Fans of the World Rally Championship living in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland will receive a special bonus this weekend thanks to ESPN.

By D.Darrall

The world’s leading multinational and multimedia sports entertainment company has an exclusive agreement with North One Sport, the promoter of the WRC, to show the championship on television in the UK throughout 2011.

This weekend marks ESPN’s Free Weekend beginning at 06:00hrs on Friday 4 March and running until 06:00hrs on Monday 7 March. It will make ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN America and ESPN America HD available to all Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk viewers in the UK, and to all UPC and Sky viewers in the Republic of Ireland.

ESPN’s Free Weekend will allow more than 16.5 million households across the UK and Ireland to access its line-up of live British and international sport, including Rally Guanajuato Mexico, round two of the 2011 WRC season, for free.

Further information, including Rally Guanajuato Mexico broadcasting times, can be found at http://tv.espn.co.uk

Credit: www.wrc.com