Cork 20 Rally

Cork 20 Rally
Dates	September 26, 2020 - September 27, 2020 cancelled
Frequency	Annual
Location(s)	County Cork
Country	Ireland
Most recent	2019
Organised by	Munster Car Club
Sponsor	cartell.ie ; CB Toolhire
Website	Official Facebook page

Cork 20 Rally
Category	Rally
Inaugural season	1912
Drivers' champion	Marty McCormack
Co-Drivers' champion	Barney Mitchell; Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Irish Tarmac Rally Championship
	Current season
National Rally Championship (1966-1976)
Southern 4 Rally Championship
South East Stages Rally Championship

The Cork 20 Rally, Cork 20 International Rally is an annual motorsport rallying event run by the Munster Car Club and held in the vicinity of Cork in Munster province of Ireland. The Cork 20 Rally is one of the oldest motorsport rallies in the world, the first rally was held in 1912.

Sébastien Loeb 2007 Cork 20 rally winner

It run as a round within the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, and draws competitors from Ireland North and South, Britain, Europe and elsewhere. The rally was part of the National Rally Championship between 1966 and 1976. It became a full international rally in 1977.

History

The event has been run in different parts of County Cork since the 1960s, with Kinsale acting as the main hub throughout the 1970s, with Cork city being home to the event a few times also. The final stage of the 1980 event started on Patrick Street and went through Grand Parade and the South Mall in front of thousands of spectators. In later years, the event has run in the north and east Cork regions with various forays into mid Cork as well and the event returned to West Cork in 2010.

The format of the original rally was similar to the Monte Carlo Rally, in that there were several starting points; Cork, Dublin and Galway. The cars would then meet at a designated town, e.g. Clonmel. The final leg would be from there into Cork city. The roads were not officially closed for these early events.

In 2007, WRC drivers Sébastien Loeb (C4 WRC), Daniel Sordo (Xsara WRC), and Mikko Hirvonen (Focus RS WRC 06/07) all started the rally heading a field of 130 of which 17 were World Rally Cars. Sébastien Loeb won the competition after two days and 14 stages.

The event has been run by various organisers since 1912. In the 1950s, the Cork and Munster Motorcycle Club, based at the neo-classical building Vernon Mount, gave their support to the Cork 20 Rally. With various affiliations, the Cork Motor Club became active in motorsport in the Cork area from 1976 onwards. As of 2019, the event was being run by the Munster Car Club.

2019

The 2019 CB Toolhire Cork 20 International Rally event took place on 28 and 29 September 2019. The rally was the final counting round of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, a counting round of the ERT Celtic Rally Trophy, Southern 4 Rally Championship & South East Stages Rally Championship.[1]

The race was ran by Paul Browne, Clerk Of The Course and the Deputy COC Brian McCarthy. The rally consisted of 13 special stages, totaling to 208.35 km (129.46 mi), and 423.30 km (263.03 mi) of liaison.[2] A total of 187 entries were enlisted to the event.[3] The overall winners were the International Class entrants Marty McCormack & Barney Mitchell who debuted in Cork 20 with a new Volkswagen Polo R5 - also a debut in Ireland. The 'national section' of the rally was won by Damian Toner & Michael Coady competing in the Modified Class. The Junior Class winners were Kieran Reen & Mark O'Leary.[4]

2020

The rally was scheduled to take place on 26-27 September 2020. In the light of on-going restrictions to prevent COVID-19 pandemic, on the 25 June 2020 the Munster Car Club board of directors took a decision to cancel this year's rally.[5] Irish Tarmac Rally Championship has been already cancelled in late April.

Winners

2020 - Rally cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 - Marty McCormack / Barney Mitchell - Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
2018 - Roy White/James O’Brien - Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2017 - Sam Moffett / Karl Atkinson - Ford Fiesta R5
2016 - Josh Moffett / Jason Mckenna - Ford Fiesta R5
2015 - Donagh Kelly/Conor Foley - Ford Focus WRC
2014 - Darragh O'Riordan/Tony McDaid - Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2013 - Darragh O'Riordan/Tony McDaid - Ford Fiesta RS WRC
2012 - Darragh O'Riordan/Tony Mcdaid - Subaru Impreza WRC
2011 - Darragh O'Riordan/Tony McDaid - Subaru Impreza WRC
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2010 - Gareth MacHale/Brian Murphy - Ford Focus RS WRC
2009 - Gareth MacHale/Brian Murphy - Ford Focus RS WRC
2008 - Eamonn Boland/Damien Morrissey - Subaru Impreza WRC
2007 - Sebastian Loeb/Daniel Elena - Citroën C4 WRC
2006 - Mark Higgins/Rory Kennedy - Subaru Impreza WRC
2005 - Tim McNulty/Anthony Nestor - Subaru Impreza WRC
2004 - Eugene Donnelly/Paul Kiely - Subaru Impreza WRC
2003 - Eamonn Boland/Damien Morrissey - Subaru Impreza WRC
2002 - Andrew Nesbitt/James O'Brien - Subaru Impreza WRC
2001 - Rally cancelled due to Bovine Foot-and-Mouth disease
2000 - Andrew Nesbitt/James O'Brien - Subaru Impreza WRC
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1999 - Ian Greer/Dean Beckett - Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185
1998 - Ian Greer/Dean Beckett - Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185
1997 - Rally cancelled. No HQ. No Sponsor. No C.O.C.available
1996 - Gabriel Snow/Pat Maloughney - Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1995 - Frank Meagher/Pat Maloughney - Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1994 - Kenny McKinstry/Robbie Philpott - Subaru Legacy RS
1993 - James Cullen/Ellen Morgan - Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1992 - Bertie Fisher/Rory Kennedy - Subaru Legacy RS
1991 - Kenny McKinstry/Robbie Philpott - Subaru Legacy RS
1990 - Austin McHale/Dermot O'Gorman - BMW M3
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1989 - Saeed Al Hajri/Steve Bond - Ford Sierra Cosworth
1988 - Mark Lovell/Terry Harryman - Ford Sierra Cosworth
1987 - Austin McHale/Christy Farrell - Opel Manta 400
1986 - Billy Coleman/Ronan Morgan - MG Metro 6R4
1985 - Austin McHale/Christy Farrell - Opel Manta 400
1984 - Billy Coleman/Ronan Morgan - Opel Manta 400
1983 - Austin McHale/Christy Farrell - Vauxhall Chevette
1982 - Demi Fitzgerald/Paddy Kavanagh - Vauxhall Chevette
1981 - Ger Buckley/John Caplis - Vauxhall Chevette
1980 - Jimmy McRae/Frank Main - Vauxhall Chevette
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1979 - Ger Buckley/John Caplis - Ford Escort RS1800
1978 - Ari Vatanen/Arne Hertz - Ford Escort RS1800
1977 - Ger Buckley/John Caplis - Ford Escort RS1800
1976 - Billy Coleman/Dan O'Sullivan - Ford Escort RS1800
1975 - Cathal Curley/Austin Frazer - Porsche Carrera
1974 - Ger Buckley/John Caplis - Ford Escort RS1600
1973 - Ger Buckley/John Caplis - Ford Escort RS1600
1972 - Billy Coleman/Noel Davin - Alpine-Renault A110
1971 - Billy Coleman/Noel Davin - Alpine-Renault A110
1970 - Billy Coleman/Noel Davin - Ford Escort Mk 1 BDA
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1969 - Mick Barry/Dan Kavanagh - Ford Escort T/C November Rally
1969 - Rosemary Smith/Ricky Foott - Hillman Imp February Rally
1968 - No event - Foot and Mouth outbreak
1967 - Rosemary Smith/Brian Melia - Hillman Imp
1966 - Charlie Gunn/Norman Henderson - Ford Cortina GT
1965 - Noel Smith/R.Foott - BMC Mini Cooper S
1964 - Paul O'Flynn/Brian Geary - Morris Mini Cooper
1963 - Joe Byrne/Brian Geary - Volkswagen Beetle
1962 - Event cancelled no C.O.C.available
1961 - Joe O'Mahony/Gordan Baker - Volkswagen Beetle
1960 - Sheila O'Clery/Mike Ivis - Austin 7 Mini
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1959 - Des Cullen/Jim Cullen - NSU Prinz
1958 - P.B.Hopkirk/Jack A.Scott - Volkswagen Beetle
1957 - P.D.Deale/Dave Wheeler - Volkswagen Beetle
1956 - P.B.Hopkirk/John A.Garvey - Volkswagen Beetle
1955 - J.G.Dyer/Dr.B.MacMahon - Ford Anglia
1954 - Joe O'Mahony/Dr.R.F.O'Sullivan - Volkswagen Beetle
1953 - Joe O'Manohy/Dr.R.F.O'Sullivan - Volkswagen Beetle
1952 - Joe O'Mahony/Reggie Tilson - Volkswagen Beetle
1951 - Unknown
1950 - Unknown
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References

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[1] ttp://www.munstercarclub.com/cork-20-press-release-1/

[2] ttp://www.munstercarclub.com/competitor-td-schedule/

[3] ttp://www.munstercarclub.com/2019-unseeded-entry-list-17-09-19/

[4] ttp://www.rally.ie/index.php/stories/190311-161346#190918-125805

[5] "Cork 20 International Rally - 26-27 Sep 20 - CANCELLED". rally.ie. 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.