In a rather unexpected move, BSB star Glenn Irwin will
compete in this weekend’s Sunflower Trophy races, but not on the Superbike as
everyone expected, but in the Supertwins class, where he is the Bishopscourt
lap record holder for this class.
His bike is being prepared for the Macau GP, where it will
be ridden by John McGuinness, this leaving the Lisburn rider without a bike for
the Sunflower Trophy races, a Trophy he has won for the past two years. John Burrows then offered Glenn the use of his Kawasaki ER6,
on which Irwin holds the Bishopscourt circuit Supertwin lap record. The
Supertwin race also includes fellow competitors on one off rides in this class.
Robert Kennedy who has put in some impressive results in the
past at this event in the Supertwin class, will ride Dave Cloverdales/ILR
Paton, joining these riders will be Newly crowned British Champion, the hotshot
of Irish circuit racing, Eunan McGlinchy as he gets his chance to prove
his worth on the McAdoo racing Kawasaki, and we cannot discount Scotland’s Paul
McClung, who made his debut here two years ago, winning both Supertwin races
and lapping just under Glenn Irwin’s lap record. Recently crowned Irish
Supertwin Champion, Gary McCoy will line up alongside Denver Robb and Cahal
Graham.
Glenn Irwin “With permission from PBM, I’m really looking to
racing at Bishopscourt this weekend and although I won’t be riding in the
Sunflower race, I’m teaming up with John Burrows again for the Supertwins
races.
“I’d love to have been able to try and win the Sunflower
Trophy for a third year, but it’s just not possible this year. Martin Jessopp
and John McGuinness will be testing the bikes before they go to the Macau Grand
Prix and it’s now their time to ride the bike and prepare for Macau.
“I completely understand that and I’d want to be getting a
ride on the bike for the first time as well before going to a road race, and
it’s more important that they have the chance to do that.”
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