ULSTER GRAND PRIX STATEMENT

Since the flag dropped on the last running of the Ulster Grand Prix race in August 2019, the organisers of the event, the Dundrod and District Motorcycle Club, have been working to resolve the financial difficulties suffered during that season. The effect of Coronavirus and the restrictions aimed at controlling the pandemic have hindered the
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Michael Dunlop and Guy Martin in ‘must-see’ head-to-head at Armoy Road Races

By Kyle White:- Belfast Newsletter Michael Dunlop will compete in his first road race in almost two years as he returns to his home patch at Armoy this month to bid for a record ninth ‘Race of Legends’ victory. The Ballymoney man is set to ride the new SYNETIQ BMW M1000RR for Northern Ireland’s TAS
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Gary Dunlop’s late change of heart in possible swansong for Joey’s Bar team

By Kyle White:- Belfast Newsletter Gary Dunlop has had a late change of heart and will run Cork man Mike Browne on the Joey’s Bar Honda Moto3 machine at the Armoy and Cookstown 100 road races this year.Dunlop, who retired in 2019 after winning the Moto3/125GP Irish Championship, had initially decided not to field the
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Ballycastle Company to Sponsor Race in Memory of Beloved Grandson

McAlonan Oils Sponsoring Junior Classics in Memory of Sean BALLYCASTLE company, McAlonan Oils, is the latest company to sponsor a race at this year’s Armoy Road Races, in memory of 21-year-old Sean McAlonan, fondly known as ‘Scooby,’ who tragically lost his life as a result of a one vehicle road traffic collision in November 2018.
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‘The news we all wanted to hear,’ says Armoy race chief Bill Kennedy

Armoy Clerk of the Course Bill Kennedy hailed Thursday’s decision by the NI Executive to relax the cap on 500 spectators at outdoor events as ‘the news we all wanted to hear’. Kennedy had urged a ‘common sense’ approach as the Executive met to discuss easing further Covid-19 measures and his call was answered, with
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Armoy Road Races on TV

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Highlights of this month’s Armoy Road Races will be shown on BBC1 NI. Plans for the Co Antrim event stepped up a gear after the Northern Ireland Executive confirmed on Thursday that the cap on 500 spectators at outdoor events would be lifted. The ‘Race of Legends’ will be the
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Green light for Armoy Road Races as spectator restrictions eased

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Organisers of the Armoy Road Races received a huge boost on Thursday as the Northern Ireland Executive agreed to lift the cap on 500 people at outdoor events from Friday, July 2 at 17:00 BST.The ‘Race of Legends’ is the first Irish national road race set to go ahead this
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Michael Dunlop Play Targeted For Theatre Release In 2022

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter. The owner of a London-based production company says he is eager to bring the ‘incredible world’ of road racing to the theatre through a stage play revolving around Northern Ireland’s Michael Dunlop. Nick Snow, who was a co-writer and co-producer of the critically acclaimed Prisoners of the Moon – a

Ian Hutchinson pens deal with new Northern Ireland team

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter. Ian Hutchinson will spearhead the challenge for new Northern Ireland team Boyce Precision Engineering by Russell Racing at next year’s North West 200 and Isle of Man TT.The 16-time TT winner will ride a Yamaha YZF-R6 in the Supersport class for the Co Armagh-based team, which will be led by