Champions Crowned At Tullyroan Season Finale

The curtain came down on the 2026 season at Tullyroan Oval on Saturday night, November 7th. It was a thrilling evening of top class racing enjoyed by a bumper crowd. Three Irish Championships were up for grabs and they fell the way of Portadown’s Adam Hylands (2.0 Hot Rods), Harry Minish from Scarva (Stock Rods) and Dublin’s Deano McGrath (Unlimited National Bangers). Other winners on the night were Nutts Corner’s Josh McKinstry in the 1400 Stock Cars Ulster Championship and Norfolk’s George Cooper who scooped the Ninja Karts Gold Cup.

2.0 Hot Rods
Often referred to as the blue riband event of the domestic calendar at DMC Race Promotions, the 2.0 Hot Rods Irish Championship saw Adam Hylands and James McKinney share the front row of a 21-car line up. Hylands soon took up the running only for an early caution period to bring them all up short. Conor Hughes took the gamble on the restart and made up big ground, but Hylands was comfortable out front despite the attentions of defending champion Jordan Rochford. Hylands stormed home to take the win over Rochford, Hughes and Callum Doak.
Andy Best then took victory in the reverse grid Irish Revenge race, heading home the flying Hylands and Callum Doak.

Stock Rods
Pole sitter Harry Minish quickly settled ahead in the Stock Rods Irish Championship, but in the second half of the race he had the impressive Darragh O’Shea coming strong behind him. European Champion Sam McNeice joined in too having lost a lot of ground at the start, with Mark Foster also in close contention making it a four car dice for the lead over the closing laps. McNeice looked to the outside but couldn’t make it work, whilst Foster took a great, late run on the wide line that even brought him alongside the leader at a time. It was superb to watch, with Minish staying in control to take a very worthy win indeed ahead of O’Shea, Foster and McNeice.
The Irish Revenge race saw Callum Magill take a great win ahead of Jonny Cardwell and Siobhan Martin. Unlimited National Bangers
The Unlimited National Bangers Irish Championship was full of drama, with Stevo McGrath and Gordy McKee contesting the initial lead. McGrath was then taken out by Leonard Dunn, and he then made it his mission to stop McKee in his tracks. That he did on the home straight, allowing Deano McGrath to come through to make it back-to-back Irish titles ahead of a recovered McKee and Steven Reynolds.
Dunn went on to win the Allcomers event and then took a trashing against the wall after he took the chequered flag, before the Showdown race to round out the night fell to Sean Ryan ahead of Steven Reynolds. It was a great night and a fantastic launch to the new Banger Series Ireland.

1400 Stock Cars
The 1400 Stock Cars were on superb form all evening, with Irish Champion Josh McKinstry taking the opener ahead of Fionn Donnelly, before Gary Freeburn snatched the heat two win by 0.004 of a second after a last bend lunge on Curtis Greer.
The Ulster Championship final was hard hitting to say the least, with some huge trips to the wall for some drivers. After numerous lead changes it was McKinstry who powered through for victory over Freeburn and Matthew Weir.

Ninja Karts
Visitors from England, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland joined the locals for the annual DMC Gold Cup in the Ninja Karts, with Cahan Bradley driving superbly to win the opening heat from Ollie Williamson and Albert Mills. Heat two was won by Belfast’s Harry Hoy from the Cooper brothers from England, George and Stanley.
Bradley impressed as he led the opening stages of the final, but it was World Champion George Cooper from Norfolk who went ahead when it mattered most to take the victory. Mills and Stanley Cooper made it an all-English top three with Williamson and Bradley next home.

Added 08/11/2026