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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Entries revealed for September’s postponed Cookstown 100

By Kyle White, Belfast Newsletter. The line-up for next month’s KDM Hire Cookstown 100 is taking shape with a number of leading names confirmed for what could be the only Irish road race to go ahead in 2020.   The Co Tyrone meeting, postponed from April, is currently set to run from September 11-12 at
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British Superbike Championship organisers ‘optimistic’ fans will be able to attend races as provisional August start date announced

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter   The Bennetts British Championship has set a provisional date for racing to commence in August. An updated 2020 calendar was announced on Wednesday featuring six triple-header rounds at Donington Park, Snetterton, Silverstone, Oulton Park and Brands Hatch, totalling 18 championship rounds. The opening round is pencilled in at Donington Park
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Phillip McCallen’s Classic Bike Festival at Bishopscourt cancelled due to Covid-19 outbreak

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter.    The organisers of the Classic Bike Festival Ireland have confirmed that the event this summer has been cancelled as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The two-day motorcycling extravaganza, held for the first time to great acclaim in 2019, had been scheduled to take place at Bishopscourt Racing
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Bill Kennedy warns coronavirus impact on Irish road racing will stretch far beyond 2020

By Kyle White, Belfast Newsletter Armoy Clerk of the Course Bill Kennedy has sounded a stark warning that it could be 2022 before Irish road racing recovers from the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The ‘Race of Legends’ is the only Ulster event on the calendar yet to be postponed or cancelled this season, although
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Derek Sheils and Burrows Engineering Racing part company in ‘amicable’ split

By Kyle White: Belfast Newsletter. Images Derek Wilson.   Top Irish road racer Derek Sheils and Northern Ireland team Burrows Engineering/RK Racing have parted company on amicable terms after a highly successful four-year association. Sheils won the Irish and Ulster Superbike titles last year on the Dungannon outfit’s Suzuki GSX-R1000 and finished fourth in the
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Road racing 2020 line-up: Who is going where next season?

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter A number of top names have already confirmed their plans for next season as the 2020 line-up for the international road races begins to take shape. Peter Hickman will be the man with the biggest target on his back after the British Superbike contender had a year to remember in
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New three-year sponsorship deal announced for North West 200

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter The North West 200 has secured a new three-year title sponsorship deal with Northern Ireland companies fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils, which will run from 2020 until 2022. Friday’s announcement is a welcome boost for the sport after several worrying developments over recent weeks, with next year’s Ulster Grand Prix in
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Michael Dunlop clocks 125mph lap to set Superbike pace at Classic TT

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter     Michael Dunlop set the fastest lap of the week at the Classic TT in perfect conditions in Saturday afternoon’s Superbike session Riding the Team Classic Suzuki XR69, Dunlop – riding with a series of injuries – gritted his teeth and lapped at 125.75mph to top the leaderboard. The
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