{"id":35318,"date":"2026-02-24T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/?p=35318"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:37:52","slug":"top-part-west-coast-rally-championship-returns-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/index.php\/top-part-west-coast-rally-championship-returns-2\/35318","title":{"rendered":"Top Part West Coast Rally Championship returns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Top Part is once again sponsoring the West Coast Rally Championship Rounds, Ireland\u2019s leading regional rally championship.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Formed in 1993 under managing director Donie Dillane, the Top Part Group group has grown to 20 stores nationwide, and continues to boast a keen interest in supporting local events within the community.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_78207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-78207\" style=\"width: 834px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PHOTO-2026-02-22-08-12-35.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"834\" height=\"625\" class=\" wp-image-78207\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-78207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The official launch of the 2026 Top Part West Coast Rally Championship took place over the weekend at Top Part store in Limerick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is the longest standing sponsorship of a championship in Irish rallying history. The first leg begins on 1st March with the Mayo Stages Rally. Top Part has extended its best wishes to all competitors for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Top Part Motor Factors will be exhibiting at the 2026 Auto Trade EXPO, which takes place alongside the CV Workshop EXPO from 10th -11th October at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/639759007_1505118391621046_8444109688423067644_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"893\" height=\"605\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78208 aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Part is once again sponsoring the West Coast Rally Championship Rounds, Ireland\u2019s leading regional rally championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3164,"featured_media":35319,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[399,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-irish-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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