January Sports Star of the Month: Willie Coyne

IT WAS all smiles for Willie Coyne who claimed the Irish Rallycross Championship crown in Mondello Park in January.

The Tallaght man, in his Opel Corsa, pipped closest rival Peter McGarry in his Volvo for the title with Willie’s brother Michael securing third position overall.

The championship had a great entry of competitors all year round, but it all came down to last weekend to decide who would become the Championship Class winners.

The Modified Category was a very competitive class which made it very close racing all year especially coming into the final round.

“I held a two-point advantage over fellow driver Peter McGarry in his Volvo C30 Rwd.

“This gave me the mindset to go into Championship mode, my main focus was to finish with a good result behind Peter to secure the title”, Willie told The Echo.