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    Martin Brendan Birrane (19 August 1935 – 9 June 2018) was an Irish businessman and former racing driver. Born in Ballina, County Mayo and educated at St...
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    Martin Bartenstein (1953–), Austrian businessman and politician Martin Bieber (1900–1974), German General and Knight's Cross recipient Martin Birrane...
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  • that specialized in carbon fibre production. Lola was acquired by Martin Birrane in 1997 after the unsuccessful MasterCard Lola attempt at Formula One...
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    Coolcran farm was replaced by the Dunleavy cattle farm market in 1956. Martin Birrane, racing driver Tibbot MacWalter Kittagh Bourke, 17th century Irish lord[citation...
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    Finally Went Solo at 75". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 September 2020. Kielty, Martin (17 April 2018). "Nick Mason Forms Supergroup to Play Early Pink Floyd Music"...
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    Park, Ireland's only international motorsport venue. Established by Martin Birrane in 1968 on 45 hectares (110 acres), and redeveloped in 1999/2000, the...
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    three spots. Helmut Gall returned with his car, this time driven by Martin Birrane, Edgar Dören and Jean-Paul Libert. The veteran Claude Haldi did not...
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  • Formula One, Indy car, and sports car racing. Broadley sold Lola to Martin Birrane in 1997. Eric Broadley was indentured to a building company as a young...
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    co-driver. Dorset Racing were back with their Lola-Ford, driven by Martin Birrane, Peter Clark and Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason. There were also two...
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  • board of the circuit freehold company controlled by former Lola boss Martin Birrane. Kennedy was part of the consortium that took control of the Ireland...
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  • June – Alan O'Neill, 47, actor (Fair City, Sons of Anarchy). 9 June – Martin Birrane, 82, businessman, racing driver and team owner (Lola Cars). 13 June...
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    Martin Schanche (born 1 January 1945), nicknamed "Mr. Rallycross", is a Norwegian former racing driver and politician. Schanche was born in Trondheim,...
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    improvement to the problematic Cosworth DFL engine. Irish gentleman-racer Martin Birrane wanted to move into Group C and bought one of the C100 cars that raced...
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  • Rothmans F5000 Championship Round at Monza on 30 June 1974, driven by Martin Birrane. Former Australian Drivers' Champion Kevin Bartlett used the Chevrolet...
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    7–8 Lars-Viggo Jensen 1 David Mercer 2–5, 7–8 Margie Smith-Haas 4 Martin Birrane 5 Automobiles Louis Descartes ALD 01 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 A 93 Louis Descartes...
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    Mondello was purchased by businessman Martin Birrane with the Royal Irish Automobile Club in 1986, and Birrane bought the facility outright one year later...
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    Birchenough's Dorset Racing Associates. Nick was invited to join Irishmen Martin Birrane and Vivian Candy with the driving duties. Also disgruntled after the...
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    evidenced by Ford and Renault, and longer for Porsche, Matra and Aston Martin. The notable exception was Ferrari who won at their first attempt – the...
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    engine with a 3.3-litre version. Peer Racing entered David Kennedy and Martin Birrane in the new Thundersports series, but the pair crashed out of the season...
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    company went into receivership several weeks later. Irish entrepreneur Martin Birrane purchased the company and oversaw a revival in the company's fortunes;...
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  • NASCAR Winston Cup Series between 1991 and 1992. Owned by Irishman Martin Birrane, the team posted a best finish of thirteenth with driver Bobby Hillin...
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    DNQ TS 3.0 47 Motor Racing Facilities (private entrant) Robert Grant Martin Birrane Serge Trosch Datsun 240Z Datsun 2394cc F6 D Did not qualify DNQ GTS...
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    consortium of enthusiasts and drivers, including Martin Birrane, were trying to restore the brand. Birrane entered a B36, equipped with a Cosworth BDX engine...
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  • Rondeau M382-Ford Cosworth C 150 DNF DNF 1983 Peer Racing David Kennedy Martin Birrane Ford C100 C 16 DNF DNF 1984 John Bartlett Racing Steve Kempton François...
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    T97/30-2 (Rosset): Canadian racing school. T97/30-3 (spare car): owned by Martin Birrane, the current owner of Lola. On display at the Mondello Park circuit...
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  • 97, Indian politician. Joan Bernard Armstrong, 77, American judge. Martin Birrane, 82, Irish businessman, racing driver and team owner (Lola Cars). Françoise...
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    Silverstone. Team principals Gordon Spice and Ray Bellm sequestered Jean-Michel Martin as their third driver for the race. With Spice now building their own cars...
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    August Bill McGovern John Fitzpatrick Chris Craft Frank Gardner 12 Brands Hatch, Kent 18 October Mike Freeman Dave Matthews John Fitzpatrick Martin Birrane...
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  • Muir D 1–2, 4 Ovaltine Racing Chevrolet Camaro Martin Thomas D 2, 5 Unknown Ford Falcon Sprint Martin Birrane D All Unknown Vauxhall Viva GT (s/c) Mike Davies...
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  • needed] Mick Loftus (1929-2023) - Gaelic footballer[citation needed] Martin Birrane (1935-2018) - businessman and racing car driver[citation needed] Michael...
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