Rhys takes win in Mallory Park
RHYS Irwin from Kilmacrennan took the win during his debut appearance at Mallory Park Uk over the weekend. The 15-yearold just completed his Junior Cert exams Rhys had to undertake a last minute dash from Donegal to Mallory, but dealt with the pressure well to qualify third for the first of four Aprilia RRV450GP races. A good performance in Saturday’s opening encounter saw the Oasis Bar Letterkenny and Clean Rubber sponsored rider improve his lap times by almost a second to take his first podium of the weekend, which he then followed up with a second later that afternoon. “Due to my exams I could not travel with the team so I have to say an enormous thank you to Wesley Regan from our sponsors Clean Rubber who drove from Sligo to Donegal to collect me straight after my exam, took me to the boat and then drove through the night to get me to Mallory Park.”