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Shane burns some rubber

31 October 2008 – Singer Shane Filan indulged another passion on Wednesday when he performed rally car stunts on a beach. The multi-millionaire singer and property developer, who has his own extensive top-of-the-range car collection, wasted no time sending sand flying at Strandhill, Co. Sligo. He got behind the wheel of the Citroen C2 belonging to Rally champion Shaun Gallagher to mark the official launch of Ireland’s biggest sporting event next year.

“It was amazing, great craic. It was a great rush. I’m glad I did it but I was glad he was beside me because I could have toppled it over”, said a delighted Shane afterwards. He added that although Westlife is on a break, he had no plans for a career change. “We are definitely taking a break, but I think I’ll stick with the group. I don’t know about driving rally cars, but it was great fun” he said.

Rally Ireland 2009 will take place from 29 January to 1 February across seven counties in the North West including Sligo, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Cavan, Roscommon, Tyrone and Donegal.

Credit/Source www.independent.ie. Photograph: Rallyimage.com

Shane to drive rally car

23 October 08 - Shane Filan will next week drive a rally car around Sligo to mark the return of Rally Ireland and the World Rally Championship to these shores in January 2009. The local Rally Ireland committee will launch the 2009 WRC event on Wednesday of next week (October 29) with a parade of rally cars through the streets of Sligo, headed by Shane Filan. Shane, who is a self-confessed car lover, will be piloting Donegal driver Shaun Gallagher’s Citroen C2.

Source: Sligo Weekender

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