The Rally of the Lakes is an on-road

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event held in the south-west of

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. It takes place each year on May

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weekend. Organized by Killarney and District Motor Club, the rally has been running since 1979. Traditionally, it starts in

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and runs across

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. For a number of years it has been the third/fourth round of the

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. Since 2011 it has been sponsored by vehicle check company

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and known as the Cartell.ie Rally of the Lakes.

History

2020-2021

The event was planned to take place on 2–3 May 2020. On 12 March all motorsports events were postponed in the light of the

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. On 20 March,

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issued a statement that all motorsport events are suspended until 1 June 2020. On 28 April the Tarmac Rally Organisers' Association announced that the 2020 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship is cancelled. The event can still go ahead anyway, but will not be a counting round of the ITRC. No further announcements came from the club, the event did not take place. Due to ongoing

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pandemic the 2021 event was also cancelled.

Previous winners

Partners and Sponsors

* Killarney and District Motor Club * The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney *

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* Rentokill Initial * Aherns.ie Motor Group

References

External links

Official website

Organizing Motor Club

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