Double podium for Murray at Bishopscourt
Niall Murray approached Bishopscourt confident of a strong weekend for rounds two and three of the All Ireland Formula Ford Championship. After an encouraging performance in the official pre-event test, Murray was aiming for at least one race win and to leave the weekend second in the championship. The weekend would not start out so well for the young... [Read more...]
Holstein Ready for ITCC Challenge
April 9, 2013 by Leo Nulty
The ITCC kicks off this weekend at Mondello Park and Holstein's M3 should be a frontrunner.
The M3 has been on a diet and should be even quicker in 2013! Former showjumper Erik Holstein returns to the Irish Touring Car Championship this weekend with his BMW M3, which he debuted in the last two ITCC events of 2012. The car has been to weight watchers over the winter and is now sporting some very well finished, light weight fiberglass panels... [Read more...]
Donal Crooke: Tackling a Canadian Icon
December 6, 2012 by Donal Crooke
Despite an eventful couple of days rallying, Donal fot to the finish of the Tall Pines rally 2012 thanks to a lot of Irish support!
Donal Crooke, an ex-Mondello instructor from Dublin, Ireland and Team competed in the “Rally of the Tall Pines” last weekend, the final round of the Canadian rally championship – and the teams first foray into Canadian Gravel rallying. Backed up by another ex-Mondello Instructor, Dave Heavey of Circuit Racing fame – also now living in Canada... [Read more...]
Murray takes third in Ginetta Junior Championship
October 22, 2012 by Paul Grogan
Niall took a superb win in race one at Brands Hatch and finished the season third in the overall championship. Photo: Jakob Ebrey
Approaching the final weekend of the season, Niall Murray remained very much in the title race despite his 40-point deficit to championship leader Charlie Robertson. Coming from a mixed weekend that turned good with a return to the podium in race two at Silverstone, Murray was more confident than ever and really up for the challenge at the Brands Hatch... [Read more...]
Niall Murray: The ups and downs, but I can still win!
October 20, 2012 by Niall Murray
Despite a mix of results from the last 2 rounds, Murray goes to the final rounds at Brands Hatch, still in with a shot at winning the championship. Photo: Jakob Ebrey
The end is near! Only one weekend left until I pack away the helmet and suit for another long winter. Sorry I haven’t written a blog for you guys for a while, but the leaving certs taking a lot of time from me! Well I’ll start with Rockingham where the team are based throughout the year. Although it was our home event, I unfortunately could not... [Read more...]
Murray bounces back in Silverstone to take championship battle down to the wire
October 9, 2012 by Paul Grogan
Murray will now to go Brands Hatch as the championship points leader before drop scores are taken into account. Photo: Jakob Ebrey
Coming from a disappointing weekend in Rockingham some two weeks previous, Niall Murray was keen to get back to winning ways coming to the home of the British Formula 1 Grand Prix, Silverstone. Still very much in the hunt for the 2012 Ginetta Junior Championship title, Murray needed to ensure he had a strong points finish to stay within reach of current... [Read more...]
Murray remains positive despite challenging Rockingham weekend
September 24, 2012 by Paul Grogan
Niall remains positive going into the next two rounds at Silverstone. Photo: Jakob Ebrey
On the back of a weekend that came good with second in race two at Knockhill in August, Niall Murray approaching Rockingham, the home circuit of his Douglas Motorsport team, knew that its race wins he needed to put him back at the top of the championship table. Friday’s practice was a wet affair and once again highlighted the controversial tyre debate... [Read more...]
Niall Murray: So close but yet so far away!
September 7, 2012 by Niall Murray
Niall trails championship leader Charlie Robertson by just 4 points but also approaches his most successful circuits from 2011. Photo: Jakob Ebrey
So close but yet so far away! I came into the Snetterton weekend 2 points off the championship lead, after race one I was 2 points ahead and then after race two I was 3 points behind! After Knockhill I’m now 4 points off the new championship leader, Charlie Robertson. The Snetterton weekend went well, two 3rd place finishes after starting 5th for... [Read more...]
Weekend of mixed fortunes keep Murray in title race
August 28, 2012 by Paul Grogan
Niall remains one of the favourites as the 2012 Ginetta Junior Championship starts to get very close at the front. Photo: Jakob Ebrey
With the Ginetta Junior Championship now well under way having resumed after the summer break at Snetterton some two weeks previous, teams and drivers made the long trip to Scotland’s Knockhill Race Track for rounds 13 and 14 of the championship. Coming from a double podium finish in Snetterton, Niall Murray now knew that more of the same was required... [Read more...]
Murray grabs double podium at Snetterton
August 17, 2012 by Paul Grogan
Murray bagged himself to crucial podium finishes to keep him very much in the title race. Photo: Jakob Ebrey
The 2012 Ginetta Junior Championship resumed after a seven week summer break at the Snetterton 300 circuit in Norfolk. Murray and his Douglas Motorsport team were keen to get back on track after the lengthy break and started their preparations for the weekend with some pre-event testing on the Wednesday before the event. Struggling during the pre-event... [Read more...]
