It's here at last: Ireland's round of the World Rally Championship, the most significant event in Irish motorsport since the Irish Grand Prix held between 1929 and 1931. According to organisers, it will be broadcast to a TV audience of an estimated 807 million viewers in some 50 countries.
The script could not be better either, with this year's incredibly tight battle for the World Rally Championship too close to call. This rally could well decide the title being fought out between Finland's Marcus Gronhölm and France's Sebastian Loeb.
After 14 rounds of the championship, held literally all over the world, the pair come to Ireland's northwest with just four points between them and only one round remaining after Rally Ireland.
For fans, the good news is that unlike other major sporting events to visit here, such as the Ryder Cup, Rally Ireland is free - apart from access to the Super Stage at Stormont and the Service Area at Sligo Institute of Technology.
The organisers of Rally Ireland have done all they can to facilitate the expected spectators by providing information, and in many cases park-and-ride facilities to and from special stages. Where they are available, spectators are advised to use these park-and-ride facilities.
Also, due to the number of likely spectators and the layout of the special stages, it's not going to be possible to move around between stages on any day of the event, in the way that rally spectators might expect to do at a round of the Irish National Rally Championship.
Instead spectators are advised to decide on a stage they want to see - ideally one where the race is repeated.
They should then get there early, suitably equipped with warm, waterproof clothes, boots, headgear and some food - and stay there for both runnings of the stage.
Those wishing to see the cars close up are advised to purchase tickets for the Service Area at Sligo Institute of Technology, where spectators can see the service crews in action. There will be no parking near the area, so use the park-and-ride facilities, and get there in plenty of time.
Even with these facilities in operation, those attending are being warned that they can expect to walk up to 3km to reach a viewing point on a stage, so they should allow plenty of time to get in position.
Spectators will not be allowed to walk on the stages after the passage of the first safety car. On every stage there will be clearly defined areas for spectators at any viewing points and they will be required to stay within these areas.
The hope is that if the event goes off smoothly, the WRC will return to Ireland in two years time.