Modern Tyres – Ireland’s largest retail tyre company – will be the headline sponsor of the 2021 Ulster International Rally when it takes place on its new dates of November 19th/20th. Started in 1965 by Jimmy Byrne, the family-owned business…
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There can’t be many petrol-heads around who haven’t had a Ford crush at some point during their childhood, you can in fact almost guess a person’s age based on their favourite ‘Fast Ford’ and we saw a lot of them at…
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Kirkistown Racing Circuit on the outskirts of Portavogie, County Down, hosted the awards ceremony for the 2020 SW Adair Tyres Northern Ireland Sprint Championship on Saturday 7 August, 2021. Having managed to run enough events during the pandemic to actually…
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Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver William Creighton returned a faultless performance at last weekend’s Trackrod Rally Yorkshire [24-25 September] to win the Junior British Rally Championship category by well over a minute to his nearest rivals. Creighton and co-driver Liam…
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The McKee Clock Arena in Bangor, Co. Down saw Fords of all ages descend upon it for the Capri Club of Northern Ireland’s charity car show on Saturday 25 September. In 1988, just two years after Capri production ceased, the…
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The historic Titanic Dry Dock and Pump House played host to this year’s exceptionally busy Titanic Dubs. Running for a decade now by GTI NI, this show normally signifies the end of a busy car show season, but of course…
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The last time I attended a car show hosted by the Turkington family from Portadown it was bitterly cold and very wet, thankfully the evening of Thursday 16 September was a very different story. Welcome to ‘The BIG Macmillan Car…
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Greyabbey is a small village on the Eastern shores of Strangford Lough in County Down where, for the last few years, an annual classic bike and car show has been held in aid of charity. Now in its fifth year,…
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Jonny Greer and Kirsty Riddick secured victory at the PRM Group/RPM Motorsport-backed Loughgall Stages Rally, round three of the McGrady Insurance Motorsport UK N.I. Rally Championship! Based within the beautiful confines of County Armagh’s Loughgall Country Park, a capacity entry…
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Just six competitors were left to contest Rounds 21 and 22 of the SBD Motorsport UK HSA British Sprint championship at Kirkistown on August 8th. Fresh from his maiden victory the day before Graham Porrett (Lola T90 Tegra) set the pace in qualifying for…