Nicole Drought, headed to Bishopscourt in County Down last weekend determined to put her Stryker Championship challenge back on track. Having struggled with brake balance issues at Mondello last month, she was keen to challenge for the win at the circuit she starred at in...
Nicole Drought, from Roscrea in Tipperary, yesterday won her class at the ALMC Spring Endurance Trial. Nicole is the reigning Class A1 Champion and started off her title defence in the best possible manner, getting to the finish of the gruelling event well ahead of...
Well it's all good news this week in Irish Motorsport. The Donegal Rally team have secured a three year deal with Joule- manufacturers of solar panels, tube systems and hot water cylinders, which is great to hear. Also, Oisin and the team at the SEAT Supercup Ireland...
Once again, I know I am showing my age here again, but it is hard to believe that this was 30 years ago at Mondello Park. It is equally hard to believe that there were three full grids of FF1600s at Mondello back then. In...
Well that wasn't a bad meeting was it? The season opener at Mondello Park had all the ingredients you would want- packed grids, great racing, a bit of paint swapping and even live TV! [caption id="attachment_590" align="alignright" width="300"] Jamie Chadwick scored a T Car win and...
I decided to do a quick preview of this weekend's race meeting at Mondello while I was on the road during the week. when I posted it, the reaction was great so I did another one yesterday while I was crossing the Wicklow Gap! I...
It is always difficult to secure sponsorship to support clubman motor racing. Unless you have a proper quantifiable return for the potential sponsor, you better hope they have money to burn and just happen to like motorsport! Barry Barrable, a former Dunlop Irish Touring Car...
Well here we are, the new Motorsport.ie Thank you for all the kind messages and the irritated “where the f&*& is your website gone” queries. It is nice to know so many people use the site and even visit it a few times a day...
In 1981, Dundalk's Tommy Byrne was on the crest of a wave. He was rapidly becoming known as one of the fastest drivers in the business and looked set for a career in F1. He returned to Mondello Park, where he started racing initially, with...
