18 year old James Roe Jr, from Naas in County Kildare, was on top form at one of the biggest Formula Ford 1600 races of the year, the Martin Donnelly Trophy, held at Kirkistown Circuit in Northern Ireland at the weekend. The first race for the weekend was a round of the Dawson-WAM Northern Ireland series, a class which has
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It was finally time for the Northern Ireland season to start last weekend as the 500MCI opened the gates of Kirkistown for the opening rounds of many of their various championships. The entry list made for interesting reading in the week coming up to the event, as many of the best FF1600 drivers in the UK and Ireland had flung
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Motorsport Ireland Young Driver of The Year Jake Byrne continued his resurgent form at Anglesey Circuit in north Wales at the weekend with two more podium finishes, making it six top three finishes from his last seven outings. Jake, along with fellow Irish drivers Niall Murray and Kevin O’Hara, set the pace in Friday testing with little to separate the trio as
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That headline reads like something from the mid 1970s, a period when Ireland produced some of the fastest and best FF1600 drivers in the world. Michael Roe, Derek Daly, David Kennedy, Bernard Devaney, Kenny Acheson and many many more regularly crossed the Irish Sea and all achieved huge success, winning a plethora of championships between them. Fast forward some 40
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Blackchurch Motors have announced their driver line up for the 2015 Fiesta 6 hour endurance race at Mondello Park next weekend. The Rathcoole based outfit will field two ‘works’ cars with a strong driver line up in both. Joining Blackchurch regular driver, Barry Rabbitt, in his car will be Richie Kearney and Kevin O Hara. Rabbitt was dominant in the
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So day one of the 2015 BRSCC Formula Ford Festival is over and it seems that the Irish contingent are doing pretty well. 2008 Festival winner Wayne Boyd took pole for Heat one in the Medina Van Diemen with Niall Murray in third, Ivor McCullough 4th and Rob Barrable 8th. In older machinery, Ryan Campbell lined up 16th with Denis
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It is Festival time ladies and gents. That means throw your FF1600 on the trailer or into the truck and head for Kent. Brands Hatch to be precise, as the former British GP venue will host its 40th Festival this coming weekend. If you haven’t got a Formula Ford, fear not- just bring your scarf, beanie hat and a tricolour
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Kevin O’Hara may not have raced many times in 2015 but he more than made up for that by dominating the Martin Donnelly Trophy race for Formula Ford 1600 at Kirkistown supported by Ards & North Down Borough Council. After a lengthy lay off from this class of racing, he was immediately back on the pace topping the charts in qualifying and in
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KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) is set for its third assault on the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and first with the new ORECA 05 coupe, following successful administrative checks and scrutineering at Place de la Republique yesterday (June 7). Represented by drivers Richard Bradley, Matt Howson and Nicolas Lapierre, the Hong Kong-based squad is looking ahead to the French endurance
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KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) concluded Asian Formula Renault Series’ second event with two commanding victories at Sepang International Circuit over the weekend. The Hong Kong-based squad’s dominant outing on Malaysia’s Formula 1 track was underlined by BlackArts Racing by KCMG driver Dan Wells and Garnet Patterson’s outstanding performances. KCMG was off to a strong start after delivering good results during Friday’s free
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