We recently visited Rally School Ireland in Monaghan alongside Subaru NI and in the company of the fastest racing driver in Northern Ireland, Colin Turkington from Portadown. Colin kindly took time out of his hectic British Touring Car Championship schedule to give us a taste of what it’s like in a Subaru Levorg with the master at the helm.
It has been some twenty years since Ford have made a Rallye Sport (aka – RS) model worthy of getting excited about, a model that’s roots stem back into the pinnacle of Ford’s rich motorsport heritage to incorporate four wheel drive.
It is hard to believe that half a decade has passed since the last Modified Motors car event was held at the Ecclesville Centre in Fintona, an event that for years was home to one of the biggest, busiest and craziest days on the annual car scene calendar.
Lexus as a brand is one of those ones that generally get overlooked by many new car buyers who would favour the more common German steeds we see in abundance on Northern Ireland roads.
Niall Henry is one of a growing handful of competitors who has switched to an R4 specification rally car in recent years. His mount of choice is this stunning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X which he purchased towards the end of 2015…
Rally School Ireland know a thing or two about traction, reliability and value for money. So there was no surprise when the Co Monaghan based Rally school chose Subaru Foresters as the latest additions to their ever growing fleet of vehicles.
Elfyn Evans and co-driver Craig Parry won the John Mulholland Motors Ulster Rally this weekend (19/20 August) and with it claimed the 2016 MSA British Rally Championship title.
It has been a while since we have reviewed a Hyundai model, a couple of years in fact and as such it was great to be given the keys to this all new Hyundai Tucson when at Monaghan Brothers…
SIR CHRIS HOY MASTERS TOUGH DRIVING STUNT IN JUST TWO DAYS
He may have retired from professional cycling, but Sir Chris Hoy has been spotted back on two wheels. The former-Olympian managed the tricky technique of two-wheel driving in a Nissan Juke, with just two days of instruction.
The MSA British Rally Championship has travelled the length and breadth of the UK, taking in rounds in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and so far this season, three different event winners as well as eight different crews have stood on the podium in the opening five rounds.