Josh McErlean and James Roe claim top motorsport awards

The motorsport careers of Derry’s Josh McErlean and Kildare’s James Roe Jnr. received a major boost in terms of finance and prestige after they were honoured at the MIS Motorsport Champions of Irish Motorsport awards ceremony at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin yesterday.

McErlean (20) was named the Billy Coleman Young Rally Driver of the Year winner and Roe Jnr (21) a runner-up in 2018, scooped the Young Racing Driver of the Year award and the Sexton Trophy.