By Evan Dalton Conor Melia takes turn one en-route to a front row starting position | Photos by @RaceDayDori It has been an up and down year for Irish Formula Vee. While there have been highs, there have been a lot of lows. More often than not, perplexed faces fill parc ferme. The drivers will mostly leave Mondello however with damped race cars, and not damped spirits, as Ireland’s largest single seater class enjoys one of its most successful weekends to date.  Wicklow’s Jack Byrne enters Round 6 as the man to beat. Byrne put up some phenomenal performances in the opening rounds of the championship to race into a comfortable series lead.  His nearest competitor is Conor Melia, who returns to Mondello more melancholy than most. It is no secret that SM Racing haven’t hit the ground running in 2026 with Melia. A plethora of issues has plagued the No.56 driver, but his ability to drive a race car certainly hasn’t disappeared, and the team have worked tirelessly to get their man ba...