Sport
20 July, 2025
Mossman’s proving ground
THE Douglas Shire Motor Sport Association (DSMSA) punches well above its weight on the national scene.
The DSMSA based in Mossman is responsible for the only rally sports club in the Shire.
The DSMSA is the breeding ground for a variety of young and hopeful drivers and competitors in the rally sport world.
Locally the club holds a variety of smaller competitions, such as club championships, but also proudly have competitors competing at much higher and prestigious levels.
Recently DSMSA’s very own prodigy competed at the Australian rally championships (ARC) in Gympie.
Dylan Furche had joined a club down in Brisbane but during this competition still raced under the DSMSA banner, ultimately still representing the Douglas Shire at the highest stage.
Mr Furche and his co-driver Matt Davidson competed against some of the state’s best rally drivers and car enthusiasts in one of Queensland’s biggest competitions.
“It’s amazing what Dylan has done, not only is he representing the Douglas Shire in such an amazing format, he also opens the door for some of our other young drivers to follow in his footsteps and ultimately compete at their highest possible level,” said an association spokesman.
Despite a mechanical DNF (did not finish), Mr Furche and Mr Davidson finished 16th outright and first at the QRC junior at the last ARC round.
Locally, the club also holds a variety of interclub competitions, with the most recent one being the club championships.
The club championships give all the drivers a prime opportunity to be able to showcase their talent, improvement and driving development against the other competitors.
The DSMSA has recently just had their club championships where they had great numbers competing in both male and female groups.
In the men’s race, Seth Perry finished first, with his twin brother Cain claiming second place, while young gun Daniel Andrews came away with third.
In the women’s Shelby Quinn claimed first spot while Maggie Haylett finished in second.
All drivers now look forward to the next round of club championships where they look to either maintain their glory or move up the overall table against the other competitors, and also continue to improve and train for the next round of regional and state championships.
