Show Notes
This weeks guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is Aoife Raferty. Aoife is an Irish female rally driver. She started competitive rallying in 2021 in the British Junior Rally Championship due to Covid-19 putting a stop to races in Ireland. She was one of 15 females selected to participate in the WRC’s first ever women’s development program. She is the only Irish driver to make the final assessment. Aoife believes the sport is growing and is hoping to inspire a generation of females to get involved in rallying industry.
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