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Rally Isle of Man

Rally Isle of Man

[[Image:Rally iom.gif145pxcenter]]Rally Isle of ManHistory
CountryIsle of Man
Date
TypeStage Rally/Asphalt
Clerk of the CourseAlan Teare (National A - formerly an International event)
Event OrganiserRally Isle of Man Ltd
Principal SponsorMicrogaming Software Systems Ltd
First Event1963 Manx Trophy Rally
Number of events50 (2014)
First winnerReg McBride/Don Barrow (1963)
Most winsMark Higgins 5 (1989–2009)

Rally Isle of Man (previously the Manx International Rally and formerly the Manx Trophy Rally) is a car rally competition held in the Isle of Man. It was first held in 1963, and later became a well-known event in the British Open Rally Championship and the European Rally Championship (until 1996). In 2002, it became part of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship in addition to the British Rally Championship. The most successful drivers in the history of the rally include the five-time winner Mark Higgins and the four-time winners Tony Pond and Russell Brookes.

This has been an annual event for many years, apart from cancellation in 2011. In early September 2018, it was announced that the 2018 event had been cancelled. Various allegations were made, blaming the cancellation on, inter alia, the rally organisers, the Department of Infrastructure and the Department for Enterprise. The event returned in 2022 as part of the FIA Celtic Rally Trophy.

Stage locations

Rally Isle of Man is run on public roads closed for racing by the provisions of an Act of Tynwald (the parliament of the Isle of Man). The event has special timed stages that use narrow farm-lanes with high grass banks, stages over open moorland and Monaco-style 'around-the-houses' stages in Ramsey or Castletown. The exact routes vary each year, but in 2008 the longest timed special stage was the 21.46 mi Milerisk stage and the shortest included the 1.46 mi Balley Cashtal stage in Castletown and the 0.90 mi Villa Marina "super-special" stage in Douglas.

Special stage records

NameRouteYearDriverTypeLengthTimeAverage
speedBalley Cashtal2006Castle Rushen2016Classic2008Cringle2004Glascoe2009Glen Roy2007Kella2007Marine2008Maughold1991Newtown (Milerisk)2006Ravensdale1989Sand Quarry2017Staarvey2009Tholt-e-Will1999Villa Marina
(Super-Special)2016West Baldwin1992
CastletownNorway Andreas MikkelsenFord Focus RS WRC 051.26 mi1' 17.0058.90 mph
Castletown - Balladoole - Poyll Vaaish - Strandhall - Kentraugh MillUK Desi HenryŠkoda Fabia R55.08 mi4' 19.970.36 mph
Ballaugh Glen – Druidale – Brandywell Cottage – Injebreck – Baldwin Valley – TT GrandstandIreland Eamonn BolandSubaru Impreza WRC S1213.27 mi11' 30.571.16 mph
Ballabeg – Round Table – Glen Rushen Mines – St. JohnsIsle of Man Mark HigginsŠkoda Octavia WRC13.66 mi11' 06.274.73 mph
Dog Mills – Andreas – Jurby East – Sandygate – St. JudesIreland Keith CroninMitsubishi Lancer Evo12.47 mi10' 08.873.74 mph
Begoade Road – Conrhenny – 5½ Mile Corner – Social Cottage – BaldhoonNorway Andreas MikkelsenFord Focus RS WRC 054.66 mi4' 10.766.91 mph
West Kella – The Curraghs – Ballaugh Cronk – OrrisdaleNorway Andreas MikkelsenFord Focus RS WRC 0511.21 mi9' 23.171.66 mph
Douglas Head – Port Soderick – Crogga – SantonIreland Eamonn BolandSubaru Impreza WRC S123.30 mi4' 23.866.09 mph
Hibernia – Ballajora – Slieau LewaigueFrance François ChatriotSubaru Legacy RS3.30 mi2' 50.066.33 mph
Santon – The Braaid – Foxdale – Loobs Road – St. Marks – The GateFinland Tapio LaukkanenRenault Mégane Maxi21.38 mi17' 20.0074.28 mph
Druidale – Brandywell Cottage – Sartfield Hairpin – Little LondonUnited Kingdom Jimmy McRaeFord Sierra RS Cosworth7.14 mi6' 08.068.08 mph
*German Parish:* Ballagyr – (Loop Section; Lynague – Ballakaighen – Staarvey – The Kew – East Lhergydoo) – Ballagyr LaneSweden Fredrik AhlinŠkoda Fabia R513.23 mi10' 37.874.74 mph
*German Parish:* Stockfield – Lynague – Ballagyr – East Lhergydhoo – Staarvey Road – BallakaighenIsle of Man Mark HigginsSubaru Impreza WRX STI7.22 mi6' 12.068.97 mph
Sulby Claddaghs – Sulby Glen – Tholt-e-Will GlenUK Martin RoweRenault Mégane Maxi4.14 mi3' 36.368.97 mph
*Douglas:* Harris Promenade – Broadway – Villa Marina – Gaiety Chicane – Loch Promenade – Senna Slip Hairpin – Greensills Corner – Sefton Chicane – Villa Marina – BroadwayIRE Craig BreenCitroën DS3 R50.90 mi1' 02.851.62 mph
Little London – Brandywell Cottage – Injebreck – Ballaoates – Abbeylands – Cronk-ny-MonaUnited Kingdom Colin McRaeSubaru Legacy RS11.65 mi9' 21.074.82 mph

Winners

[[Tony Pond]] at the 1979 rally
SeasonDriverCo-driverCar19631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018–2025
United Kingdom Reg McBrideUnited Kingdom Don BarrowAllardette
United Kingdom Dave FriswellUnited Kingdom Keith BinnsMini Cooper S
United Kingdom Tony FallUnited Kingdom Dave FawcettMini Cooper S
United Kingdom Dennis EasthorpeUnited Kingdom Dennis CraineFord Cortina GT
United Kingdom Norman HarveyUnited Kingdom Terry VauxMini Cooper S
United Kingdom John HuytonUnited Kingdom Bob CorrinFord Cortina GT
United Kingdom Colin MalkinUnited Kingdom John DavenportHillman Imp
United Kingdom Chris SclaterUnited Kingdom John DavenportFord Escort TC
United Kingdom Roger ClarkUnited Kingdom Henry LiddonFord Escort RS1600
United Kingdom Roger ClarkUnited Kingdom Jim PorterFord Escort RS1600
Ireland Adrian BoydUnited Kingdom John DavenportFord Escort RS1600
United Kingdom Cahal CurleyUnited Kingdom Austin FrazerPorsche
United Kingdom Roger ClarkUnited Kingdom Jim PorterFord Escort RS1800
Finland Ari VatanenUnited Kingdom Peter BryantFord Escort RS1800
Finland Pentti AirikkalaFinland Risto VirtanenVauxhall Chevette HSR
United Kingdom Tony PondUnited Kingdom Fred GallagherTriumph TR7 V8
United Kingdom Russell BrookesUnited Kingdom Paul WhiteFord Escort RS1800
United Kingdom Tony PondUnited Kingdom Fred GallagherTriumph TR7 V8
United Kingdom Tony PondUnited Kingdom Mike NicholsonVauxhall Chevette HSR
United Kingdom Jimmy McRaeUnited Kingdom Ian GrindrodOpel Ascona 400
Finland Henri ToivonenUnited Kingdom Fred GallagherOpel Manta 400
United Kingdom Jimmy McRaeUnited Kingdom Mike NicholsonOpel Manta 400
United Kingdom Russell BrookesUnited Kingdom Mike BroadOpel Manta 400
United Kingdom Tony PondUnited Kingdom Rob ArthurMG Metro 6R4
United Kingdom Jimmy McRaeUnited Kingdom Ian GrindrodFord Sierra RS Cosworth
Belgium Patrick SnijersBelgium Dany ColebundersBMW M3
United Kingdom Russell BrookesUnited Kingdom Neil WilsonFord Sierra RS Cosworth
United Kingdom Russell BrookesUnited Kingdom Neil WilsonFord Sierra RS Cosworth
United Kingdom Colin McRaeUnited Kingdom Derek RingerSubaru Legacy RS
United Kingdom Colin McRaeUnited Kingdom Derek RingerSubaru Legacy RS
United Kingdom Richard BurnsUnited Kingdom Robert ReidSubaru Legacy RS
United Kingdom Malcolm WilsonUnited Kingdom Bryan ThomasFord Escort RS Cosworth
Ireland Frank MeagherUnited Kingdom Michael MaherFord Escort RS Cosworth
Germany Armin SchwarzFrance Denis GiraudetToyota Celica GT-Four ST205
United Kingdom Martin RoweUnited Kingdom Nicky BeechRenault Mégane Maxi
United Kingdom Martin RoweUnited Kingdom Derek RingerRenault Mégane Maxi
United Kingdom Martin RoweUnited Kingdom Derek RingerRenault Mégane Maxi
Isle of Man Mark HigginsUnited Kingdom Bryan ThomasVauxhall Astra Kit Car
Cancelled due to the United Kingdom foot-and-mouth crisis.
Isle of Man Mark HigginsUnited Kingdom Craig ThorleyToyota Corolla WRC
United Kingdom Jonny MilnerUnited Kingdom Nicky BeechToyota Corolla WRC
United Kingdom Jonny MilnerUnited Kingdom Nicky BeechSubaru Impreza WRC
Isle of Man Mark HigginsUnited Kingdom Bryan ThomasFord Focus RS WRC 02
Ireland Eugene DonnellyIreland Paul KielyToyota Corolla WRC
Ireland Eugene DonnellyIreland Paul KielySubaru Impreza WRC
Isle of Man Mark HigginsIreland Rory KennedySubaru Impreza WRX STI
Isle of Man Mark HigginsUnited Kingdom Bryan ThomasSubaru Impreza WRX STI
Ireland Keith CroninIreland Barry McNultySubaru Impreza WRX STI
Cancelled
Isle of Man Steven QuineIsle of Man Richard SkinnerMitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
United Kingdom Arron NewbyIsle of Man Rob FaggSubaru Impreza N11
Isle of Man Nigel CannellIsle of Man Michaela CannellMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
United Kingdom Steve ColleyIsle of Man Andrew CowleyMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
United Kingdom Elfyn EvansGBR Craig ParryFord Fiesta R5
Ireland Keith CroninIreland Mikie GalvinFord Fiesta R5
Not held

Multiple winners

WinsManufacturer179432
GBR Ford
JPN Subaru
GER Opel
JPN Toyota
GBR Mini
JPN Mitsubishi
GBR Vauxhall
FRA Renault
GBR Triumph

References

References

  1. "Manx International Rally – Roll of Honour". RallyBase.
  2. ''Rally Isle of Man Programme 2008'' p7 Rally Isle of Man Ltd (2008)
  3. ''2009 Media Guide'' page 48 Rally Of Man 2009
  4. ''Live Rally Results'' Tynemouth Computer Services
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