28/05/19 - Ardee Cycling League Round 3 - New Kid On The Block

It was back to the Tallanstown circuit for round 3 of the Ardee Cycling Club Summer League. 14 year old Ciaran O'Connor from the Drogheda Wheelers Club was first to cross the line, from Stephen Carry (Ardee) with Aaron McCann (Drogheda Wheelers)  3rd. Andy McAfee was 4th and closely followed by Gary Gorman who moves into the overall lead of the league as it reaches it's halfway point.

26/05/19 - Malahide Classic & Vintage Motor Show

The Grand Hotel in Malahide once again played host to the Malahide Classic & Vintage Motor Show that was organised by the Malahide Lions Club.
The show was a fundraiser for DEBRA Ireland and was sponsored by AXA Ireland.

25/5/19 - Vintage And Steam Woodworking Show

There was a good turnout for the annual event held by Clem & his son Paddy Kelly of AMS in a place that will always be known as McCabe's yard in the area. The event was a fundraiser for the Day Ward on Floor 7 of the Maher Hospital.

21/05/19 - Ardee Cycling League Round 2 - The return of the king

Round 2 of the 2019 Ardee Cycling League was held over the formidable Dromin circuit. It was a nail biting finish with last weeks winner James McMorrow having to settle for second place behind Gary Gorman, by only a few cm. Andy McAfee fought hard to take 3rd place.

19/05/19 - Whiteriver Park 24 hour Kart Race

A few shots from a short visit to Whiteriver Park for the 24 Hour Karting Series race that was held over the weekend. This is the 2nd of these events that was ran by Whiteriver and it attracted some continental teams over this time around.

17/05/19 - U18 GAA - Ardee St Marys vs St Mochtas \ St Brides

 

14/05/19 - Ardee Cycling League Round 1 - Suns Out, Guns Out

The 2019 Ardee Cycling Club League kicked off with 2 laps of the Tallanstown circuit in the glorious sunshine this evening. Congratulations to James McMorrow on his victory here, it will hopefully provide  a welcome morale boost to the Drogheda Wheelers club who've been through a tough time over the past 2 weeks

10/05/19 - Skerries 100 Press Launch

The Loughshinny Motorcycle Supporters Club held the press launch for the Skerries 100 Road Races at the Hills Cricket Club in Milverton, a place that many would regard as the spiritual home for the event as it was based there for many years.

12/05/19 - MLVW Show

My second trip to Kilbeggan in as many weeks was well worth the journey for the MLVW show, which was sponsored by J & A Commercials. It was held on the same site as the American V8 show a few weeks back. 
There was some drop dead gorgeous vehicles turned out for the show. 

11/05/19 - Darkness Into Light Ardee

Here's a few short clips that I recorded before the start of the event yesterday morning.
Apologies for the poor quality but it was recorded in the dark ( obviously ... )

2018 North East Modified IRL Paul Walker Tribute Meet

I see that the North East Modified IRL group have revealed plans for this years event in September, so here's my photos from last year's event.

06/05/19 - JPCCNI Cars And Coffee

The JPCCNI (Japanese Performance Car Club of Northern Ireland , I think ) are very active on the club scene. I'd been thinking about going up to their regular Cars And Coffee event in Lisburn on the first Monday of each month for the past while. I missed out on the Cars And Coffee event at the weekend, so I decided to go up the JPCCNI event and I was disappointed. Disappointed that I'd left it for so long! Wow, some absolutely stunning machinery there and the lads were saying that there would normally be more cars but the club had run the Loughgall show on Saturday and the owners probably took a break. I will have to go back another night so .....

06/05/19 - Glyde Rangers 4 Peaks Challenge 6KM Family Fun Run/Walk/Jog

There was a great turnout for the 6KM family fun run \ walk that was organised by Cora McCourt in aid of the Glyde Rangers 4 Peaks Challenge that will take place next month.

Who do you think you are, Joey Dunlop?

I was at the 2019 VJMC Show in Dublin today and was in awe of some of the stunning machinery on display. One machine that really grabbed my attention was an immaculate 1997 RVF400 NC35. I was shooting around it when I noticed that it was signed by the late Joey Dunlop. I enquired about the back story to this and think it's well worth sharing the details.

05/05/2019 - 2019 VJMC Show

The VJMC Show is always one of the highlights of the year for me and even though today's visit was short, it was really well worth it. There was plenty to see and some nice bikes too.....

2019 Around A Pound Tandragee 100 Road Races

Our 2019 road racing season got off to a great start at the Tandragee 100 Road Races today.

Derek McGee was in top form today, winning 4 of the 8 races that were held today I think.

2018 VJMC Classic Motorcycle Show

I'm really looking forward to the VJMC Show on Sunday, so here's a look back at some of the fantastic machinery that was there last year.

2017 Tandragee 100 Road Races

Some photos from the 2017 event.

2016 Tandragee 100

I didn't have time to post any last night, but here's my photos from the 2016 Tandragee 100 Road Races.

Race in peace boys

2009 Tandragee 100 Road Races

Some photos from the 2009 event.

The late, great William Dunlop doing what he did best

It's just not right to write a caption like that, he seemed invincible on the bike.