Motorsport

by Martin Walsh IRELAND is confident of securing additional funding for its "Young Driver of the Year" awards.

Currently, the Racing and Rally awards have almost 100,000 in funding, now the governing body are seeking extra financial assistance during 2004 with a view to enhancing these schemes by a further 50,000.

There is no doubt that the governing body deserve great credit for the implementation of the awards, no doubt also that the schemes need to be tweaked annually to maintain a high profile within and outside the sport.