Pole position, podium finish and lap record for Alyx Coby
Back on the grid last week 14-year-old Alyx Coby has a formula for success 14-year-old Alyx Coby, from Newbridge, Co. Kildare was on the grid last weekend as Munster Karting Club’s 2019 Championship got under way with their O Plate meeting at Kartworld in Co. Cork. Following some test sessions over the Winter, along with some racing in the UK, this was Alyx’s first home race of the year and also served as a warm-up for the main...
First Drive: Lexus UX
The new Lexus hybrid SUV is proof that good things come in small packages writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? It seems small is the new big and Lexus is the latest car brand to offer a scaled down and less expensive version of their larger SUV. Joining the family of Lexus “X” vehicles including the RX and NX is the even smaller UX or Urban Explorer. While car sales were down by double-digits this year so far, sales of...
Car Chat with Nicci Daly
Nicci Daly, motorsport engineer, Irish international hockey player, and Applegreen ambassador talks bad habits, cup holders and how she would love to buy her dad’s iconic Formula Opel Your current car? I currently drive a Mercedes C180 Kompressor. Does it have any extras? Yes, Alloy wheels, low profile tyres. Is a car important to you? Yes extremely. Having a car is important to me as I live on the foothills of the Dublin...
Celebrating Women in Motorsport
To celebrate International Women’s Day we look at some remarkable young women blazing their own trail in motorsport writes Geraldine Herbert Nicole Lynch Motorbike Racing “Growing up, I was around racing all the time and there were only one or two women competing, and I thought to myself, ‘I could do that, I could be fast’,” says motorbike racer Nicole Lynch. Riding her Medlar Racing Suzuki SV650, she was...
WIN! Two Tickets To RTÉ One’s Dancing With The Stars With Müller Corner
Win a pair of tickets to see Dancing With the Stars live! Wheelsforwomen have teamed up with Müller Corner, proud sponsor of Dancing with the Stars on RTÉ One, to offer two lucky followers the chance to win 2 tickets for Sunday’s live show on March 10th, 2019! All you have to do it like our facebook page and tag someone you want to dance the night away with! Two winners will be announced on Wednesday 6th March. Each winner will...
From Marshal to Driver – February 2019
It has been a busy start to 2019 in my move from Marshal to Racing Driver writes Ruth Nugent Firstly I’d like to wish everyone a happy race season 2019! I hope the off season has gone by quick enough for all of you. I haven’t been able to give an update any sooner than now as I’ve been going through biologic infusion treatment for my Crohn’s Disease. These will hopefully get my health back in order and give me the energy needed to get...
