Let’s cut to the chase here – thanks to Peter Hickman – the Ulster Grand Prix is once again the Fasted Road Race in the World! Well done Peter Hickman and your amazing 136.415 mph lap!
CIRCLE K AIRPORT ROAD SERVICE STATION SUPERBIKE RACE (1)
Check out the results from the 2019 Ulster Grand Prix here : https://tbni.blog/2019/08/09/2019-ulster-grand-prix-results/
The next one on the 2019 calendar is an international – the 2019 Ulster Grand Prix.
There is a whole week of events to get tore into, so have a look and have a great week in Dundrod!
Well now that the photo rally is over for another year, having met its deadline on 31st October 2016, I will post up my entries for each county. Just so you can see where I was at, and maybe add a few locations to your list of places to visit should you ever find yourself in Northern Ireland & the Republic of Ireland…
The bear that keeps featuring is the mascot of the charity that the Club were supporting this year : https://www.shinecharity.org.uk
Photo Rally Entry Gallery :
Thanks to everyone who joined me for my live Twitter Coverage of the 2016 Ulster Grand Prix.
Seven races, a monster meeting for Hutchy, with 4 wins a great show from Bruce, with a win, a super looks and a number of podiums and an always keep going from M. Dunlop earning him a load more UGP Podiums.
All of this covered live with hundreds of tweets, so if you were with me thanks. If not hopefully you can join in next time.
Something must have been done right though…
If you missed the action you can catch it tonight 15/08/2016 @ 21:00 GMT on BBC 2 Northern Ireland and tomorrow, 16/08/2016 @ 21:00 GMT also on BBC 2 Northern Ireland and I’m sure the BBC iPlayer shortly afterwards.
Join me in the morning for some live tweeting from the Ulster Grand Prix, for all the Race Day action, live as it happens!
See you there, see you here!
Twitter : @TomBoyNI
Official statement from #GuyMartin:
Plenty of folk have been asking what I’m up to this year.
I fancy a change of scenery. I’ve been racing the TT for 11 years. All I’ve really done since I was 18, except the trucks, is race motorbikes and my brain needs something else.
Every year’s the same: testing, racing, then start again. It brought it home to me when I was lying in hospital after the Ulster Grand Prix crash.
I’ve been on about the Tour Divide, the toughest pushbike race in the world, for three years and I thought I’ll blink and next thing I’ll be 45, so I’m going to do it this year. I like breaking myself mentally and the Tour Divide will be tough, but it’s same time at TT, so that’s forced me to make a choice.
I’m not done with motorbikes. I’m attempting the Wall of Death record in the spring and having a go at the land speed record in the summer and if I do race on the roads it will be with TAS.
After the Tour Divide I might never want to see a pushbike again – or never want to go road racing again, I don’t know. But I do know Bruce Anstey and John McGuinness are still racing the TT, and they’ve got a few years on me, so maybe I’ll come back next year. Or maybe I’ll find something else interesting to do.
I’ve got more interests than just motorbikes and I just think let’s bloody have ‘em.
Thanks very much as ever for the support.
Guy.
Unfortunately to me that reads as a ‘farewell.’ Hopefully it is more of a ‘see you later’ than a ‘good bye.’
Today celebrates the centenary of the Ulster Covenant in Northern Ireland. The Covenant was signed in 1912 by almost 500,000 people to express their opposition to Home Rule.
Today will see almost 30,000 marchers and supports of the Covenant and orange order descend upon Belfast to march all around the city in the largest open air parade for over 20 years.
Good luck and have a good day to all those involved.
It is also a highly contentious march that having looked at twitter already looks like there are already trouble makers around looking to stoke the fires of the past and cause as much disruption as they can, of course partnered with the traditional Belfast riot.
Therefore lets all hope that calm rules today and this event does not become a media frenzy on the trouble that can still dominate Belfast.
Oh and if you would like to sign the Covenant you can do so 100 years later at Ulster Covenant 2012 – Sign here
