Cork racing driver Matt Griffin happy to rejoin Dragon team for 24-Hour Dubai race

Cork racing ace Matt Griffin opens his competitive season this afternoon in the Hankook 24 Hour of Dubai with the Dragon Racing Team.

Cork racing driver Matt Griffin happy to rejoin Dragon team for 24-Hour Dubai race
Fri, 15 Jan, 2016 - 00:00
Martin Walsh

The former Motorsport Ireland International Racing Driver of the Year winner teams up with the UAE-based outfit for the third time in is his career.

Along with Britons John Hartshorne and Alex Kapadia and Kuwaiti Kahled Al Mudhaf, he will pilot the No. 888 Ferrari 458 GT3 in the Pro-Am category.

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CourtsPlace: DubaiPlace: UAEPlace: MacroomPlace: Macroom Golf clubPlace: LongfordPlace: MonaghanPlace: WaterfordPlace: NECPlace: BirminghamPlace: Mondello ParkPerson: Matt GriffinPerson: John HartshornePerson: Alex KapadiaPerson: Kahled Al MudhafPerson: GriffinPerson: KahledPerson: Pakie DuffyPerson: Evin HughesPerson: Dermot WheltonPerson: Mark McCarthyPerson: DuffyPerson: HughesPerson: Donal HealyPerson: Denis O’DonovanPerson: Steven FergusonPerson: Robin LyonsPerson: Eamonn ByrnePerson: Desi HenryPerson: Liam MoynihanPerson: Elfyn EvansPerson: EvansPerson: Max VatanenPerson: Ari VatanenPerson: Gwyndaf EvansPerson: Garreth HaydenPerson: HaydenEvent: Hour Dubai raceEvent: Hankook 24 HourEvent: Blancpain Endurance SeriesEvent: European Le Mans SeriesEvent: ELMSEvent: Le MansEvent: Motorsport Ireland National Navigation Trial ChampionshipEvent: Cork 1000 Shakes Navigation TrialEvent: MunsterEvent: Hewison Autotest ChampionshipEvent: Irish TarmacEvent: British Rally ChampionshipsEvent: Welsh World Rally ChampionshipEvent: British RallyEvent: Kirkistown RallyEvent: McGrady Insurance Northern Ireland Rally ChampionshipEvent: Irish Touring Car ChampionshipOrganisation: Dragon teamOrganisation: Dragon Racing TeamOrganisation: FerrariOrganisation: Dragon RacingOrganisation: SubaruOrganisation: Toyota StarletOrganisation: CarrickOrganisation: AntrimOrganisation: MillstreetOrganisation: DMACK British Rally TeamOrganisation: DMACKOrganisation: BRCOrganisation: M-SportOrganisation: Motorsport Ireland
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