This article reproduced from Belfast Telegraph 28 December 1981 Boxing Day win for Ken KEN IRWIN kept up his year-long success story with yet another outright victory on Saturday’s Ulster Automobile Club Boxing Day Rally. Irwin, driving his specially adapted for autotests Austin Metro. was never seriously challenged during the[Read More…]
Article reproduced from Motoring News 27 October 1977 JUBILANT ENGLISH IT WAS indeed a Jubilee win for the English autotest team of Trevor Smith (1.3 Midget), John Larkin (L3 Mini GT) and John Calton (1.8 Mexico) in the 21st Ken Wharton Memorial Autotest, held at Birmingham on October 15. With[Read More…]
Article reprinted from Wheels Magazine Report by Peter Scott, Photos by Stan Garmonsway. NORTHERN LIGHTS RALLY – A Beetle wins again! Many people were expecting a Group One car to win a championship rally at some stage, but not just as soon as the second round. Be that as it[Read More…]
Article reprinted from Carsport 1985 Report by Gilmore Magee Northern Ireland Navigation Rally Championship. CUDDYS CONQUER ON ROUND ONE Sydney Meeke Motorsport employee Ian Cuddy, ably partnered by his brother Walter, won the first round of the 1985 Northern Ireland Rally Championship run by the Cookstown Club on the night[Read More…]
This article is reproduced from Motoring News 25 April 1974. Report by Rupert Saunders and photos from MN and Auto Ireland May 1974. Cahal Curley – Circuit Master IT is perhaps fitting that, while club crews in England were experiencing their first stage event of the year, across the Irish[Read More…]
1966 Regent Oil Starlight Rally This article is reproduced from Wheel Magazine January/February 1967 Report and photos by Esler Crawford On the evening of December 9th, 80 crews out of a record entry of 89 assembled at the Saintfield Road Service Station, for the start of the 11th Larne Motor[Read More…]
This report is reproduced from Carsport Magazine July 1987 Written by Sammy Hamill and Photos by Hugo McNiece, unless otherwise stated. BERTIE BLASTS BACK Two incidents, one of his own making and the other in which he was only an interested spectator, turned Bertie Fisher into a Donegal International Rally[Read More…]
This report is reproduced from Carsport Magazine. Author and photographer are unknown. TODD TAKES NAVIGATOR’S TITLE Drew Todd is the 1984 Navigation Rally Champion, having established himself as the navigator to beat on the regularity events now making up the championship series. The shift in emphasis from speed to navigation[Read More…]
This report is reproduced from Irish Motor & Watersport Magazine Although not stated, the original report and photos believed to be by Brian Foley. Additional photos have been added in from various sources as noted, including Beatty Crawford and Foster & Skeffington. Coverage of the Touring Event may have been[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…]
