A Good Start to my Season! with Mark Twomey
At last the wait is finally over and the 2013 race season is underway. As usual the weather in Mondello was as miserable and unpredictable as ever. After a dry Saturday morning testing the rain came just as qualifying began. The Global GT Lights qualifying was the last session to run and as the afternoon qualifying sessions progressed the rain eased... [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: Doyle takes August’s Young Racing Driver of the Month award
Sean Doyle has been selected as the Dunlop Young Racing Driver of the Month for August, for his achievements during the month. 18 year-old Sean, from Wicklow town, who is driving in the Global Lights class this year, scored two wins at Kirkistown, also recording the fastest lap in race two. Earlier in the year, he had taken a win at Mondello Park as... [Read more...]
Mark Twomey: It’s an Addiction
October 6, 2012 by Mark Twomey
The collection of Global GT front wing's that largely stayed in one piece! Photo: Mark Twomey
So after the Leinster Trophy meeting in Mondello the season was over. It all goes by too quickly. Reflecting on the season, on one hand it was my worst ever having never set foot on the podium all year, however on the other hand it was quite good my driving had improved considerably, I had managed to get consistant lap times and I got to race on the... [Read more...]
Seán Doyle: Satharn den Scoth
September 8, 2012 by Seán Doyle
Seán leads Team Boss Alan Byrne in Kirkistown coming into the tricky Chicane. Photo: Con Connolly
Bhí sé ag baisteach an oíche ar fad agus bhí a fhios again go rabhamar chun a bheith ar ‘set-up’ fliuch don chéad uair sa séasúr, atá mar mhíorúilt leis an Samhradh atá tar éis a bheith againn in Éirinn! Leath slí tríd an seisiún cáiliúcháin thosaigh an raon ag triomú tar éis tamaill gearr i ndiaidh do na carranna dul tríd... [Read more...]
Globals Go European
August 11, 2012 by Mark Twomey
The Global GT Grid of drivers in the Nurburgring, Photo: Reeltech Irish Global Lights
After a relative spur of the moment decision Irish global lights were going racing at the world famous Nurburgring. Racing on such hallowed ground was going to be an adventure in itself, however even getting to the track was an adventure. All forms of transport were used bar helicopters and hovercrafts. Some drivers drove and took trains others took... [Read more...]
Seán Doyle: Níl a lán ama fágtha anois!
August 2, 2012 by Seán Doyle
Seán leads Peter 'Max' Drennan and Paul Fitzpatrick out of Ford corner at Mondello Park. Photo: Con Connolly
Not Long Left Now! Our qualifying session for the Global GT Light was Sunday Morning at 9.00 O’clock and we were the first cars out on the track, so we knew the track wouldn’t have great grip as it was still very cool and there wouldn’t be much heat in the track. The first couple of laps were fine but then I knew something was wrong. I just had... [Read more...]
Vee Festival Review
August 1, 2012 by Leo
A few final words with Gary Newsome before the start of the Formula Vee Festival Final. Photo: JayTee Photographic
Something for everyone- Pony Express even had kids Facepainters in the paddoock. Photo: JayTee Photographic. Paul Heavey, Ivan Casey, Cregor Elliot and John Downey, take a bow. This quartet made up the Formula Vee Festival Committee who organised and promoted the hugely sucessful event last weekend. Aided by Trevor Gray, they attracted sponsors, spectators... [Read more...]
Motormouth: Vee Festival Preview
July 20, 2012 by Leo
Will we see Moore and Newsome leading into the first corner on Sunday? Photo: Con Connolly
So it’s Festival time at Mondello- Formula Vee Festival that is. Once again, the Vee boys have excelled in the preparation and promotion of this event. It will run over two days with a few heats on the Saturday and semis and the all important final on Sunday. Lee Newsome & Ray Moore have done all the winning this year but Kevin O’Hara... [Read more...]
Globlals off to Nurburgring 28th-29th July
July 18, 2012 by Leo
Motorsport.ie blogger Seán Doyle leads a very entertaining Global grid into turn 1 at Mondello
The Reeltech Globlal GT Lights as a class have always been quite inventive when it comes to sampling new race circuits and they are about to spread their wings even further when they head for Nurburgring at the end of the month! Having just come back from their annual visit to Anglesey, they expect that at least ten of their drivers will make the trip... [Read more...]
Seán Doyle: Deireadh Seachtaine Dheacair ag Anglesey
July 9, 2012 by Seán Doyle
Seán preparing for racing in Anglesey in his Global GT Light
As Gaeilge: Ní raibh deis do chleachtadh ar bith sula ndeachaigh mé amach ar an raon don cháiliú ag Anglesey ar an Satharn. Bhí gaoth ard ag séideadh ann an lá seo. Nuair a bhí mé ag dul timpeall an tríu cúinne, tharraing an ghaoth píosa den gcabhailobair chúl ó mo charr, Global GT Light agus de bharr seo bhí orm tiomáint go mall don... [Read more...]
