Irish Tarmac Rally Championship past. Irish Tarmac Rally Championship The Irish Tarmac Rally Championship is Ireland's premier rallying series. The championship, made up of events run on closed tarmac roads, was first run in 1978. For the 2015 season Clonakilty Black pudding will continue to be the title sponsor. The TV for the 2016 season is being covered by On the Limit Sports and viewers can see the series on UTV, Sky, Motors TV and TG4 in Ireland. The following events are currently part of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship: The following events have also been included in the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship in
The Fine Art of Surfacing around America leading up to "The Fine Art of Surfacing", drumming up publicity for the band in the States. During this time the Rats learned much about both American life and breaking into the American music market. This is a recurring theme on the album, sometimes taking a serious approach in looking at American society, in songs like "I Don't Like Mondays" and "Diamond Smiles," while other times looking at it in a downright silly and mocking manner in songs like "Nothing Happened Today" and "Having My Picture Taken," the album takes aim at 1979 life in classic punk style.