Having encountered a forced sabbatical last year the fifth instalment of Carrowdore & Ballyfrenis Presbyterian Church’s annual Vintage & Classic Car Run returned on Friday 6 August. When asked to think of the seaside, many will automatically recall the over-popular…
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Sunday 6 June saw the UK’s top Autotest and Autosolo competitors battling it out for the chance to represent the UK in the Auto Slalom discipline at the 2021 FIA Motorsport Games and among them was Northern Ireland driving ace…
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The sixth round of the McMillan Specialist Cars Northern Ireland Autotest Championship was hosted by the Ulster Automobile Club at Ferguson’s Yard in Stewartstown. Steven Ferguson was again the man to beat at this event, taking the win by 16.9…
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Motorsport Events
Portglenone’s Desi Henry Secures Last Gasp Dogleap Rally Victory!
by Guest August 19, 2021Portglenone’s Desi and Mark Henry claimed a last gasp victory at the Eakin Bros Brian James Trailers Dogleap Stages Rally, round two of the McGrady Insurance Motorsport UK N.I. Rally Championship! Based at the Shackleton Complex in Ballykelly, near Limavady,…
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Pat Kirk Ltd are a family run dealership, based in both Omagh & Strabane, and represent the Ford, Nissan, and Mazda franchises, as well as their own Approved Used and Prestige Ranges. Founded in 1966 by Pat Kirk Senior, the…
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This year’s PRM Group and RPM Motor Sports backed Loughgall Stages Rally will host a round of the McGrady Insurance Motorsport UK N.I. Rally Championship for the first time! Taking place on Saturday 21 August, the North Armagh Motor Club…
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Several years ago when I was adding a photography qualification to my CV I was afforded the opportunity to photograph several eclectic music gigs taking place as part of the Open House Festival in Belfast. Since then, the Open House…
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One of the Emerald Isle’s largest automotive events took place at the weekend under a very different guise thanks to ongoing restrictions on large gatherings. Instead of several hundred cars on display as a static show, as has been the…
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Northern Ireland was well represented in the Junior World Rally Championships Estonia event recently which provided valuable experience for William Creighton while Jon Armstrong brought home some silverware. Jon Armstrong continued his fast return to rally driving this year by…
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A compact programme provided spectators with plenty of exciting racing at the Five Hundred Motor Racing Club of Ireland’s July meeting at Kirkistown. The opening race was a combined affair for Saloons, GTs and Mazda MX5s. Dungiven’s Gerard O’Connell was the…