Winter Series Karting Kirkistown 14th January
Posted: January 15, 2012 in KartingTags: 500 Motor Racing Club of Ireland, Kirkistown Karting, NI Karting, Winter Series Karting
Sat 14 Jan Karting, Kirkistown
The event was organised by the 500 Motor Racing Club of Ireland and featured direct drive junior and senior classes. The event was rounds 3 of a 4 rounds Kirkistown Karting Winter Series.
Bell’s Hill New Year Enduro 2nd January 2012
Posted: January 4, 2012 in Motocross, TrialsTags: Bell's Hill Enduro, Chris Meek, Crossgar, Eugene Laverty, KTM, Motocross, Ryan Farquhar, Trials
McParland Trophy Ulster Championship Trial 5th November 2011
Posted: November 6, 2011 in TrialsTags: Finnis, Irish Trials Championship, Lisburn And District Motorcycle Club, McParland Cup, Slieve Croob
The McParland Trophy Ulster Championship Trial held at Slieve Croob Mountain, Finnis on 5th November 2011
Sunflower Trophy Races 2011
Posted: October 23, 2011 in Short Circuit RacingTags: Aj Plumbing Supplies, Alistair Seeley, Belfast District Council, Bishopscourt, DB Tiles & Bathrooms, Gearlink Kawasaki, Glenn Irwin, GMG Siteworks, Grab A Cabbie Portadown, Ian Lowry, Irish Super Bikes, Ironside Trophies, Kirk Jamison, Lowe Refrigiration, Magic Bullet, MBS Motorhomes, Parkalgar Honda, Sam Lowes, SchimmelDistribution, Sunflower Trophy Races, TAS Suzuki, Wash N dash
Ian Lowry won the Sunflower Trophy for the second time in three years, romping home by 10 seconds from Sam Lowes. Lowry’s Relentless TAS Suzuki team-mate Alastair Seeley failed to start the feature event after suffering minor injuries in a Supersport race crash.
Lowry won both Irish Superbike races to complete a treble while Lowes and Danny Buchan were Supersport 600cc winners. Jamie Hamilton and Jeremy McWilliams won the Supertwins and William Dunlop and Jamie Patterson had 250 successes. Nigel Percy and Robert English were the winners of the 125cc events. Danny Buchan, Michael Dunlop, William Dunlop and Cody Nally completed the top six leaderboard in the main Sunflower race. Nally joined Lowry and runner-up Seeley on the podium in Irish Superbike race one while David Haire and Michael Dunlop were second and third respectively in race two. Kirk Jamison was crowned Irish Superbike champion after that race despite crashing on lap seven. Jamison’s nearest challenger Matthew Percy had already crashed out earlier in the race. The first Supersport race of the day saw Lowes, Jack Kennedy and Seeley go into the last corner together as they battled for victory. Kennedy crashed out sustaining a suspected broken collarbone, and Seeley was unable to avoid him and also came down, suffering sore ribs and suspected concussion. Glenn Irwin took advantage of his opponents’ misfortune to claim second, with Keith Farmer third.
Buchan saw off Christian Elkin and Andy Reid in race two. In the Supertwins, Hamilton beat KMR Kawasaki team-mates Ryan Farquhar and Jeremy McWilliams in the curtain-raiser for that class. McWilliams improved to take the win in race two, with Hamilton second and Farquhar third.
Brothers Ben and Tom Birchall were the winners of sidecar race one, with Tim Reeves and Ashley Hawes the winners of the other race.
Published Photographs 2011
Posted: October 15, 2011 in Bike Sport News, Real Road Racing, Short Circuit RacingTags: Adelaide Masters, Bike Sport, Bishopscourt, Irish Clubmans Championship, Irish super bike championship, Kirkistown, Mondello Park, Northwest 200, Nutts Corner, Ulster Grand Prix
2011 has been quite a successful year for me as I have had photographs published in Irish Bike, Emerald Road Racing, the Belfast and District Motorcycle Club programmes, UTV News and Bike Sport News. The latter being my main publication where I have had photos in every issue so far this year.
Below is a selection of photographs that were published in Bike Sport News (BSN) throughout this year.
Adelaide Masters Series Mondello Park 1-2nd October 2011
Posted: October 8, 2011 in Short Circuit RacingTags: Adelaide Insurance, Bridgestone, Dunlop, Gerard Kingham, Irish Ferries, Jack Kennedy, Kirk Jamison, Marshal Niell, Mathew Percy, Mondello Park, Safety Direct
Irish Superbike Championship Bishopscourt 24th September
Posted: September 26, 2011 in Short Circuit RacingTags: Alistair Kirk, Bishopscourt, Irish Superbikes, Jonny Buckley, Kirk Jamison, Mathew Percy, Nico Mawhinney
Killalane Road Races
Posted: September 14, 2011 in Real Road RacingTags: Country Crest, Derek Sheils, John Burrows, Killalane, Loughshinny Motor Cycle Club, Michael Dunlop, Ryan Farquhar, William Dunlop
Red Bull Pro National Motocross Desertmartin 4th September
Posted: September 6, 2011 in MotocrossTags: Desertmartin, Dirt Zone, Gordon Crockard, Kawasaki, KTM, Martin Barr, Mel Pocock, Red Bull, Red Bull Pro Nationals, Relentless Suzuki by Tas, Suzuki
