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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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  The annual outing for the Big Van Bangers and the 1600 Rookie Bangers New Year Challenge top the bill as Tullyroan Oval kicks off 2026 in style on Sunday January 4th (2pm).
There will be smashes and crashes galore as the Transits and the like are battered into submission. It makes for a fantastic spectacle as the fight for the aptly named ‘Van-dalism 2026’ title. The day will end with the last van moving Destruction Derby. Amongst the star names in action will be Dublin duo Stevo McGrath and Steven Reynolds alongside Lisburn’s Rodney Herron and the north west’s Tony Gillespie. Loughgall’s Jonny Murdock is another local ace who is set to be in the thick of the entertainment, alongside Tiernan and Daniel O’Donnell.
Also in action will be the 1600 Rookie Bangers with a huge field of FIFTY cars booked in to race in the New Year Challenge. Big grids mean big action as the drivers chase the silverware. Irish Champion Lucas Goligher, his brother Josh, NI Points Champion Stephen Boyd and former World Banger Champion Steven Bolton will be amongst the pacesetters, or will they be the targets for the others? With such a huge field on hand it promises to be a cracker!
Fresh from his recent victory in the Best in Britain event at Hednesford in England, Portadown’s World and European Champion Steven Haugh heads the entry for the Superstox formula. British and Irish Champion Jordan Robinson will run him close, with Jamie McCann and Dean Catherwood other big contenders.
Completing the line up will be the Lightning Rods formula, headed by World Cup holder Mark Corry, and the Junior Productions where Antrim’s National, British and Irish Champion Leyton Hughes will be the one to watch.
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Added: 31/12/25
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 Kells driver Derek McMillan drove superbly at the Aghadowey Oval festive meeting on Saturday, December 27th, to guide his Lotus to a deserved National Hot Rods final win. A brace of top finishes during the day saw the Cirrus Plastics 2025 Points Championship for the formula go the way of Galgorm’s Shane Murray.
On an afternoon of red-hot action despite the freezing temperatures, Suffolk visitor Mason Carberry won the Ninja Karts Stars of Tomorrow Challenge, with the other feature race wins going the way of Dungannon’s Ally Neill (2.0 Hot Rods), Enniskillen’s Stevie McNiece (Stock Rods) and Kilrea’s Jason McMullan (Thunder Rods).
A very pleasing grid of 17 National Hot Rods came under starts orders for their opener, and it was regular Scottish visitor James Mooney who took victory over Allen Cherry’s new Ginetta and Shane Murray. Perth driver Mooney repeated the feat in heat two, taking another popular win ahead of Derek McMillan and Glenn Bell.
Johnny McCloy led the way early in the final, before McMillan hit the front on lap seven. By halfway Derek had Bell all over him like a rash, but the Lotus Exige pilot was equal to the onslaught and held on for the feature race win. Bell and Drew McKeown filled out the top three places.
A host of visiting driver from right across the British Isles boosted the Ninja Karts field to 30 karts, with the opening graded heat seeing Magherafelt’s Jordan Davis taking the win over Rowdy Grattan and Eddie Fowler. Heat two was another dramatic encounter as the young drivers coped admirably with the difficult track conditions, with National Champion George Cooper from Norfolk taking the chequers ahead of Mason Carberry and Rory Wilson.
The Stars of Tomorrow Challenge final was arguably the race of the day, with a whole posse of drivers jostling for the win. Cooper, Grattan and Ollie Williamson were right in the mix, before Scottish Champion Wilson hit the front. A superb move into turn one amongst backmarkers on the final lap from Carberry saw him grab the top spot, and the European Champion went on to take a fantastic victory over Wilson and Ralph Payne.
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World Champion Jason Secker from Scotland joined a very healthy field of 2.0 Hot Rods, with Ronan McNally and Ally Neill disputing the lead for much of the distance in heat one. A late race caution shook things up, with Irish Champion Jordan Rochford coming through to win from British Champion Conor Hughes and Secker. Heat Two saw Michael Woods take the win over Shane McMillan and Chris Hamill.
The final saw McMillan out front early on, before Neill powered ahead on lap six. Despite the closing attentions of Rochford over the closing stages, Ally held on to take a deserved win. Rochford, McMillan and Hughes completed the top finishers.
A packed field of Stock Rods, including a host of Tipperary Raceway visitors, saw teenager Harry Minish take the win in the first heat from Dan Shannon and Darragh O’Shea, before O’Shea improved to take the heat two ahead of British Champion Siobhan Martin and Victor McAfee.
The final saw a fabulous drive from teenage lady racer Lacey Bevan, as she led the lead for almost the whole distance before tangling with Minish within sight of the flag. That opened the door for experienced campaigner Stevie McNiece, who powered ahead for the win over Declan O’Connor and O’Shea.
The opening Thunder Rods heat saw a clear win for Jason McMullan, as he came home ahead of Nolan Wilson and Mark McLaughlin. Wilson went one better in heat two, taking victory over Adam McMullan and Jason McMullan.
An exciting final again saw Jason McMullan take the victory to earn him the silverware and an upgrade for the next meeting. Chasing him home were Wilson and an impressive drive from Jake Carson.
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Added: 28/12/25
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 The 2025 oval racing season at Aghadowey Oval ended in sensational style with an outstanding championship meeting on Saturday night, November 1st. Three Irish Championship titles were on the line and they fell to Coleraine’s Willie Taggart (1300 Stock Cars), Randalstown’s Sam McNeice (Stock Rods) and Ballymena’s James Goldie (Thunder Rods). The National Hot Rods contested the Richard Turtle Memorial Cup and it went to Kells star Derek McMillan, whilst Antrim’s Leyton Hughes continued his fantastic run of form with another Junior Productions title win, this time the King of Aghadowey.
The 1300 Stock Cars Irish Championship will live long in the memory as one of the best races seen on the iconic Aghadowey circuit, a history that dates back over 50 years! Cullybackey’s World Champion Curtis Greer made the perfect break from pole position, only for an early caution period to cancel his advantage. At the resumption the bumpers went in hard and Curtis got shuffled down the order. The lead was changing constantly out front as the bumperwork continued, with so many lead changes it was hard to keep up! Gareth Halliday went ahead, then Graham Meek, then Halliday again and then Curtis McConkey for a few laps. Meek then came back to hit the top spot, before Willie Taggart appeared from the rear of the grid to top spot, with Meek then going back ahead once again. It was sensational stuff, with Meek then tracking Taggart over the last few laps, waiting for a last bend assault. Graham gave it everything, but Taggart was equal to his attack with the Coleraine man staying out front for a superb win over Meek, the recovering Greer, Fionn Donnelly and McConkey.
The reverse grid Irish Revenge race saw a win for McConkey despite the late attentions from Ty Richardson, before Greer completed the night with a win in the Allcomers race.
Always an eagerly anticipated event, the Stock Rods Irish Championship saw pole-sitter Sam McNeice immediately assume the top spot ahead of Harry Minish and Siobhan Martin. Jonny Cardwell had dropped down the order from his front row start but he was making strides back towards the front, relegating Martin and then Minish to go second. For a time it looked like he may get on terms with the leader, but out front it was all about McNeice who controlled the race from flag to flag to take his first Irish Championship success with ease. Cardwell, Minish, Martin and a superb drive from the evergreen Victor McAfee completed the top five.
The Irish Revenge race saw a thrilling race, as former World Champion Marc Morrell marked his recent return to the formula with a fine win, having held off advances from Martin and Darragh O’Shea.
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The National Hot Rods were contesting Round 6 of World Series NI with heat one falling to Kells racer Derek McMillan after an almighty scrap with Davy Clarke for the win. Heat two saw a welcome and well deserved win for Garvagh’s Johnny McCloy ahead of McMillan and NI Points Champion Jeff Riordan.
The final for the Richard Turtle Memorial Cup was a thriller, as McMillan worked his way ahead but soon had National Champion Ian Riordan on his case. Their battle slowed them up, which allowed Glenn Bell, John Christie and Jeff Riordan to join the fun for the closing stages. McMillan was equal to all their advances though, taking his second win of the night and the coveted Richard Turtle Memorial Cup. Ian Riordan and Christie filled out the top three.
Ballymena’s James Goldie, already a three times winner of the event, started from pole spot in the Thunder Rods Irish Championship and quickly moved clear of the pack. Many would have assumed that it was done and dusted at that stage, but step forward Liam Wilson who moved through to second and ran down Goldie’s advantage. Wilson tried inside and outside of the leader, but Goldie is a vastly experienced campaigner and he used everything in his locker to stay ahead. They had to negotiate heavy backmarking traffic near the end, but it was Goldie who hung on for his third Irish Championship win in succession. Wilson was great value in second ahead of Joshua McMullan and Jason Darragh.
The reversed grid Irish Revenge race was kindly sponsored by Autoclean of Limavady, and this time it was Wilson who did grab the honours after a fine drive through the field. McMullan and Alex Mailey completed the top three finishers.
The teenage Junior Productions aces raced for the King of Aghadowey title, with Ryan Berry taking the opening heat from Jack Morrison before heat two fell to Leyton Hughes from the impressive Charlie Johnston.
Hughes immediately hit the front from pole position in the final ahead of Berry and Johnston. But Casey Cherry and Morrison were coming through the pack like a steam train after trouble during the heats. As Hughes completed his dream season with another title win in some style, Cherry and Morrison filled the podium places ahead of Berry and Johnston.
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Added: 03/11/25
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 A thrilling night of championship racing signalled the end of the 2025 season at Tullyroan Oval on Saturday night, October 25th. Jordan Rochford took victory in the 2.0 Hot Rods Irish Championship, whilst fellow Portadown driver Jordan Robinson successfully defended his Superstox Irish title. Dublin’s Deano McGrath won the Unlimited National Bangers Irish Championship, whilst Armagh’s Jack Murphy won the Ninja Karts Champion of Champions from a huge field of drivers. Completing the programme were the Lightning Rods where former World Champion Stuart Agnew (Magheralin) took the honours.
Jordan Rochford and teenager Callum Doak shared the front row for the 2.0 Hot Rods Irish Championship, with Rochford quickly settling into the lead. A great battle developed for second involving Doak, Andy Best, Conor Hughes and Adam Hylands. As Rochford cruised home to a fine victory, Hughes took a creditable second ahead of a fine drive from Hylands, with Best and Doak next home.
The reversed grid Irish Revenge race saw Michael Woods set the pace before Hylands swooped past on the outside nearing the end to claim a classy win.
There was an explosive start to the Superstox Irish Championship race, with World & European Champion Steven Haugh on pole spot with British and defending Irish champion Jordan Robinson alongside. Haugh was spun and collected by the pack before he even reached the green flag to end his race, with others getting involved to bring out a caution flag.
Neil Hyndman led the restart away, but he was quickly sent to the wall by Robinson as he took over out front. Hyndman and Jamie McCann were battling hard for second before both found trouble. As Robinson took the title for the second year in a row, Paddy Murphy came through for second ahead of a recovering McCann, with Gerard Hartley and Andrew Murphy next home.
A lively Irish Revenge race saw Stephen Stewart out front before McCann bumpered his way past to win from Stewart and Dean Catherwood.
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A huge field of Ninja Karts from all across the British Isles took to the grid for the Hollytree Farm sponsored Champion of Champions event, with heat wins falling to England’s Henry Hunn, local star Jaxon Cairns and Scotland’s Rory Wilson.
The final was a superb race, with Cairns and Ollie Williamson having spells out front before Irish Champion Jack Murphy powered through to win over World Champion Dillon Murphy from Cork, England’s Mason Carberry and local driver Rowdy Grattan.
Earlier all the Ulster drivers who hadn’t won a race so far in 2025 took part in the Hollytree Farm Individual Achievement Award. Cahan Bradley quickly assumed the lead and took the win over William Brown and Matthew McNeill.
Stevo McGrath powered ahead in the Unlimited National Bangers Irish Championship race, before a puncture slowed his progress and his nephew Deano McGrath came through for the victory ahead of Steven Reynolds and an ailing Stevo.
Stevo McGrath that grabbed victory in both Allcomers races, before young star of the future Jake Reynolds won the Stephen Bannon Memorial Destruction Derby.
Teenager Tom Hewitt took a clear win in the opening Lightning Rods heat ahead of Dermot Tynan and Ian Hobson, before Mark McBurney claimed victory in heat two ahead of Tynan and Nigel Jackson.
The final saw Hewitt lead early on in the tricky conditions, before McBurney took up the running. But Stuart Angew was coming on strong, taking victory over McBurney and Hewitt.
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Added: 26/10/25
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 A thoroughly entertaining race meeting at Aghadowey Oval on Saturday night, October 11th, saw two excellent Irish Championship events topping the bill. Limavady’s World Champion Lucas Goligher took the win in a dramatic 1600 Rookie Bangers Irish decider, whilst Co Armagh’s Jack Murphy claimed victory in a keenly contested Ninja Karts Irish Championship. The support events saw a heat and final double for Richhill’s Rob Barnett in the 2.0 Hot Rods, Portadown’s World Champ Steven Haugh took a hat-trick in the Superstox and Limavady driver Liam Wilson also took a brace of wins in the Thunder Rods category.
The 1600 Rookie Bangers have become a must-see for the fans in 2025, and a big grid came under starters orders for their Irish Championship. Stephen Boyd and Steven Bolton shared the front row on points collected during the season, and it was chaotic from the off as Boyd took up the running from Lucas Goligher and Aaron McGraw. There were a number of stoppages, for loose wheels and debris and then for a big crash on turn four. Boyd unfortunately was eliminated at this stage for not stopping under the red flags, which elevated Goligher to the lead. Lucas held on through the carnage to land the win, with McGraw and Ryan Nixon filling out the podium places.
Two excellent support races followed, which saw plenty of action with Boyd claiming victory in the first ahead of Josh Goligher. The second saw a home straight rollover for Jack Bell, as McGraw took victory. Second place in this one for Boyd was enough for him to secure a deserved victory in the NI Points Championship.
The young stars in the Ninja Karts contested their biggest domestic race of the year, the Irish Championship, with Ollie Williamson and Jack Murphy on the front row of the grid. Early on there was a superb five car dice for the lead, with Jaxon Cairns hitting the front. But Murphy was coming back strong, and he swooped ahead and raced home to take the Irish title in some style. Cairns took a very creditable second after a great drive, with Cahan Bradley also impressing on his way to third spot ahead of William Brown and Ethan McQuillan.
The first Allcomers race was lined up in reverse to the Irish Championship grid, and after an early crash caused a stoppage, Murphy once again showed his class to power through to victory over Williamson and Tommy Johnston. The final race saw a graded start, from which Frankie Stirling drove his heart out to take a fantastic win over Eddie Fowler and Rowdy Grattan.
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Rob Barnett has shown some great pace of late in the 2.0 Hot Rods, and he took their opening heat from Shane McMillan and Chris Hamill. The roles were reversed in heat two, with McMillan this time the victor over Barnett, with Hamill once again in third ahead of Callum Doak.
Barnett edged out ahead in the final, but as the laps dwindled down McMillan and Hamill led much of the field onto his rear bumper. It was an enthralling final few laps, with Barnett just holding off McMillan to seal his second win of the night. Most eyes were on Adam Hylands though, as the former World title holder made an audacious attempt on the outside line. He came from nowhere to snatch a fantastic third on the line, ahead of Hamill and Doak.
A well subcribed field of Thunder Rods were on top form all evening, with Sam Dougherty pulling clear to win the opener ahead of Adam McMullan and Liam Irwin. Heat two saw McMullan ahead early on before Liam Wilson came storming through to claim the win over Jordan Nicholl and Norman Purdy.
Tyler McMaster and Alex Milligan had spells out front early in the final, before Irwin settled into the top spot and invited allcomers to take him on. Jason Darragh, Purdy and Wilson were right there on his tail, before Liam was bundled wide and out of contention. Darragh took the flag but was penalised for his part in Irwin’s demise, which handed the second win of the evening to Wilson from Mark McLaughlin and Darragh.
Steven Haugh sported the gold roof of Superstox World Champion for the first time after his big win last month, and he stormed through to take the opening heat win ahead of Dean Catherwood and Sean Mark. Mark led heat two for a time, but he had no answer to Haugh who claimed his second win of the evening over Mark and Catherwood.
There was an early caution in the final with Jonathan Crawford stuck in the wall on the Brown Trout Bend, and on the resumption Haugh lost a lot of ground to the leaders. Neil Hyndman was the man out front, but despite his earlier setback, Haugh arrived on his tail on the final lap, nudging him wide to complete a faultless hat-trick of wins. Hyndman tried to come back on the last bend but had to settle for second, ahead of Mark and Gregg Hyndman.
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Added: 13/10/25
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