Irish teen Alyx Coby wins on her car racing debut at Road Atlanta, USA
Irish racing driver Alyx Coby has made a winning start to her professional career, having claimed a double victory on her GT debut weekend at Road Atlanta in Georgia, USA. The 17-year-old from Newbridge, Co Kildare was signed up by top US GT team Random Vandals Racing in 2021 to provide an opportunity for her to step up from karting into car racing. Based out of New Jersey, Random Vandals Racing competes in numerous GT championships...
On the Fast Track
We catch up with Alloro Racing an all-girls ‘F1 in Schools’ team based in Limerick What is Alloro Racing? Alloro Racing is a team of six Transition Year students from Laurel Hill Secondary School, Limerick Ireland. Our logo features a 3-pronged trident and the letter ‘A’ encased in laurel leaves. The trident symbolizes the Ancient Roman God of the Sea- Neptune. We drew inspiration from the sea and ocean after...
Hyundai IONIQ 5
Suzanne Keane gets behind the wheel of Hyundai’s sharply styled all-electric IONIQ5 Why you will like it? Family-sized crossover E.V. that has a range of up to 481km. Is it a looker? The IONIQ 5 is certainly futuristic looking. Hyundai say it celebrates clean lines and minimalistic structures and there really isn’t anything unnecessary on the exterior. On first impressions, it appeared to look like an “Electric Car” from a Lego...
The return of the famous 5
As the Renault 5 turns 50 this year, we talk to some previous owners about life with the French supermini … and reveal how the classic car is set to make a comeback writes Geraldine Herbert Jack Lynch was Taoiseach, Elton John was topping the charts and The Godfather was the film everyone was talking about: the year was 1972. It was also the year Renault launched the first supermini, the Renault 5. It was a voiture à vivre: a...
Driving in Extreme Weather Conditions #StormDudley #StormEunice
Met Éireann has warned of strong winds and heavy rain as Storm Dudley heads our way and that will be followed by Storm Eunice a ‘multi-hazard event’ Consider first of all if your journey is essential and don’t drive unless you absolutely have to Windy weather Plan your journey – is there a route with less exposure to the weather and less risk of fallen trees? Choose a sheltered route if you have the option. Be aware of the danger...
