Safety Direct have announced that they will continue to be the Galway International Rally’s major sponsor for 2011. Safety Direct are a leading supplier of health and safety equipment in Ireland
"This is a very exciting event for Safety Direct to be involved with. An occasion of this scale is wonderful for Galway city and county and we are only too happy to be a part of it bringing so much revenue to the area and local business". said Alan Fair, Safety Direct’s spokesperson.
COC of the Safety Direct Galway International Rally, Gary Leonard, has said that the Galway Motor Club is happy to see Safety Direct continuing their support for the Rally.
"Safety Direct are an ideal sponsor for the Galway International Rally. They are a well-established local company with a great interest in the sport and carry a huge range of quality products and equipment. They even have a large range of Road Safety products which is entirely complementary for this event."
The Galway International is a historic event in the Irish Tarmac calendar, with the event being the first event of the inaugural Tarmac Championship, back in 1978. Today, 32 years on, the rally still hosts the first round of the ITRC. The event attracts top Irish crews as well as crews from the Continent and further a field and many thousands of supporters to journey out to see their heroes in any weather. The event also attracts a unique weather pattern, unseen on any other event in the calendar, with snow, ice and rain all present during the rally.
The event has also been a good testing ground for the WRC Works teams, with 2000 and 2002 World Champion Marcus Gronhölm coming to the rally to gain some experience of the unique Irish roads. The big Finn was given a run for his money by local driver Eugene Donnelly, who traded top spot with Marcus until Donnelly slid off the road.
The 2011 edition of the rally will be based in Ballybrit, and the Rally HQ being based in the Clayton Hotel
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