The next road racing event on the 2023 Calendar is:
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Motorcycle Racing
2023 CDE Cookstown 100 Road Races
2023 CDE Cookstown 100 Road Races :
The 2023 Cookstown 100 road races, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, 21/22nd April, will have a new title sponsor.
This year’s event will be known as the ‘CDE Cookstown 100’ road races.
CDE is a locally based firm, its global headquarters are in Kilcronagh Industrial estate on the outskirts of Cookstown. Working across five strategic regions, CDE is the leading provider of wet processing solutions with applications across a wide range of materials within the natural processing and waste recycling sectors. CDE has been co-creating with customers for 30 years to deliver wet processing solutions that empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources laying the foundations for the circular economy.
CDE founder and chairman, Mr Tony Convery, said: “We are very proud to support the 2023 Cookstown 100. For over 30 years now, CDE has been firmly rooted in the local community and we’re deeply passionate about giving back to help people and communities thrive. Though our company has expanded and now operates around the globe, Cookstown remains our home and headquarters.
“We’re engineers at heart, operating at the forefront of innovation and driven to deliver optimal performance for our customers. We recognise the same passion, drive and pursuit of peak performance in the Cookstown 100 and so it is a fitting partnership.
“We’re delighted to support the opening race of the season and we wish Cookstown & District Motor Cycle Club and all the competitors a safe and successful two days.”
John Dillon, Chairperson for the Cookstown & District Motor Cycle Club, said,” After quite a few weeks of uncertainty, not only are we pleased to have the races running again for 2023, but also welcoming a brand new title sponsor for the event.
CDE, is a locally based firm with a broad global audience; they are the world’s number one wet processing equipment company for sand and aggregates, mining, C&D waste recycling and wastewater solutions. I am proud to welcome Mr Tony Convery, Founder and Chairman of CDE, on board as our main sponsor for the forthcoming event in April.
This re-branding of our event has added a new dimension to what is now the oldest road race, still going in Ireland!, on behalf of the Club, it’s a pleasure to welcome CDE to the Cookstown road races for 2023.”
Cookstown and District MCC
MILWAUKEE BMW AND HUTCHY WITHDRAW FROM 2023 TT
MILWAUKEE BMW AND HUTCHY WITHDRAW FROM 2023 TT :
TAS Racing have announced via a Facebook Post that they and Hutch have withdrawn from the 2023 TT following Hutchy’s recent health scare.
Hutchy recently posted on his Social Media the he had suffered a stroke.
OFFICIAL TAS Racing Team Statement : 29/03/2023 :
TAS Racing and Ian Hutchinson have been forced to make the tough decision to sit out this year’s Isle of Man TT Races with Milwaukee BMW. In light of Ian’s well documented health scare earlier this month, his racing licence has been revoked for 12 months, which is standard protocol with racing’s governing body.
2023 NI Sidecar Racing Back on Schedule
2023 NI Sidecar Racing Back on Schedule :
In breaking news just over a week ago all Northern Irish Sidecar Racing was confirmed as cancelled. The details of that cancellation can be found in this detailed TBNI.Blog Post.
In a Press Release from the MCUI(UC) earlier today the good news has come that a solution has been found in relation to obtaining insurance for the NI Sidecar events, which can, thankfully, now go ahead.
Motor Cycle Union Of Ireland (Ulster Centre) Ltd
Statement Issued 24/03/23
2023 NI Sidecar Racing Cancelled
2023 NI Sidecar Racing Cancelled :
With the news that motorcycle racing events in Northern Ireland were saved last week with a new insurance quote and a sizeable and generous donation from a local business it has now come to light that Northern Irish Sidecar Racing was not included in that package.
This was brought into the public domain through Social Media. A statement posted on Facebook just after 9pm on 16th March 2023 from the Irish Sidecar Club cited their side of the story.
Statement from Irish SideCar Club :
2023 Tandragee 100 Cancelled
2023 Tandragee 100 Cancelled :
With the news that insurance has been secured for Northern Irish motorcycle sporting events information is coming thick and fast from all the clubs with the plans for their events , the necessity to support the sport, and the lack of time there is to get things in place to meet the events planned dates.
Unfortunately the Tandragee Club have confirmed via a Facebook post and referencing their previous Press Release that the 2023 event will not go ahead. There is still positive news, in that the Club are committed to running the event in 2024.
2023 Cookstown 100 Tickets Back on Sale :
2023 Cookstown 100 Tickets Back on Sale :
With the news that insurance has been secured for Northern Irish motorcycle sporting events information is coming thick and fast from all the clubs with the plans for their events , the necessity to support the sport, and the lack of time there is to get things in place to meet the events planned dates.
The Cookstown Club have announced via a Facebook post that tickets are again available to purchase and will be until 25/03/2023.
Tickets are available for £25 with covers spectating and a programme, as well as a £60 VIP ticket which comes with a private Grandstand, private toilets and food and drink options from a marquee.
COOKSTOWN 100 RACE PACKAGES; Please Read;
With today’s great news that racing is going ahead, race packages are still available for the next couple of weeks, so if you want to see this great sport and sample the atmosphere, you know what to do
Spectator Packages:
Online bookings are now available again from today, 1/1/2023.
2023 Northern Irish Road Racing to Go Ahead :
2023 Northern Irish Road Racing to Go Ahead :
The Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) have just announced via release on their Facebook Page that motorcycle road racing in Northern Ireland is now set to go ahead in 2023.
A new quote has been obtained re the otherwise unaffordable insurance that had cancelled all motorcycling events in Northern Ireland. This quote, along with the funds raised by the generous donations of motorcycle fans, now means that Northern Irish Road Racing events can now go ahead.
Let’s go racing in 2023!
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2023 TT Races Prize Fund
2023 TT Races Prize Fund :
2024 IOM TT Races Prize Fund Update : This post has been updated to reflect the 2024 Prize Fund and Regulations. Find the details for every lap of every race right here : https://tbni.blog/2024/06/01/2024-tt-races-prize-fund/
One of the most read posts annually since 2017 on this site is the Winners’ Payout Details (with over 78,000 unique hits at the time of writing) and since 2017 I have updated annually it with the latest information from the current Regulations Booklet. You can read the entire 2023 book here : (may not be available after 2023) :
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/iom-tt-races-2022/tt_regulations_2023_v4_compressed.pdf
If the official link above is not working then an archived copy is available here : https://tbni.blog/downloads/tt_regulations_2023_v4.pdf
But if you are just here to see the 2023 Isle of Man TT Prize Breakdown and how much the competitors stand to win in each class then please read on.
IMPORTANT : The are some major changes since 2022, for example the Senior TT now awards the race winner – at the end – as opposed to at the end and throughout each lap as per 2022 and previously. The prize for winning the Senior TT has also increased this year from £18,000 to £25,000. The other races have also seen increases in their placed prizes and overall prize pots.
If you would like to compare these changes with the prizes an prize pots from 2022 you can find those details here :
https://tbni.blog/2022/01/26/2022-tt-races-prize-fund/
2023 Isle of Man Road Racing Insurance Rises 18%
2023 Isle of Man Road Racing Insurance Rises 18% :
Following the news of that all Northern Irish Road Racing events have been cancelled due to unsustainable insurance costs the Isle of Man has now also revealed that it too has been affected by an insurance cost rise.
Although not the circa 300% rise that Northern Ireland has faced this year the Insurance to cover this year’s Manx road racing events has risen by 18%.
Enterprise Minister Tim Johnston revealed the figure in Tynwald this week – confirming the 2023 policy will cost £930,000 – up from £790,000 last year.
He described rising costs as a ‘challenge’ for motorsport events but adds his department has a ‘clear strategy in place’ to grow and diversify the TT.
The cost covers the likes of the TT, pre-TT, MGP and Southern 100.
Irish events are also still in doubt as no cover has yet been obtained for any 2023 events.
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