Many moons ago, Dad had an MG TD and we used to go on lots of classic car run. These were mainly run by the Classic Section of the IVVCC and usually started at the (long gone) Deerpark pub in Clonskeagh. There were far fewer classic car clubs back then but when one started near his native Drogheda, Dad joined
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Left hand in, Anti clockwise, wrong way round- call it what you like, but there was widespread delight when the Mondello Park management announced that they were to run a race meeting in this layout for the first time in over 20 years. Predictably, the pre race test was extremely busy, as drivers and teams tried to come to terms
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I was in Mondello when Tommy Byrne blitzed that FF2000 race in the Ola/Navan Shopping Centre Van Diemen. I have said it before, but I think there was far more of a buzz around Tommy’s win than there was around Senna’s famous race at the same venue a year later. You couldn’t see Tommy, or the car in the paddock
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It is that time again, when all the Irish domestic classes pack their bags and head North to Bishopscourt to compete for a championship round or two on the historic high speed circuit. This year, happily, all the classes have joined in and well done to Mondello Park for allowing their Zetec and ST series’ to travel North for the
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Everyone has that one memory of a certain moment in history- when their hero died. Elvis, Senna, you name it. For me though, May the 8th 1982 is the one I will always remember. The day the music died. In the late 70s, Dad and I were huge F1 fans and both quickly became fans of Gilles Villeneuve. He was
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So with the first Kirkistown of the season already come and gone, and the Mondello opener fast approaching, it is fair to say that the season has officially started this side of the pond. Last year Formula Vee was generally a straight fight between eventually champion Colm Blackburn and former multiple champion Dan Polley. Signs are that the battle will
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We have a history in Ireland of having produced very quick drivers, specifically FF1600 ones. Roe, Acheson, Devaney, Byrne, Daly, Kennedy etc etc. This has not changed in recent years and “The Irish” have always been a factor at what in recent years have become known as “The Trophy Races”, namely The Formula Ford Festival and The Walter Hayes Trophy.
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I always wanted a pre war race car, or at least one that would allow me to race in the current Pre 55 class. People who race them told me I must be mad, they are terrible to drive, one going so far as to describe it as being akin to sitting on a wet cardboard box with the steering
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It’s been a while since I have put virtual pen to paper for a non specific rant, so here goes. Firstly, as you probably know if you read my virtual scribblings, we managed to win Best Sports Blog at the Blog Awards Ireland, for the second year in a row. This makes me hugely proud, especially as we cover what
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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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