Watch the 1997 Rally of the Lakes from 7pm, Thursday April 21st

​This week’s RIAC - Motorsport Ireland classic video from the RPM Motorsport collection is highlights from the 1997 Rally of the Lakes.
Having gone close on a number of occasions in 1996, Liam O’Callaghan continued his quest for a maiden international win in 1997. The Rally of Lakes was an event he had performed strongly on in the past and blasted into a commanding lead. With only 5 stages left, O’Callaghan led by over a minute but a puncture on the Caragh Lake stage caused him to retire after it damaged the suspension on his Toyota Celica. That left Austin McHale in a perfect position to steal in and take his first Killarney win since 1988.
This programme will be available to stream below from 7pm on April 21st.

​Next week’s upload will see more Rally of the Lakes highlights as we jump forward 5 years to 2002.
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