Motorsport Ireland News Roundup

The opening weekend of ICCR racing this year in Mondello Park saw Cian Carey (pictured) take a new outright lap record at the Co. Kildare venue. The Rathoath driver, a former Motorsport Ireland Young Racing Driver of the Year broke the 25 year old record, setting a lap time of 49.275 seconds in his F317 Dallara in the second Formula BOSS race on Sunday. The race itself was won by Jonathan Fildes in his Lola T96/50 after Carey was hit with a 2 place penalty for overtaking under a yellow flag demoting him to third.

In all, 13 Championships were featured in the 23 race 2 day meeting, with the Fiesta Zetec class fielding a grid of 30 cars. Respects were also paid by the Formula Vee and Formula Sheane competitors on the grid to the recently deceased race car builder David Sheane, who was instrumental in the creation of both formulas here in Ireland. Full results for the race meeting can be viewed HERE.

In Carrick-On-Suir, Patrick and Stephen O'Brien took a commanding win on the Willie Loughman Forestry Rally, the second round of the Motorsport Ireland Forest Rally Championship in their Skoda Fabia R5. The Tyrone crew were fastest of 5 of the 6 stages to win by 29.2 seconds ahead of Jordan and Paul Hone, with Keith Power and Donal Balfe taking the final podium spot. The event also saw the largest field of J1000 crews to date on an Irish rally, with 17 cars taking to the start. Full results can be viewed HERE.

Martin Walsh proved to be the man to beat in the 2 day Limerick Motor Club Autotest, taking the spoils on both days. Saturday's results can be viewed HERE and Sunday's HERE.

Finally, in Trials Drivers' Club Multivenue Autotest held in Arklow, Toyota Starlets were to the fore where Richard Meeke took a convincing win ahead of Damien Doran and Philip O'Reilly. Full results from the event can be viewed HERE.