Next year’s North West 200 could be delayed until September as Covid-19 poses ‘major challenges’

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Next year’s North West 200 could be pushed back until later in the year to improve the prospects of the event taking place amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The international road race was cancelled this year along with the Isle of Man TT as a direct result of the coronavirus
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Mervyn Whyte to step down as Event Director of the North West 200

North West 200 Event Director, Mervyn Whyte, MBE, is stepping down from the role. Whyte has been at the helm of the north coast race for the past twenty years, Ireland's largest outdoor sporting attraction. “I had intended to retire at the end of 2019 but Coleraine and District Motor Club asked me to stay
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Ryan Farquhar recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours list with British Empire Medal

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Ryan Farquhar says he is ‘proud and honoured’ after being awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. The Dungannon man is Ireland’s most successful ever Irish national road racer and his achievements were also recognised last year, when Farquhar went into the Guinness Book of World Records
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Sad news as Motor Cycle Union of Ireland chaplain Rev Noel Agnew passes away following illness

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Well-known Motor Cycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) chaplain Rev Noel Agnew has sadly passed away following a short period of illness.   The retired Minister suffered a heart attack following practice for the Cookstown 100 motorcycle races on Friday, September 11. He received immediate attention from paramedics at the scene who
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Darryl Tweed recovering following crash at KDM Hire Cookstown 100

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Ballymoney man Darryl Tweed is recovering following a heavy crash at the KDM Hire Cookstown 100 on Saturday. Tweed came off the M&D Kawasaki 400 in the Lightweight Supersport race on the final lap after being caught out by the wet conditions, resulting in a red flag. It was a
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Sheils wins Cookstown Superbike Race as rain brings meeting to an early end

Traditionally the first race of the Irish National Road Racing season and normally held in April, the Cookstown 100, the one and only Irish Road race to be run in 2020 took place today around the 2.1 mile Orritor circuit on the outskirts of Cookstown. Derek Sheils won the only Superbike race to notch up
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Derek Sheils On Pole for tomorrows Cookstown 100

Derek Sheils will start tomorrow’s Cookstown 100 road races on pole position. Up until the last minute it was doubtful if the Dubliner would be competing after a miss understanding with his entry. Following a wet start to the day causing  a delay to the start of qualifying Sheils a dominant force at Cookstown over he
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New owner for Iconic Race Team

On the first anniversary of the passing of one of Irelands most popular road race team owner, Wilson Craig, it has been announced, that the team will continue to grace the road scene, albeit with a new owner! With the blessing of Mrs Craig, the team will be run under the guidance of Darren Gilpin,
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Motor Cycle Union of Ireland urges Cookstown 100 organisers to ‘please consider cancelling this event’ as Covid-19 cases rise in Northern Ireland

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter. The Motor Cycle Union of Ireland has called upon the organisers of the Cookstown 100 to cancel the race in September. In a letter obtained by the News Letter, the sport’s governing body said the ‘risks in organising events at present are all too obvious’, against the backdrop of a
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