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The Bradley family would like to convey their gratitude to all members of the Hillclimb and Motorsport family following the passing of their son Colin. It was of great comfort to the family that such a large number of friends and motorport colleauges attended both the removal and the funeral mass.

The months mind mass for Colin Bradley will be held on January 1st in the church in New Ross at 12.15 and those that wish to join the family afterwards in the family home in Thomastown for Tea and sandwiches are most welcome.

Sad news today that young Colin Bradley son of John and Helen Bradley has lost his brave fight for life today Saturday the 26th November 2011 at 1.20 pm.

Colin had been bravely battling a recurrance of cancer that he beat 5 years ago. His courage, good humour, dignity and friendship will be sorely missed among all the Hillclimb community. Funeral arrangments will be publicised here as they become known. It is suggested that those members of the Hillclimb Community that wish to take part in a guard of honour for Colin to please bring your helmet.

A great, good humoured, kind and brave young man that will be sorely missed in the future.

The Funeral arrangments for the late Colin Bradley Are as follows:
Colin will be reposing at the residence of John and Helen Bradley in Thomastown Co Kilkenny from 6pm Sunday evening.
Removal from the house at 10.30 am Monday for 12 o’clock to the parish church in New Ross. Burial afterwards in St. Stephens Cemetary New Ross.

The Hillclimb and Sprint Championship Prize giving will take place on Saturday November the 12th in the Talbot Hotel Carlow. A top quality dinner and entertainment will be provided. In keeping with the friendly and sociable atmosphere at Hillclimb and Sprint events this is a great chance to meet and socialise with competitors, marshals and club members.

The committee are pleased to announce that the President of Motorsport Ireland Mr Joe Corcoran will be in attendance along with our championship sponsor Phil Price from Connaught Competition Engines. Tickets for this event are limited and are on a first come first served basis. To avoid disappointment contact Rory Stephens on 086 8166016 to book your tickets if you have not already done so.

Following on from the successful Connaught Competition Engines Hillclimb and Sprint Championship 2011 the Awards Dinner date for the Championship has been set.

The Awards Dinner will be held in the Talbot Hotel in Carlow on the 12th November. A limited number of tickets for this event are available from Rory Stephens 086 8166016 for 35 euro each. Please contact Rory to reserve tickets as soon as possible as they will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Also a limited number of discounted rooms are available from the Talbot Hotel in Carlow for 50 euro per person. Call 059 915 3000 to book rooms and quote the Hillclimb awards dinner.

Those competitors who have not sent back their Dick Bailey sheet to Rory Stephens are urged to do so as soon as possible as this has to be returned by 25th September. The feedback is vitally important to ensure the best most accurate result.

LAOIS RALLYSPORT CLUB SPRINT 2011 IN ASSOCIATION WITH LAOIS HIRE & BALLINTUBBERT GARDENS

Following on from the huge success that was the inaugural Heartlands Rally 2011in association with Laois County Council and O’Loughlin’s Hotel, Laois Rallysport Club are back again with their latest venture.  On Sunday 2nd October 2011 the club will hold a sprint in the Ballyadams/Ballintubbert area of Co. Laois.  After the success of the local rally in June 2011 the club decided to bring the sprint home to Laois instead of the usual venue of Tynagh Karting Track, Co. Galway. This event will now take place over a 1.5 km stretch of closed  road in the Ballyadams/Ballintubbert area.  It is sure to draw entries as it is a pocket friendly event coming in at €120 per entry. Regs and entry forms are available below:

2011 LRSC Regs (62)

Regs are available for download for the Donegal Hillclimb Weekend on September 3rd & 4th, 2011.

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Regs are available for download for the MEC Sprint Weekend on August 20/21st, 2011.

The Saturday hill is the same route as last year, beside the village of Naul. It is a technical hill consisting of a number of junctions, sweeping corners and steep gradient in parts. The paddock is located in a field that is smooth enough to facilitate the single seaters as well as saloon cars. The prizegiving on Saturday evening is in Naul village. This year we will be accommodated in the Seamus Ennis Centre Theatre for the prizegiving followed by the 2 course meal, which is priced at €17 per head. Killians pub across the road will also be a gathering place, no doubt.

There is overnight parking for campervans on both Friday and Saturday nights in a field in the middle of Naul village  It is up the little road beside Killians pub. This is just opposite the prizegiving and dinner location, so not too far to walk!

The Sunday event is based at White River Karting track (www.whiteriver.ie) which is approximately 20miles away but well worth the journey. The journey is up the M1 to exit 12 northbound, turn left and travel approx 4 miles until you see the track on right hand side.  The track is built to a high standard and follows the contours of the valley where it is built. There are uphill and downhill sections with a course length of about 1200m. Although the track is 8 meters wide, it is quite twisty so it might suit the smaller, more nimble cars better. We could have John Byrne and Joe Courtney fighting for the honours instead of McKinley having it all his own way. There is ample paddock space. The track building overlooks the whole circuit and there is a viewing area upstairs. Prizegiving will be held in this building. Look forward to seeing you there!

M.E.C Naul Hilllclimb Records (2010)

Following the launch of the Motorsport Ireland road safety initiative “Keep the race in its place” All competitors should have been issued with 2 road safety “Keep the race in its place” decals.

President of Motorsport Ireland, Joe Corcoran, urged all competitors to display the logo – which will be provided by post – on both sides of their competition vehicles throughout the year ahead.

Alex Sinclair, Chief Executive of Motorsport Ireland, said; “We know that in Ireland young people, and especially young males, are much more likely to be killed on the roads. We also know that motorsport is hugely popular, with fans turning out in their tens of thousands to support our national and international events. Motorsport Ireland is committed to promoting road safety and this initiative will contribute to both the national and global campaigns to save lives on our roads.”

“All participants in motorsport across Ireland will now display the Road Safety Tag as a visual message to all those watching our sport to keep the race in its place. Every Motor Club across the country will be appointing a Road Safety Officer to coordinate activity to support this campaign in their community, while we will also be rolling out signage that will be visible at all our events across the country to keep the message in the front of everyone’s mind.”

We would ask you all to display these decals and if you do not have any please contact your motor club to obtain some or alternatively Motorsport Ireland. There will be some available at the forthcoming MEC event.

Senan from Vantage Point Video has just contacted us with a teaser for his video of the action at the Irish Festival of Speed. He has so much footage to go through, it’s going to take him a few days to get through it all! The full video should be posted by Friday, August 5th.

Click here to see the video.

It is with great regret that we hear German Hillclimber Georg Plasa died after an accident at the Coppa Carotti Hillclimb in Italy, on July 10th. Plasa was driving his BMW 134 Judd when he crashed. The exact cause of the accident is still unknown.

Plasa, six time European Hillclimb Cup Winner was a very successful hillclimber, famous for driving his Judd V8 powered BMWs all over Europe.