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The last weekend in June brings the greatly anticipated Cairncastle Hill Climb Festival. The two-day event set in the Mid and East Antrim Borough sees the top drivers of the…

Desi Henry Seals Last Gasp Victory at Claudy-based Eakin Bros Stages Rally! Desi Henry and Paddy Robinson sealed a last-gasp victory at the Claudy-based Eakin Bros Brian James Trailers Stages…

Located just outside Cultra in County Down sits the Creightons Green Road which came alive to the sights and sounds of racing cars recently. Those involved with motorsport will know…

Saturday 26th June 2021 saw the return of spectators to Kirkistown Race Circuit, in County Down, for the first time in over a year. They were treated to some amazing…

The 2021 motor racing season finally got under way, in glorious weather, on Saturday 29th May, at Kirkistown Race Circuit in County Down. Having had two extra months of preparation,…

Before you reach the pinnacle of any form of motorsport, you must work your way through the ranks. It’s something Dungiven driver, Gerard O’Connell, has been doing for the past…

“Character building!” “Success in spite of adversity.” “Just when you think it can’t get any worse…” and finally “Every cloud has a silver lining.” All of these clichés could have…

Excellent, close racing was the order of the day at the 500 Motor Racing Club of Ireland’s race meeting at Kirkistown on Saturday. Two major trophies were up for grabs,…

If Carlsberg ran track days… I think that would be the opinion of most of the participants at the Trackskills track day at Kirkistown on Sunday 13th September, 2020. Not…

Car Racing at Kirkistown on Saturday 29th August began with the combined race for MX5s and Fiestas. There were only four Mazdas but they were evenly matched. However, Ballyhalbert’s David…

This Saturday 29th August sees the second car and Superkart race meeting at Kirkistown Race Circuit, this year. There is a bumper, fifteen race schedule. Unfortunately, spectators are still not…

The racing season finally got under way at Kirkistown Racing Circuit in County Down on Saturday 25th July, after a Covid-19 enforced hiatus since March. Under closed gate conditions, the…