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CHAMPIONS PROVE THEIR POINT Cahal Curley and Austin Frazer driving their usual Escort Twin Cam were the easy winners of last weekend’s Texaco Rally. Curley thus repeated his success of last year and with a succession of fastest times left the opposition standing even though he was without his auxiliary[Read More…]
This John Davenport article is reproduced from Autosport dated July 8 1971. Photos by Esler Crawford. Circuit Repeat as Boyd Beats Sclater Winners of the Lame MC’s National Texaco Rally last weekend were Adrian Boyd and Beatty Crawford in the R. E. Hamilton Escort TC. Despite alternator trouble early in[Read More…]
This report is reproduced from a Belfast telegraph item published in October 1977. The report is by Sammy Hamill with photographs from Derek Smyth’s collection. Bertie holds on for Highland win It was a victory for Bertie Fisher in the Donegal Highland Rally at the weekend, beating Ronnie McCartney by[Read More…]
The following profile appeared in MotorWeek on 14 February 1970. Photos have been added from various other sources. In the early sixties, a crop of top-class drivers appeared on the Ulster rally and driving test scene but since then, with the exception of Desmond McCartney and Cahal Curley, there has[Read More…]
Tordoff’s Circuit Reproduced from Motoring News May 3, 1973. Report Richard St-John Young. Photos mostly by Esler Crawford. AFTER a year’s lay-off due to the much-publicised Ulster “troubles” the Circuit of Ireland returned in most of its former glory this Easter. Sponsored this year by the organising club themselves, the[Read More…]
Article reproduced from MotorWeek 4th June 1970. JUST TO PROVE that patience and perseverance pay off in the long run, Belfast, Bangor and Newtownards Motor Club ran their “Jack Frost” rally last Saturday and were rewarded by a 100 plus entry enjoying themselves in five forests all afternoon without major[Read More…]
THE SCOTTISH RALLY By Graham Robson IT’S all getting very predictable, really! Put Roger Clark in a works-prepared Ford Escort Twin-Cam on a rough rally and you can write the headlines in advance. The Scottish International, which ended in Grantown last Thursday, was a repeat performance of the Circuit of[Read More…]
This report has been reproduced from Autosport magazine dated April 7th 1967, with additional photos from the 1968 Circuit of Ireland programme. Hopkirk’s Fifth Circuit of Ireland Report by Brian Waddell with photos from Brian Foley, Esler Crawford, Foster & Skeffington and Richard Young. A MINI-COOPER S driven by Paddy[Read More…]
Article reproduced from AUTOSPORT, April 26, 1968. FIRST WIN FOR ESCORT.Roger Clark / Jim Porter win the Circuit of Ireland from Adrian Boyd / Beatty Crawford. Hopkirk goes out while lying second. Report by PAUL STEPHENS ROGER CLARK/Jim Porter gave the Ford Escort its first-ever rally victory when they won[Read More…]
Report reproduced from the Tyrone Constitution 12 October 1962 McCartney Outstanding The Dungannon Motor Club Night Rally was run on 5th October 1962 when 27 vehicles started from Dungannon. The route included The Rock, Sandholes, Tullyhogue, Coagh and Ballyronan, with a break for supper in Magherafelt. Five driving tests were[Read More…]
