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.

‘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

Organisers hope returning Mid-Antrim 150 will become permanent fixture on Irish road racing calendar again.

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter. Mid-Antrim 150 Club chairman Davy McCartney is hopeful the popular Irish road race will become a permanent fixture on the calendar again ahead of the return of the Clough meeting September 9-10. The event was officially launched at Wilsons of Rathkenny on Thursday evening and is set to be the

Armoy Road Races: Davey Todd sets blistering new 108mph lap record with sensational ‘Race of Legends’ victory

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Davey Todd completed a four-timer at the Bayview Hotel Armoy Road Races on Saturday with a sensational performance in the feature ‘Race of Legends’. The Milenco by Padgett’s Honda rider led all the way and blitzed the lap record twice, establishing a new benchmark of 108.534mph as he set the

Armoy Road Races: Imperious Davey Todd doubles up in Supersport class

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Davey Todd clinched a double with an emphatic victory in the second Supersport race at the Bayview Hotel Armoy Road Races on Saturday. Todd, who won the earlier Supersport race in the damp from Ballymoney’s Darryl Tweed, led all the way from pole on the Milenco by Padgett’s Honda in