The 2017 Donegal Harvest Stages Rally was launched on Sunday evening at the Shandon Hotel in Marble Hill.
Next months rally, which will be held on Saturday 7th October, will see 9 stages in the Cresslough Dunfanagh Falcarragh and Gortahork area’s with 116 competitve stage kilometres.
The entry is boasting 120 plus crews with defending champions Declan and Brian Boyle at the head of the field in their Fiesta WRC.
Joe McGonigle in the Skoda is seeded at number 2 while Scotland’s David Bogie returns to Donegal in an escort having missed the International in June.
Donegal National Champion Damien Gallagher will have to content with the likes of Kevin Eves, Damien Toner, Damien Tourish, Ryan Loughren and Brian Brogan all in Mk2 Escorts.
Declan Boyle is going for a fourth Harvest title in a row and the Leitir man is hoping to end the season on a high after a disappointing year…
Top 10 Entries
| No | Driver | Co-Driver |
| 1 | Declan Boyle | Brian Boyle |
| 2 | Joe McGonigle | Ciaran Geaney |
| 3 | David Bogie | John Rowan |
| 4 | Damien Gallagher | Mac Walsh |
| 5 | Kevin Eves | Chris Melly |
| 6 | Damien Toner | Denver Rafferty |
| 7 | Damien Tourish | Domhnall McAlaney |
| 8 | Ryan Loughran | Brendan McElhinney |
| 9 | Brian Brogan | Damien McGettigan |
| 10 | Ed O’Callaghan | Raymond Scott |
Rally Timetable
| Sunday 1st October Friday 6th October |
09.30 – 11.00 10.00 – 17.00 09.30 – 11.00 10.00 – 16.00 |
Recce Registration at Rally Headquarters Reconnaissance Recce Registration at Rally Headquarters Reconnaissance |
| Friday 6th October | 15.00 – 20.00 | Mechanical Scrutineering at Donegal Commercial Vehicles, Drumkeen |
| Friday 6th October | 15.30 – 20.30 | Documentation Scrutiny at Rally HQ |
| Saturday 7th January | 08.00 | Competitors Safety Briefing at Oznam Centre, Dunfanaghy |
| Saturday 7th January | 09.00 | Rally Start from Rally HQ |
| Saturday 7th January | 17.30 | Rally Finish at Rally HQ -Parc Ferme |
| Saturday 7th January | 22.00 | Rally Prizegiving at Rally HQ |
Contact regarding the event should be made by E- mail to: harvestrally2017@gmail.com. And also on the event Facebook at: https://en-gb.facebook.com/DonegalHarvestRally/
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