Commemorating Car & Motorcycle Racing at the Curragh
August 2, 2012 by Oliver McCrossan
Mike Heather (XK120) leading eventual winner Dickie Odlum (Frazer Nash) at the last ever car race on the Curragh Short Circuit in September 1954. Photo: courtesy Bradley Collection
As part of National Heritage Week for 2012 the Curragh Local History Group are planning to hold a reunion at Lumville House Hotel , Curragh, on Saturday August 25th to commemorate the car and motorcycle races held there between the years 1947 and 1967. The track on which these races took place was known as the Curragh “Short Circuit”. It was... [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...]
Rory Cummins: The fortunes of Irish Motor Racing
July 28, 2012 by Rory Cummins
A blast from the past when a grid of this size was the norm. Photo: Con Connolly
The fortunes of Irish Motor Racing have always ebbed and flowed. From the brave new world of the late sixties and seventies when motor racing in Mondello captured the imagination of the paying public and Formula 5000 cars thundered to a five deep crowd. Local Formula Ford championships produced young talent who having proved themselves on the bumpy... [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...]
60 seconds with Bernard Foley
Name: Bernard Foley Age: 51 Occupation: Company Director Road Car: Nissan Murano Race of My life: (1ST win at Mondello last year) and Silverstone GP circuit at MG Live 2010, 2nd out 48 competitors Best race car: MGB GT V8 Dream race car: Lightweight full race E type Dream Road Car: Aston Martin Other Interests: All forms of Motorsport, water skiing, Biggest... [Read more...]
Butler stars in debut ITCC win at Mondello Park
June 11, 2012 by Leo
Rob Butler was the star of the show at the MEC’s Mondello meeting on Sunday. Photo: Con Connolly
Ciaran Timmons debuted his ex-works BTCC Peugeot 307. Photo: Con Connolly Rob Butler was the star of the show at the MEC’s Mondello meeting on Sunday. Driving his ex Barry Rabbitt/Ciaran Timmons Integra, he tracked down Johnny Whelan’s Merlin-powered Peugeot 306 in race one and had just closed the gap down when Whelan slowed with mechanical gremlins.... [Read more...]
Fantastic First Meeting at Mondello!
May 7, 2012 by
The quick but erratic Brian Fitzpatrick leads the ITCC pack down to turn one. Photo: Con Connolly
Well, I am just home from a wonderful weekends racing at Mondello’s season opener. We had a bit of everything- quick newbies, seasoned campaigners taking wins, monster shunts and even a post race boxing match that didn’t include any Punto Abarth drivers! Formula Sheane, having just linked up with the Make A Wish Foundation, had a good grid of well... [Read more...]
