Mondello central to a massive weekend

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- BY JOHN KENNY

MONDELLO PARK stages its annual Carole Nash Historic festival of classic racing this weekend, where tributes will also be paid to the late Eddie Jordan and the circuit's late owner Martin Birrane.

The main straight will be renamed the Birrane Straight in honour of the Mayoman who saved the track from closure when he bought the venue back in the mid1980s.

Birrane set up the Mondello Park museum some years ago and two of those cars, the V10-engined Jordan 195 and the Pacific PRO1 which saw action in the 1994 F1 season, will have demonstration runs as part of the Eddie Jordan - From Grid to Glory event.

Some of EJ's family, as well as friends and former teammates, will be along for the event, and the Jordan-themed events take place on Saturday.

Five-time grand prix winner John Watson will also be in attendance along with Derek Daly, the last driver from the Republic of Ireland to race in F1, in 1982.