The Irish Road Racing Season is officially back! The 2019 season is, as is customary, kicked off with the Cookstown 100. Today is the dominated by Practice and Qualifying and a few races to wrap the night up.
Qualifying has just finished so here are all the results and timings that will set things up for tomorrow’s race day!
It’s great to be back on the roads, and here’s to a safe, incident free and exciting 2019 for all riders, teams, events, marshals, spectators, fans, teams… you get it – here’s to 2019!
The 2018 road racing season officially ends at the Macau Grand Prix. With bikes, supercars and race cars all battling (of course not at the same time) on one of the most extreme and dangerous circuits on the planet.
Here you will find all the practice sessions, qualifying sessions, race results and timings from the 52nd Suncity Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix (2018) :
When reading the results below the following format applies :
Position : Rider Number : Rider Name : Nationality : Team : Motorcycle : Race Time : Laps Completed : Fastest Lap Average Speed (km/h) : Best Lap Time : Best Lap Number
Please note the schedules may change at very short notice. Stay up to date using the links above.
The information below is not live and will or has already changed!
Scroll to the bottom of this article for the 2019 CLASSIC TT & MANX GRAND PRIX Provisional Qualifying and Race Programme
Following the success of the 2018 MGP races, the organisers, The Manx Motor Cycle Club, will retain the same programme for 2019.This will see things kick off with the Newcomers’ race on bank holiday Monday 26th August 2019.
Wednesday of race week will see the Junior MGP Race with thefirst of the two Lightweight/Ultra-lightweight races in the afternoon. Friday features the second Lightweight/Ultra-lightweight races in the morning, followed by the grand finale of the Senior MGP Race bringing the event to a close in the afternoon.
Once again, the Lightweight race will feature the popular 650cc twin cylinder machines, and the Ultra-lightweight race, the 400cc, 125cc and Moto 3 bikes.
The club has decided to buck the trend and retain the class for 400 and 125cc bikes at a time when many race organisers have dropped the category.
Manx Motor Cycle Club chairman, Peter Maddocks said: ‘We felt it was appropriate for us to retain the smaller capacity class as it offers an opportunity for younger new riders to enter the event and get them interested in competing on the Mountain Course.’
Any newcomers wishing to be considered for the 2019 event should register their interest by email to [email protected]
Practices for the 2019 Manx Grand Prix start on Saturday, August 17th and the event finishes with the Senior race on Friday, August 30th.
Welcoming the announcement, star of the 2018 MCE Insurance UGP and Man of the Meeting, Peter Hickman, who romped to easy victories in both the 600 and superbike races said: “I’m already looking forward to racing back at the Ulster GP, it’s one of the best circuits on earth!”
The dates for the 2019 Ulster Grand Prix have been confirmed.
Wednesday 7th August 2019 will get the Practice Sessions underway.
Thursday 8th August 2019 will see four race sessions – currently scheduled as Superbike, Supersport, Ultra Lightweight/Lightweight and Supertwins.
Saturday 10th August 2019 is Race Day and is currently scheduled for 7 race sessions across all classes.
“It’s always close racing and the track is a firm favourite among fans and riders alike, but there is so much more to enjoy during Bike Week, as it is five days packed with full of entertainment and activities for all ages.”
Now is a good time to subscribe to the TBNI.Blog Road Racing Calendar. It is a totally freeiCal Calendar you you can add to your phone / iPad / tablet / home computer etc and it will automatically update with all the dates for the all the Irish, Northern Irish and Manx Road Racing Meetings. It is completely secure, ad-free, free and regularly updated with the latest info including meeting dates, road closures and any important announcements.
The calendar is now entering its third year and is an absolutely essential resource for your race attendance planning, so if you are still to subscribe and wondering what to do, it is very simple – just click the link…
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
Practicing for all classes from 6.05 pm until 7.30pm
Corlett’s Trophies Senior Solo Founders 600cc/1000cc Race “1A”, 7 laps starting at 7.40pm and on completion followed by
Corlett’s Trophies Senior Solo Founders 600cc/1000cc Race “1B”, 7 laps and on completion followed by
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Wednesday 11th July 2018
Roads Close 6.00pm till no later than 9.40pm.
Ellan Vannin Fuels Senior Race, 7 laps starting at 6.20pm and on completion followed by
Mike Kerruish Plumbing & Heating 250cc/650cc twins Race “1”, 6 laps and on completion followed by
Radcliffe Butchers 600 Race 7 laps and on completion followed by
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Thursday 12th July 2018
Roads Close 9.30am till no later than 12.15pm.
600cc “C” Race, 6 laps starting at 9.50am and on completion followed by
S & S Motors 600cc Race, 7 laps and on completion followed by
Pole Positiion Travel 600cc “B” Race, 7 laps and on completion followed by
Island Aggregates Superbike Race, 7 laps.
**** Lunch Break ****
Roads Close 1.00pm till no later than 5.30pm.
Ocean Motor Village 250cc/650cc Race, 6 laps starting at 1.20pm and on completion followed by
Steam Packet Company 125cc/400cc/450cc and Electric Motorcycles Race, 6 laps and on completion followed by
Hunts Motorcycles Solo Championship Race, 9 laps and on completion followed by
Daryl Blake Construction Ltd. Sidecar Championship, 8 laps and on completion followed by
The debut of the Relaunched Enniskillen 100 is now less than a week away and just to wet your appetite and make you aware of the Course layout the organisers have released a map of the Circuit…
2018 Enniskillen 100 Course Map
So now you are pretty much all set and the weather forecast looks like it is going to be a glorious weekend! So make sure you have the sun cream packed in the back pack, you are going to need it!
If you aren’t to sure where to go, don’t worry! The postcode for your sat nav is :
BT92 2AB
Enjoy the races, stay safe, arrive safe, go home safe, listen to the Marshals and here’s to a great and safe weekend’s racing for all those involved!
Another glorious day on the Isle of Man. So it was off to the course to have a few runs round the Mountain Road before heading to a new vantage point to watch the evening’s qualifying / practice sessions.
The first thing I noticed was the iconic house that I knew as the ‘PokerStars House’ was now the ‘Honda House.’
Isle of Man TT Races – Honda House
Missing getting over the mountain in 2016 I watched the session from this park – it is a good viewing area if you ever visit.
If you look towards the house you will see lots of bikes parked up. That’s because the Mountain section was closed due to a collision, unfortunately this year this was an all too common occurrence.
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