MOTOR SPORT:Eugene Donnelly aims to win the Jim Clark International Rally; challenge Mark Higgins for the Global International Tarmac Rally Championship and retain the title he has won for three years in a row. Donnelly on 24 points is 14 points down on Higgins and is the number one seed in round four of the series, followed by fellow Irish drivers Eamonn Boland and Tim McNulty.

The Tesco 99 Octane British Championship leaders Guy Wilks (20 points) and Higgins (18 points) are seeded number five and six, respectively in Group N cars. Although Higgins on 38 points leads the tarmac series, this time he has chosen to run in Group N for British points and therefore will not be on the pace of the more powerful WRC cars which are not eligible for the British Championship.

Advantage Donnelly, but Higgins will not be too far behind and reliability will as usual be a big factor.

The rally starts this evening from south of Edinburgh, run out of Kelso located on the confluence of the Tweed and Teviot Rivers.

Aaron MacHale, Patrick Elliott, Michael Barrable, Glenn Allen, Ray Breen and Niall Maguire are the top seeds in Sunday's Cavan stages. After round four of the 10- round Dunlop National Rally Championship, the first five drivers are covered by 11 points. Allen leads on 61 points from MacHale (56), Maguire (54), Elliott and Kevin Barrett (50), followed by Group N leader Mike Curran (42) and Barrable (38). Run out of Cavan town, the stage locations are Shankill, Larah and Bunnoe.

Robert Cregan (18) from Portmarnock has been nominated Dunlop Young Racing Driver of the Month for April and is now a contender for the €35,000 Dunlop Motorsport Ireland Young Racing Driver of the Year award.

With a score of 40 points from winning the two opening Irish Formula Ford Championship races at Mondello, Robert Cregan leads the series from Rob Barrable (25) and Neville Smith (24).

Tomorrow he competes against Kirkistown specialists Morgan Dempsey, Simon Woodside and another teenage sensation Wayne Boyd.

WEEKEND FIXTURES: Saturday - Cork MC, West Cork Classic Trial, starts Clonakilty, Co Cork, 10am; 500 MRCI, Motor Racing, Kirkistown, Co Down, 1pm; Clare MC, Autotest, Toonagh, Ennis, Co Clare, 3pm. Sunday - Cork MC, West Cork Classic Trial, starts Clonakilty, 10.30am; IKC, Kart Racing, Tynagh, Co Galway, 10.30am; Co Cavan MC, Stages Rally, starts Cavan, 10.45am; Clare MC, Autotest, Toonagh, Ennis, Co Clare, 11am; Killarney and District MC, Autocross, Cork Road, Killarney, Co Kerry, 12pm.