Irish Motorsport Annual 1979 – Derek Daly and Tom Herron cover: The Jordan Line (Eddie Jordan), David Kennedy, Kenny Acheson, Michael Roe, Bernard Devaney, Ballington and Roberts, Kirkistown
Irish Motorsport Annual 1979 – Derek Daly and Tom Herron cover: The Jordan Line (Eddie Jordan), David Kennedy, Kenny Acheson, Michael Roe, Bernard Devaney, Ballington and Roberts, Kirkistown
Irish Motorsport Annual 1979 (cover price £1.75), edited by Michael O'Carroll. The cover features Derek Daly, in orange overalls beside his single-seater, and Tom Herron on his road-racing motorcycle (No. 6). Contents: Derek's Rise to Fame; The O'Connells; The Vintage Machines; Motor Cycle Road Racing; Donington; Auto-Cross; No Sport for Gentlemen; Rallying; The Kirkistown Scene; Irish Trials Review; David Kennedy; The Jordan Line (Eddie Jordan); The Scholarship; Strictly Vintage; Whither 2000; Come Fly to Sicily; Ulstermen All; Bikes at Mondello; Ballington and Roberts; The Racer's Racer – Formula 1; Irish FF in Britain; Noel Herterich; Irish Moto-Cross; Frank O'Rourke – Sexton Champion; Kenny Acheson; Southern Hopes; Park Parade; McLaren's Primo; Goodyear in F.1; Conor McGinn; John Lyons; Michael Roe; Bernard Devaney; The Tarmac Series; Karting; Fiona Butterfield; David McClelland; The Sedan Politics. The editorial, dated December 1978, reviews a year in which Tom Herron was fifth and sixth in the World 350 and 250cc championships, John Watson sixth in Formula 1 and Derek Daly third in European Formula 2, and names Kenneth Acheson, Michael Roe, Bernard Devaney, Eddie Jordan, Martin Boyle, Conor McGinn, Frank O'Rourke and David Kennedy. Published by Olympic Press Ltd, Dublin; managing editor Fergal K. Herbert, editor Michael O'Carroll, design by Desmond Barry Associates; printed in Ireland. Approximately 124 pages, about A4, card covers, illustrated throughout in colour and black and white, with period advertising. THEMES: Irish motorsport, Derek Daly, Eddie Jordan, John Watson, Tom Herron, Kenny Acheson, Michael Roe, Formula Ford, Formula Atlantic, Kirkistown, Mondello Park, Kork Ballington, Kenny Roberts, motocross, karting, 1978 season.
Author: Michael O'Carroll (ed.)
Publisher: Olympic Press
Publication Date: 1978
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Used - Very Good