There are few places in the world that can match the Killarney stages and when run in December they present an even tougher challenge. For Mark Falvey and Diarmuid Lynch though it was a case of a job well done as they took top points in the opening round of the Clonakilty Blackpudding Irish [...]
MEMBERS of the Todds Leap Ulster Rally's organising committee were left speechless at the British Rally Championship's (BRC) end of season awards night in Manchester on Saturday when Rally NI was again named Rally of the Year. The BRC Rally of the Year award was first presented in 2003 with the Ulster Rally taking the [...]
By Ian Harden… As organisers and competitors finally draw breath after two days’ terrific competition at the recent Ulster Historic Rally, contenders in this year’s Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship have given the event’s fresh format and new stages a resounding ‘thumbs up.’ Since the last car passed over the Finish in Enniskillen, the [...]
Photo by Belmore Court Motel... 11 year old JAYME LOUGHLIN, winner of the Todds Leap Ulster Rally ‘Helmet Design Competition’ was finally presented with his winning creation during the Todds Leap Ulster Rally last weekend. The P7 pupil had impressed the judges with his design to come out on top in the keenly [...]
We have trawled through YouTube to bring you some of the best highlights from the 2013 Ulster Rally... Highlights from FlyinFinn Motorsport... WaylanderRallyClips... KnightSport... IrishRallying07HD... Mintex BHRC Historic Ulster Rally teaser... Ultra Home Rally Team... John McCrone - Day 1 Rally NI... John McCrone - Day 2 Rally NI... GriffSportRallying... BRC Media on YouTube... [...]
Report by Ian Harden...Photo by Mark McCullagh... A policy of full-commitment driving over constantly changing road conditions gave Ryan Barrett and co-driver Barry Ferris a thoroughly deserved second win of the 2013 Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship at the Ulster Historic Rally on August 23rd / 24th. Using their local knowledge of the lanes [...]
Ross Hunter and Josh Davison cracked the conundrum on day 1...Dean Raftery and co driver Aileen Kelly took a maiden NGK Spark Plugs BRC Challenge victory on Saturday’s second Ulster Challenge Rally... Ulster Rally Challenge Rally - Day 1 Ross Hunter and Josh Davison cracked the conundrum of the first of this weekend’s Ulster Challenge [...]
Omagh's Mark Donnelly and Enniskillen's Jonny Leonard have won free entries to this year's Wales Rally GB after topping the times sheets on the Ulster Youth Challenge over the Ulster Rally weekend. The Northern Ireland Motor Club announced the new and unique competition last Thursday which aimed at providing opportunities for young drivers under the age [...]
Report by Andrew Bushe...Photo by Roy Dempster... The 2013 Carryduff Forklift MSA ANICC Northern Ireland Stage Rally Championship resumed after it’s summer break with the toughest rally of the season, the two day Ulster National Rally, which included ten stages, with eighty-eight special stage miles for the fifty-six starters. At the Enniskillen town centre finish, [...]
Photo by Mark McCullagh... THE 2013 Todds Leap Ulster Rally made a spectacular debut in Fermanagh and South Tyrone on Friday and Saturday, when intermittent rain added an extra edge to the already demanding stages. One man mastered those conditions better than anyone, however, and it was local favourites, current Irish Tarmac Rally Championship [...]