Motorsport: Irish drivers figuring prominently

In the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, there were heat wins for both Adam Carroll and Gary Turkington.

Carroll topped the time sheets in Heat 2 - 0.018 seconds ahead of one of the event favourites, Richard Goransson. In the same heat, Steven Colbert and Tony Rodgers were seventh and eighth respectively. Northern Ireland's, Gary Turkington was quickest in Heat 4, Derek M. Daly was a disappointing 16th.