3 March 2010: Cliff Dempsey Racing has confirmed a second driver for their 2010 Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship campaign. Nineteen year old Dublin student Cormac O'Neill, who made his debut with the team in 2009 in FF1600, taking third overall in the Irish FF championship and 5th in the UK National FF1600 series, will step up to the top British series using the same Ray chassis that he drove in FF1600 last season upgraded to Duratec spec.

O'Neill had a very promising test run in the car (at Kirkistown) last week and team owner Cliff Dempsey was very encouraged with what he saw stating "I am very pleased to run Cormac in the Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship, which has to be one of the toughest championships around. Cormac has come on leaps and bounds during his first year in cars, finishing 3rd in the Irish Formula Ford Championship and 5th in the Webcon National FF1600 Championship, gaining valuable experience on a variety of tracks. He has had some fine podium finishes and has had several fastest laps. I do think that with a little more race craft, that he will further progress and surprise some people"

Cormac added: "I am very happy to remain in the CDR team and to be moving up to Duratec but I am slightly disappointed that I have to choose between the main championship and the Scholarship class. It would have been nice to have been able to compete for honours in both classes simultaneously as drivers have been allowed to in previous years"

Sponsored by Moston Building Contractors, the young Irishman aims to compete in all rounds.

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