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Ballybannon Hill to Magilligan Strand. June 1922 to June 1933
Available from 6th December 2023. From Ballybannon Hill to Magilligan Strand. Hills climbs, sand racing and a cancelled Grand Prix June 1922 to June 1933.
Harry Feguson, and others believed that road racing would bring competitors, tourists and investment to Northern Ireland. This is the story of some of the first motorsport events organised in Northern Ireland including the hill climbs at Ballybannon (Castlewellan), Craigantlet (Belfast), Croft (Holywood) Red Brae(Carrickfergus), the sand races on Magilligan Strand and the Ulster Motor Grand Prix at Clady, cancelled due to a fatal crash.
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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.