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Keyes, McLean To The Fore At Mondello Park

Leading lights during the Principal Insurance Masters Superbike Championship, support series season opener included JMcC Roofing Racing’s Adam McLean and prospective Northwest 200, TT Races debutant Kevin Keyes. Edenderry’s Keyes,…

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Cookstown 100 Preview Part 2 – Twins, Lightweight, Support Races

Super Twins: One of the toughest races to call this week at Cookstown, is the Super Twins encounter. 2022 Irish Road Racing Superbike Champion Michael Sweeney, Darryl Tweed (FAO Racing)…

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Cookstown 100 Preview Part 1 – Supersport/1000cc Races

What better way to start Irish road racing 2024 style, than with the longest running national road race, the now Cemcor title sponsored Cookstown 100. Road Racing News pre-event previews…

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Cookstown Preview Series Part 1 – Supersport/1000cc Races

Amidst all the insurance problems, it truly is fantastic to write previews around the 2023 CDE Group Cookstown 100. Road Racing News pre-event previews begin with a focus on the…

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Anticipation Increasing For Cookstown

Last night’s CDE Group Cookstown 100 press launch, made anticipation for the Irish road racing season opener, all the more prevalent. Post various problems insurance related, the stage is now…

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Team ILR X8 On The Roads In 2023

More Team ILR themed news today, featuring three racers with varied pure road racing pedigrees. Firstly, remaining with Ian Lougher’s outfit for a third TT campaign is Masayuki Yamanaka. Japan’s…

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Did You Know? Series – Part 3

We know the stature, prowess of the 130 Mph TT club which currently has 22 members, perhaps not as well-known though is the 120 Mph North West 200 club. Since…

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Dates Announced For 2023 Armoy Road Races

The hugely popular, highly acclaimed Armoy Road Races are set to take centre stage next year from the 28th-29th of July. First taking place in 2009, the Armoy Road Races…

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Road Racer’s Adventures: Grand Anglesey For Roads Favourites

Multiple esteemed, high-level, respected national, international road racing pilots sampled over the past weekend, the popular Wirral 100 Motor Club ran Anglesey Grand meeting. Famous faces competing included Irish Road…

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Stats: Irish Road Race Top Three Finishers 2020-2022

I’ve often stated that some stats are scarcely believable, here’s another since 2020, 126 racers have gained at least one top three finish from Irish road racing meetings. Top of…

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A Quick Catch Up With Irish Road Race Superbike Champion Michael Sweeney

Seven years ago, at a rainy Spring Cup meeting, twice Junior Manx GP winner Michael Sweeney tackled for the first time the iconic, 2.43 miles long Oliver’s Mount road-race circuit.…

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