Drag racing is one of the oldest forms of motorsport – indeed, as far as this venue is concerned it is the oldest. What is now Killarney International Raceway began in 1947 as a series of informal 'sprint' races along a disused section of the...
Racing drivers need fuel just as much as their vehicles do. No sooner had a section of the disused road from Milnerton to Malmesbury been extended in the early 1950s from a primitive drag strip to an even more primitive circuit by building a loop...
Kart racing, or simply karting (don't call them go-karts!) began more than 50 years ago as an entry-level sport for primitive little vehicles devoid of suspension or bodywork, driven by Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engines, but has developed into one of the most competitive and...
They're always there in the background, at the gates and at every crowd control point, always ready when needed but so unobtrusive that many Killarney spectators don't even notice them, despite their distinctive red jackets. CP Security have been providing security personnel for almost every event...
In order to present a motorsport event at Killarney, an extraordinary number of arrangements have to be coordinated, from sending out the Supplementary Regulations (the format sent out to competitors ahead of the meeting, inviting them to enter), to correlating the entries, drawing up the...
All the maintenance, repairs, housekeeping and building works at Killarney International Raceway are carried out by a crew of less than 20 people, who accomplish an extraordinarily varied set of tasks, under stringent budget constraints, almost unnoticed by competitors and motorsport fans alike. Before each event,...
Click below to read and download the strategy document for lease renewal for the Killarney International Raceway Brenthurst-Wesgro-Strategy-Paper-21-05-2020.pdf ...
The overriding responsibility of the scrutineers is the safety of the competitors. It is their job to ensure that each competitor's car or motorcycle conforms to all the safety requirements laid down in the regulations for that class, and for racing in general by Motorsport...
Late in 1968 the South African Honda distributors brought three standard 49cc Fury Honda four-stroke singles to Killarney in an attempt to set a new 12 Hour Endurance Record for 50cc motorcycles. The Fury was no moped; it had a single overhead camshaft engine that delivered...
Clerk of the course Brian Hoskins recalls that the first Clerks' office was in a caravan – the same caravan that now stands on the left as you come in at Gate 1 – while events on the motocross circuit were run from a double-decker...
