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Ahead of this weekend’s Galway International Rally, some of the top names in motorsport will be in the city this evening for a special rally presentation.

The Ford Escort Mark 2 was like a drunk girl in heels trying to make it to a nightclub. We were all over the road, spinning and sliding, the arse trying to escape into the bushes.

In less than two weeks Rally Ireland 2009 will commence. Through 19 gruelling stages across seven counties in the northwest the world’s best rally drivers will battle it out in the first round of the World Rally Championship (WRC). In their midst will be Kilkenny and Carlow rally drivers.

The Safety Direct Galway International Rally, which will take place from January 16 to 18, is expected to give a €3.6 million shot in the arm to the local economy.

One of the more popular events among nationwide rallying enthusiasts, The Safety Direct Galway International Rally, takes place this weekend.

The 2009 rally season has kicked off in earnest with last week-end’s running of the Birr Stages Rally, the opening round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship.

High speed action and drama will be the order of the day this weekend, as the best drivers and co-drivers in the country head westwards to battle for glory on the 2009 TF Royal Hotel and Theatre Mayo Stages Rally.

Patrick Elliott has made rather a habit of winning in recent times. Last year he clinched the Dunlop National Rally Championship with six wins. He started 2009 in a similar vein, winning the opening round in Birr two weeks ago. And on Sunday he added the latest success to his portfolio of wins with victory on the 2009 TF Royal Hotel and Theatre Mayo Stages Rally.

This year’s Topaz Donegal International Rally Ireland makes a welcome return to the ‘Edge of the World’ or the famous three stages on the Inishowen peninsula that incorporate dramatic coastal routes.

This August Bank Holiday Weekend, Inistioge will host the Irish Vintage Society’s (IVS) All-Ireland Vintage Rally. Although the annual Vintage Rally has been held in Inistioge for many years this is just the second time that Inistioge has been chosen to hold the All-Ireland Rally, the first being in 2002.