Motorsport Events

SW Adair Tyres Northern Ireland Sprint Championship set to return with sensational entry.

It is with great regret that the organisers of Wales Rally GB have today (Tuesday) announced the cancellation of the UK’s long-running round of the FIA World Rally Championship due to the unprecedented global coronavirus pandemic.

Motorsport UK has announced that in anticipation of motorsport restarting in the UK from 4th July, it is inviting online permit applications from 1st June 2020.

Here, five former members of the Audi UK Rally Team recall how it changed the world, and we take a look back at the numerous iterations of the quattro rally car.

Kirkistown on Saturday 14 March saw the Second round of the SW Adair Tyres Northern Ireland Sprint Championship being hotly contested. This event which was hosted by the 500MRCI was also round 1 of the Irish Pack and Pallet Hillclimb and Sprint Championship.

Saturday 29th February saw the first round of the SW Adair Tyres Northern Ireland Sprint Championship take place at a cold and windy Nutts corner Circuit in County Antrim.

Derek McGarrity and Damian Garvey sealed victory at the McGrady Insurance Stages Rally, round two of the McGrady Insurance Motorsport UK Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship!

Latvia’s Janis Vorobjvos and Ivo Pukis have won the Samsonas Fivemiletown Rally, round one of the McGrady Insurance NI Forest Rally Challenge! Driving their BMW M3X for the first time, the crew claimed a last gasp victory by five seconds…

Reigning Northern Ireland Champion Stephen Wright has secured his second consecutive victory at the Pacenotes Rally Magazine Stages, round one of the McGrady Insurance Motorsport UK NI Rally Championship!

There is nothing more delightful on a sunny Saturday afternoon than to watch cars pirouetting around pylons like dancers on ice, it is not only therapeutic to watch, but also fascinating at how skilful the drivers are.