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Jason Lynn claims Superbike double at Bishopscourt as Northern Ireland motorcycling season blasts off

By Kyle White, Belfast Newsletter. Jason Lynn claimed a big bike double at the opening round of the Ulster Superbike Championship at Bishopscourt on Saturday. The Temple Club’s meeting was the first event on the 2023 Northern Ireland motorcycling calendar and went ahead a little over a week after an eleventh hour insurance deal was

BISHOPSCOURT MOTOR RACES

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS: Entries open on publication of these Regulations, via www.rallyscore.net. The British Automobile Racing Club ltd (BARC), Thruxton Circuit, Andover, Hants. SP11 8PN will organise a race Interclub permit meeting (with Authorised Foreign Participation), on 6 & 7 May 2023 at Bishopscourt Racing Circuit, 29 Lismore road, Bishopscourt, Downpatrick, BT30 7SY. The Permit Number

Team Wood Motorcycle Youth Academy continues support for young hopefuls in 2023 Ulster Superbike Championship

By Kyle White Belfast Newsltter A host of young riders will again be supported by the Team Wood Motorcycle Youth Academy in 2023 in the Ulster Superbike Championship. Formed by members of the Motorcycle Road Racing Club of Ireland (MCRRCI) in 2020 to help nurture young talent in the sport, the Academy was inspired by

Team Wood Motorcycle Youth Academy 2022 Season Round up.

The Team Wood Motorcycle Youth Academy had a very successful year. With 10 young riders getting support via the Academy and Academy Sponsors. We did have a few older riders this year that we kept on, just to give them a full season with us as the previous season was curtailed to just a few

Michael Dunlop confirmed as late entry for Sunflower Trophy race on McAdoo Racing Kawasaki

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Michael Dunlop has joined the line-up for this weekend’s Sunflower Trophy short circuit meeting at Bishopscourt. The Ballymoney man will ride in the Superbike and Supersport classes for the McAdoo Racing Kawasaki team, joining Eunan McGlinchey. Dublin’s Derek Sheils had been due to compete for the Cookstown team at the

Cooper and Hutchinson for Sunflower Trophy races

Multiple Pirelli National Superstock champion Richard Cooper will make a welcome return to the Jim Finlay Sunflower Trophy races this Friday and Saturday at the Bishopscourt race circuit, having recently joined forces with local based Boyce PrecisionEngineering Yamaha by Russell Racing. Cooper, popular with the local race fans, brings a wealth of experience to the

Sunflower Trophy Motorcycle Races

Over the past number of years, the Sunflower has pulled a large entry to the 3-wheeled class, and this year is no different. With the National Sidecar class continuing to grow in numbers, this weekend’s meeting will see a good mix of the highly experienced and relative newcomers to the event. The top 3 from

Former winners Christian Iddon and Richard Cooper join line-up for Buildbase Suzuki at Sunflower Trophy

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter. Former winners Christian Iddon and Richard Cooper are entered for the Hillsborough Club’s Sunflower Trophy meeting at Bishopscourt Racing Circuit in Co Down on Friday and Saturday. Iddon edged out Cooper in a photo-finish to win the blue riband race when Ireland’s premier short circuit meeting was last held in

National Superstock race winner Richard Kerr set for Sunflower Trophy bid on AMD Honda

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter National Superstock 1000 winner Richard Kerr will return to Bishopscourt to challenge for the Sunflower Trophy at Irish motorcycling’s end-of-season showpiece from October 21-22. The Donegal man won the Neil Robinson Memorial trophy at the County Down circuit in the summer during a free weekend away from his commitments in