O’Brien makes final 3 for 50k prize!
Templeogue’s Andy’Brien has this week been shortlisted as one of Ireland’s top three racing drivers in only his second season of Motorsport. Eighteen year old O’Brien became the 2011 Ginetta Junior Ireland Champion in September after coming very close to winning in 2010.
Since he began racing in 2010, Andy has shown that he has raw pure talent putting on some amazing displays of mature driving during 2011 and always keeping championship victory as his main goal. As a result of winning the Ginetta Junior Ireland Championship, Andy’s prize will be a part funded season competing in the UK in the 2012 Ginetta GT Supercup, in a 3.5 Litre Ginetta G50.
Commenting on the latest news, O’Brien described how it feels to be selected as one Ireland’s best racing drivers. “This has been an amazing two years for me. To have been able to race so close to the front last year, and then go on to win the championship this year was fantastic, but this nomination just tops it all off and I couldn’t be happier. This is a fantastic reward for a tough season’s racing as it was very close in the championship. It’s also a great reward for all the hard efforts of my Dad who has done a brilliant job on preparing my car over the last two years. I would love to win this award as there has been some excellent previous winners and the prize fund of €50,000 would be a massive help toward my plans to race in the UK next year”.
The winner of the 2011 Dunlop Motorsport Ireland Young Racing Driver of the Year award will be announced at the Dunlop Champions of Irish Motorsport Awards on Tuesday 6th December.
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