Formula Europa and Formula Ford Zetec championship races top the bill at Mondello Park on Sunday.
Vivion Daly, Philip Kehoe and Gavin Smith are the three leading contenders for Europa honours. In the Zetec series, championship leader Alan Ring (Castleisland) will again face strong competition from George McAlpin (Portrush), Paul Dagg (Drogheda), John O'Hara (Donadea) and up-and-coming drivers Robbie Coleman (Cork), Ian Newport (Portadown) and Philip Kershaw (Brittas, Co Dublin).
In Formula Vee, Brian Hearty of Dundalk will no doubt be the pace setter, strongly challenged by Kirkistown Festival winner and reigning British champion Ray Moore (Dublin), Paul Newport (Bettystown) and Paul Heavey (Kilmeague, Co Kildare).
Jonathan Fildes (Clonsilla), the Dunlop Stryker Championship leader, is aiming for his fourth win of the season. He leads on 145 points from Ralph Crampton (132) and his uncle Robert Taylor (109). The Dunlop RT2000's will also be out, in which the points standings are: Jonathan Taylor 120; John Keaney and John Whelan 102 each. Also in the packed programme are championship races for Yokahama Uno and Yokahama Italian saloons.
With three wins and a second, Monaghan's Niall Maguire, accompanied by Anthony Nestor (Limerick) on the pace notes, is fast becoming uncatchable in the National Rally Championship. Maguire in his Subaru Legacy is the number one seed in Sunday's Circuit of Munster, run out of Adare over 3x3 stages at Shanid Castle, Ballyahill and Shanagolden with service in Foynes Village.
Also entered are John Gilleece, Michael Barrable, Frank O`Mahony, John McCluskey, Ray Breen, Hal Lewis, Ed Synan, Oliver O'Donovan, Tommy Graham, Dermot Kelly, Johnny O'Sullivan, Vincent O'Shea and Denis Cronin.
The Isle of Man is the mecca for thousands of motorcycle road racing fans for the next week of Tourist Trophy races held over the daunting 37.73 miles mountain circuit, for which the 123.61 mph lap record was set by Carl Fogarty in 1992. Ulster's Joey Dunlop holds the all time record of 23 TT wins, his first in 1977. At the age of 47, he returns to the island to compete in five races, Formula One, senior, junior, lightweight 250cc and ultra-lightweight 125cc.
Fellow Ulster riders Phillip McCallen, Robert Dunlop, James Courtney and Denis McCullough are all expected to perform well, and add to the impressive tally of Irish wins.
The Isle of Man TT programme is: Tomorrow: Formula One, 2 pm; Sidecar Race A, 5.0. Mon- day: Lightweight (250/400cc), 10.45; Sidecar Race B, 1.15. Wednesday: Ultra-lightweight (125cc and single-cylinder race), 10.45; Junior (600cc) 1.15. Friday: Production, 10.45; Senior, 1.15. WEEKEND FIXTURES Sunday - Limerick MC Circuit of Munster Rally, starts Adare, 10.30; LMC motor racing, Mondello Park, 1.35; MRCCI Midget car racing, Fox & Goose, Co. Kilkenny, 3.0.
