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70’s LEGENDS BAY CITY ROLLERS WILL BE PLAYING AT THIS YEARS DUNBRODY FESTIVAL IN NEW ROSS FROM 22nd to 24th JULY . MORE DETAILS ON
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After joining the Bay City Rollers in November 1973, the band, with Les McKeown on lead vocals, shot to superstardom. “Remember”, the Rollers’ first single with Les McKeown’s vocals, shot up the UK charts to No. 6 and was quickly followed by “Shang-A-Lang”, “Summerlove Sensation” and “All Of Me Loves All Of You” all hitting the Top Five. “Bye Bye Baby” was their first UK Number One in May 1975 followed by
“Give A Little Love” in July. Their first US single, “Saturday Night”, went straight to the top number 1 spot of the Billboard charts, and their first British album, “Rollin'” was the first debut album to top the number 1 position in the charts. The BCR released many more Top 10 songs over the next two years including “Money Honey”, “I Only Wanna Be With You”, and “You Made Me Believe In Magic”. Between 1975 – 1978, they toured all over the world and played to sold out crowds in the USA, Japan, Great Britain, Europe, New Zealand and Australia.
After leaving the Bay City Rollers in 1978, The Rollers quickly disappeared from public eye. When Les McKeown reunited the band were in 1982 for sold out shows at Tokyo’s famous Budokan it was such a huge success they toured again in 1983, releasing a double ‘Live in Japan’ LP. This was the first time the stage included the Fab 5 line up with Les McKeown
Drawing on the overwhelming response of the BCR reunions, the band Les & Pat, recorded their first studio LP in seven years, ‘Breakout’. The LP was released in Japan and Australia with a tour to support the release.
It would be more than 12 years before the band would perform together again, taking the stage in their hometown of Edinburgh for the massive Millennium concert festival on New Year’s Eve in 1999. Since then the new members Si Mulvey, Alex Toff, Michael Koch and Alex Southgate, have given the band a new energy and excitement.
This years festival contains good old Irish talent to international artists, we have something to offer all. It is running from Friday 22nd of July until Sunday 24th July.
Tickets for Saturday night are €10 per person. Friday and Sunday night are both completely free!! Tickets for Saturday night are available online by clicking here or from the following:
Our lineup this year is as follows:
7.30pm Daniel Furlong
8.00pm Alvin Stardust
9.15pm Bay City Rollers
6.30pm Thunderstruck
7.45pm Wonderland followed by JEDWARD
9.15pm Mother Monster Lady Ga Ga Tribute
7.00pm Cry Before Dawn
8.30pm Mary Byrne
9.15pm Showaddywaddy
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Tyreland Tyres Kilkenny is a local company serving the tyre needs of the motoring community of Cuffestgrange, Co. Kilkenny. Since opening the premises in 2008, we have attempted to build our reputation with good working practices whilst at the same time adapting to the changing market and improving our services to the wide customer base that continue to support us. We are very proud of the fact that our staff are local and, as such, know the area and the local people extremely well.
Our fast fit operation is equipped to fit tyres on all types of cars, Jeeps and light commercials. Whilst we stock a wide range of tyre brands to suit all budgets, we can also offer more specialist stocks if required.
Almost every job we undertake will be completed while you wait. And Whilst you wait for all this work to be completed, you can sit comfortably in our reception area with a free cup of tea or coffee and read the daily newspapers or a current magazine.
We specialise in all the leading Tyre Brands with a massive range of fitments across cars, vans and 4×4 tyres. And best of all we offer excellent value for money. All our tyre fitting and balancing is fully guaranteed.
WE ARE NOW OPEN FROM 8am TO 7 PM MON TO FRI 9am TO 6 pm SATURDAY
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The 57th Leinster Veteran, Vintage & Classic Car Rally will be a 1 day event, starting adjacent to the Bandstand on Bray Promenade.
We will drive through County Wicklow for 55 miles and there will be a short stop for refreshments and refueling on route.
Although there is a competitive element to the event the emphasis will be on enjoyment and fun, while the more serious minded can concentrate on the navigation and maintain an average speed as per their class. The winner on the Road Section will receive the Dudley Colley Memorial Trophy.
The less serious minded competitors can follow the route at their leisure and enjoy the ambience along the way, at Avondale House and also in Belmont Demesne where the main “Concours” Section of the Rally will be judged.
Competitors are encouraged, if possible, to take out their pre-war cars. There will also be prizes for best period costume – so use your imagination and drag out those old furs, plus fours etc., and dress up for the occasion.
START – Cars will assemble at 10 a.m. Sunday 10th July adjacent to the Bandstand on Bray Promenade where scrutiny will be carried out and Final Instructions issued. The first car will depart at 11.00a.m. and thereafter at 1 minute intervals.
REFRESHMENTS – There will be a short stop for refreshments in Avondale House Rathdrum. Competitors are welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy in the grounds of Avondale House, or alternatively refreshments can be purchased in the café.
FINISH/PRIZE GIVING – The Barn, Walled Garden, ‘Belmont Demesne’, Templecarrig, Delgany, Co. Wicklow at 5.30 p.m.
ENTRIES TO – John Bolton, ‘Glen Mavis’, 12 Arkendale Road, Glenageary, Co. Dublin. Telephone: (01) 2859104 Mobile 087 6750770 . ENTRY FEE 20 euro
Entries open immediately and must be received not later then 6th July 2011.
Leinster Motor Club is celebrating its 90th Anniversary on July 10th 2011 at Belmont Demesne, Greystones, Co. Wicklow.
Leinster Motor Club was founded in 1921 by Nathan Leplar, to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the club, Leinster Motor Club will be holding a day of celebration, motorsport and fun for the family at Belmont Demesne, Windgates, Bray Road, Greystone, Co. Wicklow.
The event is proudly supported by the Wicklow Hospice and all proceeds on the day will go to the Wicklow Hospice. Entry to the venue is free to the public and all donations are welcome.
Included in the days activities, are a Vintage, Veteran and Classic Car run (starting at Bray), a Vintage Tractor display, an Enduro Motorcycle Sprint and many other displays from the disciplines that Leinster Motor Club support.
Spread the word amongst motor sport enthusiasts, this is a day not to be missed in the motorsport calendar, all in aid of a very good cause – The Wicklow Hospice.
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Not seeking to set up international records, but to carry out an extremely searching road test under constant scientific supervision, the Experimental Department of the Nuffield Organization last week did what has never been done before. A series production Morris Minor four-door saloon, with the latest o.h.v. 803 c.c. BMC engine (first fruits of the arrangement between the Austin and Nuffield organizations) was driven for 10 days completely non-stop, covering 1,000 miles per day. The run commenced, not on a circular banked track where speeds can be kept constant, but on the well-known Goodwood road circuit, where corner succeeds corner, on 1 October at 6 a.m. and finished at about 11 a.m. on October 10. The little car, which is an “export only” model, was driven by a team of six drivers, taking turns at the wheel, and was averaging all day and all night something over 45mph, at a fuel consumption which grew steadily better after the first 4000 miles and at no time fell below 40mpg.
Naturally, the car was well prepared for its task of covering a year’s motoring in 10 days, but except for a larger petrol tank and special seat hinges to allow drivers to clamber in and out of the car while it was still in motion, nothing was altered on the vehicle. Where this performance differs from normal record attempts (which this was not) is that throughout the run the engine never ceased driving the car and the wheels never stopped rotating. This remarkable feat was achieved by the use of a truck and an articulated trailer as a tender. The trailer was in the form of a hollow cage on wheels, with platforms at the sides where mechanics could work and a frame-superstructure overhead, floodlit at night, and coupled to the pilot vehicle so that the Minor’s “pulse and temperature” could be taken by technicians sitting at instruments in the pilot car.
Located thus, and with the hand throttle set, the car was left to the mechanics. Fuel and oil were put in, and by raising one wheel at a time on a block and tackle (there being hand brakes to each rear wheel) the wheels could be changed while the car was still motoring itself at some 15-20 rn.p.h and the non-stop run was uninterrupted.
A very detailed record was kept of the car’s performance, its fuel consumption and its tyre wear, which, on the Goodwood circuit with its corners, were far higher than would occur during a 10,000-mile run on normal roads. Indeed, the engineers discovered that appreciable horse-power was consumed in the constant cornering alone, and petrol consumption was elevated by nearly 8mpg. in the process equivalent to covering 15 per cent more mileage on a straight road and requiring 807,800,000 ft./lb. greater energy output! Tyre wear was in ratio. Tyres were worn with the constant cornering, day and night, at six times the normal rate of road wear. In actual figures, it was found that at the set average speed of 45mph, tyre wear on the front wheels was at the rate of 1mm of tread depth per 250 miles on the Goodwood circuit. This compares with 1mm per 1500 miles at the same speed on ordinary A and B class roads.
In normal record-breaking runs of this nature, of course, the car stops at the pits while maintenance is carried out, but in this achievement, the Morris was never stopped at all, and the reliability and endurance of the engine were stressed to the maximum possible. The run was extended to slightly over the exact 10 days, providing a margin to allow for possible errors in measurement. In all, 10148 miles (4264 laps) were covered at an average speed of 45.3mph. and with an average fuel consumption of 43mpg.
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