The Limerick Motor Club Winter Trial was usually the club's first event of the year. The event was a regular event until the 1970s at that time trials were evolving into test trials or as they are known now as autotests.

The author believes that there were no Test Trials from 1978 until Autotests were started by the club in 1996

15 July 1978 Ten Knights Test Trial on calendar, no results found.  Start time 7pm The Square, Newcastle West

19 March 1978 at Limerick in conjunction with Civic Week. Hewison championship round.
1 Alan Murray (Mini) 416.3s 
2 Dermot Carnegie (Mini) 446.6s 
3 P Power (Mini 998) 446.7s 
4 D Richardson (MG) 448.3s
5 P Lynch (Midget) 454.2s
6 F Lenihan (Datsun) 465.2s
7 N Ferguson (Mini) 465.2s 
8 P Phelan (Halda Mini) 479.1 
9 S Flangan (Mini 998) 516.7s 
10 R Doyle (Mini 998) 575.0

9 January 1977 This year was the last year the Hewison ran as a calendar year championship the next Hewison championship had a winter season from September 1977 to May 1978. The Limerick winter Trial was the second round of a season that ran until May.

21 March 1976 Limerick Civic Week Test Trial held at Limerick City Ronald Glynn (Mini Clubman) from Naas took overall victory 33 seconds ahead of local club member Ivor Doherty Adare (Mini). Waterford Driver Pat Power was third also in a Mini. There were 10 tests and prizes were presented by the Mayor of Limerick, Councillor Thady Coughlan 

18 January 1976 Sligo driver Alan Murray, in a 1275 Cooper, was the overall winner of the Winter Test Trials at Croagh Co. Limerick. The event held in mixed, loose and tarmac conditions, was also the second round of the Hewison National Test Trial Championship. 17 drivers including one lady. Clerk of the Course was Sean Fitzgibbon.
Class 1: 
1 P Phelan Dublin Holda Mini 429.17 pts
2 P Power Waterford 970 Minni S 530.14 pts
Class 2
1 K Irwin Tyrone 1275 Mini 435.01 pts
2 D Carnegie Dublin 1275 Clubman 463.50 pts
Class 3 and 4
1 P Lynch Dublin 1275 MG Midget 539.44 pts
2 L Mooney Dublin Grange BW 544.85 pts
3 F Lenehan Dublin 1200 Leyland GT 572.64 pts
Novice Award 
C Townsend Secretary Sligo Club 1275 Mini 533.08 pts

19 January 1975 Shaun Wall was entries secretary for this event held at Croagh and the second round of that years Hewison championship. Despite wind and rain Alan Murray of Sligo driving a Mini Cooper S won the event by 2.3 seconds. Ken Irwin of Castleberg Co Tyrone was second in his Clubman GT and Dermot Carnegie also in a Clubman GT was third after losing five seconds for a fault on the second of eight driving tests. 
Overall
 
1 A Murray Cooper S 310.9seconds
2 K Irwin Clubman GT 313.2s
3 D Carnegie Clubman GT 317.2s
4 P O'Flynn Clubman GT 334.4s 
5 S T Griffin Cooper S 334.4s 
6 P Whelan Halda Mini 538.5 
Class winners P Phelan, K Irwin, L Mooney
Novices 1 J Beatty, 2 S Madden  3 P Power

18 February 1973 Cancelled

23 January 1972 Denis Hogan, Adare was entries secretary. The event started at the Two Mile Motor Inn, Meelick and was the second round of that year's Hewison championship. This event was run on roads rather than in quarries. Connie Burke designed the ten test  route with Denis Hogan.
Harold Hagan from Uster  took the premier award in his MG Midget 282.9 marks. There were 24 starters.
Class results Front wheel drive saloons over 900cc. 1. Alan Murray BMC Cooper S 388.2 2. Dermot Carnegie Homelite Mini GT 389.4 3. Clive Peterson BMC Cooper S 292.9 next in class were Doug Richardson, Frank Lenehan and Frank Fennell
Front Wheel drive saloons up to 900cc 1. Mrs Olive Hayes Mini 468.7 2. B Grogan Mini 610.9
Rear Wheel Drive Saloons 1. Larry Mooney VW 440.4 2. G Bourke Hillman Imp 489.1 3. S R (Sam) Meyer VW 512.8
Open Cars 1. W Cavanagh Ford Special 472.8 2. G Percy Ford Special 489.5 3. D Lambe MG Midget 532.3
Novice Award D Johnston Mini 441.4

28 February 1971 Limerick Motor Club organised the rally of the season - The Winter Stage 71 Rally. About 30 cars started from the Coach Inn Kilcornan and headed to a 2.5 mile stage Curraghchase forest.

1970 The RIAC withdrew permits from Limerick Motor Club for six months following a deviation from the rally code at the 1969 Thomond rally.

26 January 1969 The Hurler's Castletroy was the start for this non championship event.

6 February 1966 A 25mile route starting at the Dunraven Arms, Adare was used for this years event which was not a counting round of the Hewison Championship. The Winner was Dermot Carnegie in an Austin Cooper S, local driver Brian Moore was second in a standard Mini and another local Connie Bourke was third in his Morris Cooper S. John Gale from Dunboyne in a Morris Cooper S won the novice award. Other award winners were P O'Callaghan (VW),  T Burke (VW), E Hughes (Austin), S O'Sullivan (Austin Healy). Keith Griffin, Adare, was entries secretary.

7 February 1965
The event  had 15 or 16 tests on a short route of two laps near Nenagh. The first four finishers had received pylon penalties. There were 20 competitors. It was a round of the Hewison championship.
1. Shea Griffin Griffin Ford Special by 3.9s
2. Conor Linihan Morris Cooper
3. Dermot Carnegie
4. Cecil Vard
Each of the top four received penalties for pylon bashing!

1964
The route was two laps of 25miles near Nenagh with 15 tests
1. Leslie Vard
2. Shea Griffin
3. Charlie Gunn
4. Conor Lenihan (Galway)

10 February 1963 This event date is only mentioned in the club journal Motors and Motoring

28 January 1962
Thirteen tests in the Nenagh area. Prizegiving at Ormond hotel, Nenagh
1st Open Car Seamus Griffin, Griffin special
1st Saloon Car Paul O'Flynn Volkswagen
Click for brief report from the club journal Motors and Motoring

29 January 1961 Starting at Hurler's Filling Station, Castletroy, 1:30 p.m. 

7 February 1960
Premier Award J Griffin Griffin 547.9

Saloons under 1000cc
1. P Cramme NSU 552.8
2. D Cullen NSU 560.2
3. T Burke NSU 564.5
Saloons over 1000cc
1. K Sherry VW 565.6
2. TV Connolly VW 571.0
3. J O'Mahoney VW 585.2
Open Class
1. J Griffin
2. AD Malcolm Buckler 555.7
3. R Redmond MM3 565.7
39 Starters 3 Non Finishers

8 February 1959 This event consisted of 12 tests in two 20mile  loops north east of Limerick. A Malcolm in a Buckler took the Premier Award. Val Baker of Cloughjordan in the Thing finished third in general classification

9 February 1958 This event was round 12 of 16 in the Hewison Championship. It started at Ardnacrusha Bridge and covered a route of about 45 miles. The club's annual dinner dance (dress) was held the previous night with a ticket price of one guinea.
Paul Flynn was then only non finisher of the 16 starters due to losing some teeth from his crownwheel
Premier Award SV Baker, Cloughjordan, (The Thing)
Open Class
1 SV Baker (The Thing)
2 A Malcolm (Buckler)
3 R Nash (Dellow)
Saloon class
1 C Vard (VW)
2 SM Logan (VW)
3 K Sherry (VW)

15 January 1956 Irwin Catherwood win the Committee Cup at the clubs 40 mile Hewison Trial in the Newport area

16 January 1955 The principal award went to P Le Fanu from Dublin. the competition included driving tests and road manoeuvres during the four hours on the road there were 5 observation points. First class awards went to C Ruttledge, Dublin (Ford Special) and O. Kennedy, Limerick (MG). The Best Saloon award went to Mr V Baker, Cloughjordan (Ford Anglia)

 1954 Winner Kevin Murray

11 January 1953 Nineteen competitors took park in an event started by the Mayor of Limerick Mr. Kevin Bradshaw. The route, a distance of 60 miles, was via Birdhill, Nenagh, Killaloe and O'Briensbridge, and covered some very hilly country. The drivers had to undergo severe tests on the journey.
Results Report
Sports Car Class 1. K Murray, Sligo (Mercury Special) 2. H Newenham, Limerick (MG TD) 3. A L Young, Dublin (MG TC) 4. W J Fitzgerald, Waterford (Ford 10) 5. R J Nash, Newcastle West (MG TD)
Saloon Car Class 1. H Murrogh, Clonakilty (Ford 10) 2. M O'Flaherty, Dublin (VW) 3= A Canty, Cork and P Dempsey, Tullamore

1952 Premier Award Kevin Murray (V8 engined Mercury Special) 1952 Event Report

1st Class Awards RJ Nash (MG TD), JA Bell (Ford Special), Maurice Cavey, Bill Young (MG TC), Dermot O'Clery (J type MG)
Tied for Saloon Class Award MC Hogan (Hillman Minx) and F Aldritt (Ford Zephyr)

1951 This event was won by Kevin Murray by 1 1/2 marks from D O'Clery with V F Ross third. This win gave Murray a significant lead in the Hewison Championship

22 January 1950 The trial started at Limerick and wound its way by devious routes and a series of tests to Nenagh where an enjoyable lunch was had by the competitors. The afternoon part of the trial continued through the Killaloe Slate Quarries, Ballina, Ardnacrusha and Limerick. Result  1. J Cotter, cork , BSA 2, H Newenham, Limerick, Austin 3 J Garry Limerick MG. The sucess of event was due to the untiring efforts of Mr F Cullen

1949 The first scheduled Winter Trial, held 23 January 1949, was a trial for motorcycles. The course contained 19 observed sections in the Windy Gap/Woodcock Hill area and had to be covered twice. The premier award was won by Michael Sargint from Cappoquin