Donnelly signs deal with Toyota

NOT content to rest on his laurels, Eugene Donnelly has already completed a deal that will see the 36-year-old Derry ace drive a Toyota Corolla WRC in next season’s Irish Tarmac Championship.

In a whirlwind week, the Dunlop National Rally Champion will receive the Vard Memorial Trophy at the presentation of awards at the Seven Oaks Hotel in Carlow tomorrow night.

This has been an incredibly successful season for Donnelly, who had six wins and two second places in the ten round Dunlop-backed series.