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Posted by admin on Oct 4, 2020

It’s an outstanding pass for the Stelvio

Our Stelvio Milano 2.2d turned a year old recently and was dutifully left into Donnelly’s for its first service. I struck it lucky with the courtesy car as Drew McVeigh kindly lent me his daily driver – a 2020 model Stelvio Veloce – a 280bhp petrol version. I was interested as to how it would compare to our diesel and to see for myself the changes and improvements that Alfa had made to...

Posted by admin on Sep 26, 2020

Shakedown after lockdown!!

The weather forecast was promising as was the number of NIIMC members who were keen to get their cars out on the open road again to blow away some of the cobwebs that had gathered over the last 6 months since lockdown. Johnny had planned a route that would spare us the monotony of motorway driving and take us on a far more scenic route on A and B roads throughout the day. We met at McDonalds and...

Posted by admin on Aug 4, 2020

NIIMC Members come out of hibernation

Who would have thought that by the middle of the summer we would not be in car heaven with shows, club runs and cars and coffee meetings in full swing? Unfortunately 2020 has not turned out as we would have hoped with COVID-19 having a significant impact on the car club scene. Nevertheless, as we move through various phases of COVID-19 recovery NIIMC members thought that the time was right to sniff a few...

Posted by admin on Jun 27, 2020

Alfa Romeo celebrates its 110th birthday

To commemorate a milestone that very few automakers can match, Alfa Romeo celebrated its 110th anniversary on 24 June 2020. to mark the occasion Alfa Romeo reopened the doors to its historic museum in Arese, Italy, ensuring of course that all current health and safety guidelines are followed. The brand invited fans from around the world to see new sections of the museum, enjoy exclusive video content and...

Posted by admin on Jun 27, 2020

Tudor Cinema welcomes NIIMC Members

On Tuesday 3 March 2020 before we entered lockdown and started to encounter the impact of COVID-19 on our everyday lives members of NIIMC were delighted to return once again to the Tudor Cinema on the outskirts of Comber to watch the documentary “Lauda, the Untold Story” which gave a fascinating insight into the personal strength and determination shown by Niki Lauda as he battled to return to...

Posted by admin on Oct 15, 2019

NIIMC Members Go West for Best Driving Roads

The summer has been and gone without too many club runs to boast about in recent months. Members therefore decided to make sure that autumn would be different and so a trip to Enniskillen with an overnight stay in Mahon’s Hotel in Irvinestown was duly organised. A dozen club members and ten cars signed up for the run and we all met at our rendezvous point of Donnelly’s at Mallusk on Saturday...

Posted by admin on May 26, 2019

Alfas Reign in the Rain

It was the last Saturday in May and that can only mean one thing – it was the Northern Ireland Italian Motor Club’s annual show at our established venue of Lagan Valley Island (LVI) in Lisburn. There was one distinct difference from previous years and that was the fact that unfortunately the sun was not splitting the trees and we had not managed to secure the type of weather that Italian cars...

Posted by admin on May 16, 2019

From sublime to ridiculous – Auto Italia has it all!!

It’s that time of year again when car shows become a weekly fixture and one that should feature on everyone’s list of must see events is Auto Italia at Brooklands in Surrey. One of the biggest events of the year it celebrates the UK’s obsession with all things Italian. This year was Auto Italia’s 34th Spring Gathering – the premier event is without doubt the finest all-Italian car...