With no major visiting classes, the car race meeting at Kirkistown on Saturday 25th June seemed to have a quieter ambience. However, the racing on display was anything but quiet or serene! The first race was for Saloons. Lurgan driver, Peter Baxter,…
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Warm sunshine greeted drivers and spectators at Saturday’s car and superkart race meeting at Kirkistown. Although the featured class was the Saloons/GTs, the real anticipation was centred around the Roadsports class, because everyone in the know expected the lap record for…
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Thompson is King of the Hill at NI Hillclimb Championship Round 3
by Graham June 22, 2022Saturday 14 May saw the area around Laurencetown echo to the sound of sweet mechanical music as the Trailertek Drumhorc Hillclimb returned to the Millers Oils Northern Ireland Hillclimb championship for the first time since 2019. With the sun splitting…
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April’s Car and Superkart meeting at Kirkistown was bathed in sunshine. Spectators were treated to some great, competitive and clean racing in all classes. The featured class this time was Superkarts and special trophies were sponsored by the Weir family, who…
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Desi Henry Seals Last Gasp Victory at Claudy-based Eakin Bros Stages Rally
by Guest June 8, 2022Desi Henry and Paddy Robinson sealed a last-gasp victory at the Claudy-based Eakin Bros Brian James Trailers Stages Rally but it is Derek McGarrity who has burst into the lead of the McGrady Insurance NI Rally Championship after round three…
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A giant killing performance from Daniel McKenna and Andrew Greenan in their Ford Escort not only clinched them top honours on the national event, but placed them 5th overall among the international contenders on one of the world’s oldest and…
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Saturday 07 May saw the fourth round of the SW Adair Tyres Northern Ireland Sprint Championship in the Larne Motor Club at Kirkistown Circuit. Thankfully someone in Larne Motor Club had been a good child and we were all rewarded…
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Rain Fails to Dampen Spirits at Round 2 of Hill Climb Championship
by Guest May 16, 2022The Simon Brien Residential UAC Craigantlet Hill Climb was host to the second round of the Millers Oils ANICC Hill Climb Championship which provided great excitement and thrilling drives from our local entrants. Running alongside two rounds of the British…
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Wallace Menzies clearly demonstrated why he is the current Avon Tyres British Hill Climb Champion by setting the Fastest Time of the Day on the Simon Brien Residential UAC Craigantlet Hill Climb, netting him the News Letter Trophy. His driving…
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FISHER FIGHTBACK EARNS CIRCUIT CROWN AND FIRST WIN OF 2022
by Guest April 29, 2022Alastair Fisher and Gordon Noble produced a sensational comeback drive to win this year’s Circuit of Ireland Rally. Their second international rally win together came after a tense final stage shootout with the in-form duo of Josh Moffett and Andy…