2008 road racing calendar

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DATE
EVENT
Website

APRIL 26 -Sat COOKSTOWN 100
www.cookstown100.com/

MAY 3 – Sat TANDRAGEE 100
www.tandragee100.com/

MAY 13 Tue -17 Sat NORTH WEST 200
www.northwest200.org
www.nw200.com

MAY 24 – JUNE 7 ISLE OF MAN TT
www.iomtt.com/
www.islemantt.com

JUNE 21 – Sat BUSH
www.bushroadraces.com/

JUNE 29 – Sun ATHEA #1
www.AtheaRoadRace.com

JULY 3 Thr - 5 Sat SKERRIES 100
(Vintage night Thur, Practice+Races Fri, Races Sat)
www.Skerries100.net
www.Skerries100.com

JULY 7 – 10 SOUTHERN 100
www.Southern100.com

JULY 13- Sun WALDERSTOWN


JULY 20 - Sun KELLS
www.KellsRoadRaces.com

JULY 27 - Sun FAUGHEEN
www.Faugheen50RoadRaces.com

AUGUST 2 - Sat MID ANTRIM 150

CANCELLED!!

(To Be Confirmed!)


AUGUST 10 - Sun DUNDALK

(NOTE: changed from SunAug31)
http://webeireann.net/dundalk/

AUGUST 11 Mon -16 Sat ULSTER GRAND PRIX
www.UlsterGP.com
www.UlsterGrandPrix.co.uk

SEPTEMBER 14 - Sun KILLALANE


SEPTEMBER 21 - Sun BOYNE 100
(To Be Confirmed!)
www.Boyne100.com

SEPTEMBER 28 - Sun ATHEA #2
www.AtheaRoadRace.com



Copied from: http://www.nw200.com/

[Del Boy]

You don't know how LUCKY you are if you're in Ireland - pure road racing is such a buzz to be around - free adrenaline - If you've never been - all you GJ's in the mainland - book a cheap weekend flight - take your lid and hitch from the airport road. Did that for the NW200 last year WOW !

[kells2007]

Went to kells last year, f***ing AMAZING!

[Kneeslider]

Kell is truly spectacular, just 30 mins up the road from me.
The jumps on the road are just breath taking.
Was sitting in the ditch around where the bikes land on the main jump on the front straight. Amazing to watch all the classes but then the first superbike race!!!
Guy Martin comes around the first lap inches away from Cameron Donald. Guy gets a hugh tank slapper when he lands....two feet on the ground, sitting on the tank, found it hard to breath watching this fireblade going past me at over 130mph going from lock to lock......
Did he fall - no, recovered well just befor ethe hairpin without loosing to much time. Thought he would stop to change his jocks, but no second lap still going, expecting him to back off for the jump......not GM, hit's it harder this time.....and guess what another 300Meter tank slapper from lock to lock, feet onm the ground.
Thought this lad has a death wish and will back off for the next lap......wrong again this time slightly different line and 100% committed, spectacular jump and gets the perfect landing...goes on to finish second I think. What a race.....
Saw GM in the pits afterwards looking reved up, could not believe how committed he is...
Superhuman performance put in by all racers and organisers to run this event, well worth the spin over, less than an hour from Dublin.
Those memories are still with me, watching this just three meters away from the action. :worship:

[Kneeslider]

http://www.kellsroadraces.com/ - details on the event.

http://www.fionasroadracing.com/ - good photographs, click on 2007 gallery, then select Kells...spectacular.

[kells2007]

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg152/kells2007fast/2312003.jpg

[Kneeslider]

Thats the bike allright, I would say he was thinking about adjusting the steering damper afterwards....

[Readmarx]

roadracing.... fantastic stuff. was at the NW in 2001 and loved it - hats off to fellas riding on damp public roads 30 minutes after road traffic's been plodding along with all the debris and stuff. nearly made it to the TT last year, but the EX put a stop to it... not any more - will be at this years NW and looking forward to it. why-o-why can we not have more here?

good post :ws:

[gixer joe]

Was at the TT last year and athea last year.Road Racing is the only sport there is.I like moto gp But f**k me to do what road racers do is super human

[kells2007]

Mid-Antrim 2005, Guy Martin and Ryan Farquhar coming over the start finish line side by side, made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck! You can't explain what it looks like to anyone who has never seen a roadrace

[Simker]

How come they are all in Ireland or Isle o Man, what about the UK mainland or Wales?

[stephen 24]

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg152/kells2007fast/2312003.jpg

thats my mate micks van and bike in background there, i wouldn't have been too far away when you took that photo. kells is a great race to watch aong with skerries and dundrod (ulster gp)

[stephen 24]

How come they are all in Ireland or Isle o Man, what about the UK mainland or Wales?

i think there is some in scarborough about 3 times a year
http://oliversmount.com/?f=events&id=26