Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy members take on the Circuit of Kerry Stages Rally this weekend.
After a stunning performance with Jon Armstrong on the West Cork Rally, Donegal-based co-driver Shane Byrne switches his focus back to the National Rally Championship alongside Desi Henry.
The Citroen C3 Rally2 duo built their confidence throughout the National Rally Championship’s slippery Midlands opener earlier this month. A string of top-three stage times helped Henry and Byrne climb from seventh to a fourth-place finish in Longford. Seeded second for the Circuit of Kerry, they will be hoping for an even better result this Sunday.
The Ford Fiesta Rally4 crew of Jack Harris and Aaron O’Regan lead the Circuit of Kerry’s Rally4 contenders after an encouraging top-five finish against stiff opposition last time out. Their positive Rally4 debut secured third-place points in the MI Junior Rally Series with the Circuit of Kerry representing the dual-surface championship’s second round of the year.
“I am excited for this weekend,” said 19-year-old Harris. “There is another great entry so we will have plenty of competition in the Rally4 class.
“The stages look really technical and fast, so it will be an exciting challenge for us. The goal again is to get more tarmac mileage in the Rally4 Fiesta and get more points on the board for the MIJRS championship.”
Harris has family connections to the Ballyduff area – the home of his great grand parents!
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