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The International Ulster Trophy Races 1937 to 1947 Ballyclare
The International Ulster Trophy Races at Ballyclare were held on closed public roads, something that could not be done in any other part of the United Kingdom.
in 1946 it was the first international race held in the UK after WW2. The winner of the Ulster Trophy that year was Prince Bira driving an ERA.
This is the remarkable story of the Ballyclare Races
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: Robinson Books - Hill Climbs and Motor Car Road Races in Northern Ireland 1905 to 1947
My books are about motor sport in Northern Ireland in the first half of the 20th century.
It was a time of enormous wealth , especially around Belfast, and the emergence of the motor car as both a means of transport and for use in competition, for example reliability trials, hill climbs and road races.
In 1922 Northern Ireland became the only part of the United Kingdom where roads could be closed for motorsport. In 1925 the Ulster Automobile Club was formed to promote motorsport.
My books focus on events not previously published and include the Edwardian Cultra Hill Climbs, sand racing at Magilligan Strand and the road races at Donaghadee and Bangor.
My latest book is Craigantlet Hill Climb 1925 to 1947.
I am a member of the Society of Automobile Historians in Britain