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1972 Cookstown Flying Wheels

Change of luck for Hadden. This report is reproduced from Autosport Feb 3rd, 1972. Cookstown and DMC Flying Wheels Rally saw Oliver Hadden’s luck change when, with Peter Scott on the maps, he took his Broadspeed Escort TC to his first win for quite a while. Escorts took equal second[Read More…]

1979 University Rally

Fred Wins after last event drama. This report appeared in Belfast Telegraph on 22 February 1979. In a dramatic last-event turnaround, Fred Crawford, navigated by Drew Todd, came from behind to win the Universities Road Rally Championship.  Crawford had been in third place after the first three rounds but victory[Read More…]

1969 Jack Frost Rally

1969 Jack Frost Rally This summary is reproduced form Autosport, January 24, 1969 The 1969 Ulster Rally Championship got off to an early start on Friday January 17 with a new event, the Belfast Bangor and Newtownards Motor Club’s Jack Frost Rally.  The 240-mile predominantly navigational route on OS Maps[Read More…]

1980 Maiden City Valentine

PREVIEW Logan in bogey position. By Sammy Hamill Whiteabbey garage owner Jimmy Logan and his co-driver Derek Ervine moved up to take their turn at the head of the Northern Ireland Road Rally Championship field for tomorrow night’s second round of the 1980 series, the Maiden City Motor Club Valentine[Read More…]

1980 Omagh Pre-Circuit

Omagh Motor Club Pre-Circuit Preview The motorsport action starts tonight with the Omagh Motor Club‘s fourth round of the Northern Ireland road rally series. The entry list is headed by the Escort RS2000 of John Jones who has former champion navigator Mike Hart, a local expert, alongside him. Robert Copeland[Read More…]

1968 Scallon Cup Rally

1968 Scallon Cup Rally PREVIEW – 13 September 1968 Tyrone Constitution: Scallon Cup may have entry of 60 Friday and Saturday herald the start of the rally season in the Omagh area with the Scallon Cup Restricted event. This is the big rally of the year in West Ulster and[Read More…]