This article has been compiled from three of the Circuit of Ireland Programmes from that year.  The three programmes are from the private collection of Mervyn Johnston.   Photos are by Esler Crawford. Circuit of Ireland 1973 PREVIEW Seeded No. 1 and with two victories already under his belt, it[Read More…]

Eventual winners were Ronnie White and Harold Hagan using Ronnie’s “old” Cooper S as the new one is being made ready for the “Circuit” at present.

APRIL RALLY ATTRACTED GOOD ENTRY Report and Pictures by Jackie Sloan (Reprinted from MOTORWEEK) The Dungannon Motor Club’s April Rally held on Friday 25th April attracted a total entry of 43 of which 4 were entered in Class 1 (Experts), 14 in Class 2 (Semi-Experts), and the remainder in Class[Read More…]

HAROLD HAGAN BIDS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP HONOURS (Report and photos by Esler Crawford, reproduced from MOTORWEEK dated July 26, 1969) At last, and for the first time in seven successive events, there has been a change in the winner’s name in an Ulster Driving Test Championship event. In the last six events[Read More…]

Reprinted from the April 24 1963 edition of “The Motor” magazine. THE 1963 International Circuit of Ireland Rally held over the Easter week-end was won by two young Ulstermen, Ian Woodside and Esler Crawford, driving a supercharged Austin-Healey Sprite entered by the Alexander Engineering Co. At the end of the[Read More…]

This report is reprinted from a newspaper clipping kindly provided by Jim Taggart. Dungannon Motor Club Members score in 1967 Erne Safari. Enniskillen Motor Club, on Friday night and Saturday morning last, held their Championship Rally, namely “The Erne Safari”.  This event attracted most of the local Dungannon rally competitors,[Read More…]

Newtownabbey Pair Win Scallon Cup. Reprinted from a newspaper report on 28 October 1977.  Photos added from the collection of D. Smyth. Newtownabbey pair Nigel Duff and Lenny Weir in a Group one Chrysler Avenger have been announced as provisional winners of last Friday night’s Northern Ireland Navigation Championship Scallon[Read More…]

Reprinted from MotorWeek March 7th 1970, Report and Pictures by Richard St. John Young Scanning and clean-up by Derek Smyth MERVYN JOHNSTON MAKES IT THREE IN A ROW. Ulster Driver wins the final round of 1969/70 Eire Championship. Last Saturday night, Mervyn Johnston proved a point very conclusively by winning[Read More…]

Article reprinted from MotorWeek March 14th 1970 Report and Photos by ESLER CRAWFORD Scanning of text and photos cleaned up by Derek Smyth   “UNKNOWN” WINS THE SNOWDROP After some months without any navigation rallies, frustrated enthusiasts down Dungannon way got back into the swing of things last Friday night[Read More…]

Reproduced from MotorWeek 14 February 1970.  Report and pictures by Richard St. John Young. Text and Images scanned and cleaned up by Derek Smyth. JOHNSTON SHINES ON STAR-STUDDED EVENT Thanks to a goodly slice of sponsorship from Harp Lager, last Saturday’s Circuit of Galway, held over 140 miles of special[Read More…]