Twenty Irish drivers have now entered the Saint-Gouéno Hillclimb masters event held in Côtes-d’Armor in Brittany France. This 3.2Km ribbon of Tarmac is considered by many to be one of the most prestigious motorsport events in the French Hillclimb calendar. The event runs from May 30th to June 1st and attracts thousands of spectators who flank the entire hill all the way up to the infamous Fer à Cheval hairpin bend, where the faster cars approach this bend at well over 240Km/h, and where the metal of both driver, and car are tested to their limits.

Heading up Team Ireland in the Masters section of the event are Dublin drivers Rory Stephens driving the BurnFree Radical SR8 and Dermot Nolan driving his Reynard 913, both drivers are regular competitors in the Irish Hillclimb & Sprint championship and they are popular with the French Fans. Indeed the Irish crews always receive a warm welcome from the people of St Gouéno and indeed one of the most popular pit areas in the paddock is the Irish camp; festooned with Irish flags, banners etc. The French adore the party spirit of the Irish competitors, and a real party atmosphere runs all weekend practically 24hrs a day.