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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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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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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Two things happened at Mondello Park on Sunday that I’m not sure have ever happened before at the Kildare venue. Firstly, Shane Rabbitt’s spectacular Mazda RX-7 ignited itself on the slow down lap of ITCC qualifying, having taken pole. Having taken a while to extinguish, we didn’t expect the car to make the grid- let alone win the race. It
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