Harper, 18, enters his second year as a porsche junior driver, and will be hoping to collect top. The award, supported by motorsport ireland, dunlop and the irish sports council, carries a highly sought after scholarship drive to the value of 50,000 and has been won in the past by many of irelands finest racing drivers. Carey wins 50k motorsport ireland young driver award irish. The majority of the formula one grid normally started their careers through. Then the sean edwards foundation got in touch and invited me to test a porsche in the south of france. Jordan started in ginetta junior ireland at the age of 14 and has excelled in the championship, winning this year he is now a contender for the young driver of the year with motorsport ireland and is in with a chance to win the 50k award sponsored by the irish sports council, motorsport ireland and. Motorsport ireland young driver of the year jake byrne won first time out in the misport ireland van diemen ff1600 at kirkistown in northern ireland yesterday. Irish racing car driver nicole drought on career path.
Irish supercar championship powered by pirelli facebook. He and codriver brian hoy will compete in all rounds of the european rally championship, with the first six rounds counting for the erc junior u28 title, and the. Having been selected as the third driver of the month for the 2018 season, cameron is now a contender for the prestigious motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year award, the historic sexton trophy. Dean raftery targets world rally championship after young. James wilson, aged 24, from armagh received the billy coleman award as the young rally driver of the year. Northern irelands kris meeke will be codriven by seb marshall for the 2019 world rally championship with charlie eastwood and james wilson scooping motorsport irelands young driver of the year. Nov 18, 2016 few issues within irish motorsport generate discussion as much as the billy coleman young rally driver of the year award. Josh mcerlean has made the final shortlist for motorsport irelands young rally driver of the year award and the chance to land a support package of up to 100,000 for next season. Young racing driver of the month for june announced. Max hart from baltinglass has been nominated for the motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year for his performances in the month of june.
Wicklow motorsport driver named finalist for young racing driver of. Motorsport ireland names three finalists for young racing driver of the year award. Charlie linnane secures 2019 motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year award nomination. Over the following years, he became more involved in motorsport again, helping to run cars, and was part of the motorsport ireland young driver of the year programme for three years. This accolade together with a substantial boost to his budget from motorsport ireland and the irish sports council launched his move to europe where he competed in the european alfa romeo challenge. Motorsport ireland young driver of the year cian carey returns to mondello park for the first time in a year this weekend, as he bids to win the historic leinster. It was a stunning result for james jr in his first year competing at this level. Motorsport ireland news motorsport ireland names three finalists for young racing driver of the year award motorsport ireland bringing motorsport to ireland. Josh mcerlean wins 2019 billy coleman award motorsport ireland names three finalists for young rally driver of the year award. Motorsport ireland news motorsport ireland names three finalists. Cork is currently leading the south east asian formula 4 series. Young was the 2018 valvoline motorsport ireland national forest junior rally champion and. Having just stepped into the car the previous week, jake qualified on the front row of the grid, just 8 hundreths of a second away from pole position.
Aug 28, 2015 roe is mi young driver of the month motorsport. Waterford student nominated for young racing driver of the. The motorsport ireland young driver of the year was quickest in testing on friday, qualified on pole position for the first boss ireland race and won as. Few issues within irish motorsport generate discussion as much as the billy coleman young rally driver of the year award. Having been selected as the fourth dunlop driver of the month for the 2015 season, james is now a contender for the prestigious dunlop motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year award and the historic sexton trophy. The young driver of the year will be named at the motorsport ireland awards lunch at citywest hotel on tuesday december 10, after which. Out of all the responses that came through paul stood out from the rest, not only from what he offered but the clear passion he had for his work. Quinn was dropped by red bull and came 3rd in the 2006 motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year awards. Breaking news jordan dempsey is mi young driver of the year. The winner was announced at the champions of irish motorsport awards ceremony in. Hart secures 2019 motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year award nomination 18 yearold max hart has been selected as the third nominee for the 2019 motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year for his performances in the month of june.
Wicklows charlie linnane has been selected as the fourth nomin. Ni teens dan harper and jack young aiming for racing success. Motorsport ireland young driver of the month 2016, 2017 2018. The reigning motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year and current cjj motorsports driver james roe jr is featured in the kildare nationalist today. In 2007 quinn raced in the formula bmw germany series with holzer rennsport.
Apr 26, 2018 the 2017 motorsport ireland and sport ireland young racing driver of the year jordan dempsey of mullingar, ireland, will make his international racing debut with the team during the andy scriven memorial race weekend at virginia international raceway april 2729. From kilmacanogue, 22yearold linnane spent his 2019 season competing in the irish. Roe ready to roll after pandemic stalls american dream. Motorsport ireland young driver cian carey wins the. Motorsport ireland rallying, racing, autocross, autotest. Meanwhile, armagh pair jason black and james wilson and derrys jordan hone are the finalists for motorsport irelands billy coleman young rally driver of the year award. Northern ireland teenagers dan harper and jack young both have their eyes on motorsport titles. Among the prestigious prizes up for grabs are the international driver of the year, the sexton trophy, and the billy coleman award for the young rally driver of the year. Irish supercar championship powered by pirelli home. The 16 yearold kildare driver dominated the ginetta junior ireland class at mondello park on july 11 and 12, starting both races from pole position, winning each time, and also setting a. Kilreas josh mcerlean has been as been named as motorsport irelands billy coleman young rally driver of the year award.
Upandcoming motorracing star cian carey has spoken about his incredible season since winning irelands young racing driver of the year award last december. This award is presented annually and is supported by dunlop, the irish sports council and motorsport ireland. Motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year james roe is due to race in the american formula 3 championship as he continues toward his goal of racing in the indycar series in the usa. Baltinglass man nominated for motorsport ireland young. The westmeath driver will receive 50,000 to support his career. Motor racing is his life, which developed from working at his fathers garage. Dec 04, 2018 james wilson, aged 24, from armagh received the billy coleman award as the young rally driver of the year. The majority of the formula one grid normally started their careers through karting. Jake byrne wins at kirkistown county kildare chamber.
Meaths cian carey was named as the winner of the motorsport irelandsport ireland young driver of the year award earlier this week at a ceremony in sport. Sep 20, 2017 the motorsport ireland young driver of the year was quickest in testing on friday, qualified on pole position for the first boss ireland race and won as he pleased, in atrocious conditions. He finished 7th in the standings, and scored two podium finishes. More uncertain road ahead for racer roe junior kildare nationalist. Pirelli irish supercar championship 2nd in class 2 overall. James roe jr motor sport in ireland kildare motor racing. Charlie eastwood has been included in a shortlist of three finalists for motorsport irelands young racing driver of the year award and a 50,000 prize. He was awarded the dunlop motorsport ireland young driver of the year for 2003.
Callum used the prize fund to compete in the 2018 junior world rally championship where he finished 4th in the standings after events in sweden, corsica, portugal, finland and. Jul 31, 20 having been selected as the third dunlop driver of the month for the 20 season, stephen is now a contender for the prestigious dunlop motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year award and the historic sexton trophy. Having been selected as the third dunlop driver of the month for the 20 season, stephen is now a contender for the prestigious dunlop motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year award and the historic sexton trophy. Last years motorsport ireland young driver of the year, belfasts charlie eastwood, is currently leading the 201920 fia world endurance. A 6thyear student at newtown school in waterford city has been selected as the first nominee for the 2019 motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year. I won in the honda and then was named as motorsport ireland young driver of the month. Northern ireland s kris meeke will be codriven by seb marshall for the 2019 world rally championship with charlie eastwood and james wilson scooping motorsport ireland s young driver of the year. Mar 16, 2020 motorsport ireland young driver of the year jake byrne won first time out in the misport ireland van diemen ff1600 at kirkistown in northern ireland yesterday. Dec 05, 2017 jordan dempsey from mullingar, was today named as the motorsport irelandsport ireland young driver of the year. Baltinglass man nominated for motorsport ireland young racing.
Aug 30, 2019 a 6th year student at newtown school in waterford city has been selected as the first nominee for the 2019 motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year. Ogier bids for glory down under as breen future unclear. Following that success, callum was crowned motorsport ireland young rally driver of the year for 2017 seeing him being awarded with the prestigious billy coleman award. He and co driver brian hoy will compete in all rounds of the european rally championship, with the first six rounds counting for the erc junior u28 title, and the.
Niall was named motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year in november 2007. Dec, 2019 james roe jr is a talented motor racing driver from naas, co. Rallying, racing, autocross, autotest, 4x4 trials, hillclimbing and sprints, karting, midget cars, navigation trials, rallycross, sporting trials. Motorsport ireland young driver cian carey wins the leinster. During the week, the eight nominees for this years award were. An autosport award is the one that every team, driver and manufacturer wants to win. The billy coleman award was created in the year 2000 to help young irish rally drivers take the next step into international rallying and emulate the achievements. James roe jr is a talented motor racing driver from naas, co. Irish champion jordan dempsey signs up for junior winter. This award is presented annually and is supported by sport ireland and motorsport ireland. Twice nominated by the irish motorsport association for the irish young driver of the year award, he is again up. A 30year wait for ff festival revenge national autosport.
Jordan raced in formula ford 1600 in both the uk and ireland in 2017, taking his first uk championship this year too. The motorsport ireland awards will be held in mansion house on december 5th. Roe was presented with one of the most prestigious honors in irish motorsport, the sexton trophy, naming him the irish young racing driver of the year. Young baltinglass motorsport racer to make international debut at. Eastwood is shortlisted for young driver of year award. James roe jr obtains 2019 motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year award nomination james roe jr november 5, 2019. Having been selected as the third nominee for the 2019 season, max is now a contender for the prestigious motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year award and the historic sexton trophy.
Dean raftery targets world rally championship after young driver award the exciting driver won the billy coleman award at the dunlop motorsport. Callum devine, from co derry, is the current motorsport ireland international driver of the year and in 2017 won the billy coleman award for being the young rally driver of the year. Team ireland ambassador and irishamerican entrepreneur and philanthropist, john campion, interviews jordan dempsey, 2017 motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year and sexton trophy winner. This award is presented annually and is sponsored by irish dunlop ltd. Oct 09, 2019 having been selected as the third nominee for the 2019 season, max is now a contender for the prestigious motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year award and the historic sexton trophy.
Hart secures 2019 motorsport ireland young racing driver of the. Josh mcerlean wins billy coleman young driver of the year award. Primus racing also combined forces with justin gordon racing. The motorsport ireland rally academy was the feature of a doublepage article in a recent publication of motorsport news magazine. Cian carey talks about dream season and winning the sexton.
Having been selected as the fourth nominee for the 2019 season, charlie is now a contender for the prestigious motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year award and the historic sexton trophy. Rising star josh makes shortlist for the lucrative coleman. Jordan dempsey from mullingar, was today named as the motorsport irelandsport ireland young driver of the year. The 2017 motorsport ireland and sport ireland young racing driver of the year jordan dempsey of mullingar, ireland, will make his international racing debut with the team during the andy scriven memorial race weekend at virginia international raceway april 2729. Starting in bambino karting from age 6, moving to cadets from the age of 8 and then moving onto juniors 12 and above, it is the established form of motor sport if you want to move on to car racing. Dempsey named driver of the year at motorsport awards. Each of them are well respected drivers having both been awarded irelands young racing driver of the year funding to the value of 50,000 by motorsport ireland and the irish sports council. Ronayne is the third dunlop driver of the month for 2008, and is now a contender for the prestigious dunlop motorsport ireland young racing driver of the year award, the total prize fund of which is 50,000. Check out our video for introduction to the world of motorsport. Then the sean edwards foundation got in touch and invited me to. With a starstudded ceremony taking place at londons grosvenor house hotel on december 8, the great and the good from the world of motorsport will be out in force to celebrate their 2019 achievements. He joins fellow northern irishman josh mcerlean in the running for the main prize, which is awarded to the top young rally driver in ireland. The award is given to the top young rally driver in ireland and has a prize of 100,000 euro for the 2020 season.
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