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AOIFE RAFTERY Returns to Wales Rally Roots Prepping for Olympus Challenge

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April 9, 2026

GRRL! SUMMARY:

  • AOIFE RAFTERY returns to Builth Wells for Severn Valley Stages, the Welsh town where she first rallied in 2021, using the British Rally Championship round as critical seat time preparation.
  • The DirtFish Women in Motorsport Driver targets her biggest career challenge: Olympus Rally’s 330+ stage kilometers, leveraging recce opportunities and local knowledge from last year’s appearance.
  • Perfect ARA RC3 podium record continues momentum—two starts yielding second-place finishes plus overall Overmountain Rally Tennessee podium—as she aims to deliver at DirtFish’s marquee home event.

UPCOMING:

  • Olympus Rally presented by DirtFish – April 18-19, 2026

LINKS TO RACER'S PROFILE PAGES:

AOIFE RAFTERY

ara, british rally championship, rc3

GRRL! summary based upon reporting by Luke Barry originally appearing on dirtfish.com