As in 2016, the Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta ST Championship went down the wire- with two drivers in contention until the final race. Again, like last year, there were tactics and plenty of drama- all captured this time round by the Irish Motorsport TV cameras. Some great performances from Barry John McHenry (at least in qualifying) and Darragh McMullen too-
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It’s Thursday night, or should I say Friday morning, 2.30am. I’ve just finished a two week Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta ST150 build, brand new from scratch, built only in the early hours. Sleep, a term that I used to know….. But all that is forgotten now, we’re ready to go testing. Early morning and into the afternoon is spent sorting out those
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The 2017 Fiesta Racing season came to a dramatic conclusion at Mondello Park over the weekend of September 16th and 17th as Mark O’Donoghue was officially crowned Mondello Park Fiesta Zetec champion and David Maguire provisionally became Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta ST champion. The results of the Patch Tyre Equipment backed ST series remain provisional following an incident in Sunday’s
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The Mondello Park promoted Fiesta Racing Championships continued to provide the best of the action as the Irish Car Race season continued at Mondello Park this weekend. For once though it was the Mondello Park Fiesta Zetec Championship which featured the closest racing, rather than the faster Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta ST Championship. Having had to play second fiddle to
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The first two day meeting of the year takes place at Mondello Park this weekend, with almost all of the Irish racing classes taking to the tarmac on Saturday and Sunday. Formula Vee returns to the Kildare circuit and we can expect thrilling battles at the front. Perennial pacesetter and reigning champion Dan Polley has a fight on his hands
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The Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta ST Championship provided the pick of the action at an incident packed Mondello Park today (Sunday April 9th). The series, for identical Ford Fiestas, produced some incredibly close racing, Shane McFadden beating Kevin Doran in race two, with a winning margin of less than five hundredths of a second. The first race start had to
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March 19th brought with it the return of hugely popular Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta ST Championship to Mondello Park. Now in its second year, a near capacity grid turned out, with an entry list reading like a ‘who’s who’ of Irish saloon car racing. One thing would be certain- the competition was going to be huge! While I had initially
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Rounds three and four of the 2017 Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta ST Championship take place at Mondello Park on Sunday April 9th. The relatively new championship, for identical Fiesta ST’s, will be the main attraction at Mondello Park’s second car race event of the season which will run on the County Kildare circuits National Track layout. The Mondello Park Fiesta
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“My Fiesta ST Debut”- Those are words I didn’t think I’d be saying for a long time! I’d never have imagined being lucky enough to be in the position I’m in right now. Thanks to a good season last year including a Young Racing Driver of the Year Nomination plans were soon arranged so I could move into the 150bhp
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16 year old William Kellett, from Kells in County Meath, made his debut in Ireland’s most popular one make motor racing series, the Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta ST championship, on Sunday. Having raced and won in Junior Rallycross and Future Classics, William moved up to the 160bhp Fiestas thanks to a deal with Leo Nulty Promotions and Dublin Bodyshop JH Autobody. Despite
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