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17th August 2022

JONATHAN REA NAMED IRISH MOTORCYCLIST OF THE YEAR FOR RECORD SIXTH TIME IN A ROW

JONATHAN REA NAMED IRISH MOTORCYCLIST OF THE YEAR FOR RECORD SIXTH TIME IN A ROW

by bishopscourtcircuit / Wednesday, 27 January 2021 / Published in Blog / News, Motor Bike Racing

 

JONATHAN REA NAMED IRISH MOTORCYCLIST OF THE YEAR FOR RECORD SIXTH TIME IN A ROW

World Superbike star Jonathan Rea is the Adelaide Irish Motorcyclist of the Year for a record breaking sixth time in a row. 

Rea has now won Irish motorcycling’s top honour eight times to equal the achievement of road racing legend Joey Dunlop, who was an eight-time winner 

1979 and 2000.

There was little doubt that the Kawasaki rider would scoop the main prize following his sixth successive World Superbike title.

33-year-old Rea received the famous Joey Dunlop trophy during a virtual online awards ceremony after the annual gala evening in Belfast was unable to be staged because of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

“This is an incredible feeling,” said Rea.  “I am gutted I can’t receive this trophy on the night because it’s such an amazing occasion every January when all the motorcycling industry come together under one roof.

“I receive so much support from the fans there and I will miss seeing them all. This is an unreal trophy which will once again take pride of place as the centrepiece in my home. 

“To equal the record set by Joey Dunlop is also simply incredible. He was my hero growing up and to think I have won this award the same number of times as him is hard to believe.”

Rea clinched a record breaking sixth World title in a row during a season affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. 

“2020 was a year like no other and the World Superbike organisers did so well to run the championship safely,” added Rea.

“It was a tough year for me starting the season with a crash but we hit the ground running in the middle of the season and I was able to bring the world title back to Northern Ireland again.

“I assure everyone I am planning a big assault on this new season. Kawasaki have a new bike, and I am excited about that as the potential is more than the previous model. But I am under no illusions how tough it will be with new challenges whether it be a bike or a rider or both.

“We start the season later this year at Assen instead of Australia, because of coronavirus. Assen is a track I love and I hope we can start the season on a real high in April.”

Six other awards were presented during the virtual awards which is available to watch on demand on the Bike Awards Facebook page and via YouTube. There are interviews with all the winners in the special programme hosted by Stephen Watson and Keith Huewen. 

Glenn Irwin was named Short Circuit Rider of the Year and Rhys Irwin, the Young Rider of the Year for their performances in the British Championship. 

Jordan Scott picked up the Off-Road award after an excellent year in the British Extreme Enduro while the Cookstown 100 Club won the Road Race award for the safe running of their event. The County Tyrone event was the only road race in Ireland in 2020.

The Voluntary Bikers Group were the recipients of the Services to Sport award thanks to their amazing efforts to support the local community last year. Over 200 bikers delivered food parcels, medication and Personal Protection Equipment to people in need during the pandemic.

Two of Irelands most decorated riders were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Ralph Bryans, who won the 50cc Grand Prix World title in 1965, and Stanley Woods who won a remarkable 29 Grand Prix’s in the 1920’s and 1930’s. He was also a 10-time winner at the Isle of Man TT.

The Irish motorbike awards are sponsored by Adelaide Motorbike Insurance, administered by Cornmarket. “We are very proud to partner the awards again this year,” said Stephen Sutherland, managing director of Cornmarket Insurance Services and a keen biker himself.

“Through Adelaide Motorbike Insurance,  we have a long tradition of supporting the motorcycling community and have built up fantastic relationships with our customers over the years.

To celebrate our continued sponsorship of the Irish Motorbike Awards, we are giving away three GoPro Hero 8 Black cameras which are a great safety feature helping to protect our Biking customers”. 


All details are also on www.cornmarketinsurance.co.uk, and via twitter @BikeAwards and the Bike Awards Facebook page.

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