McKenna Pumped up and Raring to go for the Pirelli RBF Rally
For the second time of asking this year, preparations for Daniel and Co-Driver Arthur Kierans on their approach to the 1st round of the British Rally Championship (BRC) has all been completed and the duo are pumped up and raring to get tackling the massive challenge that is the BRC. The unusual weather that Ireland and the UK have been experiencing... [Read more...]
Daniel Mc Kenna the Billy Coleman Award Winner – All Set for the Bulldog Rally of North Wales
March 30, 2013 by Daniel Mc Kenna
Daniel and Arthur in action in the OMC 5 Mile Town forest rally. Photo: Richard Cassidy
All systems are go for Daniel and Co-Driver Arthur Kierans on their approach to the 1st round of the British Rally Championship (BRC), the Bulldog International Rally of North Wales. After a highly successful fundraiser over the past number of months to help Daniel and his team in their BRC endeavours and securing a number of new sponsors Daniel and... [Read more...]
Coleman Award winner Daniel McKenna announces 2013 plans.
February 6, 2013 by Daniel McKenna
Daniel and Arthur with the Fiesta after a recent sucessful gravel test. Image from Flashpointpix Motorsport Photography.
The 2012 Irish young rally driver of the year and recipient of the Billy Coleman Award prize fund of €50,000, supported by Motorsport Ireland and the Irish Sports Council, will be competing in the 2013 British Rally Championship (BRC). Daniel and co-driver Arthur Kierans will commence their assault on the 7 round championship using a Ford Fiesta R2,... [Read more...]
Motorsport Ireland announce Billy Coleman Award Finalists
November 19, 2012 by Paul Phelan
Craig Breen is a previous winner of the Billy Coleman Young Rally Driver of the Year and has used the award to propel his career onto the world stage where he has now become S2000 World Rally Champion for 2012
Motorsport Ireland has announced the three finalists for the Billy Coleman Award for Ireland’s Young Rally Driver of the Year. The drivers who will go forward to the Motorsport Ireland Dunlop Champions of Irish Motorsport Awards on the 11th December are Dean Raftery, Daniel McKenna and Stephen Wright, where one will receive the Billy Coleman award... [Read more...]
Young Rally Driver of the Year Finalists are Announced
November 7, 2012 by Declan Lee
Stephen Wright received the September / October nomination for impressive performances in the final rounds of the Valvoline National Forest Championship
Motorsport Ireland has announced the eight nominees for this year’s Billy Coleman Young Rally Driver of the Year award. The eight nominees comprise of the five bi-monthly winners from January / February through to September / October along with one wildcard and the highest placed driver from the Valvoline National Forest Championship and finally the... [Read more...]
