Pammie’, ‘Plum’, and ‘Garfield’, sound like characters in a children’s TV show, and characters they certainly are, but their show was RPM the popular motorsports programme that ran on UTV and many other channels for twenty-three years.
‘Pammie’ (Pamela Ballantine), ‘Plum’ (Alan Tyndall), and ‘Garfield’ (Gary Gillespie) were the core presenters on RPM, a programme that was compulsory viewing for rallying and motor racing enthusiasts between 1991 and 2014 and programmes that are still being enjoyed by many on YouTube.
Pamela has her own show on Ulster Television on Friday evenings, (UTV Live), has always been a rally nut, rating rallying and horse racing as her two top sports.
Plum, a former saloon car racer, commentator, event organiser and joint-creator of the Déjà vu Motorsport concept, was the person who put the RPM Motorsport programmes on the screens.
While Gary, was a former news presenter with Downtown Radio and UTV before he became involved in rallying in the 1980’s on the RTE/UTV coverage of the Circuit of Ireland Rally and stayed on to share the voice-overs on RPM with Plum.
Alan Graham. Co-Director of Déjà vu Motorsport Ltd:
“It’s great to be able to bring these three broadcasting heads together again for our final Gala Dinner. They have worked together and played together for more than three decades and they will be giving their services to Déjà Vu Down ’26 in aid of our chosen charities – TinyLife and Marie Curie.”
GALA DINNER
The Dinner on the 12th. September, will have all the usual magic ingredients. The Flying Finn video footage from the days run, personality interviews, a surprise entertainment act, and the charity auction where Richard Livingstone will be putting memorable motoring memoribillia and experiences ‘under the hammer’.
Extra tickets, at £100.00 per person, will be available this year for the evening that has always been one of the highlights of the Déjà Vu reunions.
ENTRY INTEREST
Over one third of the available entries have already been taken for the Powley Pumps backed event since they opened on the 1st. March with all the proceeds going to the TinyLife and Marie Curie charities.
ENTRIES FOR DÉJÀ VU DOWN ’26 AVAILABLE ONLINE HERE
For Further information on RPM Déjà vu Motorsport Ltd. – www.rpm-motorsport.com/tours
Or contact: Alan Tyndall. 0044 7887 827150 alan@rpm-motorsport.com
