Competition Safaris are one of the most spectacular forms of motorsport in Northern Ireland, yet they’re possibly one of the least well-known…
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Aston Martin DBX – the British luxury marque’s first SUV – has continued its intensive development programme this week at Pirelli’s official test facility, close to the Arctic Circle in Sweden.
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Suzuki GB PLC has expanded its nationwide retail network with the appointment of Greg Mitchell Motors in County Tyrone. This brings the total number of Suzuki dealerships in Northern Ireland to seven, and to 157 locations across the UK.
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Welshman Tom Cave took his first British Rally Championship win in a four-wheel-drive car on the West Cork Rally last weekend (16/17 March). Along with co-driver James Morgan, the pair won the event by a mere 4.8 seconds in their Hyundai i20 R5 from reigning champion Matt Edwards (Ford Fiesta R5) in second, while defending Irish Tarmac champion Josh Moffett (Ford Fiesta R5) rounded out the podium. Cave’s win was the first BRC win for the Korean manufacturer Hyundai since David Higgins in 2004.
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Arguably the worlds most important motor show, the Geneva International Motor Show held at the Palexpo Convention Centre right beside the airport didn’t fail to disappoint again for 2019. We flew direct from Belfast International airport to Geneva, and by taking the 6am red-eye were in and out in a day. The message from the manufacturers this year wasn’t unexpected: we’re going electric.
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MINI Magic – Ireland’s MINI track day and meet – sponsored by MINI Ireland is back on September 15, this time at White River Park between Dundalk and Drogheda in a celebration of 60 years of an icon.
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Saturday 16 March saw the SW Adair Tyres Northern Ireland Sprint Championship visit Kirkistown as the 500MRCI hosted the second round of the 2019 Sprint Championship. Heavy rain overnight cast an early doubt over the event as the only people relishing the conditions were the family of ducks who had taken up residence at the approach to Colonial.
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Saturday 02 March saw the first round of the SW Adair Tyres Northern Ireland Sprint Championship at Nutts Corner and boy did the championship kick off in style.
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Motorsport Events
McGarrity’s Campaign Back on Track with Bishopscourt Rally Victory!
by Graham March 12, 2019Derek McGarrity and Sean Topping have won the McGrady Insurance Stages Rally, round two of the McGrady Insurance Motorsport UK Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship!
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Stephen Wright and Keith Rainey have won the Pacenotes Rally Magazine Stages Rally, round one of the McGrady Insurance Motorsport UK Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship!