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Richard Kearney is Young Racing Driver for the month of July
2004-10-18 - By Philip Byrne
Richard Kearney from Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow has been selected as Motorsport Ireland’s Young Racing Driver of the Month for July. Richard joins Charlie Donnelly (April), Eoin Murray (May) and Emmett Queenan (June) in the race to scoop the Dunlop Sexton Young Racing Driver of the Year award which carries with it a first prize of €32,000.
Richard, who recently celebrated his 23rd birthday started racing when he was 18. He has been selected as Motorsport Ireland’s Young Racing Driver of the Month for his performances in the Fiat Dunlop Challenge Championship.
Since crashing out of his first race this season Kearney has
remained unbeaten in his following 7 races, which leaves him leading the Championship.
Richard competed in the same Championship for the first time last year and finished 3rd overall. His father, also Richard is well known as a competitor in motorsport.
“The Young Racing Driver of the Year” scheme has been created by Motorsport Ireland and is being backed by The Irish Sports Council and Irish Dunlop.
The scheme complements Motorsport Ireland’s Billy Coleman Award, which is a similar venture for young aspiring rally drivers. It too is backed by the Irish Sports Council and the rallying clubs.
The scheme has been devised to encourage the development of Ireland’s best young racing drivers. Six finalists will be announced on a monthly basis.
These six will go to a judging process out of which three will be selected to compete in a Skills Test due to take place at Mondello Park at the beginning of November.
In all, three of the six young drivers selected will win packages of financial support. The overall winner will be presented with the Dunlop Sexton Trophy and a prize worth €32,000 at the Alfa Romeo sponsored “Awards for Excellence in Irish Motorsport” lunch which will take place in December.
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