European Rally Championship frontrunner and recent Circuit of Ireland winner Craig Breen will drive a Mark 2 Ford Escort at Carlow Stages Rally this weekend.
Breen will be partnered by Andy Hayes.
Welsh driver James Belton will lead away a capacity field this weekend.
The rally will consist of a 3 x 3 loop of stages with over 115km of competitive driving in the days event and a centralised service area based in Gowran Race Course.