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2021 Cookstown 100 Results

September 13, 2021 by TomBoyNI

2021 Cookstown 100 Results :

The second, and final, road racing event of 2021 was the Cookstown 100 and was held over the weekend of 10th and 11th September 2021.

What is traditionally the season starter has actually marked the end of the Northern Irish Road Racing Season in 2020 and now 2021 due to the Covid-19 Pandemic and as restrictions now start to ease I, and the rest of the road racing fraternity, hope to see the Cookstown 100 back to its rightful place as the opening event in the 2022 Season.

In respect of the 2021 event we were treated to another well run event with a busy Friday Practice Day with a few races to wrap up the day and then a Saturday Race Day that started off rather slowly with a number of red flags, but then picked up steam and rattled through a packed schedule of 12 Races.

We had classics, support, 125s and Moto 3s, 600s, 1000s and superbikes… Something for everyone. Despite a few last minute withdrawals such as Michael Dunlop to a BSB event, Derek Magee to injury we were treated to some excellent racing, and every competitor deserves a mention. So to everyone who donned a set of leathers and took part this weekend we applaud you!

In a horrible twist of fate the weather followed in an almost carbon copy of 2020 in that it was dry all day race day right up until the Superbike Cookstown 100 final. Then a heavy shower soaked the circuit, red flagging the final which had just got underway with a full grid.

(In 2020 the rain actually led to the final race being abandoned and there was no Cookstown 100 feature race).

After a delay to let the rain stop, 2 sighting laps were offered to the riders to make a decision and the decision was that the race would run however only seven riders took to the grid to take on the now damp and rather greasy Orritor circuit.

The 2021 Cookstown 100 Final ran as a short four lap sprint and from start to finish there was a duel between Darryl Tweed and Forest Dunn, with Tweed initially in the lead, but Dunn snapping hard his his heels for the first couple of laps. However, at the point that mattered, Forest Dunn took the chequered flag by 0.551 seconds to take home the coveted Cookstown 100 trophy.

2021 Cookstown 100 Results :

Isle of Wight Road Races : 20th – 23rd April 2022

August 27, 2021 by TomBoyNI

Isle of Wight Road Races : 20th – 23rd April 2022 :

Bringing international motorcycle road racing to the Isle of Wight :

With the Diamond Road Races having been reportedly scrapped it seems that the event has just taken a different, more toned down direction, and the plan does indeed seem to be to bring a road racing event to the Isle of Wight in 2022. Good luck to the organisers and we will post more news and developments as they come.

Check out the Official IWRR Web Page Here.

James Kaye has a vision to bring international motorcycle racing to closed public roads on the Isle of Wight.

Changes to UK law in 2008 made it possible for public highways to be closed to allow motor racing events to take place. Most people know that the Isle of Man has hosted the world-famous TT Races for more than 100 years. There’s no reason why this could not succeed on the Isle of Wight.

“We’ve built important relationships within the world of motorcycle racing and we are starting the process of building new relationships with the residents, business and organisations that will be affected by the event, commented James.

“I firmly believe that the benefits to the Island will far outweigh any temporary inconvenience. My organising team is determined to place the Isle of Wight on to the international motor sport map.”

Isle of Wight Diamond Races reportedly scrapped

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 by TomBoyNI

Diamond Races Scrapped :

Manx Radio Motorsport have posted that the Isle of Wight Diamond Road Races have been scrapped.

Further details were posted on the Manx Radio website :

“The proposed Diamond races which were due to take place in the Isle of Wight have been scrapped.

They were expected to run annually each October but a journalist on the Island claims the organisers have now decided against operating the Isle of Man TT-style event.

A separate road race is still scheduled for April next year with proposals currently at the public consultation stage.

Isle of Wight Radio Journalist, Iona Stewart-Richardson, says she’s been told the Diamond races were dropped because of safety concerns”

Oliver’s Mount 2021 Gold Cup Cancelled

August 17, 2021 by TomBoyNI

Oliver’s Mount 2021 Gold Cup Cancelled :

Despite ongoing efforts to run this year’s Gold Cup, Oliver’s Mount have announced that this years Gold Cup will not go ahead. The Health and Safety issues around refurb needed at the Paddock could simply not be completed on time.

The most worrying aspect of this press release however comes from paragraph 3 :

We are totally committed to the future of Olivers Mount, but we now need to take stock of where this leaves Oliver’s Mount due to the financial hardship the last 2 seasons many cancellations have created.
Oliver’s Mount : 16th August 2021 : 16:45

I wish all the best to Oliver’s Mount at this very difficult time, and keep my fingers crossed that a resolution can be found. Road Racing has taken an absolute battering over the last two years and no Oliver’s Mount would mean no road racing at all in England. Sad and worrying times.

Oliver’s Mount 2021 Season Update

August 15, 2021 by TomBoyNI

Oliver’s Mount 2021 Season Update :

Following the discovery in June of a number of serious structural building issues within the Oliver’s Mount paddock, Oliver’s Mount Racing and Scarborough Borough Council have been working closely together to further investigate the issues and plan for the safe demolition and reinstatement of the buildings to secure racing at Oliver’s Mount for many years to come.

The problems at the site are now known to be more severe than initially thought, made worse by the position of the paddock at the bottom of a steep incline, leading to many of the building issues now known to be caused by insufficient surface water management and the building foundations being undermined by years of heavy rain water. This means that the works required will now involve safe demolition of the buildings, including asbestos disposal, relocating of incoming mains electrical supplies, establishing new surface water drainage systems and the design and building of a number of retaining walls to reduce the risk of future issues within the paddock.

As a result of these detailed investigations and the complexity and expense of the required plans to get the paddock back into good order, it will not be possible to carry out all of the required works before the remainder of the meetings this season.

However, very constructive discussions have been held between Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough Borough Council, 243 Road Racing Association and the ACU and all parties are fully committed to running the Hillclimb on 11/12 September and The Michelin Gold Cup on 18/19 September if they can be held in a safe manner. Unfortunately, as the Supermoto course runs through the paddock, the safety restrictions make it impossible for the proposed Supermoto events to take place over the August bank holiday weekend of 28-30 August, but NoraSport and Oliver’s Mount Racing very much hope to reintroduce Supermoto events to Oliver’s Mount in 2022.

There is still a lot of work to achieve before the event dates to ensure competitor and team safety in the paddock, and there are high levels of confidence that the events will go ahead, but until all of the mitigation measures are in place, there will remain a degree of risk for the events and it is important that we are open about this with competitors and spectators as we have been all the way throughout the very difficult last 2 seasons. As ever, be assured that in the unlikely event these meetings do not go ahead, 100% refunds will be immediately available to all entrants and ticket holders.

The support from Scarborough Borough Council has been fantastic and their commitment to ensuring Oliver’s Mount continues long into the future is very clear to see and greatly reassuring. The ACU and 243 Road Racing Association are also offering all available support and this is greatly appreciated.

Following The Michelin Gold Cup, we will continue working closely with Scarborough Borough Council throughout Winter to ensure we can have a trouble free season in 2022. After the difficulties Oliver’s Mount has experienced since 2018, we certainly need a good season so we can continue to invest in future improvements. As ever, the best way people can support Oliver’s Mount is to get behind the Mount, understand the current challenges to keep Oliver’s Mount alive and most importantly come to support the events whenever possible so we can re-invest the proceeds for the future.

The TBNI Road Racing Calendar will be updated as soon as new information comes to light so make sure you are subscribed to that : https://tbni.blog/road-racing-calendar/

Oliver’s Mount Official Website.

Competitor Entries : https://www.243racing.co.uk/

Tickets : https://www.dukevideo.com/prdOMGC21/Olivers-Mount-Gold-Cup-September-2021-Digital-Ticket

2021 Cookstown 100 : Michael Dunlop, Will He or Won’t He?

August 21, 2021August 13, 2021 by TomBoyNI

2021 Cookstown 100 : Michael Dunlop Appearance in Question as Statements from the Cookstown Club Contradict those from the Synetiq Team :

Synetiq BMW : 2021 Cookstown 100 : Michael Dunlop

IMPORTANT UPDATE RE 20210 Cookstown 100 : Ticket Sales for the 2021 Event has now ended.

The Cookstown Club earlier stated in a Facebook Post that Michael Dunlop would make an appearance at this years Cookstown 100 on his MD Racing Machine and the Synetiq Superbike.

Dunlop makes Cookstown 100 return

Michael Dunlop, star of the recent Armoy road races will return to the KDM Hire Cookstown 100, which is scheduled to take place on Fri and Saturday 10/11 September.

The Ballymoney rider, who last raced at Cookstown in 2018 will compete in both 600 supersport and Open races on his MD Racing Yamaha and Synetiq BMW by TAS Racing machines.

Dunlop, who won the 600 invitation race in 2018, and scored his only ever national road race win in the supertwins here in 2015 has not won the Feature Cookstown 100 race since 2013, something he will be eager to put right in 2021.

Dunlop’s attendance will certainly whet the appetite for road race fans, who have been starved of action between the hedges over the past two years.

Looking back to Armoy, the 17 times TT winner, Dunlop was in scintillating form, having had time during the pandemic to recover from injures received at the Southern 100 road race in 2019.

However…

2021 Cookstown 100 Ticket Update : Important Information (Updated 04/08/2021) :

August 21, 2021August 6, 2021 by TomBoyNI

2021 Cookstown 100 Ticket Update :

IMPORTANT UPDATE RE 20210 Cookstown 100 : Ticket Sales for the 2021 Event has now ended.

In an attempt to clarify the process for purchasing tickets for the 2021 Cookstown 100 the club have released the following information in relation to purchasing tickets.

Spectators packages :

We are getting hundreds of emails and PMs asking how to book packages and other information..

TO BOOK –

** Go to paypal and enter [email protected]** IN NOTES SECTION – leave postage address or we cannot send packages to you..**

PACKAGES £25 EACH (Only standard package left)

** Unless automatically issed a refund from paypal your transaction has been accepted

** Tickets ARE available and will be up onto the 20th August deadline

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Please note, to help us avoid having to answer the same question repeatly or before sending PMs or an email to us. ALL necessary information needed has been posted below various times, please take time to scroll down and read these posts as we currently cannot keep up with replys individually.

Thanks for your support once again.

CDMCC

Keep up with all the latest News on the Official Cookstown 100 Facebook Group, the Official Cookstown 100 Twitter Feed and the Official Cookstown 100 website.

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You will also find new information as soon as it is available through the TBNI Facebook Page and TBNI Twitter Feed.

So Follow those also

Armoy 2021 Tickets : Postage Date and Track and Trace

July 8, 2021 by TomBoyNI

Armoy 2021 Tickets :

SPECTATOR PASSES POSTAGE :

Spectator packages will be posted the week commencing Monday 19th July.

Please ensure you have provided the track and trace details for each member of your party attending the races. Email [email protected] if you have not yet provided this information.

Important : Track and Trace Details required are : Name, address and telephone number or email address for each person attending.

Keep up with all the latest News on the AMRRC Official Facebook Page, the Armoy Road Races Twitter Feed and the Official AMRRC Web Page.

As this situation evolves and affects more events TBNI.Blog will endeavour to keep you up to date.

The TBNI Road Racing Calendar will be updated as soon as new information comes to light so make sure you are subscribed to that : https://tbni.blog/road-racing-calendar/

You will also find new information as soon as it is available through the TBNI Facebook Page and TBNI Twitter Feed. So Follow those also.

2021 Armoy Road Races Ticket Sales on Hold

June 25, 2021 by TomBoyNI

The Armoy Club have released a statement via their Facebook Page informing all Spectators that Ticket Sales are temporarily on hold.

SPECTATOR ENTRY UPDATE :

We are still receiving many enquiries every day about spectator passes. As things stand, we cannot confirm if any more will be available before race day.

We are continuing to assess the situation in regards to restrictions, the spread of the Delta variant and social distancing requirements.

The next NI Executive meeting is scheduled for Thursday 1st July. We will have no update before that date with regards to the number of spectators permitted.

We understand people are keen to get back to racing, but please be patient as the club work behind the scenes to bring you a safe and responsible race. We will update everyone as soon as we have more information.

We would like to remind you that acess to the circuit is by programme & entry wristband ONLY. Please don’t turn up on race day without the required pass as you will be turned away.

Oliver’s Mount Cancellations and Events Rescheduled

June 17, 2021 by TomBoyNI

Oliver’s Mount have announced a number of cancellations and events being rescheduled following Scarborough Council inspecting the event’s location and discovering a number of problems with the infastructure.

Oliver’s Mount detailed the situation and what happens next for competitors and spectators on a Facebook Post.

Oliver’s Mount 2021 Barry Sheene Classic Festival is cancelled
Oliver’s Mount 2021 Festival is cancelled
Bike Hillclimb and Michelin Steve Henshaw Gold Cup rescheduled
August Bank Holiday Weekend GB Supermoto and Car Hillclimb unaffected

2021 Cookstown 100 Results :

2021 Cookstown 100 : Michael Dunlop Appearance in Question as Statements from the Cookstown Club Contradict those from the Synetiq Team :

Spectators packages :

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