This amazing show will be held on Saturday 8th June 2013 at Ballee Playing Fields, Antrim Road, Ballymena, BT42 2HS. The show is open to all Vintage, Classic, Modern Classic, Modified & Custom show cars, with a large number of classes to cater for all, with over £4000 worth of prizes. Ballymena Car Fest &…
In the world of motorsport things are very strict and by the book regarding cars and the engines they carry. Though here in Ireland when it comes to club-man motorsport things are a lot more relaxed an twisted minds tend to run far and beyond conventional. Club-man motorsport is basically a cheaper form of competition,…
The Subaru Impreza chassis has been more successful in rallying than Subaru’s previous contenders. Prior to the introduction of the Impreza into World Rally Championship racing in 1993, the Subaru World Rally Team had fielded its larger mid-size Legacy. However, with the rest of the rally competition increasingly shifting towards smaller and lighter chassis cars,…
The GT86 brings the classic sports car experience to a new generation. The principles are simple. Lightweight body, front mounted engine, rear wheel drive with great balance and handling. This philosophy was behind influential driver-focused Toyota models of yesteryear such as the GT2000 and AE86. These automotive icons fed the imagination of Toyota’s engineers, and…
Mitsubishi throughout the world are most commonly known for their Evolution (Evo) models. This stems from its performance and results on the rally stages, most notably in the hands of Finland’s Tommi Makinen when he clinched his first World Rally Championship (WRC) title in 1996 at the helm of the Evo III. This success continued…
When I heard that Autolifers were going to get to shoot the brand new Peugeot 208 R2 rally car I nearly jumped out of my skin. Peugeot are a marque that, in my opinion, have lost their way when it comes to making cars as they simply do not develop anything “special” for the road…
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution has now evolved ten times and in 2007 the Evo X was launched in Japan with the cars being released in the UK market in 2008. The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X is more sophisticated, involving and technologically-advanced than ever before. It incorporates every bit of knowledge Mitsubishi Motors has gained through…
As a car manufacturer Mazda are many things; the creator and manufacturer of the most popular sports convertible of all time (the MX5), the company who have faithfully stuck with the rotary engine whilst others shied away from the ‘Dorito in a Pringles tin technology’ and perhaps a little less well know is the fact…
Posts by Graham Curry Newtownabbey lad Conor Mulholland known by many at race meets recently hung up his orange fire proof overalls; dismounted the Kirkistown rescue unit and mounted a challenge to compete in the Kirkistown Fiesta Zetec Cup. Click here for more! This amazing show will be held on Saturday 8th June…