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Welcome To DMC.com
We are Northern Ireland's premier Short Oval Motor Racing promotion, bringing you the very best in Stock Car, Hot Rod and Banger racing since 2003. We promote top flight race meetings at both Tullyroan Oval near Dungannon and Aghadowey Oval near Coleraine. From the high speed, high octane National Hot Rods, to the thrill a minute wreck 'em racing of the National Bangers, DMC Race Promotions have something for everyone, from the serious motorsport enthusiast to the family looking for a day out with a difference.
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Coming Fixtures |
Aghadowey Oval
27/12/2025 @ 1.30pm
FESTIVE RACE ACTION
National Hot Rods World Series NI Round 7
Ninja Karts 2025 Stars of Tomorrow Challenge
2.0 Hot Rods
Stock Rods
Thunder Rods
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Tullyroan Oval
4/1/2026 @ 2pm
NEW YEAR BONANZA
Big Van Bangers Van-dalism 2026
1600 Rookie Bangers New Year Challenge
Lightning Rods
Superstox
Junior Productions
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  A superb evening of racing was served up at Tullyroan Oval on Saturday night, with Portadown’s Jordan Rochford the big winner as he scooped the Lee Cherry Memorial Trophy for 2.0 Hot Rods. There were Tullyroan Challenge Cup wins for Ballymena’s Adam Graham in the Thunder Rods and County Armagh’s Jack Murphy in the Ninja Karts, whilst the Superstox final fell to Stephen Stewart of Portadown. The DMC Gold Cup for Unlimited National Bangers went to Dublin’s Stevo McGrath, whilst the crowd were also treated to some demonstration laps by the legendary three-times World Champion Norman Woolsey in his replica Royal Mail Peugeot 205 as he celebrated his 82nd birthday.
The opening qualifier for the 2.0 Hot Rods saw an easy win for Jordan Rochford over British Champion Conor Hughes and welcome visitor from Scotland, World Champion Jason Secker. The reversed grid heat two saw Andy Best take the win over Sean Maher and Jake Devlin.
Rochford had qualified on pole spot for the Lee Cherry Memorial Trophy final and, despite an early caution period, he stamped his authority all over the race. As Jordan took the win and the magnificent trophy, Secker and Best filled the podium places.
Ninja Karts
A number of visitors boosted the Ninja Karts field, with Rowdy Grattan coming on strong late in heat one to take the win from Eddie Fowler and Cumbria’s Jayden Jeffrey. A mid-race caution in heat two brought the star drivers right into contention, with NI Points Champ Jack Murphy taking the win by a nose over Tommy Johnston and Ollie Williamson.
The Tullyroan Challenge Cup final saw Murphy set the pace from pole position, and he raced on to take the title victory in some style. A great places scrap saw Williamson take second from Cahan Bradley, Johnston and Scotland’s Christopher Lattka.
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Some of the closest racing of the night came from the Thunder Rods, with Joshua McMullan taking the opening heat ahead of Joe Largey and James Goldie, before Jason Darragh grabbed the heat two win ahead of Adam Graham and Goldie.
The final was arguably the race of the night, with Graham out front but with a pack of ten cars or more right on his case. It was fantastic stuff, with Graham managing to break clear late on to seal the Tullyroan Challenge Cup victory. The huge places battle went right to the wire, with McMullan snatching second ahead of Goldie, Mark McLaughlin and Adam McKinney at the end of a great night of racing from the formula.
The Superstox saw welcome returns to action for David McMenemy, Andrew Murphy, Dean Catherwood and Paul Crawford which helped boost the grid. Ethan Martin impressed on his way to the heat one victory, coming home ahead of McMenemy and Gerard Hartley, before European Champion Steven Haugh grabbed the heat two win after relegating McMenemy late on.
Novice grader Jonathan Crawford quickly settled into the lead in the final, and was driving superbly to open up a gap out front. With the others struggling to make inroads into his advantage, he looked a cert to take what would have been a career first feature race win. But with only a few laps left he picked up suspension damage after clipping the wall, which opened the door for Stephen Stewart to steal through and collect the trophy. World Champion Jordan Robinson and McMenemy filled the top three, with Crawford struggling home in seventh after an impressive drive that promised so much more.
A depleted field of Unlimited National Bangers did their very best to entertain, with David Gurney leading the DMC Gold Cup race for much of the way. He was stopped in his tracks on the last lap by Steven Reynolds, allowing Leonard Dunn to hit the front. But Leonard had clipped the melee of the Gurney/Reynolds incident sustaining suspension damage, and as he struggled around the final bend Stevo McGrath sneaked past to take a very fortunate victory.
The opening Allcomers fell to Daryl Gilshenan, before he repeated the feat in Allcomers 2. The Destruction Derby went the way of McGrath, after he stopped both Jake and Steven Reynolds to take the win.
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Added: 11/08/25
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 A fantastic Summer Speedweekend at Aghadowey Oval saw some great racing, as a number of major championships were contested by drivers from right across the British Isles. The Ninja Karts World Championship was the feature event which fell to Cork’s Dillon Murphy after a sensational race, whilst Bleary’s Drew McKeown took the honours in the 2.0 Hot Rods European Championship.
Antrim teenager Leyton Hughes won the first ever National Championship in the Junior Productions whilst Waringstown driver Ross Houston was the victor in the Lightning Rods European Cup.
Ninja Karts
Thirty-six 6-11 year old drivers had battled hard all year to qualify for the first ever Aghadowey Oval staging of the Ninja Karts World Championship, sponsored by LJN Motorsport and Scrapco. Three keenly contested qualifying heats saw wins for Cumbria’s Jayden Jeffrey in the opener before another English driver, Johnny Wheeler, took heat two. The final heat also went to England, as Kent’s Henry Hunn took the honours.
Sunday’s World Championship final was an absolute cracker, as Scotland’s Alfie Shevill, and England’s George Copper scrapped out front with Hunn getting involved too. Then Dillon Murphy from the Republic of Ireland joined in the lead tussle, before a last lap caution period was called when Charlie Major rolled over on the back straight. The atmosphere was electric as they went for a one lap dash to the flag for the formula’s biggest prize, and it was Murphy who edged past Cooper to take the win in sensational style, joining his former National Hot Rods World Champion father Shane as a gold roof holder! Cooper, Jaxon York, Hunn and Harley Flegg completed the top finishers after a stunning event.
The reverse grid Revenge race saw a win for Scotland’s Rory Wilson, before Rory once again came through to win a hotly contested Irish Open Championship to end the weekend’s racing. Hunn, Murphy and Christopher Lattka completed the top four.
2.0 Hot Rods
The opening 2.0 Hot Rods qualifying heat fell to Scotland’s World Champion Jason Secker, before the Best brothers from Dungannon, Andy and Adam, took a win each in heats two and three. Consistency earned Bleary’s Drew McKeown pole position for the Cherry Pipes European Championship final, with Portadown’s Jordan Rochford alongside. There was a frantic start to proceedings and an early caution period, but McKeown remained in full control out front ahead of Rochford. Drew reeled off the remaining laps with ease to record his second European title win in superb fashion, heading home Rochford, Secker, Conor Hughes and Adam Best at the chequered flag.
The European Revenge race fell to Londonderry veteran Colin McFarland after an outstanding drive, before the NI Open Championship completed proceedings with Secker taking a deserved win over the impressive pair of James McKinney and Adam Weir.
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junior Productions
The first ever National Championship for the Junior Productions was their feature race, and the teenagers all drove superbly over the weekend to provide some great racing. The heats fell to Antrim’s Leyton Hughes, Portadown’s Jack Morrison and Banbridge driver Noah Teggart to set up a titanic battle for the Cherry Pipes National Championship and the right to wear the gold roof for the next twelve months.
Morrison got the jump at the start of the National title race, with Hughes keeping a watching brief from close quarters. There was heavy backmarking traffic ahead, and as Morrison made the slightest of hesitations, Hughes pounced to grab the lead. Leyton stormed home over the remaining laps to take the title, celebrating by climbing onto his roof in front of the packed stadium! Morrison was a gallant runner up after a sterling drive, with Andrew Russell from Donegal in third ahead of Ryan Berry, Casey Cherry and Teggart.
Sunday’s Irish Open Championship saw heat wins for Hughes, Russell and Morrison, before Hughes was again the man on a mission as he took the honours in the title race ahead of Russell, Berry, Morrison and Teggart.
National Hot Rods
The elite National Hot Rods were in action on Sunday for the first round of the 2025/26 World Series NI. Portadown’s former World Champion Glenn Bell gave a dream debut to his stunning new Ginetta by taking the first heat win over Allen Cherry and James Mooney, before Thomas Dilly drove superbly on a slippery track to take heat two by a whisker from Adam Maxwell and Bell.
Bell was back in control in the final, streaking clear and taking a decisive win despite what looked like some mechanical issues nearing the end. Cherry was runner up once again, with Derek Martin and Shane Murray taking third and fourth.
Lightning Rods
The Lightning Rods formula were contesting the European Cup, with the excellent heats falling to Meath’s Jake Morgan and World Cup holder Mark Corry of Portadown. The European Cup final was totally dominated by Waringstown racer Ross Houston, as he pulled well clear to record an emphatic victory. Nigel Jackson came through to second having started at the rear after an engine change after an opening heat failure. Mark McBurney was another to impress in third place after a stirring debut drive.
Sunday’s NI Open saw heat wins for Jackson and Corry, before Jackson went on to dominate the final, taking the win at ease ahead of Stuart Agnew and Corry.
Stock Rods
A big field of Stock Rods contested the King of Aghadowey on Saturday evening, with the heat wins shared by Republic of Ireland drivers Declan O’Connor and Eogan Burke. The final saw Siobhan Martin lead from the off having qualified superbly on pole position, but she was caught out by an errant backmarker within sight of the flag which scuppered what looked like a nailed on victory. Armagh’s Mark Foster quickly capitalised to grab the win ahead of Dan Shannon and the recovered Martin.
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Added: 28/07/25
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 A fine summer’s evening on Saturday July 19th produced some great racing at Tullyroan Oval, where each of the formulas in action providing superb entertainment for the big crowd on hand. Limavady’s Josh Goligher scored a heat and final brace to lift the 1600 Rookie Bangers Tullyroan Challenge Cup, whilst the Neil Davison Memorial Cup for Superstox also saw a heat and final double, this time for Portadown driver Stephen Stewart. Dublin’s Stevo McGrath went through the card unbeaten in the Unlimited National Bangers to take the Tullyroan Challenge Cup, with the other feature race wins falling to William Taggart (Coleraine) in the 1300 Stock Cars and Rasharkin’s Jason Darragh in the Thunder Rods.
A huge field of 1600 Rookie Bangers had the big crowd on their toes throughout, with action all around right from the off. Josh Goligher quickly went ahead, and despite a late stoppage for a loose wheel he took the flag ahead of Aaron McGraw and Stephen Clarke. Heat two was once again a cracking race, with McGraw this time going one better to take the win in some style over English visitor Danny Grady and Gavin Gamble.
If the heats were good, the final was even better! Gamble hit the front but went out, as did Grady too shortly after he had taken up the running. That opened the door for Goligher, who charged through to take his second win of the night and the Tullyroan Challenge Cup. Second went to Stephen Boyd ahead of McGraw and John Goligher.
Welcome returns for Jackie Harris and Gregg Hyndman boosted the Superstox field, with Steven Haugh executing a perfect last bend hit on Gerard Hartley to take the opening heat win. Heat two saw Harris set the pace until half distance, when Stephen Stewart powered past to record the win over Haugh and Jordan Robinson.
The final, for the coveted Neil Davison Memorial Cup, saw Stewart establish himself out front early on. Robinson and Haugh scythed through from the rear of the field, but despite their best efforts it was Stewart who took the fantastic silverware. Stephen also received a new tyre for his win, with Robinson and Haugh completing the podium finishers. Troy Crawford also received a cash prize as the first white or yellow grade driver home outside the top three.
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The Tullyroan Challenge Cup for Unlimited National Bangers saw Steven Reynolds lead until Stevo McGrath came through to take the victory over Daryl Gislhenan and Reynolds. The opening Allcomers race saw a big crash on the Tullyroan Bend between Rodney Herron, Gavin Mulvey and Jake Reynolds, before Deano McGrath steamed in to destroy Mulvey’s car. Stevo McGrath once again took the win.
The second Allcomers saw David Gurney this time on the end of some big hits which he took admirably with a handshake afterwards. Stevo McGrath again took the win over Gilshenan and Gordy McKee, before Stevo also took the win in a somewhat tame Destruction Derby.
The final round of the NI Points Championship for 1300 Stock Cars saw some great racing in the battle for World Final qualification. Willie Taggart edged clear to win the opening heat ahead of a great places battle between Ryan Abernehy and David Wilson. Heat two saw a very lively encounter with blows being traded all around, and it was Abernethy this time who stole through for the win over Taggart and Matthew Milliken.
The final was arguably race of the night, with bumpers and places exchanged at will throughout. A late race caution only added to the drama, and from it all Taggart just got the edge to take the win ahead of Josh McKinstry and Milliken after a great night’s action.
Robert Nicholl was the star turn in the opening Thunder Rods heat, taking a clear win from Jason Darragh and Andrew McLean. Nicholl then repeated the feat in heat two to earn himself an upgrade, this time taking the chequers ahead of a great places battle that went the way of James Goldie.
The final saw a good early run out front for Brandon Kernohan, before Darragh relegated him to go to the head of the field. There was a fantastic places battle going on amongst a whole pack of cars, and as Darragh took a great victory it was McLean who snatched second ahead of Joe Largey and Nicholl.
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Added: 20/07/25
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 An action packed meeting at Tullyroan on Saturday night, June 28th, saw north-west outfit Team Golly A crowned 1600 Rookie Bangers Irish Teams Champion. Limavady’s Josh Goligher led from the front as he took the final win for Team Golly A, whilst Belfast driver Jon McQuillan was victorious in the 1300 Stock Cars Tullyroan Challenge Cup. Other feature race wins at the meeting fell to Portadown ace Nigel Jackson (Lightning Rods), Antrim teenager Leyton Hughes (Junior Productions) and Kilrea’s Joshua McMullan (Thunder Rods).
The 1600 Rookie Bangers Irish Teams Championship started in dramatic style, with a huge rollover for World Champion Lucas Goligher on the opening lap. Jason Goodman hit the front and had a great battle with Steven Bolton, William McFaul and John Goligher before Bolton went ahead. McFaul came in with the perfect land bend hit though, moving through to win for Bad Company over Bolton of Team TBG. Heat two was once again a great race, with Aaron McGraw the early leader before McFaul again stole through to win from McGraw and Josh Goligher.
The final again had the crowd on their toes, with a superb battle up front between McFaul and Bolton. McFaul came through to take the chequered flag, but was docked two places to third in the final analysis for corner cutting. That handed the win to Josh Goligher ahead of his father John, and that was enough to see their Team Golly A take the team honours after a spectacular evening’s racing.
The hard hitting 1300 Stock Cars were on top form all evening, with Matthew McKinstry and William Taggart disputing the lead in the opening heat before Jon McQuillan came through to win. A last bender from Craig Bodenham netted him second ahead of McKinstry. Heat two was another lively race, with Willie Taggart leading all the way to take a fine win over McQuillan and Bodenham.
The final for the Tullyroan Challenge Cup saw McQuillan and Taggart share the front row on points scored, and the opening few laps were explosive to say the least! McQuillan, Bodenham, Gary Feeeburn and more were getting well involved, but McQuillan just managed to get a break at the mid-point and he took the win over Bodenham, Taggart and McKinstry.
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Tipperary’s Jack Maher boosted the Lightning Rods field, with Jake Morgan grabbing the opening heat win after soaking up late pressure following a caution period. Nigel Jackson and Mark Corry were second and third in a blanket finish. Heat two saw an early battle between Gerry Rogers and Maher, before Ian Hobson marched past to take a welcome win over Ross Houston and Jackson.
Maher led the final early on, with Morgan running second, but Jackson hit the outside line, as he often does, and dragged himself to the lead in tremendous fashion. Nigel took a great win over Maher, Morgan and Corry.
Ryan Abernethy was the winner of a keenly fought opening heat for the Junior Production, as he took the chequered flag in front of Jamie Hadden and Charlie Johnston. There was then a great finish to heat two, as Hadden went one better to take a deserved victory by the slenderest of margins over Abernethy and the fast charging Jack Morrison.
The final saw Caolan Fegan and Abernethy have spells out front, before a couple of late yellow flag caution periods bunched the field up for the final few laps. Step forward Irish Champion Leyton Hughes, who roared around the outside to take the flag and seal his NI Points Championship victory in the best possible way. Abernethy and Ryan Berry completed the top three, ahead of Ryan Jackson and Morrison.
A pleasing field of Thunder Rods took to the grid for their opening heat, with Jordan Nicholl taking a great win over Jason Darragh and Jason McMullan. Heat two saw another runaway win, this time for Robert Nicholl, with McMullan and Brandon Kernohan chasing him home.
The final saw Robert Nicholl work his way ahead early on, but he couldn’t withstand the charge of Joshua McMullan from the star grade as he swooped past to take a very impressive win. James Goldie came through for second ahead of Nicholl and Johnny Gillespie.
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Added: 30/06/25
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 Portadown driver Steven Haugh continued his amazing streak of form at Aghadowey Oval on Saturday night, June 21st, as he was crowned King of Aghadowey in the Superstox formula. Steven now has six feature race wins on the trot on the local scene, with a European Championship victory in Scotland also thrown in for good measure!
It was a night of high drama in the sun at Aghadowey, with Bleary’s Drew McKeown taking the second round of the Hoosier Challenge Series for 2.0 Hot Rods, whilst Scotland’s Rory Wilson was victorious in the Ninja Karts Golden Helmet. Larne’s Sam Wilson took a heat and final double in the Stock Rods, whilst Kilrea novice Jason McMullan celebrated victory in the Thunder Rods.
The opening Superstox heat was led for much of the distance by Gerard Hartley, before he lost out to Neil Hyndman with three to go. Jamie McCann then bumpered his way past to lead, but Hyndman fought back superbly to unseat the star man again on the last lap to snatch a great win. McCann and Hartley filled the places. Heat two saw Jonathan Crawford lead until his lost out to Paddy Murphy, but the man to watch was World and Irish Champion Jordan Robinson who slipped past to take a super win over Murphy and Kyle Beattie.
The King of Aghadowey final paired Robinson and McCann on the front row, but they were all brought up short by an early caution period. The bumpers went in hard on the restart, with Steven Haugh coming out on top to push clear at the head of the field. Steven is on superb form of late and he stormed home to land the win ahead of Beattie and Robinson.
Chris McCloy led the opening 2.0 Hot Rods heat until a mid-race caution period for a loose door on the track. An untidy restart saw James McKinney hit the front, but he was relegated by Andy Best who took the flag. The Stewards were unhappy with how Best took the lead, and he was docked two places in the final analysis which handed the win to his brother Adam Best over Drew McKeown. Heat two saw a big crash on the pit bend that left some cars badly damaged, and through the chaos Jake Devlin was able to hang on for a deserved win over McKeown and Callum Doak.
The final, Round 2 of the Hoosier Challenge Series, saw McKeown dominate proceedings from pole position to comfortably take the silverware and a new tyre courtesy of Hoosier UK. Adam Best, Jordan Rochford and James McKinney were next home.
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A sprinkling of visitors from England, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland boosted the Ninja Karts grid as they contested the annual Golden Helmet Award, sponsored by B-TEK Battery Services. It was an evening littered by incidents and caution periods, with Harry Hoy taking his first ever win in the opening race ahead of Jaxon Cairns and Ollie Williamson. Tommy Johnston was first over the line in heat two but he was docked two places for contact in the closing stages, which elevated Cairns to the win over Cahan Bradley.
The Golden Helmet final saw a great battle out front between Cairns and Williamson until they tangled in the closing stages. That gave a great opportunity to Scottish driver Rory Wilson which he grasped with both hands, racing past to take the win in great style over Jack Murphy and Rowdy Grattan. The drivers all received goodie bags courtesy of the sponsors B-TEK Battery Services.
The Stock Rods produced some fast and furious racing all evening, with Jamie Cardwell racing past early pacesetters Jaydon Brunton and Lacey Bevan to take the opening heat win, ahead of Sam Wilson and Harry Minish. Heat two saw Wilson go one better, winning this time ahead of Cardwell and Mark Foster.
The two heat winners had an early battle in the final, and it was Wilson who broke clear to hit the front and go on to record his second win of the night. As Sam took the silverware, Cardwell, Darragh O’Shea and Brunton were next home.
The Thunder Rods had one of those hectic night’s that won’t live long in the memory, with plenty of poor discipline amongst the bulging ranks which led to a number of severe penalties being handed out. The opening heat saw a clear win for Robert Nicholl ahead of Jason McMullan and Andrew McLean, before McLean showed his form once again in heat two to take a decisive victory over Adam McKinney and Nicholl.
The final saw all manner of incidents going on, but Jason McMullan kept his nose clean out front to take a well deserved maiden win. Johnny Gillespie, Joshua McMullan and Mark McLaughlin were next past the chequered flag.
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Added: 23/06/25
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