Visit to Cultra - RNIYC clubhouse
I called into the Royal North Of Ireland Yacht club this morning to drop in a complimentary copy of "Cultra- Motoring with panache " for their archives. The clubhouse still looks very much like it does in the photographs in my book - right down to the sundial at the front. The other two photos show the view from the start line today - looking out over Belfast Lough and up the hill to the first corner.
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: Robinson Books - Hill Climbs and car Road Races in Northern Ireland 1905 to 1947
My books are about motor sport in Northern Ireland in the first half of the 20th century.
It was a time of enormous wealth , especially around Belfast, and the emergence of the motor car as both a means of transport and for use in competition, for example reliability trials, hill climbs and road races.
In 1922 Northern Ireland became the only part of the United Kingdom where roads could be closed for motorsport. In 1925 the Ulster Automobile Club was formed to promote motorsport.
My books focus on events not previously published and include the Edwardian Cultra Hill Climbs, sand racing at Magilligan Strand and the road races at Donaghadee and Bangor.
The second edition of the Ulster TT badges will be available in May 2025 and I am currently working on a new book on Craigantlet Hill climb 1925 to 1947.