Brian Matthews

Ashbourne’s Jack Newman endures character building weekend in Roscommon. Having gone well in round 1 of the Triton Showers National Rally Championship, Jack Newman approached the second round, the Midland Moto Stages Rally, in a positive frame of mind. Unfortunately though, a catalogue of issues plagued the 280bhp Escort Mk2 from the off. On the … Read more

With the rise in popularity of the Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta Championship, Mondello Park will introduce a new style ‘Become a Racing Driver’ competition for 2014. The winner of this challenge, which is only open to drivers who are over eighteen and have never held a car racing or speed competition licence, will receive a … Read more

The introduction of a new budget saloon racing series, the Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta Championship was Irish Motor Racings’ success story of the year. Having only been conceived in late 2012 the series provided the biggest grids and most competitive racing of any Irish championship at Mondello Park this year.

Multiple Irish champion Michael Cullen will come out of semi- retirement to race in the Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta Championship at Mondello Park on August 25th.Cullen is probably Ireland’s most successful saloon car driver, having won an incredible 8 titles between 1993 and 1996 before winning the European Ferrari Challenge twice and coming third in … Read more