Official sponsor is announced for Lisburn’s Easter Rally

Investment from the leading UK bathroom specialist has been channeled directly into the competition to enable entry fees to be reduced and, as a result, the Easter Stages now has one of the lowest entry fees for a full day’s rallying, anywhere in Ireland.

The rally is taking the place of the traditional Circuit of Ireland International Rally this year, which was postponed, due to lack of funding.

“We are delighted to come on board as title sponsors,” said Kevin Barratt, Managing Director of Triton Showers Ireland.

“Easter is always a fantastic weekend for motorsport and we want to make sure this continues.

“We’re especially delighted that our sponsorship money will be used to keep the entry fee as low as possible. As a competitor myself I know how hard it is in the current financial climate to continue rallying.”

Kevin continued: “We are hoping that having one of the lowest entry fees per mile, for a full day’s rallying anywhere in Ireland, will attract plenty of competitors, thereby making the Triton Showers Easter Stages Rally a great success.

“We are really looking forward to working with the organising team and we would like to wish them a safe and successful rally.“

He added, “We would urge all spectators to remember that safety is a priority and to keep the race in its place.”

The Triton Showers Easter Rally, which takes place on Saturday March 30, will feature as Round 2 of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship and Round 3 of the Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship. 
The event starts in Lisburn’s Bow Street, with all the razzmatazz of recent years, and competitors will then blast their way through a loop of four stages before arriving at the Millbrook Lodge Hotel in Ballynahinch for service. Two more loops of stages including another visit to service will be completed before the drivers steer their world-class machinery towards the finish ramp in Ballynahinch that evening.

Over 100 national and international competitors are expected to take part.

Competitors can now download supplemented regulations and entry forms at www.easterstages.net. The entry fee is £340.

Clerk of the Course Gordon Noble commented, “It’s a very compact route for competitors and spectators alike. The stages are very accessible and spectators are sure to have a great day’s entertainment.”

He added: “The organising team have worked hard to pull this event together at short notice but we think you’ll agree, it will be a fantastic event.”