History was made on last month’s Modern Tyres Ulster Rally by Matt Edwards as he became the first person to win the Motorsport UK British Rally Championship title three years running. Edwards arrived in Newry knowing only maximum points from…
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What do you get when you take a 62-year-old cyclist to a racetrack with Hyundai’s latest electric vehicle? A challenge! That’s what! And Graham Baalham-Curry was there to find out more… Unlike most of us, endurance cyclist Joe Barr, from…
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With just days to go before the start of this year’s Ulster Rally which will take place on Saturday 20th of November and is hosted by the Northern Ireland Motor Club, action from the Newry based event will unfold on…
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Blog
AGRICULTURE CALENDAR SET TO RAISE VITAL FUNDS FOR AIR AMBULANCE NI…
by Graham November 12, 2021Dedicated to the memory of Master Harry Steele, of Rowreagh Farm, Kircubbin this year’s calendar, which once again features most of the contractors situated around the Newtownard’s Peninsula aims to improve on the figure raised last year. Amateur photographer Steven…
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Nashville, Tennessee is somewhere I have a strong connection with, despite having never been to this part of the world. Yet my connection strengthened today, Thursday 28 of October, 2021 in Carrickfergus of all places. Let me explain… My…
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Northern Ireland’s Drew Wylie has been involved in motorsport for 60 years. He’s successful in business, a champion competitor, a renowned manager of some of motorsport’s headline stars, plus he’s just won the NI Historic Rally Championship in this impeccably…
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Some expressed a view that the “Final Fling” race meeting that was to be held on Saturday 23rd October 2021 at Kirkistown Racing Circuit might turn out to be a bit of a damp squib. There were no single seater…
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Saturday 9th October saw the fourth round of the SW Adair Tyres Northern Ireland Sprint Championship return to Kirkistown for the TT Bistro October Sprint hosted by the Ulster Automobile Club. Sadly, the recent spell of good weather had to…
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Motorsport Events
Devine Wins Sperrins Rally but Greer Secures N.I. Championship Title Success!
by Guest October 19, 2021Callum Devine and Brian Hoy won this weekend’s Go Power Tour of the Sperrins Rally while Jonny Greer and Kirsty Riddick have secured the 2021 McGrady Insurance Motorsport UK Northern Ireland Rally Championship title! Having won the title for the…
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Michael McCartan is General Manager at Shelbourne Motors, Newry. A family business established since 1973, Michael joined ahead of a major growth period for the business with the opening of its second site in Newry. The award winning group operate franchises for Toyota,…