New Road Race

[belfastguzzi]

No

it's in the calendar

and I found this news item from last year:

 

" Plans in place for new Ulster Road Race (09/08/05)

A meeting will be held in the Working Mans club, Ballynakelly, County Tyrone on August 16th, at 8PM where it is hoped an organising body can be formed to run a new real road race in Northern Ireland.

 

A new road race circuit in the Bush area, has been recently inspected by the MCUI Safety Committee, and has been given approval. With the Carrowdore and Temple Road Races falling by the way side in recent years, and the Dundrod 150 merging with the Ulster Grand Prix to form the Bike Week, race fans in the North of Ireland only have five individual events to look forward to at present.

 

Meanwhile, the sport continues to flourish in the South of Ireland, with recent additions to the calendar including Athea and Faugheen plus a new race, known as the Ballybunion Road Race expected to take place near Tralee later this year, on top of the five existing events in the South!

 

Whilst it is encouraging to see such enthusiasm for our sport with willing volunteers prepared to run events all across the Emerald Isle, there are some people who are beginning to think that there are now too many races in the season and the old adage of quality over quantity should be adhered to."

 

I haven't been able to see the video yet as that dreadful media player keeps stalling. Is no one else having that problem? The farthest I get is the second corner.

 

Edit: seen it at last, on nth attempt. Lummie. Tight wee course right 'nuff. Wonder will they stop the oncoming traffic on the day of the event?

[Ballacraine]

Tight wee course right 'nuff. Wonder will they stop the oncoming traffic on the day of the event?

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With luck they might even close the roads?

 

Nige.

[belfastguzzi]

With luck they might even close the roads? 

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Condemn the roads

and close them for major repair...?

[John in Leeds]

Could this be used for the new 'On any Sunday' movie.

 

Back roads, wet, muddy with plenty of roadkill what fun. Seems as if anyone could win this stuff, horsepower and trick supertuned suspension not the issue here. Road skill and guts the order of the day.

[Guest bushroadraces]

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe Paul has got something there!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

oh boy

 

If he's right, he deserves 10 Quiz points for spotting that

 

the story did seem a bit fishy...

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it's no joke. 1st april is the only weekend date available, as from this weekend until the isle of man fortnight there is motorcycle racing every other weekend

 

for info on the bush road races, please visit www.bushroadraces.com

[belfastguzzi]

it's no joke. 1st april is the only weekend date available, as from this weekend until the isle of man fortnight there is motorcycle racing every other weekend 

 

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indeed :!:

How did you find this?

Were you Googling?

[Ballacraine]

April 1 is the launch date.

 

Racing is Sat 24th June after the TT.

Practice is the day before.

 

http://www.bushroadraces.com/

 

BTW I emailed the organisers in the reply there was this little titbit of extra info I though I might pass on

 

' a few alterations have been made to the circuit since then (since the video) hedges removed. telegraph poles to be removed shortly. some resurfacing work to be carried out. '

 

Hope it all comes together for them!

 

HTH

 

Nige.

[belfastguzzi]

and the other thread Cookstown etc

 

Anyone going? Haven't heard from Big J for a while ??

 

I hope to take some time out on Saturday daytime to get a look.

[belfastguzzi]

practise

 

[Guest geoff]

practise

 

the club has alread started on getting the 2007 event running.

 

a road racing fireside-quiz should be available for download from the website ( www.bushroadraces.com ) soon.

[Ballacraine]

Thats good news, Geoff.

 

Welcome and thanks for the heads-up!

 

I will have to investigate further!

 

Nige.