By Aiming to build on last year’s record-breaking action, Around A Pound Tandragee 100 organisers have unveiled how the 2026 event entry, is shaping up.
This month’s 62nd Anniversary meet, boasts an entry-list exceeding 110 racers, with Irish roads legends/stalwarts, top IOM roads aces, rising talents, twenty-eight debutants all poised to compete.
2025 T100 standout competitors, ‘Man of The Meeting’ Shaun Anderson and Michael Sweeney, who set a new outright lap-record in the opening 1000cc race, which was-then surpassed by Michael Dunlop MBE in the feature race, both return, as do:
‘Ramsey Rocket’ Conor Cummins, Marcus ‘Spartacus’ Simpson, TT Privateers Championship winner Barry Furber, Franco Bourne, Lee Hara.
TH Racing’s Joey Thompson, TT 2026 Monster Energy Peoples’ Challenger award winner James Chawke, Caomhan Canny (recently split with Scott Racing).
Joe Loughlin, Ryan Whitehall, two-& three-wheel Mountain Course victor Dan Sayle, Neil Kernohan, Andy Hornby, nephew of pure road racing legend Phillip McCallen, Brett McCallen.
Cowton Racing’s William Grant, unquestioned Irish road racing greats Nigel Moore, Barry Davidson, and Paul Cranston.
Disclosed T100 newcomers include Martin Morris, the inspirational Chris Ganley, Ricky Martin, and Cookstown Junior Support (A) race winner Bailey Harker.
Chapeau again to organisers, the North Armagh Motorcycle & Car Club Ltd, for maintaining the T100’s continuous, never-ending place amongst real road racing’s most respected, prestigious, and loved events.
Quick reminder, the 2026 Around A Pound Tandragee 100 (overall prize fund – nigh-on £13,500 pounds), commences from the 26th to the 27th of June.
Photo credit: Stephen Davison
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
