2021 West Cork Rally Cancelled

The Cork Motor Club, organisers of the Clonakilty Park Hotel West Cork Rally, have regrettably decided to cancel the rally, scheduled for St Patricks weekend the 20th & 21st of March 2021. The cancellation comes amid the continuing uncertainty

around large-scale gatherings taking place in Ireland which have the potential to encourage the spreading of the coronavirus.

Steve Davis, Clerk of the Course commented, “On one level this was a very difficult decision to make as we had already lost the 2020 rally at the 11th hour, which was completely the right call, after the way things panned out in March of last year. On

another level it was a ‘no brainer’, safety must always come first, both that of the volunteers and competitors, and more importantly that of the local West Cork community. We couldn’t justify putting additional pressure on all the hard working

overstretched HSE staff and other Public Health services to run the event”.

Club Chairman, Paul Casey stated “We can’t expect local residents to allow the roads to be closed during this dreadful pandemic which is claiming lives daily. With the vaccination programme now in full swing hopefully 2022 will facilitate the

smooth and safe running of the rally on the 19th & 20th of March”.

The Club would like to thank their partners, The Clonakilty Park Hotel, The West Cork Rally Clonakilty Committee, Keohane Ready-mix, Jim Davis & Co Ltd, Clonakilty Blackpudding, and Calor, all the volunteers, officials, competitor’s and supporters for their patience and continued support, without whom the event wouldn’t happen and ask them all to “Stay Safe, Protect each other”.

Kevin O’Driscoll

Press Officer.