BURROWS ENGINEERING/RK RACING RETAIN MIKE BROWNE FOR 2022 ROADS ASSAULT AS YOUNG-GUN JACK BURROWS SET FOR MOTO3 DEBUT

BURROWS ENGINEERING/RK RACING RETAIN MIKE BROWNE FOR 2022 ROADS ASSAULT AS YOUNG-GUN JACK BURROWS SET FOR MOTO3 DEBUT Northern Ireland’s Burrows Racing/RK Racing team will go back to their roots in 2022 in a full-scale return to the Irish national road races with promising Cork rider Mike Browne spearheading the challenge. Browne will be the

Ulster Grand Prix set for return in 2022 as new club takes over legendary Dundrod race

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter The Ulster Grand Prix is poised to return in 2022 as a revamped racing festival featuring classic racing machines to mark the centenary of the iconic Dundrod event under a new promoting club. Former North West 200 Event Director Mervyn Whyte will be a director of the company, which will
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IFS David Wood Trophy Races Press Release

mcrrci PR 12/09/21 The Motor Cycle Road Racing Club of Ireland can announce that the “IFS David Wood Trophy Races” will return this year on the 18th September at Bishopscourt Racing Circuit. The 2020 event like many others was cancelled due to the Covid 19 pandemic. In respect to those who lost loved ones, and

Derek Sheils set to miss Cookstown 100

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Nine-time Cookstown 100 winner Derek Sheils is set to miss the event this weekend. Sheils has been the dominant force in the Superbike class around the 2.1-mile Orritor course in recent years and has won eight times in the showpiece class since his first victory in the Open race in
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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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Dunlop makes return after two-month absence as British Superbike testing clicks up a gear

By Roy Harris, Belfast Telegraph   Michael Dunlop made his first outing since the Daytona 200 in March as testing for the 2021 British Superbike season continued yesterday with a one-day event at Oulton Park. He lined up at the Cheshire circuit with the regular Superbike riders on board a D.C. Racing BMW, and in front
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Davey Todd set to ride for Wilson Craig Racing at Scarborough Spring Cup

By Kyle White, Belfast Newsletter. North West 200 winner Davey Todd will ride for the Wilson Craig Honda team at the upcoming Scarborough Spring Cup meeting at Oliver’s Mount in May. The Saltburn rider will compete on a Honda CBR600RR for the Northern Ireland outfit after agreeing terms with team owner Darren Gilpin at the
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Organisers pressing on with plans for Armoy Road Races as optimism grows for July return

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter There is growing optimism the Armoy Road Races will return this year as the organisers press ahead will plans to run the event in the summer. In 2020, the Cookstown 100 was the only Irish national meeting that went ahead after all other events were cancelled as a result of