What do you get when you take a 62-year-old cyclist to a racetrack with Hyundai’s latest electric vehicle? A challenge! That’s what! And Graham Baalham-Curry was there to find out more… Unlike most of us, endurance cyclist Joe Barr, from…
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AGRICULTURE CALENDAR SET TO RAISE VITAL FUNDS FOR AIR AMBULANCE NI…
by Graham November 12, 2021Dedicated to the memory of Master Harry Steele, of Rowreagh Farm, Kircubbin this year’s calendar, which once again features most of the contractors situated around the Newtownard’s Peninsula aims to improve on the figure raised last year. Amateur photographer Steven…
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Nashville, Tennessee is somewhere I have a strong connection with, despite having never been to this part of the world. Yet my connection strengthened today, Thursday 28 of October, 2021 in Carrickfergus of all places. Let me explain… My…
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Northern Ireland’s Drew Wylie has been involved in motorsport for 60 years. He’s successful in business, a champion competitor, a renowned manager of some of motorsport’s headline stars, plus he’s just won the NI Historic Rally Championship in this impeccably…
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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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Magnificent Racing at Double Trophy Meeting at Kirkistown!
by Guest October 1, 2021Spectators were treated to an amazing day of car and superkart racing at Kirkistown Race Circuit on Saturday 25th September, 2021. Two prestigious trophies were up for grabs, The Martin Donnelly Trophy for Formula Ford 1600 and the Emerson Fittipaldi Trophy…
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Fantastic First-Timers Tackle Trackskills Day at Kirkistown
by Guest September 15, 2021Sunday 15th August was the first Trackskills track day after a six weeks break. It also fell on the day of the British Touring Cars’ visit to Knockhill in Scotland, an event that usually pulls a fair few people from these shores.…
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Sunday 6 June saw the UK’s top Autotest and Autosolo competitors battling it out for the chance to represent the UK in the Auto Slalom discipline at the 2021 FIA Motorsport Games and among them was Northern Ireland driving ace…
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A week or so ago Belfast racer David Mutch touched base about a possible feature on his recently built competition car and, having seen the 35 year old compete on a number of occasions over the years, as well as…
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Clear blue skies over Antrim were a welcome site to many who had dug their pride and joy out of hibernation for an inaugural charity event at McMillan Specialist Cars. For almost 18-months, petrolheads have not been able to meet…