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KERRY Motor Club has announced details of the running of a Hillclimb on Sunday, July 16 in the Ballyfinnane area outside Tralee which will mark a very special occasion in the county. The club will mark the 120th anniversary of the first motorsport event in Kerry. On July 15, 1903, the […]

FOR the first time in Kerry Motor Club’s 50-year history, its Person of the Year Award was presented to a couple. The club’s Annual General Meeting took place on Friday night at the Rose Hotel in Tralee with Mike Cleary and Christina Fealy honoured with the award. Gathered members at […]

WITHIN 24 hours of entries opening for Kerry Motor Club’s Winter Rally, the club had already received an overseas entry. The October 30 event has been included in the ‘An Turas Mór – Homecoming Kerry’ festival. An Turas Mór is presented by Kerry County Council as part of the Global Irish […]

KERRY Motor Club’s annual Kerry Winter Rally will form one of the main events in the recently launched ‘An Turas Mór – Homecoming Kerry’ festival. The rally has a new date – October 29 – instead of its traditional November slot on the calendar and club officials are working behind […]

THE generosity of spectators and exhibitors was the highlight of a fundraising car show in Tralee on Sunday. Members of Kerry Motor Club organised the show to raise funds for member James Quinlan who suffered a brain haemorrhage in New York late last year. The Waterville man remains in intensive […]

MOTORISTS are being advised the Brandon Car Park in Tralee will be unavailable on Sunday, February 13 to facilitate the running of a fundraising car show. Members of Kerry Motor Club are organising a static car show in Tralee town centre to raise funds for club member James Quinlan who […]

MEMBERS of Kerry Motor Club are organising a static car show in Tralee town centre next month to raise funds for club member James Quinlan who faces a very difficult medical journey in New York. James, from Waterville, suffered a major brain haemorrhage on December 19 and remains in the […]

A NEW committee has been elected to steer Kerry Motor Club into its 50th year following Sunday’s (January 9th) Annual General Meeting. The Tralee-based club will celebrate its 50th birthday on Monday, January 31 and the newly elected committee will take over on February 1 following a ceremonial handing over. The club […]

KERRY Motor Club’s hopes of running future COVID-19-compliant events received a boost this week thanks to funding from Kerry County Council. The Tralee based club cannot run its Circuit of Kerry Rally in April this year and has not yet made a decision on the Kerry Winter Rally in November. […]

KERRY Motor Club has launched a ‘Shop Local Campaign’ this Christmas in recognition of the many businesses that have supported the club’s activities over the years. As a result of the pandemic, the club was unable to run any of its events this year, including the flagship Circuit of Kerry […]

KERRY Motor Club has become the first motorsport club in Ireland to gain 20×20 status. 20×20 is a nationwide programme to promote the active role women play in sports clubs all over Ireland, as competitors or on management and committee level. The north-Kerry-based motor club will now work with the […]

IN case you didn’t know, Kerry Motor Club are hosting the Rose Hotel Circuit of Kerry Rally this Sunday, but on Saturday cars will be on display in the town centre. Tralee Chamber Alliance and the Club will host a static display of rally cars on the Mall and in […]

TRALEE Racecourse is fast becoming a thriving hub for a different style of racing as it prepares to host the ‘Kerry Motor Club Rally Sprint’ on Saturday July 18. Gates will be opening at 10.30am on the day and with public admission only €5 and children free in, it’s certainly not […]

WHILE Ballybeggan is looking forward to welcoming back racing at the upcoming Kerry International Horse and Pony two-day festival on June 27-28, there was a different type of horsepower on display last weekend at the famous course. A new video, released by ‘Kerry Motor Club’ for the 2015 Autosolo Championship, shows there […]

IN its heyday, the racecourse here in Tralee was very much used to seeing its fair share of excitement and experiencing the ‘heart in mouth’ feeling as the horses rounded the final corner and hurdled toward the finish line. That was then though and a new video released by the ‘Kerry […]