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CMC AUTOTEST
REGULATIONS (Revised) & ENTRY FORM
MULTI VENUE AUTOTEST POSTPONED
Connacht Motor Club regrets to announce the postponement of our Multi-Venue Autotest scheduled for 20th September, due to unforeseen circumstances. The club will work with Motorsport Ireland and the Autotest Commission to seek an alternative date to run the event in...
Paul Gallagher RIP
PAUL GALLAGHER RIP It’s with deep, deep sadness, we learned on Saturday evening of the passing of Paul Gallagher following a tragic accident. Paul a devoted family man and a valued member of Connacht Motor Club both as a Navigator and an active supporter. He will be...
CMC HILLCLIMB – RESULTS
Post Event Press Release Results - Sunday Results - Saturday Sportity App Updates : CMCHILL26 Press Release confirms new Title Sponsor & Course Sponsors Title Sponsor: Eamonn Fallon Construction Ltd. Course Sponsors: N41 Fabrication Trailer Sales and Service...
MULTI VENUE AUTOTEST 24th MAY
Multi Venue Autotest - Sunday 24th May, 2026 Event Results Photos - see below:-
YEATS RIDGE FORESTRY RALLY RESULTS
Event Results
YEATS RIDGE FORESTRY RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP PRESS RELEASE
Press Release previewing Round 1 of the 2026 Trailer Parts & Spares Forest Rally Championship The 2026 season begins this weekend with the Yeats Ridge Forest Rally, a brand new event run by Connacht Motor Club. Hugh McQuaid & Declan Casey amongst bumper entry...
YEATS RIDGE FORESTRY RALLY 2026 – SEEDED ENTRY LIST
** PRESS RELEASE ** ** SEEDED ENTRY LIST **
YEATS RIDGE FORESTRY RALLY 2026 – OFFICIAL LAUNCH
PHOTOS FROM RALLY LAUNCH ON MONDAY 2nd FEB SEE GALLERY SECTION FOR LARGER IMAGES - PHOTOS PROVIDED by JAMES BURKE
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2026
Club Championship 2026 All events run by Connacht Motor Club (Sligo) CLG from January 2026 until October 2026, will count towards the Overall Club championship. Any changes during the championship will be advised to competitors. Each competitor must be a current club...
YEATS RIDGE FORESTRY RALLY 2026 – EVENT DETAILS
Yeats Ridge Forestry Rally 2026 - Sunday February 15th Sponsored by Currid Motors, Grange, Co. Sligo Appropriate Assessment Screening Report Event Regulations On-line Entry Link Entries Open: 7th January @ 12.00 noon Entries Close: 2nd February @ 20.00 Max Number of...
CLUB MEMBERSHIP 2026
Membership Renewal now available - €25 New members welcome - €25 1st Club meeting of 2026 : Sligo Park Hotel, Monday 12th January @ 9.00pm Membership Form : On-Line Option Membership Form : Print Option
YEATS RIDGE FORESTRY RALLY 2026
Yeats Ridge Forestry Rally 2026 - Sunday February 15th Sponsored by Currid Motors, Grange, Co. Sligo Connacht Motor Club are delighted to host the opening round of the 2026 Irish Forest Rally Championship, a first for the club having focused on tarmac stages since its...
END OF SEASON CLUB NIGHT
The End of Season Quiz Night & 2025 Club Championship Award Presentation took place on Friday, 21st November in The Blue Lagoon, Sligo. The event was well supported & enjoyed by all in attendance. MC on the night was Padraic Boylan with credit to Jackie...
CMC AUTOTEST RESULTS
David Thompson wins his home event. John Nolan wins the Challenge category. View the full event RESULTS & RESULTS by CLASS ENTRY LIST (17th Oct) EVENT REGULATIONS & ENTRY FORM BULLETIN No. 1 (Amendment to Regulations - relevant for Junior Competitors)...
CMC SLIGO HILLCLIMB RESULTS
Siobhan McCann wins Sunday's Hillclimb event in Dromahair. Overall Results - Sunday Class Results - Sunday Billy White wins Saturday's Hillclimb event in Dromahair. Overall Results - Saturday Class Results - Saturday
CMC SLIGO HILLCLIMB
Event Regulations On-Line Entry Form Link Sportity App Updates : CMCHILL25
SLIGO STAGES RALLY ENTRY LIST
EVENT RESULTS - SUNDAY, 20th JULY Select the Link above and scroll down to Sligo Stages Rally 2025 for latest information on Entry List / Starters & Results
SLIGO STAGES RALLY EVENT SCHEDULE
Event Timetable - Sunday, 20th July
SLIGO STAGES RALLY COMPETITOR INFORMATION
Competitor's are reminded that an official notice board will be situated in Rally Office in the Sligo Park Hotel and will be in operation from 20.00 on Friday 18th July 2025 until 30 minutes after prize giving on Sunday 20th July 2025. A digital notice board will be...
SLIGO STAGES RALLY PROGRAMME
Buy a Programme & Support the Event. The Rally Programme includes the Route map, Entry List, Championship updates & feature items. The Programme will be on sale in the following approved Retail Outlets from Friday, 18th July for €13
BRIAN’S 30th SLIGO STAGES RALLY
Brian Mc Garraghy from Grange (now based in Donegal) will be competing in his 30th Sligo Stages Rally this year - a remarkable achievement for sure. He will have his son Mark who has returned from Australia in the co-drivers seat. Brian Mc Garraghy is entering his...
SLIGO STAGES RALLY LAUNCH
Aaron Johnston, WRC Works team navigator for Takamoto Katsuta with Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT with Andrew Mullen, Sligo Pallets (Sponsors of the Border Rally Championship) at the Rally Launch in the Sligo Park Hotel. More photos from the Rally Launch available in the...
SLIGO STAGES RALLY LAUNCH
Ciaran Phelan of Faac with Clerk of the Course, Ultan McGowan at the 2025 Rally Launch at Sligo Park Hotel. More photos from the Rally Launch available in the Gallery section.
MOTORSPORT SAFETY MARSHAL TRAINING
Motorsport Safety Marshal Training @ 7.30pm Wednesday 9th July, Sligo Park Hotel
SLIGO STAGES RALLY 2025
Event Regulations & Entry Form Entries Open: 9th June @ 20.00 hours Entries Close: 27th June Event Secretary Contact Details: Jackie Corcoran, Dun Carraige, Rathdooney Beg, Ballymote, Co Sligo Tel: 00353 (0)87 6599 622 (19.30 to 22.00 only) E:...
SLIGO STAGES RALLY 2025
A substantial level of preparation has already taken place for the FAAC Simply Automatic / Sligo Park Hotel Stages Rally 2025 which this year takes place on the slightly later date of Sunday July 20th. Clerk of the Course for this year’s event, Ultan Mc Gowan has...
MULTI VENUE AUTOTEST 11th MAY
Multi Venue Autotest - Sunday 11th May, 2025 MVAT May 11th 2025 Results
AGM Thursday, 17th April
The Club AGM will take place on Thursday, 17th April 2025 @ 8.30pm (sharp) in the Sligo Park Hotel. Please note that the AGM has changed to a Thursday night this year - this is the best available option due to the meeting being delayed until April. More details are...
MULTI VENUE AUTOTEST 9th FEB
Multi Venue Autotest - Sunday 9th February, 2025 Sean Maloney wins 1st MVAT of 2025 RESULTS
CLUB MEMBERSHIP 2025
Membership Renewal now available - €25 New members welcome - €25 1st Club meeting of 2025 : Sligo Park Hotel, Monday 13th January @ 9.00pm Membership Form : On-Line Option Membership Form : Print Option
CLUB QUIZ NIGHT
The Club hosted a successful end of season Quiz Night in The Blue Lagoon on the 22nd November, 2024. The event was enjoyed by all who attended and there was good competition on the night. The winning team included Art McCarrick, Eamonn Finn, Leigh Cavanagh &...
DAVID THOMPSON WINS CMC AUTOTEST
David Thompson wins his home event in challenging weather conditions. Sincere thanks to all who participated, Elasto Metall for use of their facility & all the Officials & Marshalls who assisted at the event. CMC Autotest 24 - Results (O/A &...
MULTI VENUE AUTOTEST 15th SEPT
Multi Venue Autotest - Sunday 15th Sept Event Location - Killargue, Co. Leitrim EVENT RESULTS
DÉJÀ VU NORTH WEST 2024’s RECORD €75,000 – CHARITABLE DONATION
Justine Hogan (Gene McDonald’s partner) & Breda Maguire ( wife of Dáire Maguire) at the presentation today (16th June 2024) of the €75,000 fund raised by RPM Déjà Vu Motorsport and the Connacht Motor Club at their Déjà Vu North West ’24 event in April. Photo:...
TOM DEVANEY MEMORIAL HILLCLIMB RESULTS
RESULTS - OVERALL - SUNDAY RESULTS - CLASS - SUNDAY RESULTS - SATURDAY
MULTI VENUE AUTOTEST 26th MAY
Multi Venue Autotest Sunday 26th May 1st Overall - John Nolan - Toyota Starlet RESULTS available in 'Event Documents' Section of Website
DÉJÀ VU NORTHWEST ‘WHAT A WEEKEND’ BECS WILLIAMS
WHAT A WEEKEND My first ever experience of an RPM Déjà Vu Motorsport event and it was epic! Exceptional cars over every era of rallying represented across a weekend which raised funds for the Maguire & McDonald families. When the legendary Plum Tyndall called me...
DÉJÀ VU NORTHWEST AT SLIGO RETAIL PARK
Cars are now parked in Parc Ferme ready for the event on Saturday. The 1st car leaves @ 9.30am but there will be activity there before the start. There's a great display of cars in Sligo for the event. This is a great opportunity to see the cars or else get to...
DÉJÀ VU NORTHWEST EVENT SOUVENIR PROGRAMME
Buy the Déjà Vu North West Souvenir Programme & Support the Rallying Friends Fundraising initiative. This is a great opportunity to Support the Rallying Friends Fundraising initiative. This must-have publication for the great rally reunion weekend retails at...
DÉJÀ VU SUPER SUNDAY
SLIGO AIRPORT SUNDAY 28th. April 10am. to 12.30am. Why’s Déjà vu North West ’24 listed as taking place over three days, many Déjàvuers have been asking? Well now all can now be revealed! ‘The SF Planes, Cars & Coffee extension to the Déjà vu Motorsport weekend...
VINCENT BONNER IN OPEL MANTA 400 FOR DÉJÀ VU NORTHWEST
Just a taster of what's in store for the weekend ahead, the famous Opel Manta 400. 606ZP will be reunited with Donegal and Irish Rallying legends Vincent Bonner and Rory Kennedy. What a spectacle this is shaping up to be. The Souvenir Programme published for the event...
DÉJÀ VU NORTHWEST FOR SLIGO THIS WEEK
Déjà Vu Week in Sligo is eagerly anticipated, with all eyes set on the Sligo Retail Park for the arrival of cars on Friday evening. On Saturday, the cars will embark on a journey through Rally Ireland, Circuit of Ireland, Sligo Stages and Donegal Rally Stages, with a...
FIA RALLY STAR FINALIST SVEN GRUBE FOR DÉJÀ VU NORTHWEST
FIA Rally Star finalist Sven Grube will be taking part in this weekend's Déjà Vu North West alongside Eamonn Kelly in the Richard Burns British Rally Championship winning Subaru Legacy. Follow him on TikTok (svengrube) and Instagram (sven.grube) to keep up to date...
AARON JOHNSTON JOINS RALLY STARS AT DÉJÀ VU NORTHWEST
Aaron Johnston co-drove Takamoto Katsuta to second place in the recent East African Safari World Rally Championship event joins the array of rally stars at Déjà vu North West ’24 on the 26-27-28 April. The Fermanagh man, who is a member of the Toyota Gazoo Racing...
GOOD DEMAND FOR DÉJÀ VU SOUVENIR PROGRAMME
The Souvenir Programme is now available in retail outlets from Belfast to Sligo to Letterkenny and several other locations in the Border region. There’s also the online order option too – orders have already been received from England, Scotland, Wales, the USA &...
BUSY BECS TO COMPERE DÉJÀ VU NORTHWEST
Becs Williams, the World Rally and European Rally commentator who will compere Déjà vu North West ’24 on the 26-28 April is a very busy lady. This weekend the popular Welsh rally reporter is in Hungary for the first round of the European Rally Championship then...
DÉJÀ VU NORTHWEST SOUVENIR PROGRAMME OUTLETS
Déjà vu North West 2024 Souvenir Programme Outlets Current Outlets listed here - check for further updates this week (Donegal outlets added) SligoSligo Junction, CollooneyCannings House & Garden, Pearse RoadMullins Foodstores 24 Hour Sligo (Pearse Rd.)Benview...
DÉJÀ VU NORTHWEST PROGRAMME ON SALE ONLINE NOW
Déjà vu North West ‘24’s seventy-six page Souvenir Programme is now available online at www.rpm-motorsport.com/books. This must-have publication for the great rally reunion weekend on the 26-27-28 April retails at €15.00 (£13.00) + P&P. The full-colour Souvenir...
DÉJÀ VU NORTHWEST PROGRAMMES GO ON SALE
With only weeks till the April 27th / 28th weekend co-hosted by RPM and Connacht Motor Club, when a spectacle of 140 classic, rally and collectors’ cars will converge on Sligo for the Déjà Vu Northwest. The festivities will begin on Friday afternoon as the...
RECORD ENTRY FOR DÉJÀ VU NORTH WEST
Jonathan Radley’s 1983 Group B Audi Quattro is a regular entry at RPM Déjà vu Motorsport events. Déjà vu North West ’24, the retro rally re-union that will take place in Sligo on 26-27-28 April has attracted a record entry of 154 crews. Justine Hogan (the partner of...
JUNIOR WORLD RALLY CHAMPION COMING
William Creighton, the podium finisher in West Cork on St. Patrick’s weekend and the current Junior World Rally Champion is the latest signing for Déjà vu North West ’24. The 26 year old driver from Moira in County Antrim will be stepping back in time when he swaps...
SLIGO CARS
On the car front there is plenty of Sligo interest. A trio of 1275 GT Mini Clubmen cars from the 1960s will be driven by the well-known Sligo rally man John Armstrong and a fellow Sligo enthusiast Alister Kee, and the third Mini man is John Kelly from Ballyshannon....
FATHER AND SON LEGACY
Two British Championship Legacys, rallied by two World Champions, will be driven by two generations of Kellys. Photo. The Stables. Donagh and Eamonn Kelly will be opening ‘The Stables’ doors to release two British Rally Championship winning Subaru Legacys for Déjà vu...
BECS FOR DÉJÀ VU NORTH WEST ‘24
Becs Williams, the World Rally Championship reporter and commentator, will be fitting Déjà vu North West ’24 into her busy schedule between her Croatia and Portuguese World Rally Championship commitments for Sky TV this spring. “I started my motorsport broadcasting...
FLYING FINN’ FOR SLIGO
Rauno Aaltonen, one of the original ‘Flying Finns’, the Finish drivers who dominated world rallying in the 1960’s, 70’s and into the ‘80s, will be the star guest at Déjà vu North West ’24 on the 26-27-28 April. THE MAN Rauno started rally, like many Scandinavians, in...
MATTHEW WILSON FOR DÉJÀ VU NORTH WEST
Matthew Wilson winner of the WRC Pilot event in 2005 will return to Sligo in April. Photo. ECP/RallyRetro. ‘Firing up the Rally Ireland Memories’ is the theme of the Sligo based rally re-union on the 26-27-28 April. It is appropriate therefore that Mathew...
ENTRIES UPDATE
Déja vu North West ’24 Entry Half Full Entries, with almost four months still to go before the Sligo based rally re-union on the 27-28-29 April 2024 takes place, have passed the half-way mark. RALLY CAR PRIORITY “Such has been the response for our joint promotion with...
ENTRIES OPEN!
Ciaran Phelan will be entering his Mk II Escort and sponsoring Déjà vu North West ’24 on the 26-27-28 April 2024. Entries, for the great rally re-union (which are expected to be brisk even if the event is still six months away), opened today Wednesday 1st November....
SLIGO TO HOST CLASSIC RALLYING WEEKEND IN THE SPRING
RPM Déjà vu Motorsport, in conjunction with the Connacht Motor Club have announced that they will be bringing rallying nostalgia to the north-west when Déjà vu North West ’24 rolls into Sligo next April. These annual charitable tours attract a spectacular gathering of...











































