Podium finish for Alyx Coby in Athboy
Young Alyx Coby is going from strength to strength this year 13-year-old Alyx Coby, from Newbridge, Co. Kildare, was back on the grid in Athboy, Co. Meath at the weekend as the Motorsport Ireland Karting Championship made its way to the circuit for Round 3 of the series. With the tight and twisty layout of the track making overtaking challenging, achieving a good finish in the day’s two qualifying heats was going to be important....
How I crossed the world’s largest lake…by car
Driving a Mazda CX-5 across Lake Baikal in the depths of Siberia is a test of endurance for car and driver writes Geraldine Herbert From Irkutsk we drive to Listvyanka, a small town on the shores of Lake Baikal. The 60 kilometre road runs through a white forest frozen under thick snow and was laid in just two months in preparation for what should have been a landmark state visit to Russia by the US President Dwight D Eisenhower in...
Testing times for Learners on Ireland’s roads
Learning to drive can be a daunting experience writes Geraldine Herbert Ireland was basking in heat wave temperatures, Mel Gibson was striking a blow for Scottish independence in the box office and one of the biggest rivalries the music world has ever see was taking place in the charts as Blur and Oasis battled for the coveted number one sport. It was the summer of ‘95 and the summer I passed my driving test. Getting a licence has...
SEAT Leon ST Cupra
Buying an estate car tends to be a practical consideration. But this souped-up Seat really moves too, writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? Estates are rarely cars of choice. Rather they are the heroically dull option when the number of bikes, wellies, labradors and kids you need to ferry around has increased to an unmanageable amount. But over the past few years, a new breed of discreet but sporty load-luggers has emerged which sprint...
From Marshal to Driver –The Racing Season Begins
The racing season is here! Time to put all that preparation to the test writes Ruth Nugent After months of preparation and much anticipation, I made my motor racing debut on the 14th and 15th of April at the first round of the car championships at Mondello Park as #33. And lucky for me everything that could’ve happened on my first race weekend pretty much happened! Qualifying The car had been tested the day before and a new gearbox...
Running on Empty
Running out of fuel is not only an inconvenience but can do costly damage to your car writes Suzanne Keane A study from Topaz has shown that 60% of motorists will only fill up their car when it’s in the red. The study has also shown that 1 in 10 of us have run out of fuel while driving. While running out of fuel on the go may seem like just an inconvenience it can cause damage to your car (along with making you late). Even running...
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