Armoy Road Races: Dunlop dominates with ninth straight Race of Legends win

MICHAEL Dunlop stole the show this weekend with his ninth consecutive Bayview Hotel Race of Legends win at Armoy. The SynetiQ BMW rider controlled the action from lights-to-flag to beat Wilson Craig Racing’s Davey Todd and Derek McGee by almost 10sec. After dominating Friday’s event-opening 250GP and Supersport scraps, Dunlop won three more today between
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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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Armoy Road Races All Systems Go Call for Race Sponsors

Issued on behalf of Armoy Motorcycle Road Racing Club by NakedPR.  Armoy Road Races All Systems Go Call for Race Sponsors THE Armoy Motorcycle Road Racing Club has announced that it is all systems go for organising the Armoy Road Races on Friday 30th & Saturday 31st July after the Motor Cycle Union of Ireland (MCUI) approved
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Organisers ‘optimistic’ Armoy Road Races will take place as planned this summer

By Kyle White:- Belfast Newsletter Armoy Clerk of the Course Bill Kennedy says every effort will be made to hold the Irish national road race in July. Already, the Kells meeting in Co Meath and May’s Tandragee 100 have been cancelled as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic, while the North West 200 is in the balance, with
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