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 [...]
As the fast-paced 2018 series gears up for an exciting climax, the Motorsport UK British Rally Championship (BRC) has today (12 September) confirmed its 2019 calendar. In 2019, Britain’s top-tier rallying series will feature six rounds in six territories, with events across the UK in Wales, England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The series, which is celebrating its [...]
A dramatic final day of the Antrim based John Mulholland Motors Ulster Rally saw Matt Edwards take his first Ulster Rally win in a day that could have been claimed by any of the top 3. Overnight leader Josh Moffett started the second morning with a scant 4.4 second lead after a wet Friday on [...]
It was a damp start to this year’s John Mulholland Motors Ulster Rally which returned to the classic Antrim stages after an absence of 5 years. British Rally Championship contender Rhys Yates’s Skoda Fabia took an initial lead on the first run over the stage 1, Glendun, ahead of Irish Tarmac Championship contender Josh Moffett [...]
The 2018 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship resumes this coming weekend with the John Mulholland Motors Ulster Rally which is also the penultimate round of the series. 2017 champion Sam Moffett is currently leads the championship, but is forced to miss this round due to work commitments. His lead of a single point over his brother [...]
