Birr & District Motor Club 40th Anniversary Celebrations - 15-16 Nov 08

BIRR & DISTRICT MOTOR CLUB 40TH CELEBRATIONS – HUGE SUCCESS
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Posted: November 29, 2008 8:03 AM

On behalf of the organising committee of the Birr & District Motor Clubs Motor sport Weekend we would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported us this weekend. As part of the Motor sport Weekend we held a very successful Dinner Dance in Grants Hotel in Roscrea on Saturday night, it was a great occasion which brought young & old members of the Club in a joyous occasion, we all got to meet people we haven’t seen in a number of years. Included in our esteemed guests on Saturday night was Mr. Alan Wallace from Tullamore who won the very first event that the Motor Club ever ran.

Also on Saturday we had the launch of our club history booklet, which covers the History of the Club from the very first meeting of 5 like mined people at the Esso station in Birr up to the present with well over 100 members. It is 112 pages of incredible history of the Club from Day 1 to present; it would make a fabulous Christmas present for anyone interested in Motor sport or the history of the club. We hope to have it available in local shops very soon, also contact 086.8179297 or 067.21123 or any club member we will have copies available for sale.
The club would like to thank Eoin Longworth, Pat Brophy & there team for the hours & hours of hard work that went into producing this superb book.

On Sunday we had a display of some very rare cars & memorobila from the World of Motor Sport, We had a Ferrari F1 car on display , some beautiful historic rally cars up to modern cars, Including Ex Billy Coleman Mark 1 Escort, Fiat 131 Abarth, Lancia Stratos & cars up to modern WRC Ford Focus & Mitsubishi Evo & Ford Focus Wrc & Citroen C2.

On Saturday night the club also held a members draw for everyone who marshalled at events throughout the country over the last year. The 1st prize for the draw was a Camper Van for the week of Rally Ireland Sponsored By Pat Horan Motors Ltd – The Camper Centre of Ireland. The Winner on the night was Pat Corcoran aka Postman Pat one of the hardest working marshal the club has – Well Done Pat. 2nd prize was by David Forde, 3rd by Pat Corcoran ( again ) He managed to win the Camper & spending money !!! 4th by Ronan Shanahan.

There is still some Limited Edition Merchandise available contact any Club member for details.

Already planning the next celebrations

Posted: October 17, 2008 3:57 PM

Motorsport Show, Damer Court Hotel - Sunday 16 November

Posted: October 17, 2008 3:55 PM

On Sunday 16th November the club is holding a Motorsport Show in the function room and carpark of the Damer Court Hotel. On the day there will be vehicles on display from all branches of Motorsport; Classic Rallying,WRC, Group Band Forestry Rallying, Hillclimb, Autotest, Autocross, Rallycross, Karting and Formula 1 as well as our 2 wheeled friends the bike!

There will be trade stands with Rally Merchandise, Competitor equippment, DVDs and photograph's all available for purchase.

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A rally simulator will also be set up inside the hotel!

There will be a limited amount of special edition club merchandise available for purchase on the day, anyone with a special interest in these items should pre-order to avoid disappointment.

Admission for the Show is FREE!!! Donations will be accepted on the day by Hospice collectors.

Gala Dinner - Sat 15th November

Posted: October 17, 2008 3:53 PM

Birr and District Motor Club celebrates it's 40th birthday this year, what better reason to reunite members, past and present, and also raise much needed funds for North Tipperary Hospice!

The Damer Court Hotel, Roscrea will host a Gala Dinner on Saturday 15th November. Tickets are priced at 50 Euro per person, this includes a 4 course meal, live entertainment on the night by "Christy Carey and the Broken Halfshafts", entry into a raffle for some quirky spot prizes, an exhibition of motorsport memoribilia and a trip down memory lane with video footage of rallying days gone by!

MC on the night will be the one and only Mr. Dougie Hughes and there will be some very special mystery guests in attendance!

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