Ari Vatanen to launch West Cork Rally Book Cork Motor Club is proud to announce “The West Cork Rally, A History”, a book by Kevin O’Driscoll will be launched by 1981 World Rally Champion Ari Vatanen on Saturday September 21st in Clonakilty at 8pm. Other well known rally names to attend the book launch will include the winner of the first West Cork Rally, Millstreet’s Billy Coleman, three times winner, Welshman, Bob Fowden and his Charlaville co-driver Gerry Hynes. Also in attendance will be the winner of the 35th West Cork Rally, Brian O’Mahony from Carrigaline, three times British Rally champion Keith Cronin from Bantry and many more. Gerard Quinn from Macroom who is head of motorsport for Ford Europe, and Ireland’s longest serving MEP Brian Crowley, who is a personal friend of Mr Vatanen’s from when Ari also served as an MEP from 1999 to 2009. “I am very much looking forward to going to West Cork for the book launch and indeed meeting my friend Brian Crowley MEP” Mr Vatanen said when speaking with Darren McCarthy of Cork Motor Club. Michael (Bones) O’Connor, 12 times Clerk of the Course is travelling from Australia for the occasion and current President of the Motorsport Ireland Commission, Joe Corcoran, will also be in attendance. The book which celebrates the 35th running of The West Cork Rally highlights how popular this event has become locally, nationally and internationally. The content of the book will consist of interviews with the winners of each event, as well as many other characters tied to the rally down through the years, and a huge selection of pictures taken from an archive of over 35,000 photos. The starters list and results list for each of the 35 event will also be included along with much more information. The author Kevin O’Driscoll said “I grew up close to the famous Ring stage and I have been a fan of the event for my entire life. I have gathered an enormous amount of information and photos of the rally over the past twelve years, and after 35 events I feel it’s a milestone worth celebrating”. The book launch will take place in The Park Cinema on the grounds of the Quality Hotel which is the headquarters and title sponsor for the West Cork Rally each St. Patrick’s weekend. The night will open with footage for each of the 35 events compiled by Bernard Crowley. This will then be followed by a forum hosted by Michael O’Carroll with interviews and questions to the panel above. Ari Vatanen will then officially launch the book followed by refreshments afterwards in the Quality Hotel. More details will be available shortly on corkmotorclub and westcorkrally.
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:27:05 +0000
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