The name McGimpsey is one that is engrained within clubman motorsport in Northern Ireland, and it looks set to remain at the top end of the time sheets for many years to come as Ryan McGimpsey becomes Northern Ireland Hillclimb…
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The quiet hills above Holywood in County Down come alive each spring to the sounds and smells of racing cars and 2023 was no different as the ANICC Motorsport Supplies Hillclimb Championship got underway in April. Here’s how the season…
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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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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…