Trailer Parts & Spares are new Title Sponsors

The Irish Forest Rally Championship are thrilled to announce Trailer Parts & Spares as Title Sponsors for the series, beginning immediately, with an incredible commitment of a three-year partnership agreed between both parties made on the back of the success the series has had in recent years attracting larger entries, introducing new events and growing the next generation of Irish Rally talent.  

Rebranding the series as the Trailer Parts & Spares Irish Forest Rally Championship through to the end of 2028, it’s an incredible opportunity for the Tyrone based firm to boost their brand awareness right across the island of Ireland, but it’s also a huge boost to the Forest Championship.

Located in Dromore, Co. Tyrone, Trailer Parts & Spares supply every component needed to keep any brand of trailer on the road. From hitches to axles, flooring to ramps, wheels to springs – they will keep you right. Liam has grown his business into a market leader, stocking many well-known brands, all while enjoying some rallying along the way.

The McQuaid’s are long-time supporters of Irish Rallying, and today’s announcement as Title Sponsors of the Irish Forest Rally Championship builds upon their support to Enniskillen Motor Club, with TuffMac Trailers and latterly Trailer Parts & Spares holding the Title Sponsorship of the Lakeland Stages Rally since 2014. 

The commitment made by Trailer Parts & Spares to the series is hugely welcomed by Championship Co-Ordinator John Quill. “It’s a great day for the Championship as we welcome Trailer Parts & Spares on board as title sponsors. The series is really on the up and this is a huge step to keep this going. Entries rose by 15% in 2025, we have millions of people following the series online and we are working every year to bring new events to the series as well as encourage others to return having been away for long periods. We have great support from Motorsport Ireland, Coillte and the Craig Breen Foundation, and today is a great day as we add Trailer Parts & Spares above the door”. 

As mentioned, the Trailer Parts & Spares Irish Forest Rally Championship continues to see the addition of new events, with the recently announced 2026 Calendar seeing the introduction of the Maiden City Motor Club’s Dogleap Forest Rally for the first time, as well as brand new events in Connacht Motor Club’s Yeats Ridge Forest Rally which opens the campaign, and the Laois Motor Club Forest Rally later in the season. 

With the Sligo-based Yeats Ridge Forest Rally opener on February 15^th, things move south to Dungarvan on April 18th for the Moonraker Forest Rally. In late June Carrick-on-Suir Motor Club have the tantalising prospect of a two-day Willie Loughman Forest Rally on the 27^th & 28^th, while the Jim Walsh Cork Forest Rally roars into Kanturk on August 9^th. 

The second half of the calendar sees a trio of Northern Irish events, a unique element of the series that truly captures the huge shared interest in Forest Rallying on both sides of the border. September 5^th sees the Enniskillen based Lakeland Stages, while two weeks later is the Bushwhacker, the Omagh event back to a single day on September 19^th. Laois slots onto the calendar for the first time on October 4^th, before things head for a dramatic season conclusion with the Dogleap Forest Rally in Limavady on October 17^th. 

The Trailer Parts & Spares Irish Forest Rally Championship caters for competitors from 14 years of age who are starting their career in the Junior 1000 classes, but such is the variety within the series that class winners in recent years have ranged in age right up to those knocking on the door of 80, and everywhere in between. With no recce, centralised servicing and compact routes, the series and its events cater for everyone in an incredibly competitor friendly manner. 

With a new Title Sponsor above the door, a hugely exciting calendar laid out and some of the finest Gravel Stages in Ireland ready to play host to the finest crews and machines in the land, the countdown to the start of the 2026 Trailer Parts & Spares Irish Forest Rally Championship is beginning to feel exciting, and February 15^th won’t be long coming and the start of another mega season of Irish Gravel Rallying! 

Want to keep up to date with the Trailer Parts & Spares Irish Forest Rally Championship? Check out the Championship Website at www.IRLForestRally.com, the online Sportity Noticeboard at IrishForestChamp, or check out the Championship on Facebook & Instagram.