Aoife Raftery Set for Rally3 Debut at Overmountain Rally in ARA Championship
DirtFish Women in Motorsport Driver Aoife Raftery will return to the ARA National Championship presented by Kubota for next week’s Overmountain Rally The 24-year-old Irish driver, a DirtFish Women in Motorsport representative, burst onto the American rally scene in April with a stunning podium finish at the Olympus Rally. That performance marked her very first time competing in the United States, but it also made headlines across the...
Breaking Barriers: Aoife Raftery Joins Historic DirtFish Women in Motorsport Programme
DirtFish makes history with the launch of its Women in Motorsport Driver Programme, naming Aoife Raftery and Michele Abbate as its first-ever selected drivers.. On the eve of International Women’s Day, DirtFish Rally School, the world’s premier rally school, has taken a bold step towards advancing women in motorsport with the launch of its Women in Motorsport Driver Programme. This historic initiative, a first in DirtFish’s 15-year...
Aoife Raftery to Steer Craig Breen’s Iconic Peugeot 208 T16 R5 at Goodwood Festival of Speed
The indomitable Aoife Raftery is set to take the wheel of Craig Breen’s legendary 2015 Circuit of Ireland Rally-winning Peugeot 208 T16 R5 at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. This grand spectacle of automotive excellence unfolds on the picturesque grounds of Goodwood House in Sussex, England, from Thursday to Sunday. The Festival of Speed, a glamorous tribute to the 51-year saga of the World Rally Championship, boasts a...
Aoife Raftery shines amidst adversity in Estonia Rally
Aoife Raftery, showcased her resilience and skill during the challenging Rally Estonia. Alongside her co-driver, Hannah McKillop, when they changed a punctured wheel in less than two minutes., a testament to their meticulous pre-event practice. Competing in the Junior category of the FIA European Rally Championship, the duo, piloting a PCRS Rallysport-prepared Peugeot 208 Rally4, has consistently improved their performance with each...
Aoife Raftery achieves a career-high fourth place in the Junior category at the European Rally Championship in Rally Hungary.
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver Aoife Raftery delivered her most impressive performance yet in an FIA European Rally Championship event, securing fourth place overall. This achievement marks a significant improvement from her previous seventh-place finish in the Czech Republic last season. In her second season competing in the Junior ERC, Raftery, based in Craughwell, alongside her co-driver Hannah McKillop from Antrim,...
