Richard Bradley: I’m looking forward to a great year with KCMG!
I started racing when I was 8 after my dad took me karting for my birthday. He used to race historic cars and I used to go with him to watch so there was always an interest. It expanded from there and I graduated to national club races in England for 2000 and 2001, before in 2002 I made my break into British Championship competition. This is the first... [Read more...]
Kevin O’Hara: The racing season is getting closer!
After a long winter finally the days are getting a little longer and the weather is starting to improve which thankfully means the start of the racing season is getting closer. Luckily for me I have a lot to look forward to this season after being announced as the winner of the Young Racing Driver of the Year Award thanks to Motorsport Ireland, Dunlop... [Read more...]
Testing Times- with Barry Rabbitt.
It’s been a busy few weeks for me in my Race2Race.com role of tutor and mentor. For those of you unaware I am involved in the Race2Race.com competition which each year gives one lucky and talented winner the oppurtunity to race a saloon car with all expenses paid. 2012 was the first year of the competition and South Dublin novice John... [Read more...]
John O’Hara: From Mondello to Le Mans!
Another eventful year has passed for KCMG and as we are in between racing seasons, it’s nice to recollect the highlights of 2012. The team was very busy competing in different series’ across Asia last year. Aside from the Japanese F3 and Formula Nippon championships which we’ve been part of since 2008, we took part in new racing competitions... [Read more...]
Barry Rabbitt: Flying solo!
My first visit to Mondello Park of the year was in an official capacity, that of commentator in fact. Regular announcer Matt Feeney was busy celebrating his birthday and had asked me to cover for him. Over the years I have helped Matt and Motorsport.ie boss, Leo Nulty, out behind the mic but this was to be my first proper solo attempt. I was hoping... [Read more...]
Damien Faulkner: The American Dream
I’ve been promising Leo that I’d write this piece for some time now – sorry Leo, but here goes.. I’m somewhere above Greenland on the way to Daytona Beach to kick off the 2013 season with the legendary Rolex Daytona 24. This will be my third attempt of this event. The first opportunity came in 2008 through a team called Synergy via my Porsche... [Read more...]
Sophie Byrne: My season so far
The first race of the Rallycross Season was 21st October 2012. I was excited, and the track conditions weren’t too bad with small patches of rain, but a blue sky. The car was sitting there waiting for me, and it was ready for a serious battle. The Juniors had two practice sessions, just to get back in the saddle, and the first heat went well as I... [Read more...]
Jonny McMullan: Hoping To Cross The Pond for 2013!
In 2012 for the second year we were going to be driving the NI Radiator Services Mondiale 89s in the Northern Ireland Formula Ford 1600 Championship! From a very good end to the 2011 season we went into the new season feeling confident about the year ahead! It started well and in March at the first round we started the new season with a bang winning... [Read more...]
John Kenny: Damien Faulkner back in full-time motorsport
Donegal’s Damien Faulkner, something of the “forgotten man” of Irish motorsport, is back in full-time motorsport having completed his comeback season in the USA. The Donegal man has secured a full time contract to race in the 2013 American Le Mans Series (ALMS). Faulkner, 35, has a huge racing pedigree and has multiple international titles... [Read more...]
Lauren Taylor: A guide to securing a seat in the BTCC
Despite the fact that it’s the middle of winter and I should probably be in hibernation to avoid the cold, I found myself wandering down to Mondello Park Racing School. After all who could say no to the new King of Mondello Marketing, Leo Nulty. I seem to spend most of my weekends being dragged around racing circuits throughout England by my wannabe... [Read more...]
