Donegal Motorclub's prizegiving has returned in some style. Please click on the arrows to go through the galleryThe top three drivers in the DMC Club Championship - Kevin Gallagher, third; Conor Harvey first, and Mac Walsh, second, with Aaron Johnston, Brendan McDaid and Brian Brogan Missing from the club's calendar for a number of years, it was re-introduced through the help of Donegal Commercial Vehicles and their sponsorship of the 2024 DMC Club Championship. CEO Brendan McDaid came on board to reignite the championship in 2024 through the club's events. The championship began in March with the Navigation Trial based in Termon. The famous Donegal international rally was round 2. The Knockalla Hillclimb in September counted for two rounds with Saturday and Sunday giving drivers a chance to score double points. The Harvest rally was the penultimate round before the October Navigation Trial in Glenswilly. Drivers were required to start 4/6 counting rounds with codrivers to start 3/4 counting rounds (no navigator required on Hillclimb) and bonus points available for any registered competitor marshalling on a DMC event. At the end of the championship, the following were the final results: Drivers - Conor Harvey 1st; Mac Walsh 2nd; Kevin Gallagher 3rd Co-drivers - Aidan Friel 1st; Eamon Doherty 2nd; Darren Curran 3rd Special guest on the night was Tyrone WRC Co-Driver Aaron Johnston. Currently in a full-time seat with Toyota Gazoo Racing alongside driver Takamoto Katsuta, the pair finished second in the previous weekend's Rally Sweden. A few awards were presented on the night to club members representing the club on an international level and volunteers, who have dedicated their time to assisting the club over the years. Special achievement awardsEamonn Kelly - competing in the JWRC and Billy Coleman award winner, Kelly has been contending various rounds of the JWRC with the help of the Motorsport Ireland Academy. Kelly also won the 2024 historic San Remo rally in a BMW M3Kyle McBride - a blistering
In pictures: Letterkenny plays host to Donegal Motorclub Awards Night
Missing from the club's calendar for a number of years, it was re-introduced through the help of Donegal Commercial Vehicles and their sponsorship of the 2024 DMC Club Championship
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Hard Chargers of the Year, Gavin Russell and Daniel Callaghan, with Special Guest Aaron Johnston and Brendan McDaid, CEO Donegal Commercial Vehicles
