“Carnmoney farmer wins Circuit of Ireland at 19” – “Youngest driver ever wins Circuit of Ireland” – were the sort of headlines which heralded Adrian Boyd and Maurice Johnston’s win in the 1960 Circuit of Ireland at the wheel of an Austin Healy Sprite.
Lee Lucas was a very successful motor sport competitor, especially in Autotesting, where he was a member of the winning Northern Ireland team at the famous Ken Wharton Memorial International Autotest in 1978 and 1982. Lee passed away at the age of 86 on 15th December 2012. He was born[Read More…]
ADRAIN BOYD: FOLK HERO This interview by Ian Sadler (IS) is reproduced from Autosport Magazine November 29, 1973. IS: First off, what will be your programme for next year now that you have a second car with the ex-Roger Clark Escort LVX 9421 ? AB: We will be using LVX[Read More…]
ROBERT McBURNEY This profile, by Derek Black, is reproduced from Carsport with photos from the original article, plus the collections of Bryce Sands and Derek Smyth. “On first meeting Robert McBurney, many people are put off by his brusque and off-hand manner. This has on many occasions given him the[Read More…]
This profile is reproduced from Carsport Magazine – February 1985 Words by Sammy Hamill, photos by Harold Moffett and others as noted. BERTIE LAW. Bertie Law likes his rallying the way Lee Trevino likes his golf. To both men it is, by necessity, “a bit of crack”; but like the[Read More…]
This article is reproduced from Carsport Magazine July 1987 Written by Derek Black with photos by Harold Ford and from the McMillen collection. Ernest McMillen talks about his new car with the enthusiasm of a 17-year-old about to take to the road for the first time. It’s hard to believe[Read More…]
Article reproduced from Car Sport November 1983, written by Sammy Hamill.
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…]
Article reproduced from Motorweek (Date unknown) Cahal Curley – Very Near The Top Last Saturday’s Scallon Cup win for Cahal Curley and Austin Frazer puts this popular pair in a firm lead in this year’s Ulster Rally Championship, while at the same time underlining the fact that Cahal must now[Read More…]
FROM A TINY ACORN TO A MIGHTY OAK IN NINE MONTHS (Report by Doug Baird, first published in the Trophy Rally Special, Saturday, 11th September, 1971.) This is the story of the transition the Manx Trophy Rally has made from it’s humblest beginning as a Restricted Rally in May 1963,[Read More…]
