Danielle Murphy – Drift Queen
Drift Racer Danielle Murphy made history last weekend when she became the first driver ever to lead both the Queen and King of Europe Drift Championships after the first round. Peasant Films has produced this great video of Danielle at the event so check it out! Daniel Murphy | PeasantFilms from László Elek on Vimeo. Danielle will be competing in the first round of the Irish Drift Championship in Mondello Park next weekend so...
Amy Maher’s First Car …………
What was your first car and why did you buy it? My first car was a 1980 1100 Special Mini! She was silver with 5 original 1100 special alloys and more important than anything else was she was mine! Dad picked it up and surprised me during the Easter holidays a couple of months before my 17th birthday. I can’t remember the letters of the reg possibly ZV but the numbers definitely were 666!! Dad laughed as he told me that his...
Safety on the move for your little ones
One of the safety must-haves for your child is a car seat but it is crucially important to get the right seat at the right stage. Geraldine Herbert guides you through some of the key points. Choosing the car seat It is a legal requirement to have a car seat for any child under the age of 12, or below 135cm in height. The determining factor when choosing a car seat is the weight of your child NOT the age. You should continue to use a...
Danielle Murphy competes in Round One of the Queen of Europe Championship
Queen of Europe drifting champion Danielle Murphy was in Hungary last weekend to compete in round one of the Championship Last week my mother and I made the first of many road trips to Europe for my Championship quest this season. My first round for the Queen of Europe Championship was held last weekend at Tokol Airport, just outside Budapest in Hungary. With a completely different and new set up in my car with a Quaife sequential...
Four Classic Cars worth a second look
Seduced by the allure of classic cars on a recent trip to the Mediterranean, we have four cars worth a look if you want to enjoy a classic car this summer writes Hannah Gordon. Following a recent trip to the Mediterranean I was amazed at how many classic and vintage cars were still being driven so regular by their owners. They thought nothing of jumping into a 40 year old French antiquity and dashing off into the nearest town. Every...
Family Cars and Sheep
We asked Sinead Canny-Ruddy, ‘Young’ mother of Annie, wife of Dickie, rally driver, car mad with a bag and shoe obsession to give us her Top 10 Unconventional Tips when it comes to buying a family car….. When it comes to buying a family car, why do we all act like sheep? Why do we suddenly lose the ability to think of nothing else but this car MUST fit the big expensive designer buggy that we bought when Little Jimmy...