Irish Championship Mondello May

Warm but potential showery conditions prevailed during qualifying. All went well during the 15 minute practice sessions with racing commencing at 11.45.

Only 5 F1 bikes filled the start grid of the Sidecars race 1 which was controlled from flag to flag by Dylan Lynch on the LCR Suzuki with Peter O’Neill in 2^nd following him closely. All Derek Lynch could do was patiently wait in 3^rd as he completed a lonely 8 laps. The result was reversed later on after Dylan was penalized for a jump start promoting Peter O’Neill to the top step.

The Junior Cup and Young Guns race was a lively affair as the 125’s and 250\300cc 4 stroke bikes provided tighter competition.

The start of the first Pre-Injection races was delayed due to a downpour on a bone dry track resulting in riders returning to the paddock for a tyre change. The track dried out immediately.

Turned into an interesting race as James McKenna and Daniel O’Connell battled for 1^st and 2^nd. Just behind them James Cottrell and Shane Graham did the same for 3^rd and 4^th.

Tricky conditions for the LWSS and Moto 3 race ensued also.

Technical red flag halted the Supersport Pro and Cup race due to rain.

Supertwins and Production twins provided more entertainment and Dave Butler came out on top, while Alan Rigney won the Production race.

Following the Pre-Injection race, all machines were directed into Parc Ferme where they were technically inspected by the Technical Steward and MCUI Scrutineers. Results of which are pending.

Jordan McCord took the spoils in the second Junior Cup race as Rhys Irwin again collected first in the Young Guns race despite a penalty for a jump start.

The Supersport race was reran as a new race, meaning anyone who wasn’t competing at the time of the red flag wasn’t eligible to participate, which caused some confusion. Jason Lynn made good time here and won the Pro race as Dean O’Grady took the Cup win. Aaron Clifford impressed again in the Pro race as he collected 4^th position.

A red flag ended the Pre-Injection race after 5 laps, leaving James McKenna the winner again.

LWSS race 2 was unlucky for David Ging who had a DNF after 6 laps with a mechanical.

Supersport 2 had everything. Nikki Coates stormed away from the start only to make an error leaving him in 4^th. Aaron Clifford capitalized to take 2^nd from Jason Lynn and would have made it to the podium but for a sneaky highside in turn 4. Jason took the win as Nikki battled back to 2^nd and Richie Ryan finished the podium as the rain began to threaten.

Saving the best to last, or second last even, was the case for Supertwins Race 2 as Dave Butler and Joseph O’Loughlin took the gloves off as they diced for 1^st and 2^nd place. Dave ended up with the bloodied nose as Joey took the win, but in all fairness, both were winners.

Full results below

Results.

Sidecars Race 1

1^st Dylan Lynch\Brian Butler

2^nd Peter O’Neill\Jack Galligan

3^rd Derek Lynch\Michael Keogh

Young guns and Junior cup Race 1 Sponsored by Cork Motorcycle Racing and Vintage cup

Junior Cup

1^st Jordan McCord

2^nd Shane O’Donovan

3^rd Ryan Desmond

Young Guns

1^st Rhys Irwin

2^nd Johnny Campbell

3^rd Andrew Smyth

Pre-Injection Race 1

1^st James McKenna

2^nd Daniel O’Connell

3^rd James Cottrell

Lightweight Supersport and Moto 3

LWSS

1^st Graham Whitmore

2^nd Enda Trearty

3^rd David Ging

Moto 3

1^st Luke Clements

2^nd Andrew Dunne

3^rd

Supersport Race 1 sponsored by the Sunday World, Team #109 and EMS copiers (reran)

Pro

1^st Jason Lynn

2^nd Nikki Coates

3^rd Christian Elkin

Cup

1^st Dean O’Grady

2^nd Noah Holmes

3^rd Damien Mulleady

Supertwins and Production Twins

Supertwins

1^st Dave Butler

2^nd Joseph Loughlin

3^rd Thomas Molloy

Production Twins

1^st Alan Rigney

2^nd Jamie O’Keeffe

3^rd Mark McConville

Superbike & Supersport MCI Club race

F1 class

1^st Chris Campbell Kawasaki ZX7r

2^nd Stephen McKeown Aprilia RSV 1000

Superbike Cup

1^st Liam Chawke

2^nd Raymond O’Neill

3^rd Robert Toner

Superbikes Race 1 sponsored by Doyle Carpentry

Pro

1^st Gerard Kinghan

2^nd Declan Hoey

3^rd Ryan Rainey

Cup

1^st Seanie Smith

2^nd Wayne Sheehan

3^rd John Hannon

Sidecars Race 2

1^st Derek Lynch\Michael Keogh

2^nd Andy Kennedy

3^rd Paul May

Young guns and Junior cup Race 2 Sponsored by Cork Motorcycle Racing and Vintage cup

Junior Cup

1^st Jordan McCord

2^nd Shane O’Donovan

3^rd Maurice Kiely

Young Guns

1^st Rhys Irwin

2^nd Andrew Smyth

3^rd Jack Whearty

Pre-Injection Race 1

1^st James McKenna

2^nd James Cottrell

3^rd Daryl Sharkey

Lightweight Supersport and Moto 3 Race 2

LWSS

1^st Graham Whitmore

2^nd Eoin O’Collins

3^rd Mark Camblin

Moto 3

1^st Luke Clements

Supersport Race 1 sponsored by the Sunday World, Team #109 and EMS copiers

Pro

1^st Jason Lynn

2^nd Nikki Coates

3^rd Richie Ryan

Cup

1^st Damien Mulleady

2^nd Dean O’Grady

3^rd Darragh Trappe

Supertwins and Production Twins Race 2

Supertwins

1^st Joseph Loughlin

2^nd Dave Butler

3^rd Ryan Maher

Production Twins

1^st Jamie O’Keeffe

2^nd Mark McConville

3^rd Alan Rigney

Superbikes Race 2 sponsored by Doyle Carpentry

Pro

1^st Gerard Kinghan

2^nd Declan Hoey

3^rd Nikki Coates

Cup

1^st Seanie Smith

2^nd John Hannon

3^rd Wayne Sheehan