By The Sunflower Trophy races, has been over the past two years, a majorly prodigious meet for five times Northwest 200 winner, National Sportbike Champion Richard Cooper.
Recent Bishopcourt (national circuit configuration) competition yielded more victories, persistent high points.
Aboard Boyce Precision Engineering/Russell Racing Yamaha apparatus, the Nottingham rider collected three Supersport race wins, showing again his prowess, skilled astuteness astride middleweight class tackle.
Still the fastest NW200 newcomer in history, Cooper also finished P1 in the Spence Bespoke Engineering/DB Tiles Super Twins race in front of Twins race one victor, British GP2 Champion Owen Jenner.
Cooper’s Russell Racing team-mate Bob Smith Spring Cup winner Michael Browne took a hat-trick of podium finishes.
Same as last year, top of the Lightweight Supersport class, bagging back-to-back triumphs was top 16 Manx GP finisher, Graham McAleese.
Extra well known roads scene participants taking in Sunflower Trophy affiliated action, included triple Oliver’s Mount Championship winner Gary McCoy, Jeremy McWilliams, Cookstown Grand Final winner Dominic Herbertson.
Christian Elkin, Gareth Arnold, Johnny Stewart and the evergreen Paul Cranston, 500cc race victor 42 years ago at the world’s fastest road race, the Ulster Grand Prix.
Photo credit: Derek Wilson
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
