{"id":23976,"date":"2024-10-04T14:41:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T13:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=23976"},"modified":"2024-10-04T14:41:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T13:41:49","slug":"raftery-gets-last-minute-call-for-rally-terra-sarda-in-sardinia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/raftery-gets-last-minute-call-for-rally-terra-sarda-in-sardinia\/","title":{"rendered":"Raftery Gets Last-Minute Call for Rally Terra Sarda in Sardinia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AR_Sardinia_main1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-23978\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AR_Sardinia_main1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AR_Sardinia_main1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AR_Sardinia_main1-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AR_Sardinia_main1-768x686.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a>Aoife Raftery receives last-minute invitation to compete in Rally Terra Sarda in Sardinia<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nGalway-based rally driver Aoife Raftery has received a last-minute invitation to compete in the prestigious Rally Terra Sarda in Sardinia, Italy. Representing the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy, Raftery will take on the two-day tarmac rally behind the wheel of a Renault Clio Rally5, with Swedish co-driver Ida Lidebjer-Granberg by her side.<\/p>\n<p>This event will mark Raftery&#8217;s debut in the Clio Rally5, a challenge she\u2019s eager to embrace. &#8220;I am incredibly grateful for this unexpected opportunity,&#8221; Raftery said. &#8220;A big thank you to the organisers for inviting me. It was a last-minute call on Tuesday, and I&#8217;m really looking forward to working with Ida.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Raftery&#8217;s participation in Sardinia means she will miss this weekend\u2019s Clare Forestry Rally, but she extended her best wishes to all competitors.<\/p>\n<p>The Rally Terra Sarda, part of the 2024 Tour European Rally, will see drivers tackle 72 kilometers over twelve special stages, running on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"il\">Aoife<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Raftery<\/span>\u00a0is supported by Des Lyons Plant | Kenny (Peugeot) Galway | O\u2019Neill O\u2019Malley Architects and Project Managers | Loughrea Auto Parts | Quinn Hardware | KG Motorsport | Kerry Motorsport\u00a0<span class=\"il\">News<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aoife Raftery receives last-minute invitation to compete in Rally Terra Sarda in Sardinia Galway-based rally driver Aoife Raftery has received a last-minute invitation to compete in the prestigious Rally Terra Sarda in Sardinia, Italy. Representing the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy, Raftery will take on the two-day tarmac rally behind the wheel of a Renault Clio [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4823,117,77],"tags":[5099,1187,4927,270,4837,2818,5100,5096,774,5098,1182,4918,1668,5095,1129,5093,1331,2670,4919,5094,5097],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Raftery Gets Last-Minute Call for Rally Terra Sarda in Sardinia - wheelsforwomen.ie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Aoife Raftery receives last-minute invitation to compete in Rally Terra Sarda in Sardinia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/raftery-gets-last-minute-call-for-rally-terra-sarda-in-sardinia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Raftery Gets Last-Minute Call for Rally Terra Sarda in Sardinia - 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