David Lindsay takes Maiden Win. This report by Brian Dorman first appeared in Wheels Magazine dated May 1974. The Lombard & Ulster Tour of the Sperrins, the first event to be run since the lifting of restrictions on rallying, saw David Lindsay/ Duffy Cunningham gaining their first-ever rally win. In[Read More…]
Volkswagen wins in Ulster This report is reproduced from Autosport Magazine, October 18, 1968 ROBERT McBURNEY has won the Ulster Rally Championship five times on the strength of a high degree of reliability coupled with good driving. This year McBurney has been driving better than ever but his VW-Porsche has[Read More…]
Big win for Sparrow and Raeburn Group 6 Mini This report by Martin Holmes appeared in Autosport May 14, 1970. Photos Hugh Bishop. The irrepressible Sparrow and Raeburn duo took surprise honours last weekend on the Fram International Welsh Rally, driving Will’s home-built G6 Mini-Cooper S which has brought him[Read More…]
Colbert and Beatty take Little Circuit. This report is from the scrapbook of Eric Hamilton. Original source unknown. Photos are from the Bryce Sands collection. Last Wednesday night saw Queens University Motor Club promote their annual and very popular half-night “Little Circuit Rally 81”. The event started from Banbridge and[Read More…]
This report is reproduced from Carsport Magazine May 1995., CIRCUIT BREAKER Bertie Fisher out-thought the opposition almost more than he out-drove them to win the AA Circuit of Ireland – 21 years after he first competed on the event. In a tactical sense it was just about perfect. so much[Read More…]
1982 Omagh Pre-Circuit Rally report from Eric Hamilton’s scrapbook. Original report source is unknown. Photos by David Smyth. O’Kane and Crawford take 1982 Championship Lead. Omagh Motor Club’s Pre-Circuit Rally was won last night by local crew Kevin O’Kane and Godfrey Crawford driving an Avenger. O’Kane finished with a comfortable[Read More…]
McCartney’s Triumph 2.5PI Wins This report by Brian Foley is reproduced from Auto Ireland Magazine No2 1972. Out of a field that included all the top names in Irish rallying, the McCartney Brothers from Larne came through with flying colours to score a popular and extremely well deserved victory in[Read More…]
THE final round of the Ulster Rally Championship took place on December 13 with the Queen’s University Motor Club Winter Rally.
Hellfire to Smith/Foott in Cooper S. This report is reproduced from Autosport Magazine 25 December 1969. MONDELLO PARK, Eire’s racing circuit, was the busy scene for the 10pm start of the Leinster Motor Club’s Hellfire Rally, the fourth round of the national rally championship, on Saturday, December 6. Special attraction[Read More…]
This report is reproduced from Motoring News Wednesday, June 26, 1985. Coleman still king AUSTIN McHALE’S jinx remains unbroken. He has still to beat Billy Coleman. After a superb battle that lasted throughout the rally, the rapid Dubliner took second on the Shell Donegal Rally, finishing just one second behind[Read More…]
