Sidecars
The second sidecar race was a tight battle between Derek
Lynch, Dylan and Mark Codd in a field of 8 bikes. Derek took the win but it was
a drag race for 2nd that Mark Codd won ahead of Dylan. Race 3 saw
Derek retire while battling with Dylan, who would go ahead for the win from
Mark Codd\Liam Gordon and a podium for Darren Dwyer and C Gordon as the
afternoon temperatures rose steadily.
Twins
Race 2 in the twins was a tight one between the 2 classes
leaving the Supertwin podium with some well earned Production twin riders on it
too. Derek Wilson won race 2. Race 3 was re-started after a red flag, ran over
7 laps and Derek Wilson dominated this. Vinny Brennan won Production race 3
from Robert O’Connell in 2nd and Jamie Collins was 3rd.
Pre-injection
A smaller field of entrants than normal entered the
Principal Insurance Pre-injection races. A red flag decided the result of Race
2 after 8 laps. As with the ruling the result went back to the leaders of the
previous lap. Ian Prendergast won the battle from Ivan Oxley and Athy’s Colin
Murphy claimed his second podium of the weekend with 3rd. Race 3 was
shortened to 10 laps and Ian Prendergast got away first. He would eventually take
the win from Kevin Madigan as Ivan Oxley grabbed 3rd place.
Classic Superbikes
Restarted Classic SBK race 2 was run over 8 laps after the
red flag incident. Derek Wilson again prevailed on the ZXR750 from Chris
Campbell and Robin Heathcote in 3rd. In Race 3, Campbell went one
better by winning from Wilson with Heathcote again in 3rd.
Supersport
Race 2 Supersport Pro and Cup was definitely a combined race
with two very separate battles going on. The gap between the two classes is big
at the minute with almost one second between them per lap in some cases. Dean
McMaster was in a different league this weekend with consistent 55’s. Race 3
had to be re-run after a red flag halted proceedings on lap 7. Again Dean
McMaster took the initiative and couldn’t be caught. Cup rider Keelim Ryan
upped the ante in the restart and was rewarded with a hard earned podium from
Emmett O’Grady in 2nd. 3 wins from 3 for McMaster.
Superbikes
Race 2 was a runaway win for Richie Ryan in SBK pro in
blistering heat over 14 laps. Back on form in 2nd was Peter Moloney
and Luke Johnston also rode well in the heat to finish 3rd on the
BMW S1000rr.The Cup race 2 win went to Jamie O’Keeffe, from Michael Prendergast
and 3rd place Chris Campbell. Race 3, the Leinster 200 race was
shortened to 12 laps due to time constraints. Peter Moloney got the better
start from Richie Ryan, but Ryan passed him back on lap 3 and would go on for the
win. James Kelly took a brilliant 3rd place. Chris Campbell topped
the podium in the Cup race from Michael Prendergast, with Gary O’Brien taking
third.
Young Guns and Junior Cup
Jamie Lyons unbeaten run in the Junior Cup continued this
weekend taking the 3 wins. In Race 3 Michael Owen was 2nd and
British Talent Cup invitee Oisin Maher was a close 3rd. In the
Youngs Guns race 3, Alex Duncan won from 2nd place Karl Lynch and 3rd
was Shane Mooney on the Aprilia 125.
B races
Race 2 Superbike B race was won by John Cahill from Alan
Fisher. The Supersport B race 2 win went to Anthony O’Carroll. Results for Race
3 weren’t available due to a timing fault.
Words - Andy Quinn
Images - Johnny Sweeney\Andy Quinn
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