How are Handicaps calculated?
A big part of how the series can make championships like the George Mangan fair to all competitors involves the careful application of handicaps. But how do they work? How can we avoid sandbagging? Well, here’s how. When you finish a race, you will have taken a...
AGM and Awards Dinner Dates
Please diary the 11th November for the AGM at 20:00 and the 16th November 2024 from 19:00 for the Awards Dinner. Guests welcome! Both take place in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Naas Road. Tickets for the Awards Night are €40, to include a sit down dinner. Please advise...
Report On The Racing So Far Through April 2024
The HRCA held its first race meeting of the year on a coldish Saturday, the 6th April in Mondello Park. As usual for our first meeting of the year, and despite the best efforts of Conor to motivate the troops, we managed a meagre 7 cars on the grid, however the racing...
Quick Report on September Mondello Event
After a strong showing at the Historic Festival, the final races of the season were held at Mondello Park on the 11th of September. While we did not reach the peaks of grid size found at that event two weeks earlier, those who did make an appearance were enthusiastic...
Report On The Racing So Far Through April 2024
The HRCA held its first race meeting of the year on a coldish Saturday, the 6th April in Mondello Park. As usual for our first meeting of the year, and despite the best efforts of Conor to motivate the troops, we managed a meagre 7 cars on the grid, however the racing...
Mondello Historic Festival 13/14 August
To all our Members - have you entered for this prestige event? The pre-55 entry list I understand now has 2 full grids of 36 cars each (with fantastic support from Frazer Nash drivers) and the HRCA group still has some spaces -...
Kirkistown 30 July 2022
13 entrants featured in the HRCA races on 30th July for our annual Kirkistown visit. We had very mixed weather, although always warm - a wet qualifying followed by a dry first race, followed as Paraic described it - as a '4 season' second race. Results on scratch Race...
MEC Sprint Mondello 16 and 17 July
There were 9 Class 4 Historic entries in the total field of approx. 80. The MEC run event was held in extreme heat and ran on schedule and 5 timed runs were available to competitors each day. HRCA Members included Ed Cassidy (Iona Special), Ken McAvoy (Riley) Mick...
Best wishes to Patricia
The HRCA and friends wish Patricia Cochrane all the best for a speedy recovery from recent back surgery. She is recuperating at home now and we wish her a speedy recovery. Patricia, we look forward to seeing you again in Mondello for the Historic Festival on 13th and...
