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...
PRESS RELEASE – GORDON BENNET RELIABILITY TRIALS ATHY CO KILDARE 2ND JULY 2022
Gordon Bennett was in a right pickle. The 2nd of the runs named after himself, aka the III Coupe Internationale, held in 1902, had...
Fanzine Issue No. 2 Weekend Preview
Featuring: HRCA Calendar On This Day Stories To Watch Driver Profiles Circuit History Learning The...
29 April 22 – Awards Presentation 2021
The National Yacht Club - Dun Laoghaire hosted the HRCA Awards Presentation on 29th April 2022, with c 40 attendees. After the reception our Chairman Noel Kavanagh presented the Awards to all recipients. Ken McAvoy gave a brief update on the 2 major events planned...
Fanzine Issue No. 1 Weekend Preview
Featuring: HRCA Calendar On This Day Stories To Watch Driver Profiles Circuit History Learning...
Carole Nash Historic Festival
Carole Nash Historic Festival 13th + 14th August 2022 Mondello Park Co.Kildare This years Carole Nash Historic Festival at Mondello Park promises to delight, excite and give patrons a chance to both reminisce on fond memories with famous cars or share in excitement...
Galway Motor Club – Ballyallaban Hill Climb
GALWAY MOTOR CLUB – BALLYALLABAN HILL CLIMB Sat 26th and Sunday 27th March 2022 Report re HRCA Members The event was held in glorious sunshine over 2 days on the 2km Ballyallaban Hill Climb outside Ballyvaughan The organisation was very good, there were approx. 60...
Event & News updates from the Chairman 25 Feb 2022
EVENT AND NEWS UPDATE FROM THE CHAIRMAN 25 Feb 2022 I hope this communication finds you all safe and well as we can now see some degree of normality coming back into our lives and we look forward to the coming race and hill climb season. 1. OPENING EVENT OF THE YEAR...
Historic Festival – Mondello 13th and 14th August 2022
Historic Festival – Mondello 13th and 14th August 2022 2022 promises to deliver the most exciting Historic Festival in the history of the HRCA. We have assembled an International Grid of over 70 pe-war cars, including many entrants who are regularly invited to...
Gordon Bennett Motor Car Race 1903
The HRCA are hosting the recreation of ther 1903 Gordon Bennett Motor Car Race, which was based around the Athy area – next July. The event is being supported by the Shackleton Museum in Athy which will be putting on a special exhibition of 1903 race memorabilia and...
Endurance race raises fantastic €9,400 for St Catherine’s
Over €9,400 was recently presented to St Catherine’s Association following an endurance race at Mondello race track. A team of four drivers were behind the wheel of a restored Ford Fiesta for a combined six hours to complete the challenge. They raised a fantastic...
A Six Hour Fiesta at Mondello Park.
“LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE” This conjures up pictures of old codgers in Yorkshire getting up to all kinds of mad stuff and mischief. That is exactly what happened: except the old codgers were from HRCA. They came up with the daft idea of driving in the Fiesta 6 hour...
Handicaps for Mondello Park 11th September 2021
2021 Championship Positions after Race 6
Positions after race 6 available by following the link below. ...
The Liam Ruth Modsports Midget For Sale
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Results for Mondello – 14 August 2021
Results for Mondello races on 14 August 2021 can now be found on the results page or by clicking the link below. Thanks. https://hrca.ie/results-mondello-14th-august-2021/
HRCA pre 55s feature in Autosport magazine .
More paddock wanderings!
Paddock Perambulations Gold Aug 21 PADDOCK PERAMBULATIONS: 14th August 2021 GOLD (“always believe in yourself” – Spandau Ballet) Kellie Harrington won gold at the Olympics but we definitely had some gold medal winning cars on our grid especially among the pre-55s....
Perambulations
Some pit chatter at the tropical Mondello July meeting by our spectating mystery scribe as she ambled around the sweltering paddock . HOT HOT HOT “Me mind on fire - Me soul on fire – Feeling Hot Hot Hot - Keep up this spirit – Come on let’s do it – Feeling Hot Hot...
