Post Cookstown 100 competition in 2018, one of the latest racers to take part in Road Racing News Ten Questions Challenge series, was Dundrod course specialist Alistair Kirk.
Alistair’s answers to the worldwide popular series of questions, were as follows:
(Article first published 5th May 2018)
Q1: Favourite National Roads Meeting?
“I’ve only ever done one, Cookstown!”
Q2: Favourite Racing Bike?
“BMW HP4”
Q3: What’s the best part of competing on the roads?
“Getting a lie in, in the mornings!”
Q4: TT, North West 200 or Ulster Grand Prix?
“Ulster Grand Prix”
Q5: Most Respected Rival?
“I respect every man the same who lines up on the grid, but that would have to be my owl mate Micko Sweeney.”
Photo by Rod Neill
Q6: Best roads moment thus far?
“The buzz of doing my first road race at Frohburg in Germany, back in 2008.”
Q7: Is their one place or country in the world, where you would like to see a roads meeting held?
“Ibiza, race all day, party all night.”
Q8: Who’s your road racing hero?
“Jointly Joey Dunlop/Michael Rutter.”
Q9: Supersport or Superbike?
“Superbike”
Q10: Pole position or fastest lap?
“Pole position”
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou