Irish Motor Sports News

Category Archive: Events, Motorbike, News

BMW to launch 2019 Models at Carole Nash Irish Motorbike & Scooter Show

Feb 06, 2019 Jarlath Events, Motorbike, News Comments Off on BMW to launch 2019 Models at Carole Nash Irish Motorbike & Scooter Show

RDS, 1st – 3rd March 2019 BMW Motorrad announced today that it would introduce its new 2019 models to the Irish public for the first time at the Carole Nash Irish Motorbike and Scooter Show at the...

Extreme E – Radical new Sport & Entertainment concept

Feb 06, 2019 Jarlath Extreme E, News Comments Off on Extreme E – Radical new Sport & Entertainment concept

• With the first event set to take place in January 2021. • Extreme E will race across the world’s most remote environments to demonstrate the performance of electric SUVs in extreme climatic...

Galway International Rally 2019 – Back in action!

Feb 06, 2019 Jarlath Events, News, Notice Board, Rally Comments Off on Galway International Rally 2019 – Back in action!

Preparations are well underway for the 2019 Galway International Rally which takes place on the weekend of 9th and 10th of February. This year’s event is on a “come-back year”, after taking a...

Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy established

Jan 30, 2019 Jarlath EverGreeens: Irish Abroad, News, Rally Comments Off on Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy established

Elite high-performance academy launched Former National and Tarmac Rally Champion John Coyne providing support for future rally stars The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy is being established to...

Clonakilty Park Hotel West Cork Rally 2019

Jan 24, 2019 Jarlath Events, News, Rally Comments Off on Clonakilty Park Hotel West Cork Rally 2019

Preparations are coming on well for the 2019 Clonakilty Park Hotel West Cork Rally which takes place on March 16th & 17th next. The rally is the second round of both the Irish Tarmac Rally...

RHD R5 cars to compete on the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship

Jan 24, 2019 Jarlath Events, News, Notice Board, Rally Comments Off on RHD R5 cars to compete on the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship

Back as far as April 2018 the TROA undertook to investigate the avenues available to facilitate RHD R5 cars to compete on the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. Initially contact was made with the...

McCormack & Mitchell conquer Willie Loughman Memorial Forestry Rally

Jan 21, 2019 Jarlath Forestry Rally, News Comments Off on McCormack & Mitchell conquer Willie Loughman Memorial Forestry Rally

Derry pair Marty McCormack and Barney Mitchell dominated the Willie Loughman Memorial Rally, with their Skoda Fabia taking the lead on the second of the six stages and staying there for the rest of...

Third Dakar win for Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah & First victory for Gazoo Racing Toyota Hilux

Jan 19, 2019 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2019 PERU, News Comments Off on Third Dakar win for Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah & First victory for Gazoo Racing Toyota Hilux

AL-ATTIYAH WINS THIRD TITLE AS TOYOTA CLAIM FIRST EVER DAKAR RALLY VICTORY · Overdrive Racing’s Ronan Chabot and Gilles Pillot round off top 10 Qatari rally driver Nasser...

Dakar Rally SS8: Tough day in Ica dunes for MINI JCW Buggy as Dakar enters finish straight

Jan 16, 2019 Jarlath Cross-Country Rally, DAKAR 2019 PERU, News Comments Off on Dakar Rally SS8: Tough day in Ica dunes for MINI JCW Buggy as Dakar enters finish straight

Peterhansel fourth overall Tuesday saw the top ten cars and motorcycles, and the top five trucks, start ahead of the rest of the field. The starting positions were determined by the times set on...

Birmingham blast-off for 2019 FIA World Rally Championship

Jan 13, 2019 Jarlath Events, News, Rally Comments Off on Birmingham blast-off for 2019 FIA World Rally Championship

Spectacular season launch for WRC 2019 at Autosport International show Star drivers and cars take centre stage at WRC’s Super Saturday Huge crowds watch teams unveil 2019 World Rally Cars...