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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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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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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The Simon Brien Residential Craigantlet Hill Climb was the last round of the ANICC Millers Oils Hillclimb Championship and our local competitors performed equally as well. Graham Thompson, from Antrim, in his GTR Turbo clinched the Overall Championship title taking…
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Magic Menzies Dominates at British Hill Climb Championship
by Guest September 21, 2021The Simon Brien Residential Craigantlet Hill Climb hosted two rounds of the British Hillclimb Championship on Saturday 11 September. Wallace Menzies, from Alloa in his Gould GR59-M, recorded the fastest time on the Simon Brien Residential Craigantlet Hill Climb to…
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Round 4 of the Millers Oils Anicc Northern Ireland Hillclimb Championship took place on Saturday 14th August. With a big entry of machinery from standard road cars to high powered single seaters and everything in between, it was set to be…
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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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Greer Claims Loughgall Win and Extends Championship Lead!
by Graham September 15, 2021Jonny 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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HIGH OCTANE, HIGH ENERGY AND HIGH DRAMA AT KIRKISTOWN!
by Guest September 13, 2021A bumper crowd of spectators were treated to a wonderful day’s racing at Kirkistown Race Circuit on Saturday 28th August 2021. Alongside a packed 500 Motor Racing Club of Ireland racing programme of superkarts, saloons, fiesta’s, roadsports and formula Ford’s, the…