Lurgan Park Rally

The Lurgan Park Rally was an annual rally event held in Lurgan Park in Lurgan, Northern Ireland from 1980 to 2016. In 2010, the rally was given a new logo and another new logo was released for the 2012 rally. The Rally also held the Escort Mk2 Challenge. It was the largest single rally venue on the island of Ireland.

History
The Lurgan Park Rally began in 1980 in a rally won by the late Bertie Fisher. The rally almost folded before the 2009 rally because of no main sponsor when Turkington backed out but was saved by Orchard Motorsport. Unlike Rallies in the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship and other rallies in Northern Ireland, it wasn't cancelled during the 2001 Foot and Mouth disease crisis. Mark Higgins finished second in 2004, 2007 and 2008, behind Kevin Lynch. Lynch holds the record for most consecutive victories with 5 from 2004 to 2008, whilst Kenny McKinstry holds the record for most wins with 11. The last rally was held in 2016, it was announced in March 2017 that the 2017 rally would not go ahead.

Main sponsor

 * Burmah 1990-1995
 * Seat 1996-2002
 * Triton Showers 2003-2005
 * Turkington 2006-2008
 * Orchard Motorsport 2009–2016

Other sponsors

 * Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council
 * Roadside Motors
 * Citroën
 * KDM Hire
 * Rushmere Shopping Centre

TV
RPM held the television rights for the Lurgan Park Rally, which aired on UTV in Northern Ireland.

Winners

 * 1980	Bertie Fisher / David Johnston
 * 1981	Bertie Fisher / Roy Cathcart
 * 1982	John Lyons / William Singleton
 * 1983	Kenny McKinstry / Kevin Doyle
 * 1984	Bertie Law / Bobby Campbell
 * 1985	Kenny McKinstry / Brian McNamee
 * 1986	Mikael Sundstrom / Richard Young
 * 1987	Kenny McKinstry / John McGaffin
 * 1988	Kenny McKinstry / John McGaffin
 * 1989	Gwyndaf Evans / Howard Davies
 * 1990	Kenny Colbert / Eric Patterson
 * 1991	Tony Pond / Don Wilmont
 * 1992	Kenny McKinstry / Robbie Philpott
 * 1993	Kenny McKinstry / Robbie Philpott
 * 1994	Kenny McKinstry / Robbie Philpott
 * 1995	David Greer / Michael Reid
 * 1996	Kenny McKinstry / Pamela Ballantine
 * 1997	Gwyndaf Evans / John McIlroy
 * 1998	Patrick Snijers / Willie McKee
 * 1999	Gwyndaf Evans / Howard Davies
 * 2000	Kenny McKinstry / Noel Orr
 * 2001	Gwyndaf Evans / Gary Savage
 * 2002	Dom Buckley / Dougie Redpath
 * 2003	Kenny McKinstry / Noel Orr
 * 2004	Kevin Lynch / Francis Regan
 * 2005	Kevin Lynch / Gordon Noble
 * 2006	Kevin Lynch / Francis Regan
 * 2007	Kevin Lynch / Francis Regan
 * 2008	Kevin Lynch / Francis Regan
 * 2009	Kenny McKinstry / John Skinner
 * 2010	Darren Gass / Nathan Gass
 * 2011	Darren Gass / Kerrie Gass
 * 2012  Kris Meeke / Gerry McVeigh
 * 2013  Garry Jennings / Michael Moran
 * 2014  Garry Jennings / Michael Moran
 * 2015  Garry Jennings / Michael Moran
 * 2016  Garry Jennings / Michael Moran

Owing to his number of wins, Kenny McKinstry has earned the title King of the Park.