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  • Recent Editorial Work – Ford Escort Cosworth V6

    Recent Editorial Work – Ford Escort Cosworth V6

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    Client: Speedhunters Intent: Editorial Date: April 2015 Location: Tipperary, Ireland. Original Feature: http://www.speedhunters.com

  • Meeting Your Heroes – Robert Droogmans’ Ford RS200

    Meeting Your Heroes – Robert Droogmans’ Ford RS200

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    What are your earliest memories? I’m not talking about your literal first memories here, but rather something that stayed with you throughout your life. Can you think of one? I can. I don’t know what age I was, but I remember sitting in front of the TV, watching a VHS of ’80s rallying whilst playing…

  • Where Warriors Are Born

    Where Warriors Are Born

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    After I finished shooting Simon McKinley’s Escort MKII, and had experienced it from the passenger seat, I knew I had to find out where this power plant comes from. It didn’t take much effort to arrange a visit, a quick e-mail to Connaught Competition Engines and before I knew it, I was standing in their…

  • Simon McKinley’s Warrior Powered Escort MKII

    Simon McKinley’s Warrior Powered Escort MKII

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    It must have been back in 2007, when I first saw Simon McKinley drive. It was the Saturday of a two day hill climb event, near my grandparents’ house in Co. Wexford. There were a lot of cars that day, certainly more than what would normally be expected navigating those roads on a Saturday afternoon,…

  • Photos of the Year 2012

    Photos of the Year 2012

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    It’s actually quite difficult to write a review of a year whilst trying to avoid every cliché available. I guess it is always good to take the time to look back and appreciate things and learn from mistakes. Speaking personally, 2012 was a bit of a hit and miss year. Although there were certainly some…

  • The Lady in Red

    The Lady in Red

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    Earlier this month, I met with a local Ford connoisseur to feature his car for a Speedhunters story. Whilst you can read the details over on SH, I thought I’d just share a couple of images here too.

  • Circuit of Ireland

    Circuit of Ireland

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    Last weekend gone saw Northern Ireland play host to the annual Circuit of Ireland rally which was also the third round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. After years and years of listening to relatives talk about the Circuit of old, I was looking forward to the challenge of my first rally in nearly a year.…

  • Irish Escort Club Clare Run

    Irish Escort Club Clare Run

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    I recently headed out west to cover the Irish Escort Club’s annual Clare Run, which tours some of the most scenic parts of this country. I was shooting and writing for both Speedhunters and Classic Ford Magazine so it was quite a busy day but an immensely enjoyable one none the less. Be sure to…

  • Ford Capri RS3100

    Ford Capri RS3100

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    The Ford Capri is something of an icon for many reasons. The MKIII version, the production of which ran for eight years, is a personal favorite of mine. This particular example was based in Northern Ireland, where I travelled to in June of last year for a comprehensive shoot for Classic Ford magazine. The shoot…

  • FIA GT1 World Championship – Silverstone

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    Any of you that follow my activities on Speedhunters (or look below this post for that matter) may have seen my recent stories from the FIA GT event at Silverstone. It’s quite an experience shooting events of this scale, it’s an even bigger experience shooting the GT1 class. I’ve gathered together a couple of my…

  • ITCC Kirkistown – Rounds Seven & Eight

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    Saturday gone saw the seventh and eight rounds of the 2011 Irish Touring Car Championship which took place at Kirkistown Circuit in Northern Ireland. Working with the ITCC has been an absolute pleasure and privilege. They’ve provided some amazing and well organised races so far this season and it can only get better. The full…

  • Gary McPhillips – SS8 Carlow Stages 2011

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  • Broadspeed Ford Escort

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    This car was my own personal Moby Dick for such a long period of time but it finally got caught in front of my lens last October to be captured exclusively for the pages of Classic Ford Magazine. Accompanied by the one and only Baron Bryn Musselwhite we set about spending a day getting to…

  • COSMC Halloween Historic Stages

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    More images after the break …

  • Ford Fair

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    It’s been a busy few weeks so I’m only getting around to posting these images from Ford Fair now. The event took place at Silverstone and was a massive hit. With an estimated 3,500 exhibitor cars on show, I didn’t even see half of them during the course of the day such was the quality…

  • RS Owners Club Annual Bolands Meet

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    July 25th saw the Irish branch of the Ford RSOC once again descend on the forecourt of Bolands Main Ford Dealer, New Ross, Co. Wexford. It’s the second year running that Bolands have cleared their showroom and forecourt to make room for some of Ireland’s finest Fords. The quality of the cars was something else…

  • FIA GT at Paul Ricard / Friday Practice

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    Last weekend I had the rather excellent opportunity of shooting the FIA GT races at the Paul Ricard HTTT near Marseille, France. It would be the very first time I had ever shot an FIA sanctioned event, let alone the pinnacle of tin-top racing at the most advanced racing circuit in the world. I was…

  • Carlow Stages / MK2 Escort Challenge

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    Ventured back onto the rally stage for the first time in over two years yesterday for the MK2 Escort Challenge which I was covering for Speedhunters.com. It was a great change of pace shooting on closed roads; I forgot how exciting it can be chasing stages, exploring the countryside to find a good spot, having…

  • 1300E by the Sea

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    Just before my laptop spontaneously combusted a couple of weeks ago, I shot my father’s Escort 1300 Executive. The shoot took place on a chilly winters morning by the seaside. It was a back to basics shoot for me; no lights, rig or tracking shots. Just the 5D2 and two lenses. More after the jump…

  • The Story of the Works Fords …

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    Just put together a story for Speedhunters on the evolution of the works Fords from 2WD to 4WD, from 1968 to present day. Check out the full story here …

  • Terenure Classic & Vintage ’09

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    Just a small selection from this years show, if you want to see the other cars, you can look through the 2008, 2007 & 2006 galleries respectively. This Cadillac Coupe De Ville on airbags did brighten my day, along with a baby Ferrari …

  • RSOC Ford Show

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    June 21st saw the Irish chapter of the Ford RSOC meet for a public show at Boland Motors, New Ross, Co. Wexford. The show was all about quality, rather than quantity, even though there were still over 50 cars in attendance. From The above ultra rare Broadspeed car to the new MKII RS, this show…