Kerry Motor Club's stage rally on Sunday will be run over a 10-mile stage (run four times) in the Castleisland/Knocknagoshel area. It is a round of the Top Part West Coast Rally Championship. The entry includes Limerick drivers Ed Synan and Anthony O'Halloran in Opel Mantas, Dermot Kelly (Cork) and possibly the Red Mills National champion John Gilleece (Belfast) in Ford Escort Cosworths. Rally HQ will be the Banna Beach Hotel at Ardfert.

Michael Keohane of Clonakilty races in the final round of the EFDA series at Hockenheim in Germany on Sunday. The up and coming Irish driver is looking at his options for 1999 which include the EFDA 200 (formerly Formula Opel), Formula Palmer Audi or Formula Renault Sport.

The Ford of Ireland championship winner is expected to campaign a Van Diemen with works support in next year's British Formula Ford Zetec Championship. This would appear to be the only viable option for the young Dublin driver to gain experience in Britain and hopefully be recognised by a top Formula three team for 2000.

Irish road racing champion James Courtney competes in the 32nd Macau Grand Prix tomorrow, run over 15 laps of the Guia street circuit on the Portuguese island of Macau, near Hong Kong. Honda are mounting a massive challenge in an effort to add this prestigious title to their other successes in this their 50th year. Honda Britain will be represented by two 1998 TT winners, Ian Simpson and Michael Rutter on RC45s. Courtney is also entered on a Honda RC45.