about road closing and areas for service parks and they have all assured me that overcharging won't happen in their area. We need to build the story that Rally Ireland offers value for money.