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Auction raises more than €50K for Craig Breen Foundation
The auction held in memory of World Rally Championship driver Craig Breen was supported by the Hyundai team he raced for between 2019-2021 and in 2023. Various items were donated for the auction, including crash helmets worn by WRC drivers Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak from last year. The auction raised a total of €51,982, with Neuville’s helmet fetching the highest bid at €10,010. The funds will benefit the Craig Breen Foundation, established to assist young drivers in rallying, a cause close to Breen’s heart. The foundation currently supports young drivers in Ireland’s J1000 Forestry Series and will back the championship for at least five years. Additionally, prizes offered for championship drivers include financial assistance and funded drives in the Hyundai i20 Cup in Spain and Portugal with the Sports & You team. Hyundai WRC team honored Breen at the recent Croatia Rally with a special livery on their i20 N Rally1 cars driven by Neuville, Tanak, and Andreas Mikkelsen.
