So the racing season came to a close last weekend with the famous Leinster Trophy meeting held on the International Track at Mondello. Having only done about seven laps of the track in a Zetec, I decided some pre event testing would be worthwhile just to get the eye in before the weekend. The day didn’t start off too well
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Motorsport Ireland Young Driver of The Year Cian Carey returned to Mondello Park for the first time in a year to challenge for what is arguably the most famous trophy in Irish Motorsport- the Leinster Trophy. Having won the BOSS Ireland series in 2016, the Meath driver graduated to the UK F3 cup series this season, with a Chris Dittmann
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Motorsport Ireland Young Driver of The Year Cian Carey returns to Mondello Park for the first time in a year this weekend, as he bids to win the historic Leinster Trophy. The Sport Ireland backed driver starred at the same meeting in 2016 when he charged up to third in atrocious conditions, matching the times of the two F3 cars ahead in
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With seven wins from eight races at the wheel of his Premier Machine Tools Lola-Nissan, Peter Dwyer has been crowned 2017 BOSS Ireland Champion. Such was his dominance of the series, that he even managed a thrilling win at Mondello Park despite starting from the pitlane having had issues in qualifying. From Eniscorthy in County Wexford, Peter has been competing in motorsport
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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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Mondello Park will roll back the years on Sunday August 27th as the circuit hosts its first ever Historic Racing Festival, as part of Heritage Week 2017. The County Kildare venue will offer visitors a taste of yesteryear as it celebrates its rich history, featuring the finest in vintage Motorcycle and Car racing, as well as hosting a classic aviation
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Former Veester Stephen Kershaw and sometime Future Classic racer Rob King are both instructors at Mondello Park. The duo spotted a gap in the market for a different type of trackday and decided to set up Trackdays.ie The concept has been a huge success, with their most recent event having been booked out, with a reserve list- so they must
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