Sprint
SPRINT
The SW Adair Tyres Northern Ireland Sprint Championship is one of the biggest Championships in Northern Ireland with regular entries of 80 -90 competitors.
It takes place across the 3 venues, Kirkistown, Nutts Corner and St Angelo Airfield, Enniskillen between March and November with roughly 1 round per month.
The object of sprinting is to be the fastest competitor round a pre-determined course. As a result it means that every driver is pushing to the max with classes and events won by hundredths of a second. Literally every hundredth of a second counts.
The Championship caters for almost every type of car imaginable throughout its 16 classes, and ranges from showroom spec 1000cc super minis fresh from the dealership to an out and out ex formula 1 engined 800bhp single seaters and everything in between. The championship also sees some of the fastest cars in Northern Ireland travelling at some of the fastest speeds to be seen in Northern Ireland.
Sprinting is very clubman orientated and there is a great family atmosphere, and camaraderie round the paddock amongst even the biggest of rivals. The championship sponsor is Bill Adair of SW Adair Tyres, Castlederg. Bill is a competirtor himself as well as a successful scrutineer, event organiser and he has done almost every job in the motorsport business. He has also been a championship sponsor for 39 years.
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2024 Championship Dates
02nd March – NUCC, Nutts Corner
16th March – 500 MRCI, Kirkistown
06th April – NUCC, Nutts Corner
01st June – Enniskillen MC, St Angelo
06th July – Larne MC, Kirkistown
03rd August – 500 MRCI, Kirkistown
04th August – 500 MRCI, Kirkistown
14th September – Larne MC, Kirkistown
28th September 2023 – NUCC, Nutts Corner
05th October – UAC, Kirkistown
26th October – 500 MRCI, Kirkistown
RESERVE EVENTS
09th November – TBC
Championship Regulations
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LATEST BULLETINSChampionship Points
Championship pointsChampionship Role of Honour
Sprint Champion
| 1980 | IAN WOODSIDE | 1995 | LAURENCE MARTIN | 2010 | GRAHAM THOMPSON |
| 1981 | RONNIE WHITE | 1996 | LAURENCE MARTIN | 2011 | ANDY HAWTHORN |
| 1982 | RONNIE WHITE | 1997 | ROBERT WOODSIDE | 2012 | SEAMUS MORRIS |
| 1983 | RICHARD YOUNG | 1998 | ROBERT MORGAN | 2013 | JOHN MORGAN |
| 1984 | ROBERT McGIMPSEY | 1999 | ROBERT WOODSIDE | 2014 | DAVID HAWTHORN |
| 1985 | ROBERT McGIMPSEY | 2000 | ROBERT WOODSIDE JNR | 2015 | SEAMUS MORRIS |
| 1986 | BERTIE LAW | 2001 | SIMON WOODSIDE | 2016 | GERARD O’CONNELL |
| 1987 | DESSIE McCARTNEY & JACKIE HARRIS | 2002 | SIMON WOODSIDE | 2017 | MICHAEL ROCHE |
| 1988 | JACKIE HARRIS | 2003 | JOHN LEINSTER | 2018 | ADRIAN POLLOCK |
| 1989 | JACKIE HARRIS | 2004 | JOHN LEINSTER | 2019 | ADRIAN POLLOCK |
| 1990 | JACKIE HARRIS | 2005 | ROBERT MORGAN | 2020 | ADRIAN POLLOCK |
| 1991 | DENIS BIGGERSTAFF | 2006 | JOHN LEINSTER | 2021 | ALAN CASSELLS |
| 1992 | ROBERT WOODSIDE | 2007 | ROBERT MORGAN | 2022 | ROBERT DWANE |
| 1993 | ROBERT WOODSIDE | 2008 | SIMON WOODSIDE | 2023 | ALAN CASSELLS |
| 1994 | LAURENCE MARTIN | 2009 | GEORGE STEVENSON | 2024 | TBC |
Modified Saloon Champion
| 1990 | DENIS BIGGERSTAFF | 2002 | NEIL DUGAN | 2014 | GERARD O’CONNELL |
| 1991 | DENIS BIGGERSTAFF | 2003 | RUDI GAGE | 2015 | ROGER GAGE |
| 1992 | DENIS BIGGERSTAFF | 2004 | RUDI GAGE | 2016 | ROGER GAGE |
| 1993 | DENIS BIGGERSTAFF | 2005 | DREW STEWART | 2017 | ALAN CASSELLS |
| 1994 | DENIS BIGGERSTAFF | 2006 | DREW STEWART | 2018 | OLIVER CORMICAN |
| 1995 | ROBERT MORGAN | 2007 | RUDI GAGE | 2019 | OLIVER CORMICAN |
| 1996 | MICHAEL PHILLIPS | 2008 | RUDI GAGE | 2020 | OLIVER CORMICAN |
| 1997 | CHARLES CRAWFORD | 2009 | RUDI GAGE | 2021 | OLIVER CORMICAN |
| 1998 | MICHAEL PHILLIPS | 2010 | RUDI GAGE | 2022 | DANIEL CAMPBELL |
| 1999 | JIM HUTCHINSON | 2011 | RUDI GAGE | 2023 | DANIEL CAMPBELL |
| 2000 | IVOR CHRISTIE | 2012 | IAN HOWARD | 2024 | TBC |
| 2001 | RUDI GAGE | 2013 | IAN HOWARD |
Ladies Challenge Champion
| 2020 | SHERYL MCBRIDE |
| 2021 | EMMA CAMPBELL |
| 2022 | SHERYL MCBRIDE |
| 2023 | AMY HAWTHORNE |
| 2024 | TBC |