ALMC Motorshow - 9 May 10

ALMC Motorshow Mania at City North Hotel

Posted: May 18, 2010 2:27 PM

The world of rallying, motorsport, motorcycles and performance cars were all well represented at a sun soaked City North Hotel on Sunday last May 9th, at the second running of the hugely successful ALMC Motorshow.This years motorshow attracted over 5,000 visitors doubling the number of visitors from the previous year; the show was even bigger and better and built on the successes of the inaugural show which took place just over twelve months previous. The show cars started arriving by road and trailer on Saturday with the hard working ALMC team on hand to direct and oversee the placement of the countrys most spectacular and precious cars and bikes including pristine examples of Fiat Abarth, Lancia and Ford world rally cars, as well as performance marquees such as Ferrari, Porsche, Maserati and the much sought after Ariel Atom.
Entry to the Motorshow was once again free to all and provided an ideal opportunity for motoring enthusiasts and their families to get close to the famous big name cars while enjoying the facilities of the four star City North Hotel. The grounds of the hotel were littered with the worlds finest supercars dating back as far as the 50s, 60s and 70s alongside modern day classics from the world of rallying and high performance, all in aid of the Jack & Jill Childrens foundation. The number of visitors has doubled and we have more cars than last year and it is all in aid of the Jack & Jill foundation everyone is a winner. Thank you to all those who have helped to put together this great event, in particular the organising team who have worked so hard to make it a success said John Carroll ALMC chairman and show organizer. A wide and varied selection of fabulous cars and motorbikes upwards of 200 were on display at this years show. The Motorbike display was a welcome addition to the 2010 line up with Neil Hodgsons 2010 Yamaha R1 British Superbike, built by Rob McElnea to Factory Specification on display. The Yamaha took pride of place alongside a varied selection of other two wheeled machinery including what looked like a three seater Honda 50. The late Martin Finnegan's bike collection attracted a lot of interest; the extent of his motorcycling talent was obvious from the display of his bikes and the attention they attracted.

The motorshow raffle which included an impressive lineup of motoring-related prizes was well supported proceeds going to the shows nominated charity the Jack & Jill Childrens Foundation which provides home nursing care and respite to the families of 300 children nationwide. The raffle coupled with the team from Jack & Jill collecting on the day raised in excess of 7,500, a welcome contribution to the childrens foundation in these difficult economic times.

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Posted: May 10, 2010 8:52 PM

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ALMC Motorshow Only Two Days to Go!

Posted: May 7, 2010 3:20 PM

This year’s ALMC Motorshow is now only days away, the show takes place on Sunday 9th May 2010 at City North Hotel in Meath (just off Junction 7 on the M1) where a collection of the world’s finest metal will be on display. Gathered from all over the country and overseas rally cars, historic’s, sports cars to motorbikes will be on display in the hotel car park from 11.30am to 5pm with plenty of exhibition stands and children’s entertainment to add to the fun, the perfect way to spend a Sunday with the family.  Entry to the Motorshow is free and all the family can get close to the famous big name cars such as BMW, Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus and many more while enjoying the facilities of the four star City North Hotel,  all in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Charity.

Motorsport fans can view a selection of rallying and racing favorites that will included Aaron MacHale’s ex-works Ford Focus WRC 05  fresh from 2nd place in last weekend’s Killarney Rally of the Lakes, the Ford will be displayed alongside Richard Burn’s C555 Subaru which is making the trip to be at this year’s show. The rallying Barrable family will be well represented at the show with Robert Barrable’s Citreon C2R2 Max taking pride of place with Michael’s Ford Focus WRC the winning car on last year’s ALMC stages rally, these are just a few of the stunning motorsport cars that will be on display. Building on the success of last year’s Motorshow the team from ALMC has included a Motorbike display to appeal to the many enthusiasts around the country, on display will be Neil Hodgsons 2010 Yamaha R1 British Superbike, built by Rob McElnea to Factory Specification. The bike was built with Traction Control and onboard Gyroscope and develops a max power output of 218bhp and is still in its full Superbike Livery. Included in the motorcycle display will also be a selection of the late Martin Finnegan's bikes, including the motorcycle he used in the Isle of Man TT to great effect.

“The 2009 motorshow was an enormous success and the team has worked very hard to make this year’s show bigger and better than last year, we are running out of space for all the cars that will be on display. The weather is looking good for Sunday so we hope to see a large number of visitors to the show, it’s the best free show in Ireland this weekend” said chairman of ALMC and event orgainiser John Carroll. The show is being run as a fundraiser for the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation which provides home nursing care and respite to the families of children who are born with or develop brain damage. The raffle includes many fantastic motor related prizes plus many others, raffle tickets will be on sale at a price €10 per ticket, with every book of 16 tickets sold covering the cost of one night’s care from a qualified nurse, tickets can also be purchased in advance from www.almcmotorshow.com. 

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ALMC Motorshow – City North Hotel Sunday 9th May 2010

Posted: April 28, 2010 12:56 PM

In spite of the recession, thousands of car enthusiasts, young and old, are revving up for this year’s ALMC Motorshow on Sunday 9th May 2010 at City North Hotel in Meath (just off Junction 7 on the M1) where stunning cars from all over the country and overseas will be on display in the hotel car park from 11.30am to 5pm with plenty of exhibition stands and children’s entertainment to add to the fun. 

Entry is free to the Motorshow and all the family can get close to the famous big name cars such as BMW, Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus and many more while enjoying the facilities of the four star City North Hotel. 
This is the second year of the show, organized by members of the ALMC Motor Club from Dublin, Fingal, Meath, Louth, where supercars from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s are showcased alongside modern day classics from the world of rallying and high performance, all in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Charity.

A wide and varied selection of fabulous cars and motorbikes upwards of 200 will be on display at this year’s show including the supercharged Ariel Atom, with 300bhp and weighing only 500kg it is one of the world’s fastest accelerating cars, capable of 0 to 100mph and stopping again all inside 10 seconds. The Ford GT will also be on display a supercar built as a limited edition from 2003-2006 to celebrate Ford’s centenary.
The designers drew inspiration from Ford's classic GT40 race cars of the 1960s and the GT is sometimes mistaken for its 1960s counterpart.The GT will be displayed alongside the Porsche 997 GT3 RS, the most focused and racetrack-oriented street legal car that Porsche have manufactured.

For Motorbike enthusiasts Neil Hodgsons 2010 Yamaha R1 British Superbike, built by Rob McElnea to Factory Specification will be on display. Built with Traction Control and onboard Gyroscope, the bike develops a max power output of 218bhp and is still in its full Superbike Livery. This will be displayed alongside one of the late Martin Finnegan's bikes.

Another highlight of the show is a raffle including impressive motoring-related prizes and all proceeds go to the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation which provides home nursing care and respite to the families of 300 children nationwide who are born with or develop brain damage and who suffer from sever intellectual and physical developmental delay as a result.  
Books of 16 tickets at €10 per ticket, with each book covering the cost of one night’s care from a qualified nurse, are available on the day, or in advance from

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Sunday May 9th 2010!

Posted: March 1, 2010 1:52 PM

Following on from the success of the 2009 show, the 2010 event promises to be even bigger and better than before, with plans currently being put together to extend the display area to allow an even bigger display of cars.

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Posted: January 1, 2010 12:01 AM

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