It’s always a bittersweet time for Mondello racers when the Leinster Trophy comes around. It’s the biggest meeting of the year (although the Vee Festival comes close) and was traditionally the one everyone wanted to win. Well, that or the Phoenix Par,k and preferably both! It remains as a two day meeting even though the live RTE coverage of the
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Whilst wandering around the paddock on the morning of the recent Historic Car Festival, I met Steve Griffin and his son in law Jason Loughrey. As we chatted, they introduced me to George Karellas, a YouTuber who was doing a piece on Steve. I invited George up to the tower so he could get some shots from the balcony and
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I remember it well. Donal Loughrey had purchased a very second hand Zip 100cc kart- from Morgan Dempsey in Mullingar. We were both studying at Bolton Street at the time and were aware that there was open testing every Wednesday afternoon in Mondello Park. We decided that our Wednesday afternoon lectures were not overly important and jumped on an 11
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A few years back, through the Mercedes Club, dad found out that the SL Shop, a UK parts supplier, were organising a run for Mercedes SL owners. He mentioned it to me and we decided to book in and drive Dad’s beloved 350 to the start in Stratford Upon Avon. We signed up and had a wonderful few days in
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The Formula Ford Festival is, for many, the highlight of the season. The pilgrimage to Brands Hatch to see the best of Europe and sometimes the world, is always a great trip and the tricolour is always in evidence in the Paddock Hill Grandstand. There was, of course an Irish Formula Ford Festival for many years, held at Mondello Park
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Since I was young, my dad always had something interesting in the garage- so I blame him for my petrolheaded obsessions- and the fact that I own far too many cars. I still remember on Saturday mornings, we would be in the kitchen, my mother and sister still in bed and Dad would look out and ask me “Do you
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The first two day meeting of the year takes place at Mondello Park this weekend, with almost all of the Irish racing classes taking to the tarmac on Saturday and Sunday. Formula Vee returns to the Kildare circuit and we can expect thrilling battles at the front. Perennial pacesetter and reigning champion Dan Polley has a fight on his hands
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