Christmas comes early for 12-year-old driving ace, Rory Armstrong, a pupil at St. Patrick’s Grammar School in Downpatrick, as he becomes World Rotax 125 Mini Max Champion in Bahrain at the start of December. Fending off seventy-one world-class drivers from…
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Stephen ‘Weavy’ Whitford finally lifted the Micra Challenge winner’s trophy 27 years after his first attempt. At a packed Down Royal venue in late November Whitford took the plaudits, receiving a warm reception from friends and fellow competitors gathered to…
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Saturday 4th November 2023 will be a day that goes down in not just autotesting history, but the history of Northern Ireland Motorsport. A day that saw seventy competitors from all over the British Isles and Southern Ireland competing at both…
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On Thursday, 2nd November, most of the Kirkistown track was underwater. It had been like this for a few days. However, the rain had stopped, and the storm drains were shifting water at capacity. The problem was that the land…
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The seaside racing circuit of Kirkistown was all set for the 500 Motor Racing Club of Ireland’s ‘Spooky Sprint’ on Saturday 28 of October 2023 where the championship was to be decided on this, the final round. After a highly…
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The final car race meeting of 2023 at Kirkistown Circuit took place on Saturday 21st October. Although there were only eleven races, the competition was excellent. Because of a cancelled race earlier in the season the Libre Saloons and GTs had…
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“What a day, jeepers what a day.” This was a common comment to be heard around the paddock of Nutts Corner on 23 September where North Ulster Car Club had once again hosted one of their famously superb events to…
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NEWLY CROWNED JUNIOR WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONS RECOGNISED AT PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS
by Graham October 19, 2023Parliament Buildings on the outskirts of Belfast reverberated to the sound of rallying for the first time in sixteen years for a very special celebration recognising the achievement of local crew William Creighton and Liam Regan. Back in 2007, this…
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After a sabbatical of around five years, Saturday 30 September 2023 saw the return of the ‘Mourne Run’ in what turned out to be a well-supported event, despite the inclement weather. Reignited this year by classic car and rallying enthusiasts,…
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To say that the weather was inclement at Kirkistown on Saturday 30th September would be an understatement. Qualifying sessions for The Martin Donnelly and Emerson Fittipaldi Trophies race meeting, featuring cars and superkarts, took place in dryness but by Midday, the…