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85% of Circuit of Ireland entries are from the ERC

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The Circuit of Ireland Rally has received a magnificent 53 car entry – with 85% of the field coming directly from the FIA European Rally Championship. Out of those 45 ERC registered

drivers, 13 are from the UK and Ireland and visiting competitors represent a total of 16 different countries. There are 15 R5 and Super 2000 cars from the top flight ERC division, while a record-breaking 19 ERC Juniors will also make the trip to Northern Ireland over the Easter holiday weekend.

Circuit of Ireland

The spectacular international field is complemented by a full entry in the Circuit of Ireland National Rally, meaning that fans will enjoy a capacity 140-car field, rich in quality and quantity, competing in counties Antrim and Down on 2-4 April.

“I truly believe the Circuit of Ireland is making huge strides forward and this fantastic entry list really bodes well for the future of the Circuit and indeed for rallying in general,” said Circuit of Ireland event director Bobby Willis. “In the past six years the organising committee has worked extremely hard and I feel quite emotional when I say, I believe we have fulfilled our strapline and really have woken up the sleeping giant!

“As well as our international ERC contenders I’ve been hugely impressed with the national contest entries. Demand was so overwhelming that it was necessary to create a reserve list and I’m urging drivers on the main list to advise us in good time if they are, for whatever reason, unable to compete in the Circuit, so we can offer positions to those crews on the reserve list as soon as possible.”