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2024 Motors at Mournes Event (Car Show)

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Sunday 22nd Septemeber 2024 : MMI Events NI hosted the first (2024) Motors at Mournes Event at Meelmore Lodge, just outside Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland in the heart of the scenic Mourne Mountains.

The event was held in aid of the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team and featured a great selection of modified cars as well as a healthy selection of supercars which filled the display area well, all with the absolutely gorgeous backdrop of the Mourne Mountains with all of the fcilities of the superb Meelmore Lodge campsite.

I have put together a full gallery which is available on the TBNI.Blog Facebook Page right now so feel free to like, share and tag anyone.

2024 Motors at Mournes Gallery :

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2024 Autofest, Omagh, Sunday 15th September 2024

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2024 Autofest, Omagh, Sunday 15th September 2024 :

Autofest returned to Omagh for the 9th Edition of the extremely popular show on Sunday 15th September 2024.

This year’s event was run in support of Omagh Gateway Club.

With hundreds of cars on display at the Omagh Showgrounds, the selection and quality on display was exceptional. With every genre of vehicle catered for, including a small selection of motorcycles and trucks and to a massive display of cars covering all varieties and a good selection of Owner’s Clubs all displaying some meticulously turned out vehicles.

It is a show really worth a visit, that was certainly made all the more pleasant with the sunshine making a rare appearance for this year in Northern Ireland.

A full gallery of the vehicles on display is available on the TBNI.Blog Facebook Page. Feel free to like, share and tag away at the gallery.

Jacob’s Supercars Summer Charity Run 2024

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Jacob’s Supercars Summer Charity Run 2024 :

Jacobs’s Supercars | Driving Exotic Cars NI / ROI | The Vintage Vehicles Group | held their 2024 Summer Charity Run on Sunday 25th August 2024.

£863 was raised for the Mourne Community First Responders.

The route took in the Northern Irish countryside from the Sprucefield Centre, Lisburn through Dromore, towards Ballynahinch, then Rathfriland, Hilltown, Rostrevor until the finish point at Kilkeel.

Close to 100 cars made it past where I was placed and given the rather miserable weather, that is a truly exceptional turnout.

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Jacob’s Supercars 2024 Spring Charity Run in Aid of Action Cancer

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Jacob’s Supercars 2024 Spring Charity Run in Aid of Action Cancer :

Jacob’s Supercars | Driving Exotic Cars NI/ROI | The Vintage Vehicles Group | hosted their 2024 Spring Charity Run in Aid of Action Cancer on Sunday 14th April 2024.

The route took the scenic non coastal route from Lisburn to Coleraine.

If you would like to recreate the route it is available here : https://maps.app.goo.gl/SiQDsvW9zxc2Ef8XA

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2024 Dubshed

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2024 Dubshed : 6th & 7th April 20324 : Eikon Centre, Lisburn, Northern Ireland :

The show season kicked off in spectacular style at the start of the month with 2024’s edition of Dubshed. Back again at the Eikon Centre, Lisburn this year £25 got you two full days of displays and exhibitions. With a wind storm whipping up a gale on Saturday (and Sunday to an extent) having the majority of the show indoors led to a much more comfortable experience. Although it stayed dried, much to the relief I am sure of those enthusiasts who were displaying their motors outside.

By a strange twist of fate not prebooking your tickets was an advantage as the queue for prebooked customers was massive compared to those who just appeared at the door. The organisers though have already said this will be addressed next year, however that is about the only negative thing I have to say.

With 2 Halls full of cars there was plenty to look at. Hall 1 had its Dubshed focus firmly on the VW / VAG Group vehicles with everything from spotless classics to heavily modified modern vehicles, the standard of car on display was exceptional.

Hall 2 then took on the rest of the motoring world with everything from hypercars, supercars, JDM, drift machines and American marques all well represented.

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2023 Sunflower Trophy Photo Gallery

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2023 Sunflower Trophy Photo Gallery :

2023 Sunflower Trophy Photo Gallery

The 2023 Sunflower Trophy was held at Bishopscourt Race Circuit on 21st and 22nd October 2023 and marks the end of the Ulster Superbike Championship.

With horrendous weather stopping activities on Friday 20th October 2023 (main qualifying day) the organisers made the difficult (but absolutely correct decision) to amend the schedule, cancelling the Friday sessions and moving them to the Saturday. The Saturday’s schedule was then shifted to Sunday.

The result was two excellent (maybe a little chilly, but we can’t complain about that) days that enabled the full schedule to run and 2 brilliant days of track racing action to wind up the 2023 Season.

2023 Sunflower Trophy Results :

Full results (qualifying and racing) of the Ulster Superbike Sunflower Trophy Races, Bishopscourt, Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 October 2023 can be found here.

2023 Sunflower Trophy Results

2023 Sunflower Trophy Races Photo Gallery :

TBNI.Blog is happy to bring you an absolutely huge gallery from the 2023 Sunflower Trophy Races.

Over 450 photos are on the Official TBNI Facebook Page, the album is public so you don’t have to ‘Like’ the Page, but of course that would be very welcome too!

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2023 Classic Bike Festival Ireland Review

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2023 Classic Bike Festival Ireland Review :

2023 Classic Bike Festival Ireland Review
2023 Classic Bike Festival Ireland Review

The 2023 Classic Bike Festival Ireland ran over the weekend of 5th and 6th August 2023.

In summary, the event was exceptional.

Sunday 6th August 2023 :

I was unlucky, in that I was only able to visit on the Sunday, but the overall set up was excellent. I have also heard and read only positive things for the live entertainment on the Friday and Saturday evenings and on may arrival on Sunday I couldn’t help but feel a little jealous of all the campers and campervans that were parked up for the weekend and had had the opportunity to enjoy the previous evenings’ entertainment.

As for the Sunday event. It was great. From things getting underway at around 09:30 am there was rarely a time that there was not bikes on the circuit, and there is the secret to a good biking event – get bikes out there and keep things moving.

The only noticeable break, was for lunch, and I am a big fan of how Bishopscourt plans a lunch break, it means you don’t have to decide what session you are going to miss.

Paddock, parade laps and racing…

A quick walk through the paddock early on Sunday morning was a mixture of bikes getting prepped and bacon baps getting made. Bacon, brown sauce and fumes… What more do you want on a Sunday morning?

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Dubshed 2022

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Dubshed 2022 : Saturday 2nd – Sunday 3rd April 2022 : Eikon Centre, Lisburn, Northern Ireland :

Dubshed 2022
Dubshed 2022

“Dubshed returned to the Eikon Centre, Lisburn, Northern Ireland over the weekend 2nd – 3rd April 2022.

GTINI has grown Dubshed from small beginnings at the King’s Hall in Belfast, to a massive 2 day show encompassing a wide variety of car based entertainment for all the family.

Attracting show cars from all over the UK and Ireland, it is the biggest car show in Ireland today.”

What you will find here is a photo slideshow of a selection of the show cars from the interior halls.

The main hall features the VAG vehicles DUBSHED is famous for and Hall 2 was open to all manufactures and had some great vehicles on show right across the modifying spectrum.

All images are ©2022 TBNI.Blog, so if you would like to use any please get in touch.

If you own any of the cars and would like the full size image sent to you please also feel free to get in touch. After the embedded video you will find the photo gallery.

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2022 BMW Club Photo Rally : Ulster Section

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2022 BMW Club Photo Rally : Ulster Section
2022 BMW Club Photo Rally : Ulster Section

2022 BMW Club Photo Rally : The BMW Club (Ulster Section) have announced the points for the 2022 Photographic Rally.

If you are from ‘Up North’ and the thought of the entire Irish Photo Rally is a bit too daunting for you at the moment, or your are new to the idea of a Motorcycle Photo Rally then maybe the BMW Club’s Ulster Photo Rally is your perfect starting place?

I have been doing this rally for many years and every year it is a great motivator to get out and do a few extra road trips, for no reason other than to see somewhere and photograph something.

About the BMW Club Photo Rally : (Ulster Section) :

The Photographic Rally is all about getting the motorbike out and hopefully travelling new roads and visiting new locations, not  forgetting to take your camera with you. This event is open to all riders, you do not have to be a club member to participate.

Some how we have found 9 more new places all across Ulster for you to ride along to and take your pictures. With some of our entries getting more and more artistic feel free to be as creative as you like. All that is required is for you to visit as many of the locations (hopefully all 9) and take a photograph of your bike and the subject at the location, if you have a pillion they are to be included also. This  year our chosen charity is Macmillan Cancer Support (NI).

For Further Information and all links to the points, downloads and GPX files visit the BMW Club (Ulster Section) Photo Rally Web Site.

The Deadline for Submitting Your 2022 Entry is 31st October 2022.

The Locations :

Link to the Google Map : https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1jduY0Plt-AAOvS6p_DhueAOsR4RC2pFN&ll=54.60659224435034%2C-6.801808300000003&z=9

2022 Irish Photo Rally

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The 2022 Irish Photo Rally locations have been announced and the event Is now live.

Every year I normally take part in a the IBA Ireland Wolfhound Rally and the BMW Club Ulster Photo Rally, this year I plan to add to the Irish Photo Rally to my list.

About the Irish Photo Rally :

Irish Photo Rally is an annual motorcycling event that takes place all over Ireland. Participants take photographs of their motorcycle at a number of predetermined locations. Certificates are awarded by the judges for everything they deem worthy of praise or ridicule. 

The basic aim of the Irish Photo Rally is to encourage people to get “out there” on their motorbike(s) and have some element of fun, travel and adventure. “Out there” will, ideally, be a bit off the beaten track and/or feature an unusual, historical or picturesque subject.

The event is run on a 32 county basis but the inland counties are lumped together – they can be dull compared to the coastal counties. Dublin and Louth are the exception, they are paired off because there are small counties and some numerical provincial balance is required. There are 24 locations and a close provincial balance – there are only 5 counties in Connaught so Leinster gets one extra anyway (7).

For full details, how to take part and to learn more about the event check out the Irish Photo Rally website.

The Locations :

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