Murphy tipped for success in Tralee rally

Revival is the central theme to the weekend events in both rallying and racing.

Tomorrow’s Tralee-based Kerry Rallysprint, revived in 2009 after over two decades in the doldrums, has Irish Forest Rally champion Owen Murphy (Mitsubishi) as the top seed while in Mondello Park, an Irish Formula Vee Festival returns after a seven years.

Although the atmosphere at the Kerry Motor Club’s dual surface event at the Tralee Racecourse (11am) complex is likely to be very relaxed, competition will be intense. Murphy has admitted his chances of back-to-back titles in the Irish Forest series are at long odds and Tralee offers the perfect distraction.