2025 Dakar Results :
The 2025 Dakar has come to an end following a dramatic two weeks of racing across every class. A two week period that saw bikes, cars and trucks cross the desert in a race, which is for most, simply to reach the finish line – which saw some of the sports biggest teams and names fail to cross the finish line after incidents including crashes, retirements and even FIA instigated withdrawals.
The highlight reel for the 2025 Dakar can be found here :
Todd Back with Milenco by Padgett’s for 2025
A Press Release has confirmed that Davey Todd will be back with the Milenco by Padgett’s Tram in 2025 for the Supersport and Supertwin classes at the 2025 Isle of Man TT Races.
Davey Todd will be reunited with former Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles Racing team at the 2025 Isle of Man TT Races, contesting the Supersport and Supertwin races for the Batley-based team.
Todd will ride the latest spec Honda CBR600RR in the two four-lap Monster Energy Supersport race and will also campaign a Paton in the three-lap Metzeler and Entire Cover insurance Supertwin races in what will be the Padgett’s’ team first foray into the Supertwin class.
Todd, who will line up for the FHO Racing BMW Motorrad team in the 1000cc races at this year’s TT, enjoyed great success with Clive Padgett’s team between 2019 and 2023, starting with a brace of top ten finishes in the 2019 Supersport TT races.
2022 and 2023 saw him compete solely for the team, one of the most successful in the history of the Isle of Man TT, where he took his maiden rostrum in 2022 when he placed third in the Superstock race, and fourth in the second Supersport and Senior races.
He went on to take three more top six finishes at TT 2023 before leaving the team in 2024 where achieved his best results in the Supersport and Supertwin classes.
He finished second and third as well as posting a new personal best Supersport lap of 128.785mph and a brace of sixths in the two Supertwin races where he lapped at 119.359mph.
No Road Racing for Lee Johnston in 2025 :
Lee Johnston has announced his plans for 2025, and there will be no road racing in 2025 for the Northern Irish riser. Lee will be joining the Swan Racing by SENCAT team for the 2025 season of the British Supersport championship.
He has given full details of his 2025 plans in his latest vlog which you can find here :
Hopefully he finds a seat in the commentary box for the TT+, he was brilliant in 2024! (If you are listening Isle of Man TT)
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Burrows / RK Racing to Ducati for 2025 :
BURROWS ENGINEERING / RK RACING WILL SWITCH TO A DUCATI V2 SUPERSPORT MACHINE IN 2025
Burrows Engineering / RK Racing have issued a press release detailing a big change in their machinery for the 2025 Season…
Burrows Engineering / RK Racing is excited to announce that we will be switching to the Ducati Panigale V2 for the 2025 season. After a lot of success on the Yamaha R6, it’s time for a fresh challenge, and we can’t wait to get started on the Italian machine.
The Ducati V2 has been proven as a very capable package on both short circuits and road racing over the past few years.
For our rider Conor Cummins, this will be a milestone – his first time riding a Ducati. Conor is no stranger to pushing bikes to their limits, and he’s excited to get to grips with the Ducati.
“I am really excited about riding the Ducati V2 next year, it will be the first time I’ve ridden a Ducati and it makes me excited for a couple of reasons. Ducati is an iconic brand within motorcycling and they always turn heads with how cool they look so that is one element. The second reason and the most important being that I think the Ducati will really benefit me in the way it rides. Coming from conventional 4 cylinder 600cc machines I’ve felt that the initial punch off the turn is somewhere I’ve always been compromised because of my stature, but with the twin cylinder Ducati being very strong in the lower rev range I feel that will be a big benefit to my riding. Overall together with the BMW M1000RR’s, I think John and the team have put a very capable package beneath me for next year and I’ll be ready to go come the start of the season.”
For team boss John Burrows, this is also the start of an exciting new adventure with another manufacture which he is looking forward too.
“I am really looking forward to running the Ducati V2 next year, we have campaigned the R6 for a long time now and I felt as if we needed a new challenge and to start to make our way into the new generation Supersport machines. In racing things change fast and you have to run with the times. I had initially thought about running the new Yamaha R9, but again that would have been an unproven package and logistically with timings it might have arrived too close to our important races next year. The Ducati is tried, tested and proven in both disciplines of racing and I felt it was the best package to go with for Conor. Ducati is an iconic brand and I’m looking forward to running it in 2025.”
FHO Racing Return to 2025 NW200 :
The NW200 have confirmed in a social media post that FHO Racing will return to the 2025 North West 200.
Following a two year absence, the FHO Racing BMW team will compete at the 2025 Briggs Equipment North West 200 with Peter Hickman and new signing, Davey Todd aboard M1000RR BMWs in the Superbike and Superstock races during May 5-10 Race Week.
‘Having missed the last two years, I am happy to say FHO Racing will be participating in the 2025 North West 200 with my two rider line-up.’ team owner, Faye Ho said.
‘I am very much looking forward to coming back and putting on a good show for everyone and it will be great to see all of the team’s fans again. Hope to see you all in 2025!’
A delighted NW200 Race Director, Mervyn Whyte, agreed the deal during November’s Macau Grand Prix, ensuring one of the principal race teams and two of the leading riders in the British Superbike championship will be on the grid at Portrush in May.
‘Davey Todd won this year’s British Superstock championship and moves up to the Superbike series for 2025 where he is joining Peter Hickman.’ Whyte said.
‘Both Davey and Peter are leading contenders on the roads and tracks and the FHO Racing BMWs have a well-established pedigree of success so this is very exciting news for North West 200 fans.’
Hickman won the JM Paterson and Milltown Service Station Supertwin races at last year’s NW200 and Todd claimed a brilliant hat-trick in the CP Hire and Amici Ristorante Superstock events plus the Tides Restaurant Supersport race.
Motorcycling Ireland Monthly Update : November 2024
Motorcycling Ireland issued their November update on 28th November 2024 and followed that with further information on 29th November 2024.
Monthly Update from the Board of Motorcycling Ireland
As part of our ongoing commitment to better communication, we’re introducing a monthly update to share key highlights from our board meetings. These summaries will provide a snapshot of important topics and ongoing projects.
Here’s what was discussed at this month’s board meeting:
Welcomed New Board Members – We’re excited to introduce new faces to the team!
Positive Progress with Insurance – We have received some positive feedback on current insurance progress. We thank you for your patience while we continue to work hard on this topic. We will release a separate statement on insurance soon.
Upcoming Inter-Centre Conference – Details of the inter-centre conference were discussed, as well as selecting the board members who will represent us at the event. We look forward to this event as a way to bring all of the centres together for discussions on our disciplines and the future of our sport.
Licence Extension – All current competition licences have been extended until February 28th, in line with our current insurance period.
Holeshot Draw – The Holeshot draw raised €175,000 in total, which went a long way in covering our insurance premium. We would once again like to thank everyone who supported the draw. A special thank you to two of the winners who donated their prizes back to the insurance fund.
Website Updates – We’re continuing our work on our new website, with a focus now going to ensure that each discipline will soon have their own section for specific information. This is a work in progress.
If you have any further questions or would like more information, please reach out to your local club. They can either provide additional details or bring your questions directly to your convenors who have more detailed information.
2025 Cookstown 100 Tickets On Sale Now :
The Cookstown Club have confirmed via a Facebook Post that their ticket packages are available until 6th December 2024 so you can get your vouchers in in time for Christmas.
With the date now confirmed for the last weekend in April 2025, online packages are now available to purchase for Christmas presents until Friday 6th December as per previous years!!
Prices for 2025 are as follows:-
Early bird Packages (up to 6th December)- £20
Standard Packages are priced at £25
VIP Packages are priced at £85
Our new VIP area will be located within the paddock with full access to the paddock area, overlooking both the grid and podium area! Hot food and refreshments will be available for all VIPs throughout the event..
To purchase your Packages please use PayPal and enter [email protected] (friends options)..please leave a name, address and email address and quantity required in ‘NOTES SECTION’
**please note with vantage points on private property around the Cookstown 100 course, a package must be purchased to enter these areas**
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2025 Ulster Superbike Calendar :
The dates for the 2025 Ulster Superbike Championship have been announced and are now added and updated to the TBNI.Blog Road Racing Calendar. Both the iCal and the Calendar Main Page have been updated.
Any further updates will be added as they become available.
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2024 Macau Grand Prix Results : Motorcycles
Unfortunately the 2024 Macau Grand Prix turned into an absolute wash out for the motorcycles resulting in the sole qualifying session that ran becoming what determined for the placings for the Motorcycle Grand Prix.
The 2024 Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix was cancelled on Saturday night.
Wet weather, which had plagued the event all week, eventually forced the cancellation of the race.
This is how the circuit looked 10 mins before the start of the scheduled warmup prior to the Motorcycle Grand Prix.
2025 Honda Racing UK Lineup :
Honda Racing UK have announced their 2025 Rider lineup for both their roads and circuit campaign, and for this year’s TT the team will consist of Dean Harrison and John McGuiness.
In a lineup of familiar faces, Honda Racing UK is delighted to reveal the riders campaigning for the manufacturer throughout the 2025 season in British Championship racing and at the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT races.
In the Bennetts British Superbike series, Tommy Bridewell continues for a second year determined to go one better next season and become a two-time BSB champion. His remarkable 2024 campaign was punctuated with three wins and a further sixteen podiums en route to second in the championship standings, just a single point away from consecutive titles on alternate manufacturers.
Joining him aboard a Honda Racing UK Fireblade once more is Northern Irishman Andrew Irwin, who is set to embark on his fifth season with the team (2019-2020, 2023-2025). A previous winner aboard Honda machinery, he made a welcome return to the podium on multiple occasions last year and targets more in 2025.
Returning to race once more in the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT Races, Dean Harrison is eager to build on an excellent debut year racing the Fireblade and CBR600RR on the roads. Podiums aboard Superbike, Superstock & Supersport machinery in his first year of racing for Honda laid the solid foundations on which to build in 2025. Dean will also supplement his road racing activities with a season of racing in the British Supersport category.
Lining up alongside him in the iconic colours of Honda once more to compete solely in the ‘big bike’ classes is road racing royalty, John McGuinness MBE. His popular return to the podium at this year’s NW200 was a clear standout from his thirty-fourth season of motorcycle racing, and with season thirty-five now confirmed, he and Honda look set to continue making history together for another year.