Race to Disaster - The Ards TT (2023)
Mark Thompson explores the story of the 'Ards TT' motor race. It took place during a unique time in our history, between the wars, not long after the new state of Northern Ireland had been established and was striving for recognition and acceptance on the world stage. Engineer Harry Ferguson, along with his cohort William Wallace McLeod, a lecturer from the Belfast Tech, persuaded the fledgling Northern Irish government and the 'Royal Automobile Club' to bring the 'Tourist Trophy', then the greatest road race in the world, to our shores. From 1928 to 1936, the &#x...
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