After a hugely successful couple of years the 2023 SW Adair Tyres Northern Ireland Sprint Championship was set to get underway at the start of March in County Antrim. The calendar showed a season consisting of nine rounds, with seven…
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This year’s Northern Ireland Rally Championship was supported once again by McGrady Insurance, it was a familiar start to the season with a visit to the fastest racing circuit in Ireland as Kirkistown hosted the single venue stage rally event.…
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Hagerty’s world renowned Festival of the Unexceptional celebrates its 10-year anniversary at Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire on Saturday 27th July. Festival of the Unexceptional, a show dedicated to great everyday classic cars, was launched by Hagerty in 2014 and has since earned its place…
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The death of drifting legend Ken Block shook the entire motorsport world at the beginning of January. The previously unreleased last episode of his famous drift videos is a tribute to the American. ‘Electrikhana 2’ was filmed with the Audi…
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Lisburn BMX Club has benefitted from a generous donation of biking equipment from Donnelly Group. The funding provided by Donnelly Foundation, a charitable initiative established by the local vehicle retailer, will enable Lisburn BMX Club to support more children and…
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Sacred Heart Primary School, located in Derry City, has been announced as the latest project to receive much-needed funding from Donnelly Foundation. The Foundation, which forms part of local vehicle retailer Donnelly Group’s community support strategy, delivered financial support for…
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BlogMotorsport Events
DOWNPATRICK SCHOOLBOY BECOMES WORLD KARTING CHAMPION
by Graham December 18, 2023Christmas 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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Automotive News
20 YEARS OF THE MAZDA3 | MAZDA’S AWARD-WINNING HATCHBACK AND SALOON MARKS TWO DECADES ON SALE
by Guest November 20, 2023The Mazda3 has reached the milestone of two decades on sale – revealed at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show, the first-generation Mazda3 arrived in European dealerships in the autumn of 2003. The Mazda3 built on the success of the Mazda…
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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…