McKenna tipped for top job
Following his five-year term in office, Cecil Sparks will not be seeking re-election. The favourite to replace him is Monaghan’s Martin McKenna. Should he move up, his current post as chairman of the rallies committee will also have to be filled. It has been suggested the committees are not as powerful as they used to be. ~
However, that is set to change next year with several high-profile motorsport personnel involved These are challenging times for Irish motorsport and many eel the governing body is not capitalising on the sport’s popularity. Rules, and more importantly their implementation, is another area that needs to be uniformly addressed. Some clubs that have flouted regulations would appear to have escaped any punishment while suspensions were meted out to other offenders.
