Podium finish and two fastest laps for Alyx Coby in Galway.
After an 8 week break Alyx returned to racing in Galway last weekend 14-year-old Alyx Coby, from Newbridge, Co. Kildare was on track last weekend as the Motorsport Ireland Karting Championship made its way west to Tynagh in Co. Galway for the fourth round of the season. After an eight week break the drivers were all keen to get to racing again and, following a short test session on Saturday, racing kicked off on Sunday morning with...
Seven Reasons to go Electric
If you’re in the market for a car, there has never been a better time to go electric writes Geraldine Herbert 1) Reduced Tolls – From Sunday 1st July 2018, electric car owners can avail of 50% off tolls nationwide. 2) Cheaper to Run – According to the CSO the average driver does 318 kms per week. Driving that distance a week in an electric car (eg. Nissan Leaf) will cost you just €4.04 a week to charge as opposed to...
Car Chat with Dr Pixie McKenna
Dr Pixie McKenna talks cars, speeding and dream locations Your current car? Range Rover Sport-White Is a car important to you? Ironically two wheels is my preferred mode of transport but this is our family car. What does it say about you? That secretly I’m a wannabe footballers wife. Let’s face it Range Rovers are for the country… What do you use your car for? The school run is done by bike and my work commute is by...
Women in Saudi Arabia are poised to start driving from Sunday
Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world to impose a ban on women’s driving, but that is all set to change this weekend writes Geraldine Herbert What is new for Saudi Women? Saudi Arabia announced in September that it would allow women to drive, ending a longstanding policy that has become a global symbol of the oppression of women in the ultraconservative kingdom. From June 24th women will be allowed to get a...
First Drive : Lexus RX450hL
Lexus adds a much sought-after third row to their RX writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? For car companies the attraction of a five seat SUV is simple, they appeal to families, millennials, and women but throw in a extra two seats and you are on to an even bigger winner as everyone it seems these days is in need of something larger and hence the boom in seven seat SUVs. Lexus is the latest to add a much sought-after third row to...
