1969 UAC Bangor Tests
10th September 2026
Winners were Cathal Curley/Austin Frazer (Autoextra-powered BMW2002) after a terrific battle with the luckless Billy Coleman/Dan O’Suilleabhain.
Curley clinched the 1969 title with a very convincing win in the Queen’s University Winter Rally.
Ballinamallard Driver Second in “Permapost Rally” This report is reproduced from the Fermanagh Herald – Saturday, May 21, 1977.
Cahal Curley had quite an easy win in Omagh Motor Club’s Scallon Cup Rally.
WIN FOR McDAID This report is reproduced from CarSport Magazine, April 1985. James McDaid partnered by Rory Kennedy emerged comfortable winners of the Hills of Donegal Rally in their ‘Swilly Homes’ Opel Ascona 400. The local men completely dominated the event, which saw a closely fought battle between James Cullen/Seamus[Read More…]
Report from Eire by Brian Foley. This report was first published in Autosport Magazine, January 28 1966 AFTER the first three rounds of the new Rally Championship, Ford Cortina G.T. driver Jim O’Brien of Athlone is still in the lead with 33 points. Fellow Ford driver Brian Kehoe of Carlow[Read More…]
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…]
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…]
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…]