World Rally Champions set to grace Killarney
Excitement is building ahead of the Killarney Historic Rally as two-time World Rally Champions Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen prepare to compete on the event. The duo will be piloting a Toyota Starlet prepared by Jason Black’s BMV Rally Team.
However, this isn’t the first time World Rally Champions have graced the iconic Killarney stages. In fact, Rovanperä will be the third World Rally Champion driver to compete in a Killarney and District Motor Club-organised event.
The first was Björn Waldegård. The 1979 World Champion competed in the 1994 Rally of the Lakes in a Porsche 911.
In 2005, Colin McRae, the 1995 World Rally Champion, arrived in Killarney to test his newly built Ford Escort Mk2.
Additionally, Phil Mills, who later became a World Rally Champion co-driver with Petter Solberg, competed in the 1994 Rally of the Lakes, navigating for Stephen Finlay in a Ford Escort Cosworth.
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