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Rally Isle of Man Region 
Isle of ManDate 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 MikkelsenFord 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 BolandSubaru Impreza WRC S12 13.27 miles 11' 30.5 71.16 mph Cringle Ballabeg – Round Table – Glen Rushen Mines – St.Johns 2004 Mark HigginsŠkoda Octavia WRC 13.66 miles 11' 06.2 74.73 mph Glascoe Dog Mills – Andreas – Jurby East – Sandygate – St.Judes 2009 Keith CroninMitsubishi Lancer Evo 12.47 miles 10' 08.8 73.74 mph Glen Roy Begoade Road – Conrhenny – 5½ Mile Corner – Social Cottage – Baldhoon 2007 Andreas MikkelsenFord Focus RS WRC 05 4.66 miles 4' 10.7 66.91 mph Kella West Kella – The Curraghs – Ballaugh Cronk – Orrisdale 2007 Andreas MikkelsenFord Focus RS WRC 05 11.21 miles 9' 23.1 71.66 mph Marine Douglas Head – Port Soderick – Crogga – Santon 2008 Eamonn BolandSubaru Impreza WRC S12 3.30 miles 4' 23.8 66.09 mph Maughold Hibernian – Ballajora – Slieau Lewaigue 1991 
François ChatriotSubaru 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 LaukkanenRenault Mégane Maxi 21.38 miles 17' 20.00 74.28 mph Ravensdale Druidale – Brandywell Cottage – Sartfield Hairpin – Little London 1989 
Jimmy McRaeFord Escort RS Cosworth 7.14 miles 6' 08.0 68.08 mph Staarvey Stockfield – Lynague – Ballagyr – East Lhergydhoo – Staarvey Road – Ballakaighen 2009 Mark HigginsSubaru 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 RoweRenault 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 McRaeSubaru Legacy RS 11.65 miles 9' 21.0 74.82 mph Winners
Tony Pond at the 1979 rally.
Season Driver Co-driver Car 1963 Reg McBride Don BarrowAllardette 1964 Dave Friswell Keith BinnsMini Cooper S 1965 Tony Fall Dave FawcettMini Cooper S 1966 Dennis Easthorpe Dennis CraineFord Cortina GT 1967 Norman Harvey Terry VauxMini Cooper S 1968 John Huyton Bob CorrinFord Cortina GT 1969 Colin Malkin John DavenportHillman Imp 1970 Chris Slater John DavenportFord Escort TC 1971 Roger Clark Henry LiddonFord Escort RS1600 1972 Roger Clark Jim PorterFord Escort RS1600 1973 Adrian Boyd John DavenportFord Escort RS 1974 Cahal Curley Austin FrazerPorsche 1975 Roger Clark Jim PorterFord Escort RS1800 1976 Ari Vatanen Peter BryantFord Escort RS1800 1977 Pentti Airikkala Risto VirtanenVauxhall Chevette HSR 1978 Tony Pond Fred GallagherTriumph TR7 1979 Russell Brookes Paul WhiteFord Escort RS1800 1980 Tony Pond Fred GallagherTriumph TR7 1981 Tony Pond Mike NicholsonVauxhall Chevette HSR 1982 Jimmy McRae Ian GrindrodOpel Ascona 400 1983 Henri Toivonen Fred GallagherOpel Manta 400 1984 Jimmy McRae Mike NicholsonOpel Manta 400 1985 Russell Brookes Mike BroadOpel Manta 400 1986 Tony Pond Rob ArthurMG Metro 6R4 1987 Jimmy McRae Ian GrindrodFord Sierra RS Cosworth 1988 
Patrick Snijers Dany ColebundersBMW M3 1989 Russell Brookes Neil WilsonFord Sierra RS Cosworth 1990 Russell Brookes Neil WilsonFord Sierra RS Cosworth 1991 Colin McRae Derek RingerSubaru Legacy RS 1992 Colin McRae Derek RingerSubaru Legacy RS 1993 Richard Burns Robert ReidSubaru Legacy RS 1994 Malcolm Wilson Bryan ThomasFord Escort RS Cosworth 1995 Frank Meagher Michael MaherFord Escort RS Cosworth 1996 
Armin Schwarz Denis GiraudetToyota Celica GT-Four 1997 Martin Rowe Nicky BeechRenault Mégane Maxi 1998 Martin Rowe Derek RingerRenault Mégane Maxi 1999 Martin Rowe Derek RingerRenault Mégane Maxi 2000 Mark Higgins Bryan ThomasVauxhall Astra Kit Car 2001 Cancelled due to the United Kingdom foot-and-mouth crisis. 2002 Mark Higgins Craig ThorleyToyota Corolla WRC 2003 Jonny Milner Nicky BeechToyota Corolla WRC 2004 Jonny Milner Nicky BeechSubaru Impreza WRC 2005 Mark Higgins Bryan ThomasFord Focus RS WRC 02 2006 Eugene Donnelly Paul KielyToyota Corolla WRC 2007 Eugene Donnelly Paul KielySubaru Impreza WRC 2008 Mark Higgins Rory KennedySubaru Impreza WRX STI 2009 Mark Higgins Bryan ThomasSubaru Impreza WRX STI 2010 Keith Cronin Barry McNultySubaru 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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