Aoife Raftery’s first Irish Tarmac Rally Championship class win
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver Aoife Raftery secured her first-ever Irish Tarmac Rally Championship class win at the Modern Tires Ulster Rally on Saturday. Driving her Peugeot 208 Rally4, Raftery, a native of Craughwell, led the class from start to finish, demonstrating her tarmac prowess. The Ulster Rally wasn’t just a victory; it served as vital preparation for Raftery ahead of the Rali Ceredigion in Wales, the fifth round...
Mondello Rallycross with Ruth Nugent
“Literally had the best days racing I’ve had all year” We catch up with Ruth Nugent who competed in the recent Irish Rallycross Fiesta championship in Mondello Park Firstly, apologies for being so M.I.A. Between health issues and mechanical issues with the car the end of the racing season was very busy. Rallycross But luckily myself and Freddie the Fiesta are back in action and feeling good! So to celebrate that...
Our Danielle takes on the Rallycross Championship challenge
Armed with her Motorsport Ireland License Danielle Murphy prepares for her Rallycross racing debut in Mondello tomorrow Well ladies, firstly let me apologise for my 9 weeks absence since my last blog! From travelling to Malta with only 10 hours notice to judge an event, to preparing for my first ever experience to give Rallycross a go this weekend in Mondello, it’s all been pretty much go, go, go. To recap as briefly as...
Susan Smyth’s First Car …..
What was your first car and why did you buy it? My first car was a black Ford Fiesta 1.1 mark 3, with a C reg, the reason I bought the car was because I had dreamed of driving from the age of 15 & after my lessons literally could not wait to get motoring! I loved the fiesta the second I saw it, it was black & at the time “the newer model” I was 21. What did you pay for it? It was 2850 pounds, at that time second hand cars...
Ford accepts Women’s World Car of the Year trophy
A jury of 18 female automotive journalists recently elected the Ford Fiesta as the “2013 Women World Car of the Year” and in Cologne Ford Motor Company were presented with the award. The Fiesta 1.0-litre EcoBoost claimed the top prize ahead of finalists including the Audi Allroad, Range Rover and Porsche Boxster S, and also received the 2013 Women’s World Car of the Year Economy Car award from the judging panel, which...
