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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
19/7/2025 @ 6.30pm
Unlimited National Bangers 2025 Tullyroan Challenge Cup
1600 Rookie Bangers 2025 Tullyroan Challenge Cup
Superstox The Neil Davison Memorial Cup 2025
Thunder Rods
1300 Stock Cars
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Aghadowey Oval
25/7/2025 @ 6pm-9.30pm
SUMMER SPEEDWEEKEND
Practice & Test Night
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Aghadowey Oval
26/7/2025 @ 4pm
SUMMER SPEEDWEEKEND
Ninja Karts 2025 World Championship Qualifying
2.0 Hot Rods 2025 European Championship Qualifying
Lightning Rods 2025 European Cup
Junior Productions 2025 National Championship (first ever staging)
Stock Rods 2025 King of Aghadowey
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  An action packed meeting at Tullyroan on Saturday night, June 28th, saw north-west outfit Team Golly A crowned 1600 Rookie Bangers Irish Teams Champion. Limavady’s Josh Goligher led from the front as he took the final win for Team Golly A, whilst Belfast driver Jon McQuillan was victorious in the 1300 Stock Cars Tullyroan Challenge Cup. Other feature race wins at the meeting fell to Portadown ace Nigel Jackson (Lightning Rods), Antrim teenager Leyton Hughes (Junior Productions) and Kilrea’s Joshua McMullan (Thunder Rods).
The 1600 Rookie Bangers Irish Teams Championship started in dramatic style, with a huge rollover for World Champion Lucas Goligher on the opening lap. Jason Goodman hit the front and had a great battle with Steven Bolton, William McFaul and John Goligher before Bolton went ahead. McFaul came in with the perfect land bend hit though, moving through to win for Bad Company over Bolton of Team TBG. Heat two was once again a great race, with Aaron McGraw the early leader before McFaul again stole through to win from McGraw and Josh Goligher.
The final again had the crowd on their toes, with a superb battle up front between McFaul and Bolton. McFaul came through to take the chequered flag, but was docked two places to third in the final analysis for corner cutting. That handed the win to Josh Goligher ahead of his father John, and that was enough to see their Team Golly A take the team honours after a spectacular evening’s racing.
The hard hitting 1300 Stock Cars were on top form all evening, with Matthew McKinstry and William Taggart disputing the lead in the opening heat before Jon McQuillan came through to win. A last bender from Craig Bodenham netted him second ahead of McKinstry. Heat two was another lively race, with Willie Taggart leading all the way to take a fine win over McQuillan and Bodenham.
The final for the Tullyroan Challenge Cup saw McQuillan and Taggart share the front row on points scored, and the opening few laps were explosive to say the least! McQuillan, Bodenham, Gary Feeeburn and more were getting well involved, but McQuillan just managed to get a break at the mid-point and he took the win over Bodenham, Taggart and McKinstry.
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Tipperary’s Jack Maher boosted the Lightning Rods field, with Jake Morgan grabbing the opening heat win after soaking up late pressure following a caution period. Nigel Jackson and Mark Corry were second and third in a blanket finish. Heat two saw an early battle between Gerry Rogers and Maher, before Ian Hobson marched past to take a welcome win over Ross Houston and Jackson.
Maher led the final early on, with Morgan running second, but Jackson hit the outside line, as he often does, and dragged himself to the lead in tremendous fashion. Nigel took a great win over Maher, Morgan and Corry.
Ryan Abernethy was the winner of a keenly fought opening heat for the Junior Production, as he took the chequered flag in front of Jamie Hadden and Charlie Johnston. There was then a great finish to heat two, as Hadden went one better to take a deserved victory by the slenderest of margins over Abernethy and the fast charging Jack Morrison.
The final saw Caolan Fegan and Abernethy have spells out front, before a couple of late yellow flag caution periods bunched the field up for the final few laps. Step forward Irish Champion Leyton Hughes, who roared around the outside to take the flag and seal his NI Points Championship victory in the best possible way. Abernethy and Ryan Berry completed the top three, ahead of Ryan Jackson and Morrison.
A pleasing field of Thunder Rods took to the grid for their opening heat, with Jordan Nicholl taking a great win over Jason Darragh and Jason McMullan. Heat two saw another runaway win, this time for Robert Nicholl, with McMullan and Brandon Kernohan chasing him home.
The final saw Robert Nicholl work his way ahead early on, but he couldn’t withstand the charge of Joshua McMullan from the star grade as he swooped past to take a very impressive win. James Goldie came through for second ahead of Nicholl and Johnny Gillespie.
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Added: 30/06/25
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 Portadown driver Steven Haugh continued his amazing streak of form at Aghadowey Oval on Saturday night, June 21st, as he was crowned King of Aghadowey in the Superstox formula. Steven now has six feature race wins on the trot on the local scene, with a European Championship victory in Scotland also thrown in for good measure!
It was a night of high drama in the sun at Aghadowey, with Bleary’s Drew McKeown taking the second round of the Hoosier Challenge Series for 2.0 Hot Rods, whilst Scotland’s Rory Wilson was victorious in the Ninja Karts Golden Helmet. Larne’s Sam Wilson took a heat and final double in the Stock Rods, whilst Kilrea novice Jason McMullan celebrated victory in the Thunder Rods.
The opening Superstox heat was led for much of the distance by Gerard Hartley, before he lost out to Neil Hyndman with three to go. Jamie McCann then bumpered his way past to lead, but Hyndman fought back superbly to unseat the star man again on the last lap to snatch a great win. McCann and Hartley filled the places. Heat two saw Jonathan Crawford lead until his lost out to Paddy Murphy, but the man to watch was World and Irish Champion Jordan Robinson who slipped past to take a super win over Murphy and Kyle Beattie.
The King of Aghadowey final paired Robinson and McCann on the front row, but they were all brought up short by an early caution period. The bumpers went in hard on the restart, with Steven Haugh coming out on top to push clear at the head of the field. Steven is on superb form of late and he stormed home to land the win ahead of Beattie and Robinson.
Chris McCloy led the opening 2.0 Hot Rods heat until a mid-race caution period for a loose door on the track. An untidy restart saw James McKinney hit the front, but he was relegated by Andy Best who took the flag. The Stewards were unhappy with how Best took the lead, and he was docked two places in the final analysis which handed the win to his brother Adam Best over Drew McKeown. Heat two saw a big crash on the pit bend that left some cars badly damaged, and through the chaos Jake Devlin was able to hang on for a deserved win over McKeown and Callum Doak.
The final, Round 2 of the Hoosier Challenge Series, saw McKeown dominate proceedings from pole position to comfortably take the silverware and a new tyre courtesy of Hoosier UK. Adam Best, Jordan Rochford and James McKinney were next home.
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A sprinkling of visitors from England, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland boosted the Ninja Karts grid as they contested the annual Golden Helmet Award, sponsored by B-TEK Battery Services. It was an evening littered by incidents and caution periods, with Harry Hoy taking his first ever win in the opening race ahead of Jaxon Cairns and Ollie Williamson. Tommy Johnston was first over the line in heat two but he was docked two places for contact in the closing stages, which elevated Cairns to the win over Cahan Bradley.
The Golden Helmet final saw a great battle out front between Cairns and Williamson until they tangled in the closing stages. That gave a great opportunity to Scottish driver Rory Wilson which he grasped with both hands, racing past to take the win in great style over Jack Murphy and Rowdy Grattan. The drivers all received goodie bags courtesy of the sponsors B-TEK Battery Services.
The Stock Rods produced some fast and furious racing all evening, with Jamie Cardwell racing past early pacesetters Jaydon Brunton and Lacey Bevan to take the opening heat win, ahead of Sam Wilson and Harry Minish. Heat two saw Wilson go one better, winning this time ahead of Cardwell and Mark Foster.
The two heat winners had an early battle in the final, and it was Wilson who broke clear to hit the front and go on to record his second win of the night. As Sam took the silverware, Cardwell, Darragh O’Shea and Brunton were next home.
The Thunder Rods had one of those hectic night’s that won’t live long in the memory, with plenty of poor discipline amongst the bulging ranks which led to a number of severe penalties being handed out. The opening heat saw a clear win for Robert Nicholl ahead of Jason McMullan and Andrew McLean, before McLean showed his form once again in heat two to take a decisive victory over Adam McKinney and Nicholl.
The final saw all manner of incidents going on, but Jason McMullan kept his nose clean out front to take a well deserved maiden win. Johnny Gillespie, Joshua McMullan and Mark McLaughlin were next past the chequered flag.
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Added: 23/06/25
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 A unseasonably chilly but dry Tullyroan Oval greeted the drivers and fans on Saturday evening, June 7th, with some fine racing served up. Portadown’s Nigel Jackson claimed the seventh Tullyroan Challenge Cup of his career in the Lightning Rods, whilst the same trophy for the Junior Productions was successfully defended by Antrim’s Leyton Hughes. English visitor George White took a great win in the Ninja Karts Moffett Family Trophy, with the other feature races falling to Portadown’s Steven Haugh in the Superstox and Magherafelt teenager Jaydon Brunton in the Stock Rods.
Some very welcome Tipperary Raceway visitors boosted the Lightning Rods grid, and it was one of them in Padraig Palmer who took the opening heat win over Ian Hobson and Keith Kirwan. Heat two was a controversial affair with two drivers disqualified, but through the drama came Nigel Jackson to win ahead of Palmer and Robbie Barnett.
Palmer assumed the lead early in the Tullyroan Challenge Cup final, with Jackson pressing him hard on the outside line. Palmer thwarted the efforts of Jackson for a time, until Nigel found a gap down the inside onto the back straight. Palmer tried hard to close the door, but it was too late and he got spun out of contention. Jackson cruised home to his seventh Challenge Cup win, ahead of Irish Champion Ross Houston and Hobson.
An eighteen strong field of Junior Productions was boosted by welcome Scottish visitor Connie Anderson. Austin Grattan claimed the opening heat with a fine drive ahead of Leyton Hughes and Charlie Johnston, before the reversed grid heat two saw British Champion Casey Cherry take a clear victory over Jack Morrison and Andrew Russell.
Hughes and Cherry shared the front row for the Tullyroan Challenge Cup final, with Hughes going ahead from Cherry and Ryan Berry. The front two pulled clear, and for the whole distance there was absolutely nothing between them. Leyton held sway out front all the way home to take a deserved win, with Cherry, Berry and Russell next home after a great night from the teenagers.
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Two teenage lady racers led the way in the opening Stock Rods heat, as Lacey Bevan headed Jaydon Brunton for the majority of the race. Harry Minish crashed their party late on to take the win ahead of Jamie Cardwell and Brunton. Jamie Cardwell was the one to watch in heat two, taking a controlled win over Sam Wilson with Brunton again in third.
The final was action all the way in what was a superb race. Brunton worked her way ahead, and with fluid going down it was becoming very slippery indeed. Cardwell stepped forward to fight for the lead, but Jaydon had other ideas and held him off superbly. Jamie even got his nose ahead at a stage, but it was all about Jaydon as she completed a superb night at Tullyroan by taking the chequered flag and the trophy in some style. Cardwell, Minish, Siobhan Martin and Wilson completed the top finishers.
The first Superstox heat was led almost all the way by Brian Lammey, until he succumbed to pressure from Ethan Martin at the start of the last lap. Martin was delighted as he took his first ever win in the formula, with Lammey and Gerard Hartley next home. Heat two followed a similar pattern, with Lammey this time lasting until the final bend before Martin squeezed by to take his second chequered flag of the night which earned him an upgrade on the grid for the final. Lammey and Steven Haugh this time completed the top three.
The final had a dramatic start, as Lammey was fenced hard by Jonathan Crawford. Neil Hyndman and then Steven Stewart had spells ahead, before NI Points Champion Steven Haugh showed his class as he powered to the front. Haugh took the flag in style for his fifth final victory in succession – a sensational record. National Champion Kyle Beattie, Jamie McCann and Paddy Murphy were next home.
Twenty two Ninja Karts came to grid for their opening heat, including visiting drivers from England and the Republic of Ireland. The opening heat was littered by stoppages for numerous on track incidents, and through the chaos Evan Beattie stormed through for a fine win ahead of Eddie Fowler and Ollie Williamson. Harry Hoy led much of the way in heat two, before Ollie Williamson swooped through to take a super win ahead of Hoy and England’s George White.
The Moffett Family Trophy final saw Hoy the initial leader before White hit the front on the sixth lap. George had some star men bearing down on him in the closing stages, but he held on in fantastic style to take an excellent victory over Williamson, Rowdy Grattan and Henry Hunn. All the drivers received nice medals and treats from the Moffett family for their efforts.
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Added: 09/06/25
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 The big crowd on hand at Aghadowey Oval on Saturday evening, May 31st, were treated to some top quality Banger and Stock Car racing. There was action aplenty throughout the meeting, with all five formulas playing their part. Ballykelly’s Matthew Nicholl took the biggest prize of the day, Shamwreck 2025 for the Unlimited National Bangers, whilst Garvagh’s Stephen Boyd won the Irish Open Championship for the 1600 Rookie Bangers from a field of over 30 cars.
The Irish Masters for the 1300 Stock Cars was another action packed affair and fell to Cullybackey’s Curtis Greer, with Ballycastle’s Andrew McLean claiming the DMC Gold Cup for the Thunder Rods. Finally, the Superstox final fell to Portadown’s Steven Haugh for his fourth feature race win in succession.
Some welcome English visitors joined the locals for the Shamwreck title race for Unlimited National Bangers, which was stopped early on for a huge crash on the Pit Bend involving Davy Patton and Stevo McGrath which left Patton’s Limousine absolutely destroyed. Jonny Murdock hit the front at the resumption but he soon lost out to a flying Matthew Nicholl, with a delighted Matthew going on to land the Shamwreck title over David Gurney and Murdock.
The first support race was for the King of Aghadowey, and through the carnage came Templepatrick’s Gordy McKee to take the win over Deano McGrath. The Allcomers event saw McKee, Leonard Dunn and Deano McGrath all getting well involved in some big hits on the Brown Trout Bend, as Jessie Gilshenan stormed through to take the win over Stevo McGrath.
The James Smith Memorial Destruction Derby boiled down to a fight between Deano McGrath, Steven Reynolds and Stevo McGrath, with Stevo coming out on top in his Lincoln Towncar.
With over 30 cars on track the 1600 Rookie Bangers were always going to be hectic, and local NI Points Champion Stephen Boyd served up his intentions for the afternoon with victory in heat one ahead of Josh Goligher and Christopher McNeill. Some great pit work from the teams saw another 30+ field for heat two, and this time it was every bit as intense. Ryan Nixon held his nerve to take the win over Boyd and Aaron McGraw.
The top three from the two heats started the Irish Open Championship final from the front, with Boyd settling into the lead early on. Again the spins and crashes came thick and fast, with a whole gaggle of cars heading for the fence on the Brown Trout Bend at one stage. Boyd held on out front to take the title victory despite the close attentions of defending champion John Goligher near the end. Behind Goligher in second, welcome English visitor Danny Grady claimed third spot ahead of Stephen Bolton.
Bolton then went one better in the Allcomers event to take the win, coming back hard after losing the lead to Grady mid race. When Grady went out, Boyd and Stephen Clarke followed Bolton home.
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Scottish Champion Jamie Stewart was a welcome addition to an 18-strong 1300 Stock Cars field who entertained all evening. On a damp track Jamie was driving superbly, and came from last car to the front for a superb heat one victory ahead of Curtis McConkey and Davy Clarke. Clarke was first over the line in a dramatic second heat, only to be docked to third for jumping the start. That handed the win to Graham Meek ahead of Alexander McCreadie.
With a closed grid for the Irish Masters final the start was sensational as the bumpers went in and the cars rattled off the concrete wall. Curtis Greer worked his way to the front and edged clear, only for a late caution with four to go when Clarke found trouble on the home straight. Curtis controlled the restart perfectly to take the victory in style, with Gary Freeburn coming through for second having qualified stone last on the grid after two troubled heats. Craig Bodenham and Gareth Halliday were next home.
The Thunder Rods formula were contesting the annual DMC Gold Cup, sponsored by McLaughlin Plumbing and Heating of Coleraine. Joe Largey took the opening heat win ahead of an impressive James Steele and Andrew McLean. Heat two saw a great three-way fight for the lead, with Adam McKinney getting the upper hand to win from Liam Wilson and Joshua McMullan.
McLean quickly assumed the lead in the Gold Cup final, but he was soon fighting a rearguard battle as Irish Champion James Gaoldie made a great assault for the lead on the outside line. Try as he may, James just couldn’t make the move stick and eventually dropped back, leaving McLean to take a well deserved win over Adam Graham and Largey.
The high speed element of the meeting came from the single-seater Superstox class, with Gerard Hartley taking a popular win in heat as he just held off World Champion Jordan Robinson at the flag. There was a messy start to heat two as Hartley nearly rolled off turn four, with Ethan Martin hitting the front. Jamie McCann soon reeled him in though, taking the win over Robinson and Steven Haugh.
The final saw Jonathan Crawford the initial pacesetter until Neil Hyndman took over the top spot, and he continued to lead for much of the race. Haugh and McCann had a great battle before Haugh broke clear and overhauled Hyndman with five laps to go to continue his dominance in the formula with his fourth straight feature race win. Robinson, McCann and Kyle Beattie completed the top four.
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Added: 01/06/25
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 All the drivers coped admirably with the horrendously wet conditions at Aghadowey Oval on Saturday night, May 24th. In the National Hot Rods, Cork’s Jeff Riordan powered to the final victory which also sealed his win in 2024/25 World Series NI. In the Thunder Rods, Ballymena star James Goldie was once again crowned King of Aghadowey for a remarkable sixth time in seven years, whilst Suffolk youngster Mason Carberry took a heat and final double in the Ninja Karts.
There was also a feature race win for Antrim’s Conor Hughes (2.0 Hot Rods), whilst Portadown’s Nigel Jackson showed his wet weather supremacy with a hat-trick in the Lightning Rods.
A smaller than usual field of National Hot Rods contested the 14th and final round of World Series NI, with Kells driver Derek McMillan stamping his authority all over the heats with two decisive wins. In the opener he led home Ian Riordan, before Derek Martin snatched second in heat two after a great race long battle with Shane Murray.
The final was lined up in season long points order, which paired Jeff Riordan and Murray on the front row. Just as it looked like Jeff would control the race all the way once he doused Murray’s early challenge, his brother Ian arrived to make it a family fight at the front. Ian did go ahead at a stage, but Jeff fought back to claim the win on the night he also sealed the World Series NI title. Ian Riordan, Murray and Martin completed the top finishers in what was at this stage almost torrential rain.
Twenty four Thunder Rods came under starter’s orders for the first qualifying heat of the King of Aghadowey title. There was a great battle for much of the distance out front, with Adam Graham getting the nod at the line over Mark McLaughlin and James Goldie. Heat two was another keenly fought affair, with Goldie using the outside line to relegate initial front runners Jordan Nicholl and Jason Darragh to take the win. Nicholl and David Reynolds completed the top three.
Goldie and Adam McKinney shared the front row on aggregate points for the big final, with Goldie settling in ahead of Graham and Dean Catherwood early on. It was a great scrap between the three, with Graham actually getting ahead at one point before Goldie fought back to take the win, his sixth King of Aghadowey crown in the past seven years which is a phenomenal record. Graham, Catherwood and McKinney rounded out the top spots.
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Scottish Points Champion Charlie Hardie bolstered the 2.0 Hot Rods grid, with Dean McFarland driving superbly to lead the opening heat before local man Aaron Stewart stormed through to win over Ally Neill and James McKinney. Heat two was another great race, with Chris McCloy and Alan Wilson disputing the lead before Neill found a way ahead after a late caution. Stewart then got under Neill in the slippery conditions to take his second win of the night ahead of Neill and Conor Hughes.
The final was run in the worst of the conditions of the night, with Neill ahead and using a very wide line out near the wall searching for grip. Mick Rodgers and Hughes were right in the mix too, and Hughes went ahead when Neill over-cooked it late on and glanced the barrier to end his challenge. Conor took a hard earned win over Rodgers, Adam Best in his new car and McKinney.
Visitors from England, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland raised the Ninja Karts entry to well into the twenties, with Suffolk’s Mason Carberry having a fantastic last couple of laps in the first heat to snatch the win right at the death ahead of Evan Beattie and Eddie Fowler. Whilst Beattie just missed out on the opening heat win, he made no mistake in heat two as he impressed greatly to lead home Matthew McNeill and Ollie Williamson for his first ever victory.
The final saw Beattie and Harry Hoy battling out front, and they were then joined by Fowler and Williamson. Williamson hit the front but as they started the last lap a caution was called for a driver stranded on turn four. On the one lap shootout to the chequered flag Ollie just couldn’t withstand the pressure from English Champion Carberry, as Mason powered through to claim his second win of the night ahead of Williamson and Jack Murphy.
Wet weather specialist Nigel Jackson was the man to beat in the Lightning Rods, slicing through the field in the opening heat to win ahead of Ross Houston and Stuart Agnew. Heat two was perhaps the race of the night in any formula, as Jackson and Houston jousted wheel to wheel for the race distance. Nigel took the win by a whisker from Ross, before Jackson also went on to complete his hat-trick in the final after relegating early leader Conor Doherty. Houston came through to take second with Doherty holding on for third.
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Added: 26/05/25
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