It is with much regret that the members of the Northern Ireland Motor Club and Ulster Rally Team have learned of the untimely passing of Russell Brookes on 29th October. Born on the 16th August 1945 in the Kings Norton district of Birmingham Russell did not grow up in a family with any interest in [...]
The Irish pairing of Craig Breen and Paul Nagle lived up to their favourites billing with a resounding victory on the Today’s Ulster Rally – a result that saw them confirmed as Irish Tarmac champions. Quickest times on five of the event’s nine stages in a Hyundai i20 were the building blocks needed to make [...]
Fresh from a seventh place finish at round nine of the World Rally Championship in Finland, Craig Breen and Paul Nagle turn their attention to matters closer to home this weekend. The two men are the top seeds for Saturday’s Today’s Ulster Rally, the penultimate round of the Irish Tarmac Championship. They currently head the [...]
Organisers of the 2019 Today’s Ulster Rally are delighted to announce that Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council will support this year’s event, which takes place on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th of August. As well as playing host to stages, Banbridge will also welcome crews and their cars on three separate occasions during [...]
Organisers of the Today’s Ulster Rally are giving one lucky person the chance to win £250 as part of a new photography competition established in memory of Bryce Sands. Bryce, who passed away suddenly at the beginning of May, was a long-serving member of the Northern Ireland Motor Club and a well-known face at the [...]
On a quiet Sunday evening in early May Bryce Sands very unexpectedly passed away while watching television. Only the previous Wednesday the Ulster Rally organising committee sat around a table planning the 2019 event, and the future. Bryce was there as usual making notes of what he had to do. Little did any of [...]
At Newry, Mourne & Down District Council Offices today, (10th July), council chairperson, Charlie Casey announced the support of the Today’s Ulster Rally which this year is based in Newry. The event will begin with a shakedown stage on Friday 16th August followed by a ceremonial start in the city’s Albert Basin at 8:45pm. Competitive [...]
The countdown is officially on to the 2019 Today’s Ulster Rally following the opening of entries on Tuesday 25th June. Now in its 43rd season, the event is relocating to a new base in the city, with special stages in County Down. Saturday, August 17th is the competitive element of this year’s meeting, with a [...]
Leading local convenience store, Today’s, has been announced as the headline sponsor of the 2019 Ulster Rally, which will be taking place on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th of August. Today’s is operated by local wholesaler Savage and Whitten (S&W) and is based at Carnbane Business Park in Newry – the new host city of [...]
The dates for the 2019 FUCHS LUBRICANTS Motorsport UK British Historic Rally Championship have been unveiled, with a seven-event calendar covering both gravel and asphalt events. The 2019 calendar features a return to the Ulster Rally as the major sail-away event of the season, with the event’s compact one-day format sure to be attractive to [...]
