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Rally Isle of Man Region Isle of Man
Date 27 October to 29 October (2011) Type Stage Rally/Asphalt Clerk of the Course Les Postlethwaite (International) Event Organiser Rally Isle of Man Ltd Principal Sponsor Isle of Man Department of Tourism and Leisure History First Event 1963 Manx Trophy Rally Number of events 47 (2010) First winner Reg McBride/Don Barrow (1963)
Most wins Mark Higgins 5 (1989–2009)
Rally Isle of Man (previously the Manx International Rally and formerly the Manx Trophy Rally) is a 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.[1] 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.Contents
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 is characterised by 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 in the Isle of Man. The longest timed special stage is the 21.46 mile Milerisk stage and the shortest is the 1.46 mile Balley Cashtal stage in Castletown.[2]
Special stage records
Records and stage times for competition sections for the Manx International Rally and Rally Isle of Man.[3]
Name Stage Year Driver Type Length Time Avg. spd. Balley Cashtal Castletown 2006 Andreas Mikkelsen
Ford Focus RS WRC 05 1.26 miles 1' 17.00 58.90 mph Classic Ballaugh Glen – Druidale – Brandywell Cottage – Injebreck – Baldwin Valley – TT Grandstand 2008 Eamonn Boland
Subaru Impreza WRC S12 13.27 miles 11' 30.5 71.16 mph Cringle Ballabeg – Round Table – Glen Rushen Mines – St.Johns 2004 Mark Higgins
Škoda Octavia WRC 13.66 miles 11' 06.2 74.73 mph Glascoe Dog Mills – Andreas – Jurby East – Sandygate – St.Judes 2009 Keith Cronin
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 12.47 miles 10' 08.8 73.74 mph Glen Roy Begoade Road – Conrhenny – 5½ Mile Corner – Social Cottage – Baldhoon 2007 Andreas Mikkelsen
Ford Focus RS WRC 05 4.66 miles 4' 10.7 66.91 mph Kella West Kella – The Curraghs – Ballaugh Cronk – Orrisdale 2007 Andreas Mikkelsen
Ford Focus RS WRC 05 11.21 miles 9' 23.1 71.66 mph Marine Douglas Head – Port Soderick – Crogga – Santon 2008 Eamonn Boland
Subaru Impreza WRC S12 3.30 miles 4' 23.8 66.09 mph Maughold Hibernian – Ballajora – Slieau Lewaigue 1991 François Chatriot
Subaru Legacy RS 3.30 miles 2' 50.0 66.33 mph Newtown (Milerisk) Santon – The Braaid – Foxdale – Loobs Road – St.Marks – The Gate 2006 Tapio Laukkanen
Renault Mégane Maxi 21.38 miles 17' 20.00 74.28 mph Ravensdale Druidale – Brandywell Cottage – Sartfield Hairpin – Little London 1989 Jimmy McRae
Ford Escort RS Cosworth 7.14 miles 6' 08.0 68.08 mph Staarvey Stockfield – Lynague – Ballagyr – East Lhergydhoo – Staarvey Road – Ballakaighen 2009 Mark Higgins
Subaru Impreza WRX STI 7.22 miles 6' 12.0 68.97 mph Tholt-e-Will Sulby Claddaghs – Sulby Glen – Tholt-e-Will Glen 1999 Martin Rowe
Renault Mégane Maxi 4.14 miles 3' 36.3 68.97 mph West Baldwin Little London – Brandywell Cottage – Injebreck – Ballaoates – Abbeylands – Cronk-ny-Mona 1992 Colin McRae
Subaru Legacy RS 11.65 miles 9' 21.0 74.82 mph Winners
Season Driver Co-driver Car 1963 Reg McBride
Don Barrow
Allardette 1964 Dave Friswell
Keith Binns
Mini Cooper S 1965 Tony Fall
Dave Fawcett
Mini Cooper S 1966 Dennis Easthorpe
Dennis Craine
Ford Cortina GT 1967 Norman Harvey
Terry Vaux
Mini Cooper S 1968 John Huyton
Bob Corrin
Ford Cortina GT 1969 Colin Malkin
John Davenport
Hillman Imp 1970 Chris Slater
John Davenport
Ford Escort TC 1971 Roger Clark
Henry Liddon
Ford Escort RS1600 1972 Roger Clark
Jim Porter
Ford Escort RS1600 1973 Adrian Boyd
John Davenport
Ford Escort RS 1974 Cahal Curley
Austin Frazer
Porsche 1975 Roger Clark
Jim Porter
Ford Escort RS1800 1976 Ari Vatanen
Peter Bryant
Ford Escort RS1800 1977 Pentti Airikkala
Risto Virtanen
Vauxhall Chevette HSR 1978 Tony Pond
Fred Gallagher
Triumph TR7 1979 Russell Brookes
Paul White
Ford Escort RS1800 1980 Tony Pond
Fred Gallagher
Triumph TR7 1981 Tony Pond
Mike Nicholson
Vauxhall Chevette HSR 1982 Jimmy McRae
Ian Grindrod
Opel Ascona 400 1983 Henri Toivonen
Fred Gallagher
Opel Manta 400 1984 Jimmy McRae
Mike Nicholson
Opel Manta 400 1985 Russell Brookes
Mike Broad
Opel Manta 400 1986 Tony Pond
Rob Arthur
MG Metro 6R4 1987 Jimmy McRae
Ian Grindrod
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 1988 Patrick Snijers
Dany Colebunders
BMW M3 1989 Russell Brookes
Neil Wilson
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 1990 Russell Brookes
Neil Wilson
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 1991 Colin McRae
Derek Ringer
Subaru Legacy RS 1992 Colin McRae
Derek Ringer
Subaru Legacy RS 1993 Richard Burns
Robert Reid
Subaru Legacy RS 1994 Malcolm Wilson
Bryan Thomas
Ford Escort RS Cosworth 1995 Frank Meagher
Michael Maher
Ford Escort RS Cosworth 1996 Armin Schwarz
Denis Giraudet
Toyota Celica GT-Four 1997 Martin Rowe
Nicky Beech
Renault Mégane Maxi 1998 Martin Rowe
Derek Ringer
Renault Mégane Maxi 1999 Martin Rowe
Derek Ringer
Renault Mégane Maxi 2000 Mark Higgins
Bryan Thomas
Vauxhall Astra Kit Car 2001 Cancelled due to the United Kingdom foot-and-mouth crisis. 2002 Mark Higgins
Craig Thorley
Toyota Corolla WRC 2003 Jonny Milner
Nicky Beech
Toyota Corolla WRC 2004 Jonny Milner
Nicky Beech
Subaru Impreza WRC 2005 Mark Higgins
Bryan Thomas
Ford Focus RS WRC 02 2006 Eugene Donnelly
Paul Kiely
Toyota Corolla WRC 2007 Eugene Donnelly
Paul Kiely
Subaru Impreza WRC 2008 Mark Higgins
Rory Kennedy
Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2009 Mark Higgins
Bryan Thomas
Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2010 Keith Cronin
Barry McNulty
Subaru Impreza WRX STI References
- ^ "Manx International Rally – Roll of Honour". RallyBase. http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=rally&rallytype=Manx. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
- ^ Rally Isle of Man Programme 2008 p7 Rally Isle of Man Ltd (2008)
- ^ 2009 Media Guide p48 Rally Of Man 2009
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