Entries from UK and USA among record number set for Jeremy O’Connor Longford Arms Hotel stages rally

Midland Motor Club will host the launch of the Jeremy O’Connor Longford Arms Hotel stages rally on Sunday, February 9 at 3pm in the Longford Arms Hotel where a number of rally cars, crews and officials will be on hand to give an overview of the event. All are welcome.

With just four weeks to go to the Midland Motor Club Rally on March 2 excitement is building around Longford for this eagerly anticipated event. 

The rally is the first round of the Triton Showers National rally championship. 

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This year sees a record number of entries with some coming from the UK and the USA. 

The rally has the added attraction of a challenger from the world rally championship in Motorsport Ireland Academy driver Josh McErlean. 

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Josh competes at the highest level of the sport alongside navigator Eoin Treacy on the World Rally Championship in an M-Sport Ford Puma and recently finished in 7th place at the Monte Carlo Rally. 

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