After an absence of two years Fivemiletown Spring Rally is scheduled to run again on the 16^th February 2019.

The event has a new sponsor – Lithuanian Martynas Samsonas – who owns the motorsport transmission manufacturer Samsonas. The event will be known as Samsonas Rally Fivemiletown.

Eight stages are planned (four repeated twice) with a total stage mileage of 28 miles. Service will be in Fivemiletown.

The event first ran in 1989 so this will be the 30^th anniversary of the first running. The event has traditionally been the first gravel rally of the year and consequently a lot of crews have used it as a shakedown for the British Rally Championship, the N.I Championship and the Valvoline Forestry Championship.

The 2016 event was won by Sam Moffett / Jason McKenna in a Fiesta R5. Previous winners include Mark Donnelly / Barry McNulty (2014), Garry Jennings / Barry McNulty (2012) and Donagh Kelly / Kevin Flannagan (2011).

A lot of interest is being shown in the event and we are anticipating a large entry.