News: It's a Mini rally adventure, courtesy of Colm Quinn BMW

As the final countdown to the Safety Direct Galway International Rally rapidly approaches, Colm Quinn, Athlone are delighted to announce the renewal of their sponsorship agreement with Eugene Donnelly and their entry into the first round of the Irish Tarmac Championship with the McGeehan Motorsport John Cooper Works MINI WRC. 

After the success of the partnership in 2012, Colm Quinn is anxious to revive the momentum of what was dubbed as MINI’s return to Rallying saying “The MINI WRC’s performance thrilled spectators last year providing a closely fought race, after the days rallying the MINI WRC finished a close 2nd, beaten only by 1.2 seconds having had to deal with 2 punctures during the day.  We are delighted to have Eugene back on board along with McGeehan Motorsport and look forward to a thrilling display on Sunday”.

McGeehan Motorsport expect that this year’s entry, the latest WRC.01B Right Hand Drive version of the MINI WRC, to be even more competitive than the 2012 entry, with it being the only right hand drive car built by any current WRC Manufacturer.  McGeehan Motorsport has been responsible for the final development on behalf of Prodrive who are the FIA Manufacturer.

Colm Quinn would like to acknowledge the support ofMINI Ireland, MINI Financial Services and Castrol Oil and is also keen to thank the Team at Colm Quinn MINI for their dedication and assistance in putting the event together.

In addition, Colm Quinn would like to thank the general media for their support and coverage of the Rally and to all the Marshalls, Time-keepers, Officials, Competitors, Spectators and everyone involved with the Rally, we wish a safe and enjoyable weekends rallying to all, both on the stages and off.