In a few week’s time, the Coffee 2 Go Fiesta ST class will be crossing the sea to have their first ever race at the Anglesey Circuit in Wales. Known … Continue Reading Motormouth’s Mutterings: Who is Your Money On, as Fiesta STs Head to Anglesey!
Firstly Happy New Year to you all. I hope you had as good a Christmas as one can have in these odd times and have set out your motorsport related … Continue Reading Motormouth’s Mutterings- More Mudplugging!
As I have recorded previously on these virtual pages, I have some previous Sporting Trial experience. (“some…”) Having been lucky enough to have been offered double drives by Stephen Boden … Continue Reading Motormouth’s Mutterings- Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud!
After being excluded from both races at the second round of the TCR UK/Goodyear Touring Car Trophy at Castle Coombe, Irish driver Max Hart could be forgiven for thinking the … Continue Reading Motormouth’s Mutterings- When The Wind is Against You- with Max Hart
What a week for F1 news! Who would have thought we could have so much excitement so close to the end of the season? Firstly, we had the incredible, and … Continue Reading Motormouths Mutterings- Excitement Builds Ahead of #SakhirGP
Michael Cullen is one of the most successful drivers in the history of Mondello Park. He practically dominated a number of saloon series, against top class opposition in the mid … Continue Reading Cullen adds spice to Strykers as Leinster Trophy Looms
The lockdown of counties Kildare, Offaly and Laois, announced and implimented last weekend, has had an immediate affect on the Mondello Park calendar. Having just got up and running again … Continue Reading Kildare Lockdown Claims Three Mondello Events
Having double driven with Michael Cullen at the TDC Beginners Autotest at Mondello Park earlier in the year, I had thought seriously thought about buying a car for the discipline. … Continue Reading Motormouth’s Mutterings- A Spot of Autotesting!
It is that time of the year again. We review and rate the top National race drivers of the year. As with last year, I am aided in this task … Continue Reading Top Ten Race Drivers 2019
Some of my earliest Mondello Park memories are of Larry Mooney. He raced an ungainly Audi 80 GT in Production Saloons before moving to a very early VW Golf GTi … Continue Reading Motormouth’s Mutterings- A Lap With Larry
Come September in Irish motor racing circles there is always talk of Senna, Hakinnen, Watson and Eddie Jordan. Why? Because they all won the famous Leinster Trophy of course! Next … Continue Reading Motormouth’s Mutterings- Leinster Trophy Preview
Longtime racer and team owner Sean Woods was recently diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. Immediately there was a wave of shock when news reached the Mondello paddock, but almost as … Continue Reading Mondello “Fiestaval” Raises €10,000 for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association
Well, well, well. I thought the Netflix F1 series was great, and I certainly wasn’t expecting the F1 season to rival it in that area, especially after Mercedes’ crushing domination … Continue Reading Motormouth’s Mutterings- Bahrain Grand Prix Thrills as Leclerc Stars for Ferrari
I’ll be honest, I make excuses to drop into the Virtual Race Academy any time I am in Mondello- which is quite a lot lately, courtesy of a number of … Continue Reading Motormouth’s Mutterings- Even Better Than The Real Thing!
Every year it happens- sometimes we fall for it, sometimes we don’t. The Ferraris are bang on the pace, or even setting it, in pre season testing. Every year, they … Continue Reading Motormouth’s Mutterings- What Can We Learn From The Australian Grand Prix?
Despite horrendous conditions, excellent pre event promotion ensured healthy grids and a relatively good crowd turned up at Mondello Park for the opening round of the partsforcars Irish Rallycross Championship … Continue Reading Snow Fun at Mondello- as well promoted IRX Opener is Abandoned