THOMAS SET TO JOIN THE SUPERCAR INFLUX IN IRELAND
British Rallycross Championship regular Roger Thomas will make his maiden start at the Mondello Park circuit next week, competing in the final round of the Irish Rallycross Championship with his M-Sportbuilt Ford Fiesta Supercar.
Thomas contested a selected programme of events in the 5 Nations BRX series this year, but missed the mid-campaign visit to Mondello Park amid a number of niggling issues for the WRCderived Supercar.
Thomas will be part of a strong Supercar line up in a resurgence for the Irish scene, with points leader Derek Tohill and frontrunner Tommy Graham expected to be rejoined by Declan Kelly, who was forced to miss the previous round two weeks ago while awaiting replacement gearbox components.
A third OlsbergsMSE-built Ford Fiesta joined the IRX grid with Michael Leonard at the penultimate round of the campaign recently, while a fourth OMSE machine is rumoured to also be joining the series.
Tohill leads the standings into the final round as the 2016 European champion bids to claim his sixth Irish title, while his PFCRX teammate Peter McGarry sits second in the overall standings with his Supernational Volvo C30. McGarry will face a battle for the overall podium and the category title at Mondello Park, where he takes on Vauxhall Corsa racer Willie Coyne.