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Welcome To DMC.com
We are Northern Ireland's premier Short Oval Motor Racing promotion, bringing you the very best in Stock Car, Hot Rod and Banger racing since 2003. We promote top flight race meetings at both Tullyroan Oval near Dungannon and Aghadowey Oval near Coleraine. From the high speed, high octane National Hot Rods, to the thrill a minute wreck 'em racing of the National Bangers, DMC Race Promotions have something for everyone, from the serious motorsport enthusiast to the family looking for a day out with a difference.
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Coming Fixtures |
Tullyroan Oval
4/10/2025 @ 6.30pm
National Hot Rods World Series NI Round 5 & 2025 Ulster Championship
Lightning Rods 2025 Irish Championship
Junior Productions 2025 Irish Championship
2.0 Hot Rods
Stock Rods
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Aghadowey Oval
11/10/2025 @ 6.30pm
1600 Rookie Bangers 2025 Irish Championship
Ninja Karts 2025 Irish Championship
2.0 Hot Rods
Superstox
Thunder Rods
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Tullyroan Oval
25/10/2025 @ 6pm
END OF SEASON SPECIAL
Unlimited National Bangers 2025 Irish Championship
& Stephen Bannon Memorial Destruction Derby
2.0 Hot Rods 2025 Irish Championship
Superstox 2025 Irish Championship
Ninja Karts 2025 Champion of Champions & DMC Individual Achievement Award
Lightning Rods
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It's Hot Rod Heaven at Tullyroan Oval this Saturday night, October 4th, when a packed programme of non-contact championship racing is set to thrill the local fans.
Topping the bill are the National Hot Rods, who race in Round 5 of World Series NI as well as the annual Ulster Championship. The Ulster Championship will be lined up in order of the fastest laps from the previous three World Series races, with the added twist that the final winner will draw to see if the fastest man starts at the front or the rear of the grid. The race will then have a competition caution called with 5 laps to go, leading to a double file restart on the dash to the chequered flag.
Shane Murray in his Ginetta is the defending Ulster Champion and will harbour hopes of retaining his crown, whilst many eyes will be on Glenn Bell who took a deserved final win last weekend and also the British title at Tullyroan just a fortnight ago. His Ginetta has looked ridiculously quick lately, but the Riordan brothers, Ian and jeff, Derek Martin and John Christie will be others chasing the win.
It's also the start of Irish Championshipseason, with green roof deciders in both the Lightning Rods and Junior Productions. Nigel Jackson starts on pole position in the Lightning Rods as he aims for yet another triumph in the event, with defending champion Ross Houston alongside ahead of Stuart Agnew and gold top Mark Corry. It promises to be an exciting encounter for the BMW's.
In the Junior Productions, Leyton Hughes is the polesitter and he will be aiming to continue his amazing run of winning form. Ryan Berry sits alongside him on the front row ahead of Jack Morrison and Casey Cherry in the chase for the title and the Derek McMillan Perpetual Trophy. The Junior Productions have served up some excellent racing in 2025 and this one should be another cracker.
The Stock Rods return to Tullyroan two weeks on from an outstanding World Championship weekend. Star drivers Siobhan Martin, Stevie McNiece, Jonny Cardwell and Mark Crawford are sure to be right in the mix again, alongside NI Points Champ Sam McNeice who will be hoping to put his mechanical issues in the World Final behind him. In such a competitive field the star drivers can sometimes struggle to make an impact, so watch out for rapid blue graders Harry Minish, Sam Wilson and Darragh O'Shea, the latter of whom caused quite a sensation when qualifying on pole for the World.
Completing the line up are the 2.0 Hot Rods, and whilst we are hoping for big numbers once again after breaking the 20 car barrier last week, we will be also be hoping for a much more disciplined outing this time around. Jordan Rochford was on top form last Sunday to lift the Tullyroan Challenge Cup, whilst British Champion Conor Hughes, Andy Best, James McKinney, Aaron Stewart and Jake Devlin will be aiming for glory.
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Added: 01/10/25
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 A sensational, sunny Sunday at Tullyroan Oval saw English visitor Joe Giles claim the feature event of the afternoon, the Irish Open Championship for 1300 Stock Cars. The bulging entry produced a superb spectacle with some of the best contact racing seen at the venue for some time.
In the other classes in action at the McKinney Safety Centre of Strabane sponsored meeting, recently crowned British Champion Glenn Bell was victorious in Round 4 of the National Hot Rods World Series NI, whilst fellow Portadown driver Jordan Rochford claimed the Tullyroan Challenge Cup in the 2.0 Hot Rods. Meath’s Jake Morgan took an accomplished victory in the Lightning Rods, with Limavady’s Liam Wilson the Thunder Rods victor.
A huge field of almost forty 1300 Stock Cars took to the grid for their opening qualifying heat, and the action came thick and fast right from the off. Norfolk’s Jake Banwell led initially before Kent star Jacob Bromley edged clear to take the victory over Scottish Champion Jamie Stewart and Banwell. Heat two was every bit as action packed, as another English duo of Joe Giles and Darren Terry-Brand traded blows, and the lead, out front. Terry-Brand went in with a last bend hit, but he just failed to unseat Giles from the top spot by the slenderest of margins in a race that also saw a rollover for Scotsman Stewart.
A win and a third saw Bromley annexe pole position for the Irish Open Championship final from Giles, and the race kicked off with a huge turn one shunt which brought about a stoppage. On the resumption the title battle came down to Giles and Bromley, with Giles hitting the front and edging clear to land the title in great fashion ahead of Bromley. Cullybackey’s World Champion Curtis Greer came through for third ahead of Terry-Brand, Curtis Tebbenham and Ryan Jordan.
There was an early stoppage in National Hot Rods heat one, as NI Champion Jeff Riordan found himself in the wall on turn three. Once they got going again it was his brother, Ian Riordan, who romped home to the win over Shane Murray and Glenn Bell. National Champion Ian repeated the feat in heat two, winning at a canter again from Bell and Jordan McCann.
The final again saw Ian Riordan build quite an advantage early on, but Bell soon set his sights on reducing his deficit. With the laps disappearing, he arrived on Riordan’s bumper before pulling off a sensational outside swoop to claim the victory in superb style. Riordan, John Christie, Murray and McCann filled the places.
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It wasn’t the best day at the office for the 2.0 Hot Rods formula, with some ill-disciplined driving seeing a number of penalties handed out and some cars unfortunately damaged. British Champion Conor Hughes pulled off a great pass on early leader Jake Devlin to win the opening heat, before former World Champion Andy Best took heat two ahead of James McKinney and Callum Doak.
There was an early crash in the final which eliminated some runners, with Jordan Rochford hitting the front. Hughes was soon running him down having started down the pack, and despite Rochford looking to be in some mechanical difficulty he held on to take the Tullyroan Challenge Cup ahead of Hughes. Aaron Stewart inherited third spot after both the third and fourth placed drivers over the line were disqualified in the post-race analysis.
Jake Morgan was first over the line in the opening Lightning Rods heat, but the teenager was penalised for contact which handed the win to Mark McBurney over Ross Houston. Heat two saw a clear win for another teenager in Tom Hewitt, as he took the flag ahead of Nigel Jackson in a chaotic race.
The final saw Morgan quickly hit the front after just four laps, and the Meath driver held sway all the way home to win from Houston and Stuart Agnew.
Completing the programme were the Thunder Rods, where Jason Darrgh took the opening heat win after first across the line Liam Wilson was penalised by the Stewards. Heat two saw Adam McMullan and newcomer Jack Gault clear out front until they hit fluid on the track and skittled into the wall, bringing out the yellow flags. At the resumption it was Joshua McMullan who took the lead and the win over James Goldie and Joe Largey.
The final saw a repaired Adam McMullan out front early on but this time Wilson was on a charge, and he took a clear win to make up for his penalty earlier in the afternoon. Darragh, Goldie and Adam McKinney chased him home.
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Added: 29/09/25
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 A superb Speedweekend at Tullyroan Oval saw a bumper crowd treated to some spectacular championship oval racing. Birches ace Steven Haugh added the Superstox World Championship to his ever-growing CV after a great drive, whilst Kent’s John Smith successfully retained his Stock Rods World title in an ultra competitive event.
The National Hot Rods were also in championship action, with Portadown’s Glenn Bell taking a record breaking fifth British title in his Ginetta, whilst the young 6-11 year olds in the Ninja Karts contested the Internations Cup which fell to Suffolk’s Mason Carberry.
Superstox
Yorkshire’s Michael Green was on pole position for the 64th running of the Superstox Championship of the World, sponsored by Mk2 Escort Shells and Spares, and with the atmosphere at fever pitch in the stadium he quickly assumed the lead. A big crash brought proceedings to a halt, and on the resumption Steven Haugh, the current European Champion, made his move and powered ahead. Steven was never to be caught, coming home to a rousing reception from the home crowd as he claimed the stunning trophy and gold roof for the next 12 months. Loughgall’s Jamie McCann came through for a creditable second ahead of Essex star Ian Beaumont and defending champion Jordan Robinson.
The World Revenge reversed grid race saw a sublime performance from Green, slicing through the field to take an outstanding win. The Internations Cup Final rounded off Saturday’s action, and it was to be one of the races of the weekend! Green led but after a number of cautions he was bundled to the wall by Beaumont and Robinson and his race was run. Robinson went on to take the win ahead of an impressive Dean Catherwood and Scotsman Kenny McKenzie.
Sunday’s racing for the Irish Open Championship saw the heats shared by Catherwood and Beaumont, but Scottish Points Champion Aaron Riddell claimed pole position for the final and romped home to a great win over Beaumont, Catherwood and Haugh.
Stock Rods
Thirty-six Stock Rods from all corners of the oval racing scene arrived to do battle for their World Championship, sponsored by Cirrus Plastics. The qualifying heats were shared by Dan Shannon, Darragh O’Shea and Mark Foster, with aggregate points seeing O’Shea deservedly take pole position over defending champion John Smith. Smith drove a blinding first two laps, using the outside line to superbly power ahead into the lead. It was a hugely competitive final, but Smith used all his experience to stay ahead all the way to the chequered flag to retain his title in fine style. Shannon came through for a great second ahead of England’s Stuart Smyth and Scotsman Sean Naismith.
Sunday’s racing was for the Irish Masters, with heats wins falling to Jonny Cardwell, Scottish lass Terri Linden and teenager Harry Minish. The final was all about Naismith, as he pulled effortlessly clear to win emphatically from Declan O’Connor and Minish.
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National Hot Rods
Saturday saw some sublime racing from the fastest cars on the local tracks, the National Hot Rods, as they contested four qualifying heats for the British Championship, sponsored by Cirrus Plastics. Crumlin’s John Christie, Norwich driver Perry Cooke, Scotland’s World Champion Robert McDonald and Portadown’s Glenn Bell shared the heat wins, with Bell the one who claimed pole spot for Sunday’s British Final.
Despite a number of early cautions and the subsequent 2-wide restarts, Bell held his cool to edge clear and take a record-breaking fifth British Championship title of his career after never putting a foot wrong all weekend. Christie was a gallant runner up, with McDonald coming home third after a stirring drive from down the grid.
McDonald then won the Tullyroan Challenge Cup after a great outside pass on fellow Scot Gordon Alexander, before McDonald again took the win in the inaugural NI Open ahead of Christie and Shane Murray.
Ninja Karts
Providing some superb action were the Ninja Karts, and the kids were racing for the first ever Internations Cup which will become their ‘fifth major’. With a 39-car entry the track was more than busy, as heat wins fell to local star Jack Murphy and English pair Ralph Payne and Mason Carberry.
The Internations Cup final, sponsored by Cirrus Plastics, saw a great battle between East Anglian duo Carberry and George Cooper, with Carberry just grabbing the win ahead of Cooper and Henry Hunn for an all-English top three.
A great DMC Gold Cup race then fell to Scotland’s Rory Wilson ahead of England’s Johnny Wheeler and Scotland’s Alfie Shevill. The final race of the weekend was for the Keir Millar Memorial Trophy, and important race for the formula held in memory of the former driver who always competed superbly at Tullyroan Oval. It was a top quality race befitting Keir’s memory, with Carberry coming home to successfully defend the impressive trophy ahead of Cooper and Wilson.
Many thanks to our meeting sponsors, Cirrus Plastics and Mk2 Escort Shells & Spares
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Added: 22/09/25
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 Scotland’s 2.0 Hot Rods World Champion Jason Secker was the toast of Aghadowey Oval on Saturday night, when he raced to victory in the coveted Mervyn Emerson Memorial Trophy and in the process collected a cool £1,000 in prize money!
On a night of exciting racing and packed grids, the DMC Gold Cup for 1600 Rookie Bangers went the way of Garvagh’s Stephen Boyd, whilst Antrim teenager Leyton Hughes continued his great run of form in the Junior Productions as he also claimed the DMC Gold Cup. Other feature race winners were Banbridge teenager Harry Minish in the Stock Rods and Limavady’s Josh Young in the Thunder Rods.
With a total of £1700 extra prizemoney on offer (courtesy of Auto Collision Belfast, Countrystyle Burgers and Loanends Commercial Repairs), the 2.0 Hot Rods racing was always going to action packed, and Jordan Rochford got off to the best possible start by taking heat one ahead of welcome visitor Jason Secker in a race that was blighted by oil going down on the track. Heat two saw recent returnee to the formula, multi-champion Adam Hylands, take a flag to flag win over Andy Best and the impressive Secker.
On aggregate points Secker had annexed pole spot for the Mervyn Emerson Memorial Trophy final, and in a blinding start he just held Hylands at bay. There was then a big turn one crash which eliminated a number of cars, with tempers boiling over somewhat for some. At the resumption Secker led from Rochford, and the Scottish ace was able to fend off his attacker all the way home to land the stunning trophy. Behind Rochford, Chris Hamill had his best result in some time with third place ahead of Michael Woods and Jake Devlin.
Over thirty 1600 Rookie Bangers came to grid for their opening heat, and the action was always going to be frantic! With cars spinning and crashing all around, Lee Booth came through for the win just ahead of Josh Goligher, with Brendan Doherty in third. Heat two was another superb event, with Jack Murray taking the win on the road but he was disqualified in post race scrutineering for a technical issue. That elevated Dublin’s Keith McMahon to the win ahead of Dylan Connolly and Stephen Boyd.
The DMC Gold Cup Final delivered once again with some fantastic racing and crashes. The impressive Connolly went ahead early and looked good out front, before Boyd rushed ahead with Doherty in tow. Despite pressuring the front man Doherty just couldn’t get close enough to make a challenge for the lead, and Boyd took the win over Doherty with World Champion Lucas Goligher coming through for third.
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With their World Final only a fortnight away, it was pleasing to see a very packed grid of Stock Rods on hand, with a very ill-disciplined heat one falling to Rab Preston who impressed out front. Star men Mark Crawford and Sam McNeice came through for second and third. Aaron Dilly led early on in heat two, before Harry Minish came storming past to take the win ahead of Callum Magill and Jamie Cardwell.
The final was a brilliant race, with a huge mid-field battle amongst a whole pack of cars. Up front Dilly led before losing out to Magill, but Minish was soon closing in. He hit the front, only for Magill to fight back to regain the lead. Harry wasn’t finished though, as he again found a way ahead, holding on to take a great win from the challenging Darragh O’Shea and Magill.
In the Junior Productions the novice graded drivers held sway in both heats. In the opener Sam Torrington took a great win ahead of Ryan Carroll, before Carroll went one better to take his first ever win in heat two ahead of Torrington and Andrew Hawe.
The DMC Gold Cup final saw Torrington and Carroll out front in the early stages, but all eyes were on the fast moving pair of Leyton Hughes and Ryan Berry. They were scything through the pack at a great rate of knots, and were soon bearing down on the now race leader Keegan Turtle. A great battle ensued for the silverware, with Hughes getting ahead late on to take the win in fine style ahead of Turtle and Berry after a fantastic race.
Completing the programme were the Thunder Rods, where it was pleasing to see another big grid on track. Stephanie Hawthorne impressed out front in heat one until a yellow flag brought the field onto her tail, with Rasharkin’s Jason Darrgh edging ahead to take the win over Liam Wilson and Norman Purdy. Heat two saw Wilson improve, this time taking a clear win over Joe Largey and Andrew McLean.
In the final Hawthorne impressed once again by leading until past the halfway mark, before Josh Young powered through to take the victory. Wilson, Darragh and Largey were next across the line.
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Added: 08/09/25
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 Local man Richard Stewart, who lives almost within sight of the stadium, was the man on form at Aghadowey Oval on Saturday night, August 30th, as he took his first ever feature race win in the elite National Hot Rods division. There were trying conditions for the drivers all night on a damp and changing track, with the other final winners being Portadown’s Steven Haugh (Superstox), Lurgan’s Graham Meek (1300 Stock Cars), Coleraine’s Liam Wilson (Thunder Rods) and Portadown’s Ollie Williamson (Ninja Karts).
Recent newcomer to the formula, Ballymoney’s Davy Clarke, led the opening National Hot Rods heat away in the wet, and despite some heavy pressure from some star names late on, he was able to hold on for a well deserved win ahead of Drew McKeown and Scotsman James Mooney. Heat two saw Richard Stewart out front before flying Kells ace Derek McMillan swooped through from the star grade to take an emphatic win in his Lotus from Stewart and Glenn Bell.
The final was the race of the night, as the National Hot Rods delivered once again as they regularly do. Stewart wasted no time in building a lead out front once he had cleared early leader Clarke, but behind there was a huge battle for the places between eight or more cars at a time. Jordan Rochford broke clear of the fight to settle into second, but by this stage Stewart was well clear and he raced home to a very impressive maiden feature race win in the formula. Behind second placed Rochford, third fell to McKeown ahead of Bell and John Christie.
For the Superstox it was the final meeting of the 2024/25 NI Points Championship season, and it was the champion elect Steven Haugh who sealed the title with a heat and final double. Neil Hyndman won the opening heat, showing good pace to head home Sean Mark and Haugh, before Haugh took the second heat with a great drive after being delayed early on in a melee on the Brown Trout Bend. Mark and Hyndman filled the places.
Gerard Hartley led much of the way in the final, impressing out front ahead of Hyndman. Neil then moved ahead, but both could offer little resistance when Haugh came calling. The European Champion eased past them both to seal the Mk2 Escort Shells and Spares sponsored NI Points Championship in perfect style.
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There was a straightforward opening heat win for Davy Wilson in the opening heat for the 1300 Stock Cars, the Cullybackey man heading home Graham Meek and Ty Richardson. The star men, including World Champion Curtis Greer, failed to get on terms all evening as Wilson again took the second heat to earn an upgrade for the final. Josh McKinstry and Richardson were the placemen in this one.
Richardson and Ethan Dilly squabbled over the lead in the final, before former Junior Productions champion Meek surged ahead at half distance. Richardson kept him in his sights all the way home but couldn’t land a telling blow. A delighted Meek took the honours ahead of Richardson, Wilson and McKinstry.
The Thunder Rods were a late addition to the programme, and they managed to produce some great action. Joshua McCahon was the star of the heats, winning the opener from Joshua McMullan and Liam Wilson before again grabbing the chequered flag in heat two, this time ahead of Wilson and Adam Graham.
Wilson had scored third and second in the heats, and he continued his improvement on the night by winning the final after relegating early leader, recent newcomer Sam Dougherty. Behind the impressive Wilsom, Irish Champion James Goldie powered through for second ahead of McCahon and Adam McKinney.
The opening Ninja Karts heat saw the young stars cope admirably with the damp conditions. Frankie Stirling and Eddie Fowler had spells out front before European Champion Mason Carberry from Suffolk slipped inside backmarkers to outfox Fowler and take the win on the final lap. Ollie Williamson and Fowler completed the top three. Stirling again heat two away, but this time the man to watch was Rowdy Grattan who roared through to win from Carberry and Tommy Johnston.
Paul Crooks charged ahead impressively in the final before he lost out to Evan Beattie. Coming with a late charge though was Wiliamson, the Portadown driver punching the air with delight as he took the chequered flag after a great drive to the front. Carberry and Grattan took the podium slots after a great evening from the youngsters.
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Added: 01/09/25
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