Excitement is entering another level for Irish Road Racing fans with the KDM Hire Cookstown 100 due to begin on Friday morning.
The first and only Irish roads event of 2020, has a twelve race schedule which includes the showpiece 12 lap Superbike race which carries a race winner’s purse of £1,300 pounds.
Leading names ready for Cookstown competition include BE Racing In Conjunction with Richardson Kelly Racing’s Paul Jordan and Michael Browne, McAdoo Kawasaki’s Adam McLean and reigning Duke Road Race Rankings Champion Michael Sweeney.
Photo by Rod Neill
Talented racers set to tackle the Orritor circuit for the first time include David Datzer, PRF Racing’s Carl Phillips, Danny Tomlinson Racing’s Dan Harrison and Russian newcomer Danila Krasniuk.
The full prospective practice, qualifying, race running order, for the 2020 KDM Hire Cookstown 100, is as follows:
Friday 11th September:
Newcomers A Practice
Newcomers B Practice
Newcomers C Practice
All qualifying sessions – 5 Laps
Open (A) Qualifying
Open (B) Qualifying
Senior Support (A) Qualifying
Senior Support (B) Qualifying
125/Moto 3/Supersport 300 Qualifying
Junior Support (A) Qualifying
Junior Support (B) Qualifying
Junior Classics (A) Qualifying
Junior Classics (B) Qualifying
Supersport (A) Qualifying
Supersport (B) Qualifying
Lightweight 400/250/Forgotten Era Qualifying
Senior Classics Qualifying
Super Twins (A) Qualifying
Super Twins (B) Qualifying
Saturday 12th September:
Senior Support A race 9 Laps
125/Moto 3/Supersport 300 race 9 Laps
Supersport A race 9 Laps
Senior Support B race 9 Laps
Super Twins A race 9 Laps
Junior Support race 9 Laps
Open A race 9 Laps
Junior Classics race 9 Laps
Non Qualifiers race 9 Laps
Senior Classics race 9 Laps
Lightweight 400/250/Forgotten Era race 9 Laps
KDM Hire Cookstown 100 Superbike race 12 Laps
Words by Stevie Rial