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Classic Motorsport Evening (Limerick) - (Fri) 1 Mar 13

Posted: March 1, 2013 11:31 AM - 3133 Hits

Limerick Classic & Vintage Car Club


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Posted: February 18, 2013 10:28 PM

Following the success of their earlier events, the Limerick Classic & Vintage Car Club are holding another Classic Motorsport Evening on Friday March 1st at the Kilmurry Lodge Hotel Limerick at 8pm . This is near the University of Limerick and just off M7 junction 28 .

Featuring;

    - Rosemary Smith, the first lady of Irish motorsport, back by popular demand to share more of her adventures. First hand accounts of the Tulip Rally, London-Sydney Rally, the Circuit of Ireland etc., racing at Dunboyne, the Irish Land Speed Record and much more.

    - Irish man Jim Gavin is coming specially from the UK to talk about his career in motorsport. To include doing the Circuit of Ireland in a Ford Consul, the 1968 London Sydney Rally in an Escort and drag racing the twin engined 'Twini' Mini. Jim was also involved in the Deep Sanderson (mid engined mini-powered sportsracer) Le Mans effort of the 1960s and organising many of the long distance rallies of the 1970s. Hear about pulling a drowning Escort from the river Ganges with a 100 year old elephant and rescuing Stirling Moss when lost in the Sahara during the 1974 World Cup Rally. Jim also pioneered ride - on lawnmower racing.....Unmissable!
Lots of photos & slides never seen before.

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