Motor Bike Racing

Alastair Seeley closes in on Ulster Superbike title as Bishopscourt hosts penultimate round

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter The penultimate round of the Ulster Superbike Championship takes place on Saturday at Bishopscourt in Co Down where Alastair Seeley is on the cusp of retaining his title. Seeley has already secured the Supersport crown following the cancellation of the David Wood Memorial Trophy meeting. The Carrickfergus man only needs

Bill Kennedy steps down as Clerk of Course at Armoy Road Races after 11 years

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Kennedy, who has also stepped down as club chairman, will instead devote more of his time to other key components of the event, including working to bring established and up and coming riders to the national meeting and negotiating with sponsors. A decision on who will take over the reins

Mid-Antrim 150: Police launch investigation and appeal for information after sabotage forces cancellation of Irish road race

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter The Mid-Antrim 150 has been cancelled after oil, glass and nails were spilled on the course overnight in an act of sabotage on the Dunbought Road. The event at the 3.5-mile Clough course was due to be the final Irish road race of the season. On Friday, the organisers took

Mid-Antrim 150: Clough newcomer Mike Browne claims Superbike pole as final Irish national road race of season goes ahead

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter. Manx Grand Prix winner Mike Browne claimed pole for the Superbike races at the Main Surface Finishing Mid-Antrim 150 on Friday. The final Irish road race of the year will go ahead as planned after the organisers decided not to cancel the event following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Alastair Seeley walks on water with hat-trick at rain-lashed Ulster Superbilke meeting to retain King and Prince of Kirkistown titles

Alastair Seeley clinched a hat-trick at a rain-lashed Kirkistown in Co Down on Saturday to maintain his stranglehold on the Ulster Superbike Championship. The Carrick man’s double on the IFS Yamaha R1 ensured he retained the King of Kirkistown crown and £1,000 top prize at the Belfast & District Club’s Big 3 Series finale. Seeley

Sunflower Hillsborough

The Chairman and Members wish to thank all our Sponsors, Advertisers, M.C.U.I (U.C) Officals, Spectators, Bishopscourt personel, the Race competitors and everybody who supported this great end of season event. Covid 19 has taken its toll but we will be back in 2022 hopefully bigger and better. Hillsborough & District Motor Cycle Club was born

‘Still hope for North West 200’ says Ulster road racing legend Phillip McCallen

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Phillip McCallen has called for a collaborative approach to rescue the North West 200 in 2023 after former event director Mervyn Whyte warned Northern Ireland’s biggest motorcycle race was in jeopardy. Whyte, who is still the driving force behind the north coast road race, told a meeting of Causeway Coast

“Huge question mark” over North West 200 in 2023, warns Mervyn Whyte

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter. North West 200 race chief Mervyn Whyte says there is a “huge question mark” over whether the event will go ahead in 2023. Whyte told a meeting of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council that the north coast road race is at a “crossroads” and warned it may not go

Phillip McCallen optimistic Ulster Grand Prix will return in 2023 as talks resume with Tourism NI

By Kyle White Belfast News Letter The Ulster Grand Prix should have been celebrating its centenary this week, but instead the wait for racing to return to the Dundrod course goes on. Last held in 2019, the fastest road race in the world was cancelled in 2020 due to financial trouble, with the event falling