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Entries Open for Chris Kelly Rally

Credit: Manx Auto Sport

Entries have opened for the second closed road rally of 2026.

The Chris Kelly Rally will take place on October 2 and 3, covering 93 miles.

Entrance costs £825 and closes for seeding (ranking drivers competitively) on September 21 at 7pm. Forty of the 100 available places have already been swiped up.

The event starts at 6pm on October 2 for a loop of three stages including Port Erin centre, a new version of Poyll Vaaish stage and a Corlea.

On October 3 the event is based out of the Grandstand in Douglas with another three stages throughout the day. The opener runs from the Baldwins over Injebreck and through Druidale. Next is the Ballavoddan stage before drivers race up Tholt-y-Will. The rally will then finish at the Grandstand around 4pm.

A spokesperson for Manx Auto Sport said: “With a price of less than £10 pounds per competitive stage mile, the Chris Kelly Rally represents some of the best value closed road rallying in the UK this year.”

For more, see the regulations for the event and application form here.

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