Motorsport Calendar of Events 2017 FINAL DRAFT Including championship status

KEY TO AUTOCROSS EVENT TYPES (GS) = Grass Surface (LS) = Loose Surface

KEY TO MOTORSPORT IRELAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (GS) (A) = National Grass Surface Autocross Championship (LS) (A) = National Loose Surface Autocross Championship (H) = National Hewison Autotest Championship (KC) = National Kart Racing Championship (HC) = National Hillclimb/Sprint Championship (NT) = National Navigation Trials Championship (SR) = National Stages Rally Championship (FR) = National Forestry Rally Championship (RX) = National Rallycross Championship

* Italics indicate an MSA event. DATE/S CLUB EVENT TYPE COMMENTS January 1 New Year's Day (Sunday)

7 MEC Freeman Cup Sporting Trial 7/8 Co Monaghan Navigation Trial 8 Midland Autotest (H)

14/15 Cork 1000 Shakes Navigation Trial (NT)

21 GSMC Kehoe Cup Sporting Trial 21 National Autocross Championship Awards 21/22 Carrick-on-Suir Autotest (H) 21/22 Donegal Navigation Trial

28/29 Skibbereen 100 Isles Navigation Trial (NT) 28/29 MI Rescue Training Weekend 29 Co Cavan Autocross (LS) 29 TDC Mondello Multi-Venue Autotest

February 4/5 Galway International Rally (TROA) 4 MEC Jenkins Cup Sporting Trial 5 Laois Autotest (H) 5 Mondello Park SC Rallycross (RX)

11/12 Midland Navigation Trial (NT) 12 Co Monaghan Autotest (H) 12 Carrick-on-Suir Wm Loughman Forestry Rally (FR)

18 Lincoln & Nolan Cup Sporting Trial 19 Skibbereen Autocross (LS)

25 ALMC Endurance Trial 26 Birr Stages Rally (SR) 26 MEC Freeman Cup Autotest (H)

DATE/S CLUB EVENT TYPE COMMENTS March 4 GSMC Three Rock Sporting Trial 4 Tipperary Sean Conlon Memorial Forestry Rally (FR) 4/5 Co Cavan Navigation Trial (NT) 5 Mondello Park SC Rallycross (RX) 5 Limerick Autotest 5 Kerry Autosolo 5 Clare Autocross (LS) 5 Munster KC Kart Race Meeting (KC)

12 Mayo Stages Rally

17 St Patrick's Day (Friday) 18/19 Cork West Cork International Rally (TROA) 18/19 Co Monaghan Navigation Trial (NT) 19 Mondello Park SC Race Meeting 19 Leinster Healy Cup Sporting Trial 19 Wexford Kart Race Meeting (KC) 19 Co Cavan Autocross (LS)

25 500 MRCI Race Meeting - Kirkistown 25 Donegal Autocross (LS) 26 Midland Stages Rally (SR)

April 1 MEC Devereux Cup Sporting Trial 2 Kerry Circuit of Kerry Stages Rally 2 IKC Kart Race Meeting (KC)

8 UAC Easter Stages Rally (TROA - provisional) 8 Munster CC Moonraker Forestry Rally (FR) 8/9 IMRC Race Meeting - Mondello 8/9 Clare Autotest 9 Birr Autocross (GS) (A) 9 Co Cavan Autocross (LS) 9 TDC Autosolo 9 Multi-Venue Autotest 9 Tipperary Hillclimb

14 Good Friday 17 Easter Monday

22 500 MRCI Race Meeting - Kirkistown 22/23 Galway/Clare Hillclimb (HC) 22/23 GSMC Weekend Sporting Trial 23 Co Monaghan Stages Rally (SR) 23 Tipperary Rallysprint

29/30 Killarney International Rally of Lakes (TROA) 30 Mondello Park SC Rallycross (RX) - Tynagh

DATE/S CLUB EVENT TYPE COMMENTS May 1 May Day Holiday (Monday)

6/7 Ballynahinch/BARC Race Meeting - Bishopscourt 7 TDC Production Car Trial 7 Carlow Stages Rally 7 Mayo Autocross (LS) 7 MRCCI Midget Car Race 13 Donegal Forestry Rally (FR) 13/14 Co Kildare Race Meeting 13/14 Birr Autotest 14 Connacht Autocross (LS) 14 Tipperary Veteran & Vintage Picnic Run 14 GSMC Autocross (GS) (A) 14 TBA Kart Race Meeting

20/21 Skibbereen Norman Giles Autotest 20/21 Wexford Hillclimb (HC) 21 Clare Autocross (LS) (A)

27 500 MRCI Race Meeting - Kirkistown 27 Tipperary Endurance Trial 28 Co Cavan Stages Rally

June 3/4 Carrick-on-Suir Autocross (GS) (A) 3/4 MRCCI Midget Car Race 4 Limerick Circuit of Munster Stages Rally (SR) 4 TDC Multi-Venue Autotest 5 June Holiday (Monday)

10 National Navigation Trial Championship Awards 10/11 MEC Race Meeting - Mondello 10/11 Imokilly Hillclimb (HC) 11 Kerry Autosolo 11 Mayo Autocross (LS) 11 Laois Heartlands Mini Stages Rally 11 Munster CC Autocross (LS) (A)

16/17/18 Donegal International Rally (TROA) 17/18 Tipperary Stonethrowers Veteran & Vintage Run 18 Galway Kart Race Meeting

21 TDC Clubman Autotest

24 500 MRCI Race Meeting - Kirkistown 24/25 Mondello Park SC Rallycross (RX) - Mondello 25 Carrick-on-Suir Raven's Rock Stages Rally (SR) 25 Leinster V+V Classic Car Rally 25 Midland Autocross (LS)

DATE/S CLUB EVENT TYPE COMMENTS July 1 Cork Autotest 2 Galway Autocross (GS) (A - provisional) 2 Killarney Autotest 2 ALMC Stages Rally

8/9 Co Kildare Race Meeting - Mondello 8/9 Carlow Hillclimb/Sprint (HC) 9 MRCCI Midget Car Race 9 IKC Kart Race Meeting (C Plate) 9 Connacht Stages Rally (SR) 9 Skibbereen Autocross (LS) (A)

16 Clare Autocross (GS) (A) 16 Kerry Rallysprint

23 Mayo Autocross (LS) (A - provisional) 23 Imokilly Mini Stages Rally 23 Munster KC Kart Race Meeting (O Plate)

26 TDC Production Car Trial

29 500 MRCI Race Meeting - Kirkistown 30 Birr Multi-Venue Autotest 30 Co Monaghan Autocross (LS) 30 Cork Jim Walsh Forestry Rally (FR)

August 5/6 Limerick Hillclimb/Sprint (HC) 5/6 Midland Autocross (GS) (A - Sunday only - provisional) 5/6 MRCCI (with Midland Autocross) Midget Car Race 6 Killarney Autocross (GS) 6 Donegal Autocross 7 August Holiday (Monday)

13 Tipperary Stonethrowers Stages Rally 13 TDC Clubman Autotest 13 Co Monaghan Endurance Trial 13 Carlow Race Meeting 13 TBA Kart Race Meeting 13 Wexford Autocross (LS) (A)

18/19 NIMC International Rally (TROA) 19/20 MEC Hillclimb/Sprint Weekend 19/20 Skibbereen Autotest 20 Mayo Autocross (LS) 20 Westmeath Rallysprint 20 MRCCI Midget Car Race

26 500 MRCI Race Meeting - Kirkistown 27 Galway Summer Rally (SR) 27 TDC Multi-Venue Autotest 27 IKC Kart Race Meeting (KC)

DATE/S CLUB EVENT TYPE COMMENTS September 2 Cork Autotest (H) 2 Enniskillen Lakelands Forest Rally (FR) 2/3 Donegal Hillclimb (HC) 3 Munster CC Autotest (H) 3 Connacht Autocross (LS) 3 Mondello Park SC Rallycross (RX) - Tynagh

9 Co Cavan Multi-Venue Autotest 9/10 Wexford Stages Rally 10 Skibbereen Economy Run 10 Westmeath Autocross (GS) (A) 10 Munster KC Kart Race Meeting (KC) 10 Kerry Autosolo

16 MEC Rhodes Cup Sporting Trial 16/17 Leinster Race Meeting (Leinster Trophy) 16/17 MRCCI Midget Car Race 17 Clare Stages Rally 17 Midland Autocross (LS) (A)

23/24 Carlow Autotest (H) 24 Co Cavan Autocross (LS) 24 Tipperary Autocross (GS) (A) 24 Galway Kart Race Meeting (KC)

30 Leinster GVB Cup Sporting Trial 30/Oct 1 Munster CC Cork 20 International Rally (TROA) 30/Oct 1 Co Monaghan Navigation Trial

October 1 Connacht Autocross (LS)

7 500 MRCI Race Meeting - Kirkistown 7 Donegal Harvest Stages Rally 8 Birr Endurance Trial 8 Mondello Park SC Race Meeting 8 Kerry Autosolo

14 MEC Noonan Cup Sporting Trial 14 TBA Forestry Rally (FR) 14/15 Cork Startrek Navigation Trial 15 Imokilly Autocross (GS) (A) 15 TDC Clubman Autotest 15 Co Cavan Autocross (LS)

22 GSMC Mini Stages Rally 22 Mondello Park SC Rallycross (RX) 22 Galway Autocross (LS) (A)

28 GSMC Hand Cup Sporting Trial 28 Midland Autocross (LS) 28/29 Connacht Autotest (H) 29 Skibbereen Fastnet Stages Rally (SR) 30 October Holiday (Monday)

DATE/S CLUB EVENT TYPE COMMENTS November 4/5 Donegal Navigation Trial (provisional) proposed change from Endurance 5 Carrick-on-Suir Rallysprint 5 Westmeath Autotest

11 Leinster Millard Cup Sporting Trial 11/12 Co Monaghan Drumlin Navigation Trial 12 TDC Howard Wilde Memorial Autotest (H) 12 Kerry Banna Mini Stages Rally

18 Vard National Rally Championship Awards 19 Mondello Park SC Endurance Race 19 Birr Autocross (LS) (A)

25 MEC Kilkenny Cup Sporting Trial 25 National Forestry Rally Championship Awards 25/26 Skibbereen Carbery Navigation Trial 26 Co Cavan Autocross (LS) 26 Mondello Park SC Rallycross (RX) - Mondello December 2 Killarney Historic Car Stages Rally 2/3 Midland Navigation Trial 3 MEC Rallysprint - Mondello

9 GSMC O'Gorman Cup Sporting Trial 10 Limerick Autocross (LS)

25 Christmas Day (Monday) 26 St Stephen's Day (Tuesday) 26 TDC Christmas Autosolo 27 Carlow Rallysprint 27 Cork Autocross (LS) 28 Leinster Le Fanu / Brabazon Cup Sporting Trial 30 Co Cavan Autocross (LS) 30 Birr Autotest