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Guy Martin is Set for the 2019 Cookstown 100

March 26, 2019 by TomBoyNI

GUY MARTIN ENTERS 2019 KDM HIRE COOKSTOWN 100 :

Guy Martin has entered this year’s KDM Hire Cookstown 100 which is running on the 26th and 27th April 2019.

The Grimsby rider was set to compete at the 2018 event before mechanical issues with his BSA Rocket unfortunately sidelined him. Back then he promised to return and this year will uphold that promise and is set to contest this year’s classic race on that same machine.

Guy Martin is set to race Cookstown in 2019 on his BSA Rocket

Guy Martin : ‘I’ve not given up on racing or road racing, there’s unfinished business and I want to race classics and odd ball stuff.’

Guy Martin has had previous success at Cookstown, taking his Tyco BMW Superbike to the win in 2015 and his attendance in 2019 will certainly attract his fans to the Cookstown event.

KDM HIRE COOKSTOWN 100 PROGRAMME OF EVENTS :

‪Thursday 4th April 2019 – Press Launch Royal Hotel from 7.30pm‬

‪Thursday 11th April 2019 – Liaison Night, Royal Hotel 7.30 pm‬

Sunday 14thApril 2019 – Annual Bikers Service Orritor Presbyterian Church ‪3.30pm‬

‪Thursday 25th April 2019 – Annual Classic Bike Run Sign on from 6.30pm in Burn Rd, Car Park, leaving at 7.15pm‬

‪Friday 26th April 2019 – KDM Hire Cookstown 100 Practice Day – Roads Close at 12 Noon‬

‪Saturday 27th April 2019 – KDM Hire Cookstown 100 Race Day – Roads Close at 10.00am‬

Stay up to date with all the important dates and times for the Road Racing Season with the TBNI Road Racing Calendar.

2018 Mrs Brown’s Boys East Coast Racing Festival Results : Sunday 9th September 2018

September 9, 2018 by TomBoyNI

2018 Mrs Brown’s Boys East Coast Racing Festival Results :

Derek McGee at the 2018 Mrs Brown’s Boys East Coast Racing Festival

Sunday 9th August 2018 – the final race day for the Irish National Road Racing Calendar and it took us to Killalane for the 2018 East Coast Racing Festival sponsored by – strangely enough – Mrs Brown’s Boys. Fair play though Brown’s seemed to get right into the spirit of things coming up with a funky wee logo and and even more funky bus…

This is happening next weekend in #dublin expect some of the cast to be there to start the races, gonna be a great day in #skerries we are the main sponsor & very proud to be. #eastcoastracingfestival pic.twitter.com/pmpuwyId6f

— Mrs. Brown's Boys (@MrsBrownsBoys) September 3, 2018

Huge thanks to @MrsBrownsBoys for their very kind sponsorship of one of our medical cars here at the East Coast Racing Festival @Jim_LeonardAP @AngelaSheridan0 @Dave_Irwin1 @David_Menzies @Stauntpr @ninjaoneill pic.twitter.com/3bGd2NtBi8

— MCI Medical Team (@MCI_MedicalTeam) September 8, 2018

It also say the return to the roads of Derek McGee who just one month ago was knocked out of action at the Ulster Grand Prix at Dundrod…

Derek would like to thank everyone for their messages. All the injuries should heal. Disappointing end to the day from a non fault accident. We wish Seamus a speedy recovery too. The times looked promising & we were at the sharp end and feeling confident of decent results pic.twitter.com/jnWYbh7E3E

— Derek McGee (@DerekMcGee86) August 9, 2018

If we remove that slight hiccup from the equation the result is Derek McGee taking 15 wins from 15 races – a phenomenal achievement and one well worthy of a round of applause – !applause!

It didn’t come easy though as throughout the final Derek Shiels was snapping at his heels on the Cookstown Burrows Engineering bike taking second place by a mere 0.185s! The third place podium went to Michael Sweeney, Paul Jordan taking fourth.

2018 Mrs Brown’s Boys East Coast Racing Festival Results

Read on for the full results from every one of the day’s races…

2018 Manx GP & Classic TT Qualifying and Race Schedule : 18th – 31 August 2018

August 15, 2018 by TomBoyNI

2018 Manx GP & Classic TT Schedule

Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling 2018

The Manx GP and Classic TT are next on the 2018 Road Racing Calendar, and it can all get a little hectic and confusing to keep up with what session is running for what race competition.

Hopefully this guide to the fortnight’s events will keep you on track and up to date with all that is happening.

Of course this is subject to change so keep an eye on Twitter for any last minute changes to the plan!

Qualifying & Race Programme : 18th – 24th August 2018

Race Programme 25th – 31 August 2018

Contingency Plans 2018

2018 Manx GP & Classic TT Contingency Plans

2018 Ulster Grand Prix : Results – Saturday 11th August 2018

August 11, 2018 by TomBoyNI

It’s the final day of the Northern Irish Road Racing Calendar, and it’s one of the biggest – The 2018 Ulster Grand Prix Saturday Race Day.

This article is being written real time during the event, in a new approach for me, it may work it may not. So I welcome your comments and input either way. That should explain why things may bounce about a little, but if it works I may use it in the future as a sort of live blog…

The day got off to an absolutely flying start with Peter Hickman showing once again that he is the fastest road racer on the planet and had his eyes firmly fixed on breaking more records – breaching 200 mph at the Flying Kilo speedtrap…

.@peterhickman60 tops this morning's 20 minute free practice session – 133.992mph and 201mph through the speed trap on the Flying Kilo.

Now it's time to go racing!
Listen live: https://t.co/kTuNWUr9QK #MCEUGP pic.twitter.com/9iTVxWpyvu

— Ulster Grand Prix (@UlsterGrandPrix) August 11, 2018

The previous best was held by William Dunlop #6 (RIP) at a still whopping 200.4 mph.

Read on for the results and a brief summary of the day’s racing.

2018 Ulster Grand Prix : Results – Thursday 9th August 2018

August 10, 2018 by TomBoyNI

The last road race meeting in Northern Ireland for the year is underway at Dundrod in the form of the Ulster Grand Prix and as usual we have all the results from every race right here for you.

Unfortunately during Thursday’s session we lost Derek McGee and Seamus Elliot (who have both suffered suspected broken bones) Derek McGee was flying through the last couple of meetings – at Fuagheen he had recently made it 14 out of 14!

Derek would like to thank everyone for their messages. All the injuries should heal. Disappointing end to the day from a non fault accident. We wish Seamus a speedy recovery too. The times looked promising & we were at the sharp end and feeling confident of decent results pic.twitter.com/jnWYbh7E3E

— Derek McGee (@DerekMcGee86) August 9, 2018

A few more riders suffered spills but most importantly none suffered any serious injuries.David Murphy came off at Dawson’s, Davo Johnston at the hairpin, a red flag halted the action in the first 600 race due to rain and Joey Thompson suffered a high side.

On a much more positive note Conor Cummins took the Supersport race in outstanding style and Adam McLean dedicated his Supertwin win to James Cowton. Neil Kernohan and Christian Elkin took the honours in the hotly contested lightweight categories.

Full results below :

2018 Armoy Road Races – ‘The Race of Legends’ : Results

July 28, 2018 by TomBoyNI

Armoy takes up back up towards the North Coast of Northern Ireland, and this year marks the 10th anniversary of the ‘Race of Legends.’

Run over two days the Armoy races consists of a Friday Practice Day (with 2 races at the end of the day) and then Saturday Race Day which was scheduled for 11 Races.

Unfortunately that was not to be.

The Saturday Racing was abandoned due to truly atrocious weather.

Official Statement

Race Abandoned pic.twitter.com/ghJqUFRkWP

— Armoy Road Races (@ArmoyRoadRaces) July 28, 2018

2018 Armoy Road Races – ‘The Race of Legends’ : Road Closure Details

July 26, 2018 by TomBoyNI

2018 Armoy Races Road Closing Timings :

2018 Armoy Races Road Closures :

Roads close on Friday 27th from 12.30pm to 9.30pm

Practice & Supersport (1) and Senior Support (1) Races

Roads close Saturday 28th from 10.00am to 7.30pm

Full 9 race programme culminating with the feature superbike race – the Bayview Hotel ‘Race of Legends’

2018 Faugheen 50 Road Races Results

July 28, 2018July 23, 2018 by TomBoyNI

This weekend saw the road racing schedule return to the Republic of Ireland for the Faugheen 50 Road Races.

As you will see from the results below Derek McGee remains the man to beat with 14 wins, from his last 14 entries. Impressive! This weekend’s stats are simply 5 entries – 5 wins!

Derek McGee makes it 14 out of 14 and 5 out of 5 at the 2018 Faugheen 50

Read on for the results of the 2018 Faugheen 50 Road Races :

2018 Walderstown ‘Race of the South’ Results :

July 17, 2018 by TomBoyNI

The 2018 Walderstown Road Races were held on 14th – 15th July.

The races, thankfully, passed off without major incident and Derek McGee surged to 4 victories including the feature superbike race.

Read on for the full results of what I believe to have been the first proper wet session of the Irish calendar – I remember Cookstown getting the odd shower but after Ireland being being baked in a recent heatwave it had to break and Walderstown was the first session where wet tyres were the only option – all day!