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The Modern Tyres Ulster Rally is hosting a regroup event in Banbridge next month as part of their 2025 plans.
On Saturday, August 16 the second and final day of the iconic closed-road event the town’s Boulevard Outlet complex is going to be the backdrop for an all-new regroup.
This fresh addition to this year’s re-jigged route promises to give everyone a rare and exciting opportunity to get up close to the cars and meet many of the top Rally2 crews. Two- and four-wheel-drive machinery is scheduled to start arriving from midday onwards.
Wayne Turkington – the Modern Tyres Ulster Rally Clerk of the Course – says the regroup at The Boulevard will form a colourful centrepiece midway through the Saturday element of the rally, which is a round of the Irish Tarmac Championship and European Rally Trophy.
“Everyone at the Modern Tyres Ulster Rally is absolutely thrilled to be able to bring this iconic event to The Boulevard this year,” said Turkington.
The 47th running of the Modern Tyres Ulster Rally is reverting back to a two-day format that blends day and night time speed tests. Across the two legs, crews will tackle more than 100 competitive miles in the Newry and Banbridge areas, with rally HQ and the service park both located in Modern Tyres’ modern facility in Newry’s Carnbane Industrial Estate.
The action begins proper on the Friday (August 15th) afternoon from 3pm with the first of three stages that are repeated later that evening. The action resumes at 9.30am on Saturday, with stages based in and around Banbridge. Again, three distinct stages will be run twice. At 56 miles, Saturday’s action ends at 4.45pm when the winners are crowned.
