HOW THE MOTORSPORT IRELAND RALLY ACADEMY IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Irish rallying isn’t short of famous sons. Andrew Nesbitt, Austin MacHale, Frank Meagher and Bertie Fisher; there’s a load of superstars who are worshipped on Irish shores but aren’t revered in the same manner across the globe. But thanks to the fledgling Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy, that’s all about to change.
The combination of a secondary school teacher who’s also a farmer, Irish motorsport’s governing body and the 1982 Irish Tarmac champion has led to the academy’s formulation which runs as an extension to the prestigious Billy ColemanAward. Co-ordinated by Sean McHugh and supported by John Coyne through the Team Ireland Foundation, the academy aims to provide young Irish drivers with all the elements they need to succeed.
McHugh says: “We had the difficulty that we worked with the drivers for one year, and then they were just
