Irish co-drivers Treacy and Hoy work together ahead of Rally Estonia
A collaboration between co-drivers Eoin Treacy and Brian Hoy could be the key to success on this weekend’s Rally Estonia.
Supported by the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy, M-Sport pilot Jon Armstrong and co-driver Eoin Treacy are contesting the fourth round of the FIA European Rally Championship this weekend.
It is the first time that the Tartu-based event has been included in the European Rally Championship, but it has featured in the FIA World Rally Championship for the last four years.
This will be Armstrong’s third attempt at the rally but Treacy’s first.
Two years ago, the current Ford Fiesta Rally2 driver finished 18th overall and third in the Junior WRC element of Rally Estonia with Hoy alongside.
Preparations for this year’s event have revealed that many of the stages used in 2022 are either the same or very similar to the 2022 rally.
“I’ve done most of the stages previously in some form. I think there’s a couple stages which might have a different direction or go down a different road but come back out on the same stage I’ve done before so have a good idea of my surroundings,” Armstrong said.
That knowledge encouraged Treacy to contact Hoy and get a copy of the 2022 notes to ease the workload during the recce on Thursday and Friday this week.
“We got some pacenotes we are reusing as well from 2022 that me and Brian Hoy made together. We can reuse those, and we can improve them,” added Armstrong.
“We have been sending them across to Eoin who has been able to write them out. Then we’ll go through them together and make sure they’re all looking perfect before we start the recce.”
“I like the event. The surface is quite sandy, and it gets quite rutted on the second pass.
But you can really push on into the gravel and use the ruts to sort of lean on.
“I think there are some places that you will need big courage and you need to have a good rhythm with the car, and with the pacenotes. There are some big jumps For sure, it is one of the best events on the calendar. It is one of the proper rallies. We want to get closer to the front pace compared to our last rally in Sweden.”
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