This weekend Maxol will bring back the National fuel economy with the Maxol Economy Drive. Organised by Maxol and industry specialists Leo Nulty Promotions, the event starts at their state of the art M3 Mulhuddart Services from 9am on Sunday Morning. Amongst the many competitors are a host of Mondello racers, keen to try their skills at a different type
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When the 1.25 Zetec Fiesta class was introduced back in 2013, the intention, even back then, was to subsequently introduce a newer more powerful Fiesta class. As we know, the standard 80bhp car gave us great racing and introduced a host of newbies to Irish Motorsport. One make racing has always been popular here in Ireland, since the Fiat 128
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When the 1.25 Fiesta Zetecs were introduced back in 2013 (where are they all gone by the way?) there was already a plan to have a step up, a more powerful Fiesta class within three years. Mainly thanks to the efforts of Barry Barrable initially, the class has been set up and run by Mondello Park, backed by Patch Tyre
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It is all excitement in motor racing circles this week as we approach the second race meeting of the season. Many of the championships have not yet raced and will kick off their campaigns this Sunday at Mondello Park. The SEAT Supercup Ireland regulars have been joined, as you will have read on this site by Erik Holstein. Erik has
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Formula Ford star Wayne Boyd will make his Rallycross debut at Mondello Park on the 22nd November when he competes in the Patch Tyre Equipment/Naas Court Hotel Fiesta Championship at the wheel of the celebrity car. The series, for standard 1.25 litre Zetec engined Ford Fiestas, has been a huge success as a motor racing class and has now been introduced
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Jack Newman was in flying form at the Banna Beach Mini Stages Rally last weekend, putting his recent woes to rest with a strong run to 4th overall. Fresh from his recent stardom, where both Jack and his Escort Mk2 featured in a hugely popular Dublin Bus ad, based on the TV series “50 ways to Kill Your Mammy”(see below), the
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Having spent the guts of a year piecing my Fiesta together bit by bit, driving it as my daily car and doing a few track days, to be brutally honest, before it was even completed I was fed up with motorsport and I hadn’t even competed yet. Obviously it’s not a cheap sport but the introduction of the 11:1 rule
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