McMillan Top In 2.0 Hot Rods, Banger Wins for McKee and Goligher

Some excellent entertainment was served up at Tullyroan Oval on Saturday, August 15th, with an excellent crowd on hand too on a fine evening. The 2.0 Hot Rods excelled all night, with the Tullyroan Challenge Cup falling to Kells driver Shane McMillan. The Ulster Championship for 1600 Rookie Bangers was successfully defended by Limavady’s Josh Goligher, whilst Gordy Mckee claimed the King of Krash in the Unlimited National Bangers.
Crumlin’s Gerard Hartley took a great win in the Moffett Shield for Superstox whilst Armagh’s Mark Foster won the Stock Rods final at the meeting kindly sponsored by McKinney Safety Centre of Strabane.

2.0 Hot Rods
A big grid of twenty three 2.0 Hot Rods took to the track with British Champion Callum Doak taking a comfortable win in heat one ahead of Shane McMillan and Mick Rodgers. The reversed grid heat two saw two big crashes which eliminated a number of runners, the worst being for Adam Weir who seemed to have a suspension breakage before hitting the wall hard on the back straight. World Champion Adam Hylands took the win ahead of James McKinney and Jordan Rochford.
The Tullyroan Challenge Cup final saw McMillan and McKinney share the front row of the grid, and they commenced a huge side by side tussle for the opening segment of the race. McKinney was giving it his all on the outside, but McMillan was equal to him and held his nerve in top spot with Rochford keeping a watching brief in third. McMillan impressed as he took the flag to win ahead of McKinney, Rochford, Hylands and Jake Devlin.

1600 Rookie Bangers
Entertainment was the name of the game in the 1600 Rookie Bangers, with Karl Smyth ahead in heat one before Superstox World Champion Steven Haugh raced through to win. Heat two was another excellent race, with Josh Goligher this time coming home to win from Haugh and Smyth.
The final was for the Ulster Championship, and it was exciting right from the off! Goligher managed to edge clear of the drama and he took a creditable win to successfully defend his Ulster title. Haugh took second with Stephen Boyd grabbing third after a great late battle for the final podium position. Superstox
A pleasing grid of Superstox were on hand for the annual Moffett Shield, and the opening heat saw World, European and Best in Britain Champion Steven Haugh power through to win. It was a busy night for Steven as he also took a victory in the Rookie Bangers category. Heat two saw Gerard Hartley again out front but this time it was Dean Catherwood who stormed home to victory over Troy Crawford and Jamie McCann.
The Moffett Shield Final saw Hartley quickly hit the front and he was carrying some great pace. Despite the best efforts of the star men who were bursting through the field, they were never going to get on terms with Gerard. He raced home for a fantastic win and the magnificent shield, with McCann impressing in second over Catherwood and Jordan Robinson.

Unlimited National Bangers
Despite the lower than expected numbers, the Unlimited National Bangers still put on a show. The King of Krash race saw a few big hits dished out as Gordy McKee took the win over Stevo McGrath. McKee was victorious again in the Allcomers, before repeating the feat in the Showdown race as well to complete a hat-trick for the night. Irish Champion Deano McGrath was runner up in both, with Stevo McGrath claiming his fifth Points Championship in a row with a brace of third places.

Stock Rods
The Stock Rods were as close and competitive as always, with the opening heat seeing Mark Foster pass Jamie Cardwell on the outside for a great win. Heat two saw Jaydon Brunton take a well deserved victory on the debut of her new car, She raced home ahead of welcome visitor John Gray and Sam Wilson.
Brunton again led the way in the final, but she could offer little resistance when Foster arrived to challenge. Mark raced past to take his second win of the night, with Jaydon impressing many on her way to a gallant runner up slot. Cardwell, Mark Crawford and Stevie McNiece were next home.

Many thanks to our meeting sponsors, McKinney Safety Centre

Added 17/08/2026