The public sale organised to mark the one-year anniversary of much-loved World Rally Championship driver Craig Breen’s dying in a testing accident was supported by the Hyundai workforce the Irishman drove for from 2019-2021 and in 2023, with quite a few objects donated.
The listing of things up for public sale included crash helmets worn by WRC drivers Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak final 12 months, a pair of Dani Sordo’s Hyundai WRC overalls and a passenger journey in a Hyundai WRC Rally1 automotive.
The public sale closed on Tuesday night time, having reached €51,982. Neuville’s crash helmet attracted the biggest value at €10,010, whereas Tanak’s helmet went for €6,101. Sordo’s overalls could have a brand new proprietor following a bid of €2,800.
The funds will go on to the Craig Breen Basis, which was arrange final 12 months with the objective of serving to younger drivers via the rallying ranks, a trigger Breen was significantly enthusiastic about. It at present supplies monetary help to younger drivers competing in Eire’s J1000 Forestry Collection.
The muse has introduced it can help the championship for a minimal five-year interval.
Prizes on supply for drivers within the championship vary from monetary help to funded drives within the Spanish and Portuguese Hyundai i20 Cup with the Sports activities & You workforce, which Breen competed for within the Portuguese Rally Championship final 12 months.
The Hyundai WRC workforce paid tribute to Breen eventually weekend’s Croatia Rally by operating a particular tribute livery on its three i20 N Rally1 automobiles pushed by Neuville, Tanak and Andreas Mikkelsen.
Thierry Neuville, Martijn Wydaeghe, Hyundai World Rally Crew Hyundai i20 N Rally1
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