Champions Crowned At Tullyroan Season Finale

The curtain came down on the 2026 season at Tullyroan Oval on Saturday night, November 7th. It was a thrilling evening of top class racing enjoyed by a bumper crowd. Three Irish Championships were up for grabs and they fell the way of Portadown’s Adam Hylands (2.0 Hot Rods), Harry Minish from Scarva (Stock Rods) and Dublin’s Deano McGrath (Unlimited National Bangers). Other winners on the night were Nutts Corner’s Josh McKinstry in the 1400 Stock Cars Ulster Championship and Norfolk’s George Cooper who scooped the Ninja Karts Gold Cup.

2.0 Hot Rods
Often referred to as the blue riband event of the domestic calendar at DMC Race Promotions, the 2.0 Hot Rods Irish Championship saw Adam Hylands and James McKinney share the front row of a 21-car line up. Hylands soon took up the running only for an early caution period to bring them all up short. Conor Hughes took the gamble on the restart and made up big ground, but Hylands was comfortable out front despite the attentions of defending champion Jordan Rochford. Hylands stormed home to take the win over Rochford, Hughes and Callum Doak.
Andy Best then took victory in the reverse grid Irish Revenge race, heading home the flying Hylands and Callum Doak.

Stock Rods
Pole sitter Harry Minish quickly settled ahead in the Stock Rods Irish Championship, but in the second half of the race he had the impressive Darragh O’Shea coming strong behind him. European Champion Sam McNeice joined in too having lost a lot of ground at the start, with Mark Foster also in close contention making it a four car dice for the lead over the closing laps. McNeice looked to the outside but couldn’t make it work, whilst Foster took a great, late run on the wide line that even brought him alongside the leader at a time. It was superb to watch, with Minish staying in control to take a very worthy win indeed ahead of O’Shea, Foster and McNeice.
The Irish Revenge race saw Callum Magill take a great win ahead of Jonny Cardwell and Siobhan Martin. Unlimited National Bangers
The Unlimited National Bangers Irish Championship was full of drama, with Stevo McGrath and Gordy McKee contesting the initial lead. McGrath was then taken out by Leonard Dunn, and he then made it his mission to stop McKee in his tracks. That he did on the home straight, allowing Deano McGrath to come through to make it back-to-back Irish titles ahead of a recovered McKee and Steven Reynolds.
Dunn went on to win the Allcomers event and then took a trashing against the wall after he took the chequered flag, before the Showdown race to round out the night fell to Sean Ryan ahead of Steven Reynolds. It was a great night and a fantastic launch to the new Banger Series Ireland.

1400 Stock Cars
The 1400 Stock Cars were on superb form all evening, with Irish Champion Josh McKinstry taking the opener ahead of Fionn Donnelly, before Gary Freeburn snatched the heat two win by 0.004 of a second after a last bend lunge on Curtis Greer.
The Ulster Championship final was hard hitting to say the least, with some huge trips to the wall for some drivers. After numerous lead changes it was McKinstry who powered through for victory over Freeburn and Matthew Weir.

Ninja Karts
Visitors from England, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland joined the locals for the annual DMC Gold Cup in the Ninja Karts, with Cahan Bradley driving superbly to win the opening heat from Ollie Williamson and Albert Mills. Heat two was won by Belfast’s Harry Hoy from the Cooper brothers from England, George and Stanley.
Bradley impressed as he led the opening stages of the final, but it was World Champion George Cooper from Norfolk who went ahead when it mattered most to take the victory. Mills and Stanley Cooper made it an all-English top three with Williamson and Bradley next home.

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Nationals Delight For Mooney And Irish Titles For Wilson and Haugh

Halloween night was celebrated at Aghadowey Oval with some fantastic race action on a night where track conditions were testing to say the least. Scottish driver James Mooney made the long trek from Perth worthwhile as he took the National Hot Rods honours for the Richard Turtle Memorial Cup, whilst there were Irish Championship successes for Limavady’s Liam Wilson (Thunder Rods) and Portadown’s Steven Haugh (1600 Rookie Bangers). Other feature races fell to Dundrod’s Callum Magill in the Stock Rods and Lurgan’s Duane Wheelan in the Lightning Rods.

National Hot Rods
The opening National Hot Rods heat saw some drivers caught out with tyre choice as the mizzle that would blight the meeting dampened the track. There was a great battle at the front as Allen Cherry just held off James Mooney for the win. Heat two was arguably the race of the night in any formula, with Simon Kennedy ahead before former World Champion Derek Martin powered around the outside of the pack to take a fantastic win ahead of Mooney and Drew McKeown.
The World Series NI Round 6 final was all about Mooney, as the Scottish ace pulled clear early on into a lead he would never lose. As James romped home to a very creditable win which also gained him the Richard Turtle Memorial Cup. Once again there was a fantastic battle in the pack, with Derek McMillan taking second ahead of Glenn Bell and Shane Murray.

Thunder Rods
The Thunder Rods Irish Championship saw a big field come to grid, led by Liam Wilson and James Goldie on the front row. Wilson wasted no time in stamping his authority on proceedings, leading all the way home to take a splendid title win. Lee McCloy drove superbly to take the runner up spot, with Mark McLaughlin claiming third after a number of penalties were handed down.
The reversed grid Irish Revenge Race was sponsored by Autoclean of Limavady, and after Gareth McCrory and Toby Hutton had spells out front it was Andrew McLean who powered around the outside to win from Wilson and McLaughlin. He took home a great trophy and a handsome cash prize.
Wilson also received the coveted William Bradley Perpetual Cup as winner of the 2025/26 NI Points Championship, and received a cash prize too from long time race supporter William. 1600 Rookie Bangers
Alan Haugh and Steven Bolton shared the front row for what would be an action packed Irish Championship for the 1600 Rookie Bangers. An explosive start saw the lead swap hands several times, as Haugh, Bolton and Stephen Boyd all had spells ahead. A stoppage was called for debris on the back straight, and at the restart it was usual Superstox ace Steven haugh who came through for a fantastic Irish title win. Bolton and Karl Smyth filled the places, the latter have despatched Alan Haugh late on in no uncertain terms.
Two entertaining heats followed, the first of which was full of drama and big wrecks. Steven Haugh once again won from Bolton and Lee Booth, before Josh Goligher took a clear victory in the last race of the night, winning ahead of the Haugh brothers Alan and Steven.

Stock Rods
The Stock Rods were dominated all evening by Dundrod’s Callum Magill, as he powered past Declan O’Connor to win heat one ahead of Harry Minish. He crossed the line first in heat two as well, only to be docked to third for contact on his way to the front. That handed victory to Minish over O’Connor.
Ryan Jackson briefly led the final, but there was no stopping Magill as he showed his wet track prowess by storming to another easy win. Minish, O’Connor and Darragh O’Shea filled the places.

Lightning Rods
Ross Houston was the man on the move in the opening Lightning Rods heat, powering through from the star grade to take a spectacular win ahead of Conor Doherty and Nigel Jackson. Jackson then improved in heat two to take the chequers over Duane Wheelan and Doherty.
Wheelan got the break early in the final, and after a fine drive in challenging conditions he held on to take a very worthy victory. Jackson just couldn’t quite get on terms in second, with Mark McBurney and Doherty next home.

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Storm Boelo Fails To Dampen Spirits At Tullyroan Oval

As the wild, wet and windy weather from Storm Boelo battered Tullyroan Oval on Saturday evening, October 24th, Portadown duo Jordan Robinson and Jack Morrison celebrated Irish Championship success in the Superstox and Junior Productions formulas respectively. There was a faultless hat-trick of wins for Kells driver Derek McMillan in the National Hot Rods, with Norfolk’s George Cooper the winner in a superb Ninja Karts Champion of Champions event. The other feature race win fell to Dungannon’s Ally Neill in the 2.0 Hot Rods.

National Hot Rods
Wet weather tyres were the order of the day in the National Hot Rods, with Davy Clarke leading the way in heat one before Derek McMillan stormed past to victory. Derek Martin had a great outside run to second ahead of James Mooney. Heat two followed a similar pattern, with McMillan again taking the win ahead of a fantastic places battle which went the way of World and British Champion Glenn Bell ahead of Drew McKeown.
McMillan wasted no time working his way ahead in the final, making the most of his yellow grading to edge out quite an advantage. Bell was on the move again in this one, working his way to second and narrowing the gap to the leader with every lap. McMillan managed the advantage all the way home to complete the hat-trick in style, with Bell, Shane Murray, McKeown and Martin next home.

Superstox
The Superstox Irish Championship saw the World, European and British Champions all within the front two rows of the grid. Steven Haugh led them away, but it was gold roof holder Jamie McCann who worked his way ahead in the early stages from Jordan Robinson, Troy Crawford and Haugh. Robinson quickly hit the front, and from there he pulled clear to record his third Irish title in succession and he celebrated in some style. McCann took second ahead of an impressive drive from Troy Crawford to third.
The Irish Revenge reversed grid race saw another great battle up front, with Robinson again taking the win over McCann and Stephen Stewart. Junior Productions
Jack Morrison and Casey Cherry shared the front row for the Junior Productions Irish Championship, and it was Morrison who quickly edged out a lead ahead of the chasing pack. A mid-race caution period brought them all back together, but such was Morrison’s dominance that he simply pulled clear as they returned to racing. Jack powered home to take the biggest win of his career to date, with Cherry, Ryan Berry and Noah Teggart next home.
The Irish Revenge race was a cracking event, with the impressive Morrison coming from back to front to net another win over an absolutely superb drive from white grader Liza Kennedy-Gurney, as she took second despite a mid race caution period which brought some much more experienced runners onto her tail.

Ninja Karts
A big field of almost 40 Ninja Karts arrived in the pits, with many cross-channel teams showing their grit as they battled to be on track despite ferry disruptions due to the storm. First up was the Hollytree Farm Individual Achievement Award for the local drivers who haven’t won a race in 2026. It became a super battle with Frankie Stirling taking the win in a very close finish ahead of Cahan Bradley and Luke Grattan. The 2026 Hollytree Farm Endeavour Award was also presented to Tommy Bevan.
Next up was the Champion of Champions event, with three keenly contested heats falling to England’s Stanley Cooper, Belfast’s Harry Hoy and Richhill’s Jack Murphy. On aggregate points World Champion George Cooper and Jordan Davis shared the front row, but it was Murphy who powered ahead from the second row of the grid. Cooper was tracking his every move though, and the Norfolk ace slipped inside with just over a lap to go to take a fantastic win. Murphy signed off from his Ninja Karts career with second ahead of Davis, Stanley Cooper and Ollie Williamson.

2.0 Hot Rods
Rounding out the programme were the 2.0 Hot Rods, and they produced some fantastic racing in the difficult conditions. Ally Neill won the opening heat after first across the line Ronan McNally was docked for jumping the rolling start. Heat two was arguable the race of the night, as Rab Preston, McNally and Rob Barnett all had spells ahead before Irish Champion Jordan Rochford powered to the victory out of the last bend by the narrowest of margins.
Preston set the pace in the final, another one with some great wet weather racing and numerous lines being used. Neill was on the move this time though, and he surged ahead to take the win over McNally, James McKinney and Preston.

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Quinn Wins British Title After Aghadowey Thriller

Suffolk driver Korben Quinn was the toast of Aghadowey Oval on Saturday night, October 10th, when he took victory in an action packed 1400 Stock Cars British Championship. The other big winner of the evening was Richhill’s Jack Murphy who successfully defended the Ninja Karts Irish Championship title.
Other feature race winners on the night were Cork’s Darragh O’Shea (Stock Rods), Portadown’s Steven Haugh (Superstox) and Ballymoney’s Liam Irwin (Thunder Rods).

1400 Stock Cars
A large and quality field of 1400 Stock Cars came to Aghadowey from across the British Isles to contest the first ever staging of the British Championship in Northern Ireland. The first of two graded qualifying heats fell to Randalstown’s Ty Richardson ahead of England’s Dan Santry and Cullybackey’s former World Champion Curtis Greer. The second heat was every bit as good as the first, and this time Coleraine’s Alexander McCreadie sped clear for a popular win over Scottish pair Brant West and Ally Strachan.
Greer returned to ninth in heat two and on aggregate points he claimed pole position for the British Championship showdown, with Matthew Weir alongside. What followed was a truly sensational race, with the bumpers flying in and lead changes galore!

Greer led them away and got the early break, but behind there was huge action as cars clattered off the fence around the track. A big turn four crash saw a caution period called, after which Greer got bundled down the order. Scottish Champion Fraser Clark and Weir both had spells ahead before another caution was called. Matthew Milliken then hit the front as the tension was upped another notch, with Gareth Halliday then going for a big home straight rollover which brought the yellows back out again.
There were more exchanges out front at the resumption, with Milliken and Clark trading blows and places before Englishman Korben Quinn arrived on the scene and slipped ahead. He pulled clear over the remaining laps to take a sensational victory from eighteenth on the grid. Milliken took a creditable second ahead of another English driver in Luke Gordon. Clark, Strachan and Josh McKinstry were next home at the end of a thrilling event.
The night was rounded off by an Allcomers race, which saw Greer take the win from the rear of the line up.

Ninja Karts
Ollie Williamson and Jack Murphy shared the front row for the Ninja Karts Irish Championship, with Williamson the first to show from Harry Hoy. Murphy soon got up to speed, and he slipped under Ollie into the pit bend to take up the running and race home to defend his title in some style. Williamson, Hoy, Jordan Davis and William Brown completed the places.
The reverse grid Irish Revenge race saw Frankie Stirling ahead for much of the distance, before Murphy came from the back of the line up to take another super win over Williamson and Cahan Bradley. Stock Rods
A huge shower of rain before the opening Stock Rods heat made the going treacherous to say the least, but Callum Magill coped superbly to win from Harry Minish and Jamie Cardwell. Magill then repeated the feat in heat two, this time ahead of Sam Wilson and Darragh O’Shea.
The final saw Wilson lead for much of the race, even after a mid-race caution, but with just five laps to run O’Shea got the run under him to charge clear for a fine victory. Minish and Ryan Jackson, who had both gambled on the outside line at the restart, filled the podium slots.

Superstox
Neil Hyndman led the opening Superstox heat before British and Irish Champion Jordan Robinson powered home to win from World Champion Jamie McCann. Heat two was right from the top drawer, with Robinson and Hyndman trading the lead several times, before Steven Haugh nipped past both on the last lap to take a sensational win.
Ethan Martin impressed for much of the final, leading the way as he showed some excellent pace. Haugh was gradually closing him down and he found a gap with two to go to take the win, smashing the lap record in the process. Robinson and Martin completed the podium.

Thunder Rods
Another great entry of Thunder Rods put on some excellent racing, with Jason McMullan hitting the outside to win the opener in style from long time leader Liam Irwin. Heat two saw a truly spectacular outside line drive from Andrew Mclean net him the win ahead of Liam Wilson and Irwin.
Irwin hit the front in the final and invited the rest to take him on. He held firm on the inside line whilst Adam Graham, Lee McCloy and James Steele all failed to find a way past on the outside. Irwin held sway all the way to the chequered flag for a very creditable win indeed, with McCloy, Mark McLaughlin and Steele next home.

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Tullyroan Title Wins For Murray & Jackson

Packed girds and top class racing was the order of the day at Tullyroan Oval on Saturday night, October 3rd, as Galgorm’s Shane Murray won the Ulster Championship for National Hot Rods and Portadown ace Nigel Jackson secured a stunning tenth Lightning Rods Irish Championship title.
Other feature races on the night saw wins for Reading based driver Ethan Dilly (2.0 Hot Rods), Balbriggan’s Ryan Carroll (Stock Rods) and Ballycastle’s Andrew McLean (Thunder Rods).

National Hot Rods
Kells driver Carl Sloan really got up to speed with his new car in the National Hot Rods heats, storming home to win the opener over Jeff Riordan and Shane Murray before repeating the feat in heat two once he had cleared early leader Davy Clarke. Murray and Derek Martin chased him home in that one.
The World Series NI Round 4 final, for the Ulster Championship, saw Sloan quickly ahead but with Murray soon tracking his every move and World and British Champion Glenn Bell not far off either. Murray was under Carl at one stage, with his hard slamming of the door attracting a warning from Race Control. There were two caution periods to heighten the drama at the front, one for a huge crash on the back straight which eliminated a number of cars. The laps dwindled down with Sloan hanging on out front, but after taking the flag he was demoted to third for the earlier misdemeanour. That elevated Murray to the top of the podium ahead of Bell, with Sloan having to settle for third at the end of a fantastic night of high speed racing under the floodlights.

Lightning Rods
Before the Lightning Rods Irish Championship even began there was drama, as there was a coin toss between joint top points scorers Conor Doherty and Mark McBurney to decide who would take pole position. Conor won the toss and led the opening half dozen laps, but he had World Cup Champion Nigel Jackson breathing down his neck. Seasoned campaigner Jackson pulled off a superb outside line move to take the lead and race to the win for his tenth Irish Championship title. Doherty and Ian Hobson completed the top three.
The reversed grid Irish Revenge race saw Ross Houston take victory over Ricky Shaw. 2.0 Hot Rods
Another pleasing field of 2.0 Hot Rods delivered three very entertaining races. Novice Mark Taylor led the opener until Ethan Dilly powered past to win from a rapid Jordan Rochford and Rob Barnett. Heat two saw Dilly again battling for the lead with Vince Litter, but things became more than ragged between the pair and they both attracted penalties for some questionable driving tactics. That handed the win to Ally Neill ahead of Adam Best.
Taylor led the early stages of the final before Dilly went ahead, the now Reading-based Dungannon driver making his trip home worthwhile as he completed his double for the night. Rochford and Callum Doak looked very racy in second and third, with World Champ Adam Hylands next home.

Stock Rods
The Stock Rods were dominated all evening by Ryan Carroll, the young Balbriggan novice taking the opening heat by a distance from Sam Wilson and Jamie Cardwell, before repeating the feat in heat two ahead of Sam Wilson and David Wilson.
In the final Ryan took a few laps to relegate early leader Lacey Bevan, but he then quickly established himself out front. Such was his pace that they just couldn’t close him down, and he completed a faultless hat-trick of wins in fantastic style. Sam Wilson, Darragh O’Shea and David Wilson were next home.

Thunder Rods
The Thunder Rods grid again broke the 20-car barrier, with Norman Purdy the winner of heat one ahead of James Goldie and Liam Wilson. The reversed grid heat two saw James Steele out front before Andrew McLean pulled off a great move from third to first in one fell swoop to take the chequered flag ahead of Lee McCloy and Jason McMullan.
That was enough to land McLean pole position for the Tullyroan Challenge Cup final, and he duly romped home for a great win with Purdy, Goldie and Wilson next across the line.

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Hughes Roars To Emotional Mervyn Emerson Memorial Victory

Delighted Antrim racer Conor Hughes was the big winner at Aghadowey Oval on Saturday night, September 26th, as he took victory in The Mervyn Emerson Memorial Trophy for 2.0 Hot Rods. The race is held annually in memory of Conor’s great friend, and he took what was an emotional win in some style. An exciting evening of short oval racing saw the other feature race wins fall to Cullybackey’s Keegan Turtle (Junior Productions), Ahoghill’s Karl Smyth (1600 Rookie Bangers), Nutts Corner based Josh McKinstry (1400 Stock Cars) and local Aghadowey driver Joshua McCahon (Thunder Rods).

2.0 Hot Rods
An ill-disciplined opening heat for the 2.0 Hot Rods saw Irish Champion Jordan Rochford take the win ahead of Callum Doak, the latter having gambled perfectly at a mid race restart. Heat two saw a clear and welcome win for Rob Barnett ahead of Adam Best and Conor Hughes.
The final was for the coveted Mervyn Emerson Memorial Trophy, and it was Hughes and Rochford who shared the front row of the grid on aggregate points from the heats. Hughes stamped his authority all over the race, quickly pulling clear to take the win in emphatic fashion ahead of Doak, Rochford and Barnett. It was obvious just how much the win meant to Conor, and it was an emotional podium as he received the stunning trophy from the Emerson family.

Junior Productions
The teenage aces in the Junior Productions delivered some of the best racing of the night, with Charlie Johnston continuing his recent form streak with the heat one win over Ryan Berry. Heat two saw Cullybackey’s Keegan Turtle bounce right back to form with a well deserved victory ahead of Berry and Leyton Hughes.
Turtle hit the front in the final but soon had Berry right on his case. The pair circulated side by side for many laps in a stunning race, with the closing pack joining in as the race progressed. A delighted Keegan just kept his nose in front to claim the DMC Gold Cup win after a fantastic encounter, with Johnston and Coalan Fegan completing the podium ahead of Ryan Abernethy. 1600 Rookie Bangers
A very healthy field of 1600 Rookie Bangers entertained in style all evening. An eventful opening heat went to Karl Smyth ahead of the Haugh brothers Alan and Steven. Heat two saw Aaron McGraw in the lead before Alan Haugh bundled past on the last lap for a great win over McGraw and his brother Steven.
The action didn’t stop in the final, with usual Superstox star Steven Haugh going ahead early on before a mid race stoppage for an issue with a retired car on the infield. At the restart Smyth saw his chance, and launched an assault on Haugh as the green flag dropped. Steven got spun out and collected by the pack, as Smyth powered clear to win in style. Alan Haugh, Steven Bolton and McGraw filled out the places.

1400 Stock Cars
The 1400 Stock Cars were competing in their final shakedown before the British Championship is staged at Aghadowey in two weeks’ time. Ballymena’s Jordan McFetridge led an action packed opening heat until he retired within sight of the flag. That opened the door for Josh McKinstry to take the win over Matthew Weir and Irish Champion William Taggart. Another busy heat two with plenty of action went the way of McFetridge, who this time went the full distance to win from McKinstry and Alexander McCreadie.
The final was action packed throughout, with McKinstry storming home to his second win of the night from Matthew Milliken, Curtis Greer and Fionn Donnelly.

Thunder Rods
The Thunder Rods once again arrived in big numbers, leading to some excellent racing. Joshua McCahon led the opening heat until Coleraine ace Mark McLaughlin slipped past in the closing stages for a popular win. Tom Archibald held sway out front in heat two before Lee McCloy this time came through for victory.
The final saw a great early battle between Archibald and McCahon for the lead, with McCahon finally settling into the premier spot. The local Aghadowey-based novice grader drove a very controlled race from there all the way home, holding off the advances of McLaughlin to take his first ever feature race win. James Goldie and Adam McKinney completed the top four.

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Spectacular Speedweekend At Tullyroan Oval

World Champion Glenn Bell from Portadown raced to an unprecedented sixth National Hot Rods British Championship at a packed Tullyroan Oval over the weekend. As race fans from across the British Isles enjoyed some fantastic action, Norfolk’s English Champion Perry Cooke won the coveted Ormond Christie Memorial Trophy on Sunday. Another Portadown driver, Jordan Robinson, was also on top form as he sealed a successful defence of his Superstox British title.
A keenly contested World Cup for the Lightning Rods formula saw Nigel Jackson take the victory, whilst young Ollie Williamson made it a clean sweep for Portadown in the major races as he won the Keir Millar Memorial Trophy in the Ninja Karts.

National Hot Rods
Thirty-two of the formula’s best drivers descended on Tullyroan Oval for the National Hot Rods Speedweekend, with the Cirrus Plastics British Championship contested on Saturday. The qualifying heats were shared by Waterford’s Dave Casey, Dungannon’s Derek Martin and Portadown’s defending champion Glenn Bell.
The final paired Bell and Suffolk ace Hayden Ballard on the front row, and despite Ballard’s best efforts both from the start and an early caution restart, Bell was able to edge clear and go on to seal a fantastic sixth British title victory. Scotland’s National Champion Robert McDonald came on strong late on to snatch second, with Ballard, Billy Wood and Martin next home.
Sunday saw the inaugural running of the Ormond Christie Memorial Trophy, which kicked off with the unveiling of the fully-restored 1981 World Championship winning Toyota Starlet. On track the graded order heats went the way of Aghadowey’s Richard Stewart, Hampshire’s Billy Wood and Norwich driver Perry Cooke. The final saw parade laps emotionally led by the Christie Starlet, before the action commenced with Scotland’s James Mooney ahead. English Champ Cooke was making great progress, and he swept ahead to win the magnificent cup and with it the cool and very fitting £962 prize money. Charlie Hardie, Bell and John Christie completed the top four.

Superstox
The contact action of the weekend came from the Superstox formula with the Mk2 Escort Shells and Spares British Championship being their major race. European Champion Steven Haugh swept to heat one glory over National Champion Ian Beaumont, before the second graded heat went the way of England’s Ryan Allgood after a fantastic drive to win ahead of Callum Kelman and Beaumont for an all-English top three.
The British Championship was electric to watch, with all sorts of drama throughout. Defending Champion Jordan Robinson led, only to be moved side mid race as Kelman hit the front. That was short lived, as Robinson worked his way to the front once again. Haugh came in with a last bend assault but he just couldn’t unseat Robinson, as Jordan took a superb win to successfully defend his British title. Haugh, Beaumont, Kelman and Allgood completed the major places.
The Irish Open Championship was up for grabs on Sunday, with the keenly contested reverse grid heats going to Haugh and Scottish driver Benjamin Erskine. The final was all about Haugh, as he raced home to a commanding win over Beaumont and Dean Catherwood. Lightning Rods
The biggest field of Lightning Rods since the BMW era began in the formula took to the Tullyroan track for the World Cup, with the incident packed heats falling to Nigel Jackson and Padraig Palmer.
The Cirrus Plastics-backed World Cup final was intense under the Tullyroan floodlights, with Jackson edging clear early on and holding sway out front to take a commanding victory. Ricky Shaw showed great pace and determination to fight through for a gallant runner up slot ahead of Palmer and defending champion Mark Corry.
Sunday’s action saw the Northern Ireland Open up for grabs, with heats shared between Ronan O’Connor and Shaw. Come the final though it was that man Jackson once again, as Nigel took his second title win in two days ahead of Mark McBurney and Stuart Agnew to end a superb weekend for the formula.

Ninja Karts
A huge entry of Ninja Karts contested the Keir Millar Memorial Trophy on Saturday, with the qualifying heats won by Portadown’s Jaxon Cairns, Scotland’s Rory Wilson and England’s Bobby Davis Jnr Jnr. A superb 41 karts came under starters orders for the big final and after a superb battle amongst the frontrunners it was local lad Ollie Williamson who grabbed the win over World Champion George Cooper and Cairns.
Sunday’s action continued apace with three more qualifying heats ahead of the Tullyroan Challenge Cup. Eddie Fowler, Jack Murphy and England’s Albert Mills shared the heat victories, before a fantastic final saw Murphy take the flag in style ahead of Cooper, Fowler, Davis Jnr Jnr and Cairns.

Stock Rods
Completing the line up were the Stock Rods on Saturday evening, racing for their Tullyroan Challenge Cup and bolstered by some welcome visitors from Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. Heat one fell to Scarva’s Harry Minish before there was a maiden win for Ryan Carroll in heat two after a fine drive. The final was a cracker up front, and it was Glenavy’s Dan Shannon who burst clear to win from Jonny Cardwell and Minish.

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Hotshot Hylands Wins Hoosier Challenge Series

An exciting evening at Aghadowey Oval on Saturday September 12th saw the drivers thrill the fans with some close, competitive oval racing at the McKinney Safety Centre of Strabane sponsored meeting. Portadown’s World champion Adam Hylands was successful in the 2.0 Hot Rods Hoosier Tyres Challenge Series, with Loughgall teenager Casey Cherry collecting the Junior Productions King of Aghadowey crown after a fine drive.
Limavady ace Josh Goligher took the 1600 Rookie Bangers DMC Gold Cup after a dramatic evening, with the other feature race wins falling to Kilrea’s Jordan Nicholl (Thunder Rods) and young Loanends star William Brown (Ninja Karts).

2.0 Hot Rods
Seasoned Campaigner Colin McFarland led the opening stages of the first 2.0 Hot Rods heat before losing out to a fast moving Thomas Dilly. Thomas just held on for the win despite the late attentions of World Champion Adam Hylands. Heat two followed a similar pattern with McFarland and Dilly having spells ahead, before this time Adam Best found a way past Dilly to claim the victory over Ally Neill and Callum Doak.
The final of the Hoosier Challenge Series was lined up in aggregate points order from across the series, which saw World Champ Hylands on pole position. Despite a false start at the first time of asking, Adam soon settled into the lead and pulled clear for a resounding victory. Doak, James McKinney and Jake Devlin chased him home, with the top three all sharing new race tyres courtesy of Hoosier UK.

Junior Productions
The Junior Productions were on top form all evening, with some fantastic racing from the teenagers. Luke Goligher showed great pace to win heat one ahead of Casey Cherry and Leyton Hughes, before it was Ryan Berry who took the honours in heat two with Cherry again in second.
With the heat points totted up Cherry was on pole for the King of Aghadowey final, and he stormed clear to race home to a commanding win. Berry, Hughes and Jack Morrison filled the places. 1600 Rookie Bangers
The 1600 Rookie Bangers were down in numbers from the norm, but with feuds simmering below the surface there was action aplenty. Alan Goligher led the opening heat before Karl Smyth stormed past to win ahead of Steven Bolton, and as the action continued apace in heat two Smyth again claimed the win over Alan Haugh and Gavin Gamble.
Josh Goligher hit the front early in the final, and despite repeated efforts to stop him by David Gurney, Josh showed his experience to take a creditable victory in the DMC Gold Cup. Bolton, Smyth and Gamble were next home.

Thunder Rods
Once again the Thunder Rods were top value, with a big field of 24 cars in action. There was never a dull moment between the closely matched field, with Ballymena’s Brandon Kernohan the long time leader in heat one. Jordan Nicholl was flying though, and he pulled off a great pass to take the win over Kernohan and Adam McMullan. Heat two saw Sam Dougherty ahead, but he was challenged by Jason McMullan in the closing stages. McMullan hit the outside line on the last lap, and just dragged himself past on the run to the line to win by an incredible 0.008 seconds!
Kernohan and Dougherty again showed out front in the final, but this time it was Nicholl again who was catching the eye. He quickly went to the front and never looked back, winning from Joshua McMullan and Jason Darragh.

Ninja Karts
The kids in the Ninja Karts completed the programme, with Irish Champion Jack Murphy going from the back of the grid to the front in heat one to take the win in some style ahead of Joey Henderson and Jaxon Cairns. Heat two saw Harry Hoy the victor ahead of Murphy, that after on the road winner Jordan Davis was demoted to third for jumping a mid-race restart.
The final was all about William Brown, as he broke free from the yellow grade to open out a big advantage. From there he raced home to a very popular win ahead of Davis and Murphy.

Many thanks to our meeting sponsors, McKinney Safety Centre

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Top Tullyroan Wins For Rochford and Bell

The race fans were treated to an action packed evening of short oval entertainment at Tullyroan Oval on Saturday night, August 29th. In arguably the best meeting of the season so fay, Portadown’s Irish Champion Jordan Rochford successfully defended the Lee Cherry Memorial Trophy for 2.0 Hot Rods. Fellow Portadown star Glenn Bell took a decisive win in the National Hot Rods final, whilst the other feature race winners were Ballymena’s Conor Doherty (Lightning Rods), Larne’s Charlie Johnston (Junior productions) and Portadown’s Alan Haugh (1600 Rookie Bangers).

2.0 Hot Rods
With some welcome visitors on hand the 2.0 Hot Rods entry topped 25 cars, with World Champion Adam Hylands taking the win in heat one after a tough battle. James McKinney and Jordan Rochford took the places. Heat two saw Rochford come through for the win, just holding off a spirited challenge from Cork’s Brendan O’Connell and Michael Rodgers.
The final was for the coveted Lee Cherry Memorial Trophy, a quite stunning piece of silverware. Rochford quickly put daylight between himself and the rest, racing home to a successful defence of the trophy after a controlled drive. There was a huge battle for second, which went the way of McKinney ahead of Hylands, Wayne Woolsey and Callum Doak. The top three all received some well earned extra prize money from the Cherry family, with Shane McMillan and Dean McFarland also cashing in as the highest climbers in the final.

National Hot Rods
Nigel McCauley went ahead on the opening National Hot Rods heat with a great run around Davy Clarke, and he even withstood a mid race restart following a turn two crash to land the win ahead of Dean McCrory and Simon Kennedy. Kennedy could be well pleased with his third after a spirited effort for the lead on the outside line in the closing stages. Heat two saw McCauley again take the win, this time over the impressive McCrory, John Christie and Glenn Bell.
The World Series NI Round 3 Final saw McCauley out front once again Bell arrived on the scene. The World and British Champion, utilising his Joker Round and four new tyres, soon blasted past to the lead, before a caution was called for a heavy turn four crash for Allen Cherry. Thankfully Allen emerged ok, as Bell raced home to a fantastic win over John Christie and Ian Riordan. Lightning Rods
A stunning field of 25 Lightning Rods, including a very welcome bunch of visitors from Tipperary Raceway, blasted off for heat one, which went the way of Irish Champion Ross Houston – even after he and Andrew Woods had gone airborne over an errant wheel just as a caution was called! Ross led home Nigel Jackson and Dermot Tynan, before former World Champion Stuart Agnew claimed heat two with a great drive to win over Ian Hobson and Duane Wheelan.
Conor Doherty had sustained big damage in a heat one crash, but some sterling work in the pits saw him back in action and he utterly dominated the final. He relieved Aaron Rogers of the lead on lap six, and never looked back as he claimed the win on the formula’s biggest night in many years. Jackson retired from second late on with mechanical issues, leaving Wheelan to inherit the runner up slot ahead of Agnew and Michael Moloney.

1600 Rookie Bangers
There was also a loose wheel in the opening 1600 Rookie Bangers heat which brought about a stoppage. Steven Haugh, normally seen behind the wheel of his World Championship winning Superstox, took the lead but lost out late on to his brother Alan who took the win. Aaron McGraw set the pace in heat two, but once again it was Alan Haugh who claimed the win on the last lap.
The final was action packed with McGraw and Steven Haugh having spells out front. Reece McMaster took out Steven in no uncertain terms, and that opened the door for Alan Haugh to steam though and claim his third win of the night. McGraw and Stephen Boyd completed the places.

Junior Productions
The teenagers in the Junior Productions contested three tough fought and competitive races, and they hadn’t got far in heat one before Liza Kennedy-Gurney found herself upside down at the end of the home straight! Jake Barnett powered past leader Jack Murphy to take the win, with Casey Cherry in third. Heat two was a race littered with caution periods after crashes, and this time it was Ryan Berry who took the win after slipping past Caolan Fegan on the last lap.
The final saw a spirited drive from Limerick’s Meabh Shanahan, as she led until almost half distance. From there though the race belonged to Charlie Johnston, as he roared clear to take a well deserved win indeed. Meabh impressed on her way to a fine runner up slot, ahead of Charlie Hill, Cherry and Jack Morrison.

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Back On Form Christie Nets Aghadowey Final Win

Former World Champion and crowd favourite John Christie from Crumlin bounced right back to form at Aghadowey Oval on Saturday night, August 22nd, when he won the National Hot Rods Final. On a night of blistering action, Cullybackey’s Curtis Greer and Glenavy’s Jonny Cardwell were both crowned King of Aghadowey in the 1400 Stock Cars and Stock Rods respectively.
In the other formulas, Kilrea’s Joshua McMullan grabbed victory in the frantic Thunder Rods whilst Belfast’s Harry Hoy took the honours in the Ninja Karts.

National Hot Rods
Another pleasing entry of National Hot Rods were on hand for the second round of World Series NI, with the heats being all about Gilford driver Nigel McCauley. He took the opener from Simon Kennedy and Dean McCrory, before repeating the feat in heat two to just hold off Allen Cherry and the impressive John Christie.
McCauley again led the final for the first third of the race, but had the pack right on his case in this one. Kennedy and Cherry were in close attendance, but Christie soon arrived as the first star grader to show. John wasted little time in hitting the outside line, clearing the others with ease to race off into the distance. He won by almost half a lap in the end such was his dominance, with McCrory coming through for second ahead of World Champion Glenn Bell, Shane Murray and Derek Martin.

Stock Rods
The Stock Rods produced close and competitive racing all evening, with Randalstown’s European Champion Sam McNeice taking the opener with ease from pole position ahead of Stevie McNiece, who had got the better of a big places battle. Heat two saw a win for Darragh O’Shea after he successfully held Jonny Cardwell at bay for the duration.
The King of Aghadowey final saw Cardwell edge clear early on from pole. At half distance Sam McNeice squeezed past his near-namesake Stevie McNiece for second, but despite heaping loads of pressure on the leader it was Cardwell who held on to take a deserved victory. McNeice, Mark Foster and Harry Minish completed the places. 1400 Stock Cars
Curtis McConkey and Fionn Donnelly had a great battle out front in the opening 1400 Stock Cars heat, before a caution was called when Michael Logan rolled on the back straight. Thankfully Michael was fine, and after a big battle on the restart it was Graham Meek who won from Willie Taggart and Gary Freeburn. Geoff Hurst and Freeburn had spells ahead in heat two, before a repaired Logan sensationally went ahead. But they had no answer to Curtis Greer, as the Irish Champion punted Freeburn and Logan wide in one superb move to land the win.
The King of Aghadowey final was a stunning race from start to finish. Greer and Meek battled hard for the lead before Greer pulled clear to take the honours. But behind him a titanic battle between eight cars was in full flow. Bumpers and places were exchanged on each and every bend, with Logan coming out on top to take the runner up position behind runaway winner Greer. Freeburn, McConkey and Meek were next home.

Thunder Rods
Big grids and big action is the name of the game in the Thunder Rods formula, and they once again produced the goods all evening. Sam Dougherty took a clear heat one win over Brian Hutton, before heat two went to James Steele after a fantastic outside line run from fourth to first. Mark Dunlop and Brandon Kernohan completed the top three.
The final saw Kernohan and Dunlop have spells ahead, but this time in was Joshua McMullan who came on strong late on, taking the win ahead of his brother Jason McMullan with Dunlop and Liam Wilson next home.

Ninja Karts
The young aces in the Ninja Karts were on top form, with the opening heat falling to novice Joey Henderson after a very good drive. Harry Hoy and Jonathan Brown were next home. Irish Champion Jack Murphy made good use of a caution period in heat two to race to the win, having started right at the rear of the line up. He won ahead of Luke Grattan and Jaxon Cairns.
The final was another thrilling race, with Brown getting out front before getting caught up with others in the packed field. Hoy then raced clear, but despite Murphy coming on strong late on Harry had more than enough in hand to take his first ever feature race win. Murphy, Grattan and Brown completed the top four.

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McMillan Top In 2.0 Hot Rods, Banger Wins for McKee and Goligher

Some excellent entertainment was served up at Tullyroan Oval on Saturday, August 15th, with an excellent crowd on hand too on a fine evening. The 2.0 Hot Rods excelled all night, with the Tullyroan Challenge Cup falling to Kells driver Shane McMillan. The Ulster Championship for 1600 Rookie Bangers was successfully defended by Limavady’s Josh Goligher, whilst Gordy Mckee claimed the King of Krash in the Unlimited National Bangers.
Crumlin’s Gerard Hartley took a great win in the Moffett Shield for Superstox whilst Armagh’s Mark Foster won the Stock Rods final at the meeting kindly sponsored by McKinney Safety Centre of Strabane.

2.0 Hot Rods
A big grid of twenty three 2.0 Hot Rods took to the track with British Champion Callum Doak taking a comfortable win in heat one ahead of Shane McMillan and Mick Rodgers. The reversed grid heat two saw two big crashes which eliminated a number of runners, the worst being for Adam Weir who seemed to have a suspension breakage before hitting the wall hard on the back straight. World Champion Adam Hylands took the win ahead of James McKinney and Jordan Rochford.
The Tullyroan Challenge Cup final saw McMillan and McKinney share the front row of the grid, and they commenced a huge side by side tussle for the opening segment of the race. McKinney was giving it his all on the outside, but McMillan was equal to him and held his nerve in top spot with Rochford keeping a watching brief in third. McMillan impressed as he took the flag to win ahead of McKinney, Rochford, Hylands and Jake Devlin.

1600 Rookie Bangers
Entertainment was the name of the game in the 1600 Rookie Bangers, with Karl Smyth ahead in heat one before Superstox World Champion Steven Haugh raced through to win. Heat two was another excellent race, with Josh Goligher this time coming home to win from Haugh and Smyth.
The final was for the Ulster Championship, and it was exciting right from the off! Goligher managed to edge clear of the drama and he took a creditable win to successfully defend his Ulster title. Haugh took second with Stephen Boyd grabbing third after a great late battle for the final podium position. Superstox
A pleasing grid of Superstox were on hand for the annual Moffett Shield, and the opening heat saw World, European and Best in Britain Champion Steven Haugh power through to win. It was a busy night for Steven as he also took a victory in the Rookie Bangers category. Heat two saw Gerard Hartley again out front but this time it was Dean Catherwood who stormed home to victory over Troy Crawford and Jamie McCann.
The Moffett Shield Final saw Hartley quickly hit the front and he was carrying some great pace. Despite the best efforts of the star men who were bursting through the field, they were never going to get on terms with Gerard. He raced home for a fantastic win and the magnificent shield, with McCann impressing in second over Catherwood and Jordan Robinson.

Unlimited National Bangers
Despite the lower than expected numbers, the Unlimited National Bangers still put on a show. The King of Krash race saw a few big hits dished out as Gordy McKee took the win over Stevo McGrath. McKee was victorious again in the Allcomers, before repeating the feat in the Showdown race as well to complete a hat-trick for the night. Irish Champion Deano McGrath was runner up in both, with Stevo McGrath claiming his fifth Points Championship in a row with a brace of third places.

Stock Rods
The Stock Rods were as close and competitive as always, with the opening heat seeing Mark Foster pass Jamie Cardwell on the outside for a great win. Heat two saw Jaydon Brunton take a well deserved victory on the debut of her new car, She raced home ahead of welcome visitor John Gray and Sam Wilson.
Brunton again led the way in the final, but she could offer little resistance when Foster arrived to challenge. Mark raced past to take his second win of the night, with Jaydon impressing many on her way to a gallant runner up slot. Cardwell, Mark Crawford and Stevie McNiece were next home.

Many thanks to our meeting sponsors, McKinney Safety Centre

Added 17/08/2026

Rochford Romps Home For Aghadowey Victory

Irish Champion Jordan Rochford from Portadown produced a superb drive on the outside line to take a well deserved final win in the 2.0 Hot Rods at Aghadowey Oval on Saturday night, August 8th. On a night a competitive racing and close finishes, the annual Young Trophy for the Junior Productions went the way of Ryan Berry from Richhill, with the other feature races falling to another Richill driver in Ian Hobson (Lightning Rods), Kilrea’s Adam McMullan and Magherafelt’s Jordan Davis (Ninja Karts).

2.0 Hot Rods
Dean McFarland quickly hit the front in the opening 2.0 Hot Rods heat, racing home to win ahead of Rab Preston and Rob Barnett. Heat two saw Aaron Dilly taking the flag, just holding off Adam Weir and James McKinney.
The final was arguably the race of the night, with a first lap skirmish when Barnett spun delaying all of the star grade. Dilly held on out front, with McFarland trying the outside line for the lead but he just couldn’t make it stick. The others were now queuing up behind, with little between up to 10 cars at a time. Rochford clawed his way back into the lead pack late on, quickly working his car onto the outside line and past Dilly for a sensational win. Aaron held on for second ahead of Weir, with British Champion Callum Doak coming on late to snatch fourth having actually spun in the first lap melee.

Junior Productions
Novice grader Rowdy Grattan was the man to watch in the Junior Productions heats, taking a career first win in the opener ahead of Ryan Berry and Jack Morrison, before superbly repeating the feat in heat two to win again over Berry and Casey Cherry.
The Young Trophy, a superb cup presented annually by the Young and Hosie families, was up for grabs in the final with polesitter Grattan unfortunately going out early on with a broken driveshaft. Berry assumed the lead and fought an impressive rearguard battle as the placement were breathing down his neck lap after lap. Ryan held his nerve to take a morale boosting win ahead of Leyton Hughes and Noah Teggart, with grade awards going to Kori Curran and Charlie Hill. The Endeavour Award went the way of Liza Kennedy-Gurney who didn’t put a foot wrong all night in only her second outing Lightning Rods
Long distance traveller Dermot Tynan drove a great race to win the first Lightning Rods heat ahead of Conor Doherty, before Doherty went one better to win heat two ahead of Mark McBurney.
The final saw Ian Hobson hit the front and he managed to hold off the whole pack who were crawling all over him for much of the duration. As Ian took the win, the places fell to Irish Champion Ross Houston and Doherty.

Thunder Rods
A bulging grid of well over 20 Thunder Rods entertained as they always do, with Jordan Nicholl taking the opening heat after lead duo Sam Dougherty and Joshua McMullan tripped over each other on the last lap. Nicholl looked set to win again in heat two, only to slow late on handing victory to Dougherty.
The final kicked off with a big crash on the Brown Trout Bend in the opening laps which eliminated a number of cars. Once things settled down Adam McMullan hit the front, and he held on to take the silverware from Dougherty and James Steele.

Ninja Karts
There was also a big grid of Ninja Karts on hand, and young racer Paul Crooks took his first ever win in the opening heat and celebrated in style over the line! Harry Hoy and Joey Henderson filled the places. Heat two saw a huge rollover for Matthew McNeill, as Jack Murphy took the win over William Brown and Ollie Williamson.
Henderson led much of the distance in the final, only to tangle with Cahan Bradley and Hoy in the latter stages. That opened the way for Jordan Davis to power through for the victory over Luke Grattan and Denver Bevan.

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