Timothy Cathcart (7 July 1994 – 15 August 2014) was a

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rally driver from Enniskillen who was killed at the 2014 Todds Leap Ulster Rally, a round of the

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, after his car, a

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left the road and crashed near Fivemiletown. Timothy was from a family steeped in rallying history and started his rallying career in the Rallysport Association Championship, competing in a Vauxhall Nova and winning a number of events in his class. He was into his second year in the British Rally Championship and was tipped to be a future talent in British and potentially World Rallying. Cathcart's co-driver Dai Roberts was injured and airlifted to a

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hospital but made a full recovery. Dai's brother Gareth Roberts, also a co-driver, died in a similar accident at the

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in June 2012.

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1994 births 2014 deaths Rally drivers from Northern Ireland Sport deaths in Northern Ireland People from Enniskillen {{Ireland-autoracing-bio-stub