Although Team owner and manager Rowley Suitor was absent for this race, the team was out in action for the third round of the Retink Irish Motocross Championships at the GP circuit at Desertmartin. The day was cold but bright, and team leader and reigning Ulster Champion Richard Bird had a problematic day, despite leading […]
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TMC’s Meara On Form In The Desert
Saturday last saw team TMC MOTO X fielding 2 of their premier riders in the shape of John Meara (premier mx2) and Christy Harnett (premier mx1). The crew had set up camp in Porters Pit, Desertmartin for round 3 of the “Retink Racing Adult Irish Championship” Fresh winds, bright sunshine and a perfectly groomed track […]
Garrett Wins Irish Champ Rd3
The third round of the Retink Irish Motocross Championship saw the new crop of teenage motocross riders come to the fore to challenge the ‘old guard’ with a super display of fast, hard charging, determined riding that belies their youth. In the Premier MX1 Class, the usual suspects put on a fantastic show, just to […]
Irwin Wins Mayday Mudbath
ROUND 2 MRA ULSTER MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP, SEAFORDE, CO. DOWN, MAY DAY 7TH MAY 2012 May Day produced some typical wet and cold weather, but the hosting Mourne Club pressed ahead with the second round of the Ulster Motocross Championships in unpleasant conditions, truncating the meeting to two races per class. In the Premier Class, Carrickfergus […]
JAR Shine At Ulster Championship rd2
Seaforde Motocross Parc was the venue for Round 2 of 2012 Ulster Motocross Championship on Mayday Monday 7th May 2012. Although it was fairly dry leading up to it, mother nature bestowed vast amounts of rain on the hard circuit Monday morning. So much so that the organising club (Mourne Motorcycle Club) would decide to […]
Dalway’s Bawn primed for grasstrack a...
This week sees the beginning of the month of May, but more importantly it sees the beginning of the Carrickfergus Club’s Adult and Youth Grasstrack Series’ run in association with Norman Watt Motorcycles. More precisely, Tuesday 1st May sees the opening round of the 2012 Youth Grasstrack Championship kick off, followed a few days later […]
Preview: Ulster Champ 7th May
The Mourne Motorcycle Club will host the second round of the 2012 Ulster Open Motocross Championship at clubman Norman Green’s Seaforde Moto Parc, on Monday, May 7th. The day’s racing at the popular Seaforde track will be interesting for the riders and great viewing for spectators, as the riders will race the track in the […]
Lupino Sixth At Italian GP
Another brilliant sixth place of Alessandro Lupino in the second heat of the third round of the MX2 World Championship which took place at the beautiful circuit of Fermo, where this weekend the Motocross GP of Italy was held. After an eighth place in the Saturday qualify race, Alex Lupino wanted to show in front of his […]
Under 21s Head to Thinkerhill
Round 2 of the MRA Ulster Quadcross/Under 21/Veterans/Sidecarcross Championships take place this coming Saturday, 28th April at the scenic Tinker Hill Circuit just off the A1 north of Newry, promoted by QRI. The first round of the series was shortened to two moto’s due to serious incidents at Desertmartin, so QRI will be hoping to […]