Martin Birrane is an Irishmillionaire, and owner of Lola cars and the Mondello Parkracetrack. A millionaire is a person who has a net worth or wealth of more than one million United States dollars, euros, UK pounds or units of a comparably valued currency. ... Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a racing car engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon, United Kingdom. ... Alternative use: Race track Racetrack is a pencil and paper game, nominally for two players. ...
Born in Knockmore, County Mayo in 1935, Birrane made his money in property development. He competed in the Le Mans 24 Hours 8 times, and has other motor racing achievements. County Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo, the plain of the yews) is a county on the west coast of Ireland. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 24 hours of Le Mans (24 heures du Mans) is a famous sports car endurance race held at Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, near river La Sarthe. ...
The Sunday Times Rich List values him at €152 million. Since 1989 the British national Sunday newspaper The Sunday Times (sister paper to The Times) has published an annual supplement to the newspaper called the Sunday Times Rich List. ...
Having graduated from the university of life through his extensive travels, Martin, a self made man, must be rated among the most successful business people ever to come from the heather county.
MARTIN B. Born in 1935 and educated at St. Muredach's College, Ballina, Martin left North Mayo at the age of seventeen to seek fame and fortune.
The green and red county has a new hero to follow in the 21st century; MartinBirrane in the shape of Lola Cars International ever improving track record and Mondello Parks rise to International status.
But back to the Birrane car: It was always described as a Kar-Kraft development car I never got to talk to Martin about it but spoke to some of his friends.
MartinBirrane was a famous racer back then in England, who brought this BOSS 302 in early 1971 to the UK and raced it.
In 11/70 Ford closed Kar Kraft and this car was sold to MartinBirrane (of LOLA cars) in England.
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