Northern Ireland

I am a huge fan of estate cars – fast estate cars to be precise and SEAT have got the perfect answer with their new Leon ST CUPRA 300 4Drive.

Since its launch in 2013 Dacia’s ultra affordable SUV is becoming more of a common sight on our roads and a couple of month’s back we got to test a top of the range, four-wheel-drive dCi model for a weekend.

On the night of Friday 4th August, the village of Carrowdore will come alive to the sights and sounds of classic cars and cars of special interest raising funds for ‘CLIC Sargent NI – Cancer support for the young’ in the process.

Those living in rural parts of the country will be no stranger to a Tractor Run – this I can be certain of – for the rest of the population however I hope to enlighten you to a laid back tradition that brings the rural community together, usually in the name of charity.

Blackwater Graphics are this year celebrating a decade in business and as such, owner Andrew Johnston, hosted a birthday BBQ and summer meet at his premises on the outskirts of Comber, Co. Down on Friday evening (21st July).

BUILT is a brand new automotive event in Northern Ireland which will place at Belfast’s Titanic Exhibition Centre on Sunday 13 August from 12pm-5.30pm.

The Ibiza from SEAT is a highly popular super-mini that has become more than capable of taking on rivals such as the Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Corsa in a highly competitive sector.

Mazda in the modern era of car manufacturing have impressed greatly as we have found out from driving a few of their latest range and the Mazda 3 is equally impressive

It was a gloriously warm and clear evening last night (Wednesday 5th July) when Lanes and Yards of the McKee family home, close to Newtownards, reverberated to the noise of cars.

Having just maintained a 14 year dominance by the Irish, McKeever commented “I am over the moon, I couldn’t be any happier – that is two weeks in a row – I won BDC last week and I won IDC this week”