By Kyle White:- Belfast Newsletter This year’s Irish road racing calendar is set to be decimated once again following confirmation that a host of national events in the Republic of Ireland have been cancelled. Sean Bissett, President of the sport’s governing body in the south – Motorcycling Ireland – said all national races with the

THIS year’s Around a Pound Tandragee 100 road races have been scrapped amid continued coronavirus restrictions in Northern Ireland. Traditionally the second national event on the calendar after the Cookstown 100, Tandragee looked set to go ahead on April 30 and May 1 for its 60th anniversary celebration this year until chiefs were forced to

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter The 2021 Kells Road Races have been cancelled on the backdrop of the ongoing coronavirus crisis. On Friday, the organisers said in a statement that the event in June (19-20) had been called off because of the risk of financial loss, due to the potential for a last-minute cancellation as

  A final decision on whether the North West 200 motorcycle races will take place this year is expected ‘within weeks’. With Northern Ireland currently in its latest hard lockdown due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, former Event Director Mervyn Whyte confirmed to the News Letter that the organising Coleraine Club has applied for alternative

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Paul Jordan remains an advocate of Irish national road racing as a tried and test route to success at the Isle of Man TT. The Magherafelt man is a regular on the domestic scene in Ireland and although there has been an increasing number of riders coming straight from the

JMcC Roofing Racing has unveiled their squad, which will contest the 2021 season. The Banbridge based outfit laid out their plans for the upcoming season to compete in the Ulster Superbike, British Superbike championships along with selected road races. Team owner Jason McCaw has brought together a mixture of youth and experience as he prepares

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter. Northern Ireland’s McAdoo Racing team will run Adam McLean and Darryl Tweed in a new-look two-man roads line-up next season. Tobermore man McLean is entering his fourth season with the highly-regarded Cookstown outfit, which is run by father and son Winston and Jason McAdoo. McLean bagged a double at the

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter. The 2021 Irish road racing season is set to roar into life at the Cookstown 100 in County Tyrone next April. Fans were starved of two-wheel action this year after the coronavirus pandemic wiped out the national calendar, with the North West 200, Isle of Man TT and Macau Grand Prix also

Danny Buchan will join Andrew Irwin in a new look SYNETIQ BMW team for the 2021 British Superbike Championship campaign. The Essex man’s signature completes an exciting line-up for BMW Motorrad’s official BSB squad, with Buchan finally getting the chance to join up with TAS Racing – where both he and Irwin will campaign the

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter. Northern Ireland’s Wilson Craig Racing Team has signed former MotoGP rider Chris Burns to contest the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT in 2021.   The 38-year-old from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne will make his debut at both events on Honda machinery next year. Burns has a wealth of experience having