Turning a Hand to Car Rally Driving
Our agents can turn their hand to many things, including car rally driving!
J & J Services, Carlow competed (and thrived!) in the Carlow Mini Stages Car Rally despite a stint away from the sport. The rally was held in County Carlow in the South East of Ireland on the 20th May 2018.
Colin O’Toole, J&J Service’s shop manager and former National Car Rally champion, navigated by Thomas Cuddihy, was competing in his first rally following a couple years away from the sport. He competed in a custom built ‘Hobbyweld by J & J Services’ sponsored Proton Satria. Carlow’s Stages Rally is a closed road tarmac rally, which covered 90km of challenging back roads. Despite some teething troubles mechanically and rusty driving (he said himself) following his return to competition, Colin finished a fine 53rd overall and 2nd in class. Colin is planning on getting himself back involved with the sport and we can’t wait to see how he progresses!
J & J Services originally specialised in bearings, belts and sprockets however over their 30+ years of serving the community, they have branched into an extensive range of workshop equipment, signs and graphics, hydraulics and agricultural supplies among many other things. They also give a lot back to local events, including sponsoring various competitors in previous stage rally’s as well as Carlow Intermediate Football Champions Kilbride G.F.C.
Article by A | Visuals provided by Colin O’Toole