Motor Bike Racing

Tragic Jack Oliver ‘lived to race his motorbikes’ says Armoy race chief Bill Kennedy after fatal crash at Kells

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter. Armoy Road Races Clerk of the Course Bill Kennedy said tragic Limavady road racer Jack Oliver ‘lived to race motorbikes’. The 22-year-old was killed in a crash at the Kells Road Races in Co Meath on Sunday, where he was making his debut at the 2.25-mile Crossakiel course. Jack came

Adam McLean and McAdoo Racing part company

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter. Adam McLean and the McAdoo Racing Team have parted company. In a statement on Saturday morning, the Cookstown-based team said: “McAdoo Kawasaki Racing will no longer race with Adam McLean with immediate effect. “The time was right to go our separate ways and we would like to wish Adam all

Ulster Superbike Championship Round Four

Seeley takes another 4 wins at Kirkistown. Alastair Seeley continued his dominance of the Ulster Superbike Championship. The Carrickfergus man added to his tally with another two superbike and two supersport wins this weekend at round four of the championship held at Kirkistown Race Track. He didn’t however have it all his own way being

Mike Browne back with Burrows Engineering/RK Racing team for Isle of Man TT after injury woe

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Cork’s Mike Browne is set to return to the Burrows Engineering/RK Racing team for the Isle of Man TT. Browne missed the Tandragee 100 and North West 200 through injury after breaking his ankles in a crash at the Cookstown 100 in April. Newcastle’s Dominic Herbertson and Michal ‘Indi’ Dokoupil

McAdoo Racing and Adam McLean withdraw from Isle of Man TT

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Northern Ireland’s McAdoo Racing Team and Adam McLean have withdrawn from the Isle of Man TT. A statement from the Cookstown-based outfit on Friday said the decision had been taken collectively. The statement said: “We have decided as a team to sit out the 2022 TT races due to a

NW200: Dunlop Tyres’ UK event manager explains decision to withdraw riders from Superbike finale

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter NW200: Dunlop Tyres’ UK event manager explains decision to withdraw riders from Superbike finale Dunlop Tyres’ Pat Walsh said he had “no choice” other than to advise riders to withdraw from Saturday’s headline Superbike race at the North West 200. A number of leading contenders including Peter Hickman, who earlier

Six-time Superbike winner Glenn Irwin reflects on ‘dream’ day at sun-drenched NW200

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Glenn Irwin toasted his second North West 200 Superbike double last night and hailed a ‘dream day’ on the north coast after chalking up a record six wins on the spin in the premier class. The Honda Racing rider gave the Fireblade CBR1000RR-R a perfect roads debut as the biggest

NW200: Lee Johnston edges Davey Todd for second Supersport victory in last-lap thriller

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Lee Johnston claimed his second Supersport victory at the North West 200 in glorious sunshine on the north coast after a titanic battle around the 8.9-mile course with Davey Todd. The duo broke away at the start and were locked in battle throughout the six-lap race. A mistake by Todd

NW200: Alastair Seeley bags Superstock double for 27th victory and fourth career treble

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Alastair Seeley secured his 27th victory and fourth North West 200 treble as he won Saturday’s Superstock race on the north coast. Seeley also won the Superstock race on Thursday in the rain and the Carrickfergus man repeated the feat on his IFS Yamaha R1 in warm and dry conditions