14 year-old Jordan Dempsey from Mullingar has been selected as the Dunlop Young Racing Driver of the Month for August.

Jordan finished in second place in the Ginetta Junior Ireland Championship round at Mondello Park on August 10, having already recorded a win and several top four placings earlier in the season. He also set the fastest lap in three of the ten races this year, and currently lies fourth in the Ginetta Junior Ireland points table as the series heads for the final rounds on Mondello's International circuit this weekend.

Jordan began Karting at the age of 9, racing in the Northern Ireland Cadet series for two years, and has always had an ambition to race in
the Formula Ford 1600 class, which he hopes to achieve when he reaches the age of 16.

He is the third generation of his family to go motor racing, as his father, Morgan Dempsey Junior, has been very successful in the Formula
Ford and Formula Ireland classes over many years, while his grandfather, Morgan Dempsey Senior, used to race various types of sports cars, also with much success.

At age 14, Jordan is the youngest driver ever to be nominated as Dunlop Young Racing Driver of the Month. His car is backed by his father's
company, Motorsport Car Preparation. He attends Mullingar Community College, where he is preparing for his Junior Certificate examinations
next June.

Having been selected as the fifth Dunlop Driver of the Month for the 2014 season, Jordan is now a contender for the prestigious Dunlop
Motorsport Ireland Young Racing Driver of the Year Award and the historic Sexton Trophy. This award is presented annually and is supported by Dunlop, the Irish Sports Council and Motorsport Ireland.