Donegal driver Damien Faulkner (Moville) races in rounds seven and eight of the European Formula Palmer Audi championship at Donnington Park on Sunday - the scene of his first championship win of the year.
With a score of 93 points Faulkner is only two points behind championship leader Justin Keen and nine points clear of third-placed Robbie Kerr.
Robbie Coleman, son of Co Cork rally legend, Billy Coleman, continues to make good progress in the British Formula Ford Zetec championship. After finishing a highly creditable eighth at Knockhill in Scotland, he races at Oulton Park on Sunday where 24 championship contenders will be in action.
Tomorrow's Kirkistown meeting in Co Down features important championship rounds.
In the Dunlop RT 2000 saloon series the leading quartet is: 1, John Whelan (35 points); 2, Brendan Donegan and David Donegan (30 points); 4, Jonathan Taylor (25 points).
In Formula Ford Zetec the top four are: 1, Alan Ring (33 points); 2, James Murphy and George McAlpin (24 points); 4, Ivor McCullogh (23 points). Ray Moore leads Brian Hearty by six points in Dunlop Formula Vee and in Dunlop Strykers Robbie Bolger leads Robert Taylor and Des Bruton.
Sunday's Cavan stages rally is round five of the Dunlop National Rally Championship, in which the top seeds are: 1, Niall Maguire (Subaru); 2, Paul Harris (Subaru); 3, Donal O'Donovan (Toyota); 4, Eugene Donnelly (Ford Escort); 5, Denis Cronin (BMW); 6, David Armstrong (Ford Escort); 7, Sean McArdle (Toyota); 8, Joe McGurk (Toyota); 9, Michael McArdle (BMW); 10, Norman Armstrong (Ford Escort).
In the championship, Harris on 60 points leads Cronin (52), Ray Breen (50) and reigning champion Maguire (47).
The weekend also sees two more Dunlop Championship events, Craugh and Laragh hillclimbs on Saturday and Sunday respectively. The points standings after round 4 are 1, Karl Cleary (38 pts); 2, Ronnie Maybin (35 pts); 3, Jenny Kennedy 31.5; 4, Michael Roche (21.5 pts).
The annual Isle of Man TT Festival starts tomorrow with the first practice session for the world famous motorcycle races on the 37.73 mile Mountain Circuit.
With a record total of 23 TT wins, Irishman Joey Dunlop heads back to the Isle of Man to ride in six races; Formula One, lightweight 250cc, 125cc, Junior, Production and Senior. As always, Joey will ride Honda machinery.
His best chance of adding another win to his record tally would appear to be in the 125 and 250 races, however, he will face stiff competition in both from Welshman Ian Lougher and Englishman John McGuinness - who respectively won these classes last year.
In the big capacity classes (F1, Junior, Production and Senior) the battle will be between the very rapid V and M Yamahas of last year's triple winner David Jefferies and Michael Rutter, and the Honda Britain trio of Jim Moodie, Iain Duffus and Joey Dunlop.
Apart from Joey Dunlop, other Irish riders who should be to the fore include Adrian Archibald, Richard Britton, Gary Dynes, Denis McCullogh and Darren Lindsay. The only Southern competitor in this year's TT is Andy Kinsella from Rathcoole, Co Dublin, who competes in both sidecar races.
