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A NEW ERA FOR ROAD RACING’S TOP SERIES It was confirmed that this year there will 26 events on the schedule, which runs from April to November.

The 2011 Duke Road Race Rankings is launched

The Duke Road Race Rankings enters a new era in 2011 – not only will the 10th winner of the annual series be crowned, there will also be a brand new trophy awarded. The 2011 series was officially launched in the Isle of Man on Friday at the media night organised by the Southern 100 Club, organisers of racing at the Billown Circuit. As ever, the Duke Ro

ad Race Rankings calendar includes a mix of the best-known international events – including the Isle of Man TT, Macau Grand Prix, North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix – as well as leading national events in Ireland and Northern Ireland and races at Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough. The Rankings is the only series which measures performance across the entire road racing season, effectively creating a ‘championship’ for those dedicated to competing ‘between the hedges’. The series was created by Duke Marketing and first run in 2002, when road racing veteran Ian Lougher took the title – his first of three, so far. The aim was to give recognition to racers who are committed to the roads. While the ‘big’ International meetings are included, anyone aiming to top the Duke Road Race Rankings must also compete at events like Cookstown, the Skerries and Killalane. Attending as many meetings as possible is demanding, both physically and financially, and the Duke Road Race Rankings was designed to pay tribute to those who show this high level of dedication and enthusiasm for the sport. Over the years, Lougher has claimed the win three times, Manxman Conor Cummins once in 2007, and Dungannon’s Ryan Farquhar an amazing five times. Last year he topped the rankings for the third year in a row and, honouring a promise made many years ago, he was handed the prestigious Geoff Duke Trophy to keep. Speaking at the launch, Peter Duke, Managing Director of Duke Marketing confirmed a new trophy would be ready to hand over to whoever tops the 2011 rankings - the 10th running of the series. He added:
“It is fitting that 2011 marks the start of a new era for the Duke Road Race Rankings as the sport we celebrate – real road racing – has enjoyed a modern renaissance during the decade the Rankings have been running.”
“Visit almost any of the meetings in our 2011 schedule and you will find packed grandstands, full grids and paddocks heaving with top flight teams and leading racers; sure signs of confidence in the future of the sport.”
“It comes as no surprise to me that there is an ever-expanding fan base - even in the USA - and continuing investment in real road racing. Others are now discovering what fans have always known; real road racing produces a jaw-dropping spectacle, incredible racing, pure drama and real passion. And now with modern TV technology, a whole new audience is growing worldwide.”
“It is a sport about commitment and devotion. Just ask the hundreds of riders and teams who journey from Scarborough in April to Macau in November, visiting more than 20 other meetings along the way, to pursue their dream - investing time, money and hard work for often little reward other than the satisfaction of a good result or improved lap time.”
“It was for these people we launched the Duke Road Race Rankings in 2002, to recognise their awesome dedication to racing on the roads, to thank them for the amazing racing we can enjoy throughout the year, year after year.”
“So, as we prepare for the flag to drop at Oliver’s Mount on April 17, we can look forward to another season of great racing. Good luck to all and may the best rider win!”
The 2011 Duke Road Race Rankings gets underway on April 17 with the Spring Cup Road Races at Oliver’s Mount. Once again, all the leading road racing names will be in competition for the title – including Farquhar, who has confirmed another season with his own KMR Racing team and the latest Kawasaki machinery. Farquhar, who was handed the Geoff Duke Trophy at the star-studded Adelaide Racer Awards in Belfast last month, said winning the Duke Road Race Rankings is an important accolade, and a fitting reward for the massive commitment it takes to attend as many road racing rounds as possible. He said: “I am totally over the moon to be keeping the Geoff Duke Trophy. It is something I have always had in the back of my mind since I had a discussion with Peter and Geoff at the Belfast Bike Show many years ago.”
“Geoff said anyone who won it three times in arow would keep it. That is something I really wanted to do. It is an amazing trophy, as anyone who’s seen it knows, anyone would be proud to receive it.”
“It takes an amazing amount of effort to win the Duke Road Race Rankings, I don’t think people realise the commitment it takes. There’s a huge amount of personal effort which goes into going to all the National and International road races and competing in three or four classes – so, it means a huge amount to me to win, I’m really proud to have got my name on the trophy the number of times I have.”
“The Geoff Duke Trophy is at the top of the list when it comes to road racing awards, being presented with it really is something special.”

16/09/2024

Duke Road Race Rankings After Manx Grand Prix.

Pos Rider Previous Moves Points
Rd. Pos
10 9
Manx Armoy
Grand Prix Race of Legends'
Road Races

1 Davey Todd 1 No Change 1616
2 Gary McCoy 2 No Change 1324
3 Michael Dunlop 3 No Change 1303
4 Rob Hodson 4 No Change 1169
5 Mike Browne 5 No Change 1138
6 Tom Weeden 6 No Change 837
7 Dominic Herbertson 7 No Change 819
8 Jamie Coward 9 Up 1 746
9 Peter Hickman 8 Down 1 745
10 Dean Harrison 10 No Change 627
11 Don Gilbert 11 No Change 596
12 Joe Yeardsley 12 No Change 574
13 Stuart Hall 15 Up 2 554
14 Paul Jordan 14 No Change 532
15 Michael Sweeney 13 Down 2 532
16 Richard Ford 16 No Change 463
17 Barry Davidson 17 No Change 451
18 Johnny Stewart 19 Up 1 445
19 Barry Furber 18 Down 1 433
20 Mike Norbury 20 No Change 406
21 James Hillier 21 No Change 382
22 Marcus Simpson 22 No Change 363
23 Nigel Moore 23 No Change 349
24 Andy Hornby 24 No Change 321
25 Aran Sadler 25 No Change 319
26 Gareth Arnold 27 Up 1 311
27 Dan Sayle 26 Down 1 299
28 Andrew Jackson 28 No Change 295
29 Glenn Irwin 29 No Change 285
30 John McGuinness 35 Up 5 266
31 Richard Cooper 30 Down 1 265
32 Brian Fuidge 31 Down 1 265
33 Will Loder 33 No Change 258
34 Bailey Harker 32 Down 2 252
35 Chris Meyer 34 Down 1 243
36 Sam Johnson 50 Up 14 211
37 Kevin Baker 36 Down 1 204
38 Kelly Carruthers 37 Down 1 201
39 Philip Crowe 38 Down 1 200
40 Tony Flinton 39 Down 1 200
41 David McArthur 40 Down 1 200
42 Paul Cassidy 41 Down 1 192
43 Toby Shann 44 Down 1 185
44 Paul Marley 42 Down 2 181
45 Sean Brolly 43 Down 2 176
46 James Hind 45 Down 1 171
47 Eddy Wormald 46 Down 1 165
48 Andy Hunt 47 Down 1 157
49 Mark Johnson 70 Up 21 156
50 Jay Bellers Smith 48 Down 2 155

29/07/2024

Todd Leaps to Top of Rankings After Armoy

Davey Todd literally leapt to the top of the 2024 Duke Road Race Rankings Championship after collecting a treble, including the feature race at the ninth round, the Bay View Hotel Armoy ‘Race of Legends’ Road Races.

The Milwaukee BMW rider now hold a 292 points advantage over previous top of rankings Gary McCoy, with another early season leader and previous Rankings Champion, Michael Dunlop slipping to third spot.

There is no change in fourth and fifth places, held by Rob Hodson and Tom Weeden, with Dominic Herbertson moving up five places to fill sixth place.

Peter Hickman remains in seventh, as Jamie Coward climbs nine rungs to take eighth place, as Dean Harrison and Don Gilbert slip down one place each to ninth and tenth positions.

So far in the nine rounds to date 285 riders have scored points.

Photo courtesy of Tracey Harrison

25/07/2024

McCoy Mounts to Top of Rankings

Four race victories including the feature C**k o’the North race has elevated Gary McCoy to the top of the Duke Road Race Rankings Championship 2024 after the eighth round was run at Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough over the weekend of 20th & 21st July.

The Dungannon rider climbed from fourth prior to the weekends racing, where he renewed his rivalry with Wigan rider Rob Hodson who claimed three race wins and three second places to move him into fourth spot.

The fillings in the ‘Oliver’s Mount Specialist’ sandwich are previous rankings champions Michael Dunlop (2nd) and Davey Todd (3rd), both having headed the Duke leaderboard after previous rounds.

Maidstone regular Tom Weeden moves up five positions from tenth to fifth, with Mike Browne slipping to sixth.

Peter Hickman, Dean Harrison, Don Gilbert, and Joe Yeardsley complete the top ten.

There are two new entries in the top fifty, circuit newcomer Bedfordshire’s Eddy Wormald slots into forty-second spot, with Barnsley rider Andy Smart slipping in to forty-ninth place.

Pos Rider Previous Moves Points
Rd. Pos
8 7
C**k o'the North Southern 100
Road Races Road Races

1 Gary McCoy 4 Up 3 1324
2 Michael Dunlop 1 Down 1 1303
3 Davey Todd 2 Down 1 1281
4 Rob Hodson 6 Up 2 1109
5 Tom Weeden 10 Up 5 837
6 Mike Browne 3 Down 3 814
7 Peter Hickman 5 Down 2 745
8 Dean Harrison 7 Down 1 627
9 Don Gilbert 11 Up 2 596
10 Joe Yeardsley 8 Down 2 557
11 Dominic Herbertson 9 Down 2 514
12 Stuart Hall 20 Up 8 506
13 Johnny Stewart 25 Up 12 413
14 Mike Norbury 12 Down 2 406
15 Michael Sweeney 13 Down 2 388
16 James Hillier 14 Down 2 370
17 Jamie Coward 15 Down 2 368
18 Paul Jordan 16 Down 2 356
19 Aran Sadler 36 Up 17 319
20 Richard Ford 17 Down 3 318
21 Barry Furber 18 Down 3 317
22 Marcus Simpson 19 Down 3 307
23 Andrew Jackson 38 Up 15 295
24 Glenn Irwin 21 Down 3 285
25 Richard Cooper 22 Down 3 265
26 Brian Fuidge 23 Down 3 265
27 Dan Sayle 27 No Change 251
28 Will Loder 24 Down 4 250
29 Bailey Harker 37 Up 8 248
30 Barry Davidson 26 Down 4 221
31 John McGuinness 28 Down 3 206
32 Kelly Carruthers 29 Down 3 201
33 Tony Flinton 32 Down 1 200
34 David McArthur 31 Down 3 200
35 Andy Hornby 30 Down 5 196
36 Paul Cassidy 33 Down 3 184
37 Paul Marley 62 Up 25 181
38 Gareth Arnold 42 Up 4 179
39 Nigel Moore 34 Down 5 176
40 Toby Shann 35 Down 5 173
41 James Hind 128 Up 87 171
42 Eddy Wormald New Entry 165
43 Andy Hunt 39 Down 4 157
44 Wayne Avis 101 Up 55 153
45 Sam Johnson 40 Down 5 151
46 Joshua Brookes 41 Down 5 150
47 Martin Robbins 69 Up 18 144
48 Darryl Tweed 43 Down 5 137
49 Andy Smart New Entry 131
50 Josh Corner 44 Down 6 130

Photo courtesy of Gary McCoy - MadBros Racing. Depicts Tom Weeden (77) and Gary McCoy (13) during the C**k o'The North Road Races 2024)

22/07/2024

Dunlop Takes the Lead After Southern 100

Michael Dunlop’s treble at the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Southern 100 Road Races, along with two, second places were sufficient to displace rival Davey Todd from the top of the Duke Road Race Rankings Championship 2024.

The Ballymoney man now has a twenty-two points advantage over Brotton rider, who retained the coveted Ellan Vannin Fuels Solo Championship Title, Davey also took a pair of second and third places in the Superbike and Lightweight races.

Moving into third spot is early Rankings leader, Mike Browne who took a race win in the opening Supersport race over Michael Dunlop. Mike also claimed two - fourth places in the Superbike and Lightweight races, along with a pair of unwelcome DNF’s.

Wigan’s Rob Hodson dominated both Lightweight races, which with a third in the Supersport, two fifths in the Lightweight and Superbike, a seventh in the Solo Championship and an eighth in the Superbikes moved up one place from seventh to sixth in the championship table.

The only other race winner in what was a rain affected meeting was Grant Thomson, who is a new entry in seventy-third position.

Pos Rider Previous Moves Points
Rd. Pos
7 5
Southern 100 Isle of Man
Road Races TT Races

1 Michael Dunlop 2 Up 1 1303
2 Davey Todd 1 Down 1 1281
3 Mike Browne 4 Up 1 814
4 Gary McCoy 10 Up 6 799
5 Peter Hickman 3 Down 2 745
6 Rob Hodson 7 Up 1 739
7 Dean Harrison 5 Down 2 627
8 Joe Yeardsley 6 Down 2 557
9 Dominic Herbertson 8 Down 1 514
10 Tom Weeden 26 Up 16 498
11 Don Gilbert 19 Up 8 458
12 Mike Norbury 14 Up 2 406
13 Michael Sweeney 21 Up 8 388
14 James Hillier 9 Down 5 370
15 Jamie Coward 28 Up 13 368
16 Paul Jordan 22 Up 6 356
17 Richard Ford 13 Down 4 318
18 Barry Furber 18 No Change 317
19 Marcus Simpson 11 Down 8 307
20 Stuart Hall 24 Up 4 306
21 Glenn Irwin 12 Down 9 285
22 Richard Cooper 15 Down 7 265
23 Brian Fuidge 16 Down 7 265
24 Will Loder 17 Down 7 250
25 Johnny Stewart 40 Up 15 248
26 Barry Davidson 20 Down 6 221
27 Dan Sayle 33 Up 6 207
28 John McGuinness 23 Down 5 206
29 Kelly Carruthers 41 Up 12 201
30 Andy Hornby 25 Down 5 196
31 David McArthur 36 Up 5 191
32 Tony Flinton 56 Up 24 188
33 Paul Cassidy 30 Down 3 184
34 Nigel Moore 27 Down 6 176
35 Toby Shann 182 Up 147 173
36 Aran Sadler 100 Up 64 165
37 Bailey Harker 79 Up 42 164
38 Andrew Jackson 96 Up 58 160
39 Andy Hunt 29 Down 10 157
40 Sam Johnson 58 Up 18 151
41 Joshua Brookes 31 Down 10 150
42 Gareth Arnold 32 Down 10 141
43 Darryl Tweed 34 Down 9 137
44 Josh Corner 35 Down 9 130
45 Roddy Taylor 183 Up 138 129
46 Mitch Nicholls 50 Up 4 120
47 Andy Farrell 44 Down 3 91
48 Nick Boggan 45 Down 3 90
49 Mitch Nicholls 46 Down 3 90
50 Erno Kostamo 38 Down 12 84

Photo courtesy of Peter Farthing, shows Michael Dunlop and Jamie Coward at the Southern 100 2024

26/06/2024

Todd Tops Table After TT

Davey Todd tops the Duke Road Race Rankings Championship 2024 after the latest round, the Isle of Man TT Races.

The Milwaukee BMW Motorrad rider took his maiden TT victory in the Superstock TT and finished off his incredible week winning the blue-riband Senior TT.

In between the Brotton rider claimed two second places in the opening Superbike TT and the first Supersport TT. Adding a third-place finish in the second Supersport race along with a sixth in the second Supertwin TT.

These results moved Davey into the number one position of the Duke Rankings with a total of 965 points.

Slotting into second positions is previous rankings champion, Michael Dunlop, a mere 67 points adrift, with Peter Hickman filling the other podium spot in third a further 153 points down.

Dean Harrison is the highest mover up twenty-one places from twenty-sixth to fifth spot.

Slipping in between Hickman and Harrison in fourth is Mike Browne, who drops from second spot prior to the TT.

Joe Yeardsley drops to sixth from leading after the Pre-TT Classic Road Races.

Pos Rider Previous Moves Points
Rd. Pos
5 4
Isle of Man Blackfords Pre-TT
TT Races Classic Road Races

1 Davey Todd 3 Up 2 965
2 Michael Dunlop 5 Up 3 898
3 Peter Hickman 6 Up 3 745
4 Mike Browne 2 Down 2 649
5 Dean Harrison 26 Up 21 487
6 Joe Yeardsley 1 Down 5 485
7 Rob Hodson 4 Down 3 421
8 Dominic Herbertson 10 Up 2 402
9 James Hillier 28 Up 19 370
10 Gary McCoy 7 Down 3 329
11 Marcus Simpson 8 Down 3 307
12 Glenn Irwin 9 Down 3 285
13 Richard Ford 11 Down 2 276
14 Richard Cooper 13 Down 1 265
15 Brian Fuidge 14 Down 1 265
16 Will Loder 15 Down 1 250
17 Barry Furber 16 Down 1 249
18 Don Gilbert 17 Down 1 227
19 Barry Davidson 18 Down 1 221
20 Michael Sweeney 19 Down 1 220
21 Paul Jordan 32 Up 11 208
22 John McGuinness 40 Up 18 206
23 Stuart Hall 20 Down 3 200
24 Andy Hornby 21 Down 3 196
25 Tom Weeden 22 Down 3 183
26 Nigel Moore 23 Down 3 176
27 Jamie Coward New Entry 160
28 Andy Hunt 24 Down 4 157
29 Paul Cassidy 25 Down 4 152
30 Joshua Brookes New Entry 150
31 Gareth Arnold 27 Down 4 141
32 Dan Sayle 29 Down 3 138
33 Darryl Tweed 30 Down 3 137
34 Josh Corner 31 Down 3 130
35 David McArthur 33 Down 2 126
36 Michael Rutter 53 Up 17 120
37 Grant Aitchison 34 Up 17 115
38 Jeremy McWilliams 35 Down 3 112
39 Johnny Stewart 36 Down 3 107
40 Kelly Carruthers 37 Down 3 105
41 Kevin Keyes 38 Down 3 102
42 Grant Whitaker 39 Down 3 99
43 Conor Cummins 52 Up 9 95
44 Rhys Hardisty 41 Down 3 95
45 John Cliffe 42 Down 3 92
46 Rod Graham 43 Down 3 92
47 Andy Farrell 44 Down 3 91
48 Nick Boggan 45 Down 3 90
49 Mitch Nicholls 46 Down 3 90
50 Erno Kostamo 38 Down 12 84

03/06/2024

Yeardsley Double Moves Him to Top of Rankings

A double victory at the Blackford’s Pre-TT Classic Road Races, round four of the 2024 Duke Road Race Rankings Championship has propelled Joe Yeardsley to the top of the Table.

The Manxman leads by twenty-one points from leader after round three, Mike Browne, with Davey Todd a mere four points down in third spot.

Joe opened his account, taking the chequered flag in the Greystones LLC 500cc Senior race by 0.080 of a second after a race long battle with Alan Oversby, with another Manxie, Paul Cassidy third. He completed his double with a ‘comfortable’ 18 second victory in the UGGLY Senior Superbike race, where he took his maiden Pre-TT race win twelve months earlier, with Paul Cassidy second and Irsihman Andrew Farrell third.

Hinckley competitor, Will Loder also take a double victory, on his 350cc Greeves Oulton he won the opening race of the meeting the MSP-R Singles race and followed that in the Vintage MCC (IOM Section) 350cc Junior race.

Other race victories were taken by Andy Hunt (singles 250cc); Andy Hornby (1100cc); Rhys Hardisty (Junior Superbike); Dan Sayle (125cc Post Classic); Richard Ford (250cc), and Colin Croft (Consolation).

Pos Rider Previous Moves Points
Rd. Pos
4 3
Blackfords Pre-TT Briggs Equipment North West 200
Classic Road Races Road Races

1 Joe Yeardsley 15 Up 14 470
2 Mike Browne 1 Down 1 449
3 Davey Todd 2 Down 1 445
4 Rob Hodson 3 Down 1 401
5 Michael Dunlop 4 Down 1 338
6 Peter Hickman 5 Down 1 335
7 Gary McCoy 6 Down 1 329
8 Marcus Simpson 7 Down 1 307
9 Glenn Irwin 8 Down 1 285
10 Dominic Herbertson 9 Down 1 282
11 Richard Ford 20 Up 9 276
12 Mike Norbury 10 Down 2 276
13 Richard Cooper 11 Down 2 265
14 Brian Fuidge 12 Down 2 265
15 Will Loder New Entry 250
16 Barry Furber 13 Down 3 244
17 Don Gilbert 19 Up 2 227
18 Barry Davidson 32 Up 14 221
19 Michael Sweeney 14 Down 5 220
20 Stuart Hall 16 Down 4 200
21 Andy Hornby 42 Up 21 196
22 Tom Weeden 17 Down 5 183
23 Nigel Moore 30 Up 7 176
24 Andy Hunt New Entry 157
25 Paul Cassidy New Entry 152
26 Dean Harrison 18 Down 8 152
27 Gareth Arnold 21 Down 6 141
28 James Hillier 22 Down 6 140
29 Dan Sayle 67 Up 38 138
30 Darryl Tweed 33 Down 3 137
31 Josh Corner 23 Down 8 130
32 Paul Jordan 24 Down 8 128
33 David McArthur 25 Down 8 126
34 Grant Aitchison 26 Down 8 115
35 Jeremy McWilliams 27 Down 8 112
36 Johnny Stewart 28 Down 8 107
37 Kelly Carruthers 57 Up 20 105
38 Kevin Keyes 29 Down 9 102
39 Grant Whitaker 31 Down 8 99
40 John McGuinness 34 Down 6 96
41 Rhys Hardisty 123 Up 82 95
42 John Cliffe New Entry 92
43 Rod Graham 107 Up 64 92
44 Andy Farrell 86 Up 42 91
45 Nick Boggan 35 Down 10 90
46 Mitch Nicholls 36 Down 10 90
47 Aidan Cleary 37 Down 10 89
48 Colin Croft New Entry 85
49 Mark Johnson 49 Down 10 84
50 Erno Kostamo 38 Down 12 84

Next round of the 2024 Duke Road Race Rankings Championship is the Isle of Man TT Races.

Photo courtesy of Richard Radcliffe depicts Joe Yeardsley on the 498cc Ryal Enfield Bullet on his way to winning the Greystone LLC 500cc Senior Classic Race

14/05/2024

Mike Browne Tops Rankings After North West 200

After round three of the 2024 Duke Road Race Rankings Championship 2024, the Briggs Equipment North West 200, the series has a new leader, Michael Browne.

The Cork rider holds a slender four-point lead over Davey Todd, who has a forty-four-point lead over initial 2024 series leader Rob Hodson.

The North West 200, held in near perfect conditions saw trebles by Glenn Irwin and Davey Todd who was named ‘Man of the Meeting’, with Peter Hickman clinching a double and Richard Cooper taking the other race victory of nine in all.

The latest Rankings Table sees no less than twenty-two new entries, with 165 gaining points after three of the rounds held so far.

Michael Dunlop climbs fifty positions and is currently fourth, followed, three points behind by Peter Hickman, with Gary McCoy slipping three spots to sixth.

The top ten are completed by Marcus Simpson, new entry Glenn Irwin, Dominic Herbertson, and Mike Norbury.

Other new entries in the top fifty are Richard Cooper (11th); Dean Harrison (18th); James Hillier (22nd); Paul Jordan (24th); Jeremy McWilliams (27th); John McGuinness (34th ); Finland’s Erno Kostamo (38th); Conor Cummins (40th) and Michael Rutter (41st).

1 Mike Browne 7 Up 6 449
2 Davey Todd New Entry 445
3 Rob Hodson 1 Down 2 401
4 Michael Dunlop 54 Up 50 338
5 Peter Hickman New Entry 335
6 Gary McCoy 3 Down 3 329
7 Marcus Simpson 2 Down 5 307
8 Glenn Irwin New Entry 280
9 Dominic Herbertson 6 Down 3 278
10 Mike Norbury 4 Down 6 276
11 Richard Cooper New Entry 265
12 Brian Fuidge 5 Down 7 265
13 Barry Furber 11 Down 2 244
14 Michael Sweeney 9 Down 5 220
15 Joe Yeardsley 8 Down 7 220
16 Stuart Hall 10 Down 6 200
17 Tom Weeden 12 Down 5 183
18 Dean Harrison New Entry 152
19 Don Gilbert 13 Down 6 151
20 Richard Ford 14 Down 6 143
21 Gareth Arnold 15 Down 6 141
22 James Hillier New Entry 140
23 Josh Corner 16 Down 7 130
24 Paul Jordan New Entry 128
25 David McArthur 17 Down 8 126
26 Grant Aitchison 18 Down 8 115
27 Jeremy McWilliams New Entry 112
28 Johnny Stewart 19 Down 9 107
29 Kevin Keyes 20 Down 9 102
30 Nigel Moore 21 Down 9 100
31 Grant Whitaker 22 Down 9 99
32 Barry Davidson 23 Down 9 97
33 Darryl Tweed 24 Down 9 97
34 John McGuinness New Entry 96
35 Nick Boggan 25 Down 10 90
36 Mitch Nicholls 26 Down 10 90
37 Aidan Cleary 27 Down 10 89
38 Erno Kostamo New Entry 84
39 Martin Morris 28 Down 11 84
40 Conor Cummins New Entry 80
41 Michael Rutter New Entry 80
42 Andy Hornby 29 Down 13 79
43 Tony Flinton 30 Down 13 78
44 Jacque Foley 31 Down 13 78
45 Sam Johnson 32 Down 13 76
46 Sean Brolly 33 Down 13 75
47 Ian Stanford 34 Down 13 75
48 Craig Szczypek 35 Down 13 75
49 Mark Johnson 36 Down 13 72
50 Anthony McColgan 37 Down 13 70

The action moves to the Isle of Man for the next two rounds, the Blackford’s Pre-TT Classic Road Races and the Isle of Man TT Races.

(Photo courtesy of Stephen Davison)

05/05/2024

Four Timer for Dominic at Cookstown 100

A fantastic Cookstown 100 for Dominic Herbertson and the Burrows Engineering / RK Racing team. Action got underway in wet conditions on Friday, Dom managed to put our Yamaha YZF-R6 5th on the grid for both Supersport races, pole on the Honda Moto 3 and Pole in the Superbike class. By Friday evening, the weather had cleared, and Dom managed to finish an impressive second to Michael Dunlop in the opening Superbike race. In the Supersport race, a titanic tussle between Micko Sweeney and Dom brought home another second place, just 0.046 away from the win.

Bright sunshine greeted us on Saturday morning, the opening race for Dom was the Supersport race, which was another fight with Micko, this time Dom taking the win, our first win together. In the Superbike race, Dom’s got a good start and was never headed, winning by over 10 seconds. This race was also Dom’s first ever race at the Orritor circuit on a 1000cc machine. A runaway victory on the Moto 3 brought us to 3 wins. In the 12 lap Grand Final, a thriller ensued between Micko and Dom, swapping places the full 12 laps, Dom managing to nick it to give us a clean sweep of wins on Saturday. This leads us nicely into the upcoming North West 200.

JOHN BURROWS -
“It was good to get back to our local road race, as a team we only live a few miles up the road. Having Dom on our bikes for 2024, it was hard to know how he would fare when we got on the roads, thankfully the bikes where faultless and Dom pulled of six great results over the two days. It's great for the team to start our roads campaign with these results as the NW 200 and IOM TT is just around the corner.
I'd like to thank our team and sponsors for all their support. “

DOMINIC HERBERTSON -
“A great way to start off the roads season with Burrows Engineering / RK Racing. I must admit to being nervous about this weekend, it’s the first time I’ve rode for a big team and that in itself brings pressure, the team never put any pressure on me, but I did put quite a bit on myself. Winning these races has lifted a huge weight off my shoulders. Everyone in the team has been brilliant and I can’t wait to get to the North West 200 next week now. “

(Words Courtesy of Baylon McCaughey)

There were doubles for Michael Sweeney, Barry Davidson and Kevin Keys with Michael Dunlop, Mark Johnson, Sean Brolly, Darryl Tweed, James Chawke, Richard Ford, Aidan Cleary, Jason Whelan, Andy Hornby, and Nigel Moore all taking the chequered flag on Friday evening and Saturday.

Pos Rider Previous Moves Points
Rd. Pos
2 1
CEMCOR Cookstown 100 Bob Smith Spring Cup
Road Races Oliver's Mount

1 Rob Hodson 1 No Change 401
2 Marcus Simpson 2 No Change 307
3 Gary McCoy 3 No Change 297
4 Mike Norbury 4 No Change 276
5 Brian Fuidge 5 No Change 265
6 Dominic Herbertson New Entry 250
7 Mike Browne 6 Down 1 249
8 Joe Yeardsley 7 Down 1 220
9 Michael Sweeney New Entry 204
10 Stuart Hall 8 Down 2 200
11 Barry Furber 9 Down 2 196
12 Tom Weeden 10 Down 2 183
13 Don Gilbert 11 Down 2 151
14 Richard Ford 26 Up 12 143
15 Gareth Arnold 13 Down 2 141
16 Josh Corner 23 Up 7 130
17 David McArthur 12 Down 5 126
18 Grant Aitchison 12 Down 6 115
19 Johnny Stewart 14 Down 5 107
20 Kevin Keyes New Entry 102
21 Nigel Moore New Entry 100
22 Grant Whitaker 15 Down 7 99
23 Barry Davidson New Entry 97
24 Darryl Tweed New Entry 97
25 Nick Boggan 16 Down 9 90
26 Mitch Nicholls 17 Down 9 90
27 Aidan Cleary New Entry 89
28 Martin Morris New Entry 84
29 Andy Hornby New Entry 79
30 Tony Flinton 20 Down 10 78
31 Jacque Foley 46 Up 15 78
32 Sam Johnson New Entry 76
33 Sean Brolly New Entry 75
34 Ian Stanford 18 Down 16 75
35 Craig Szczypek 19 Down 16 75
36 Mark Johnson New Entry 72
37 Anthony McColgan New Entry 70
38 Michael Allen 21 Down 17 65
39 Jack Worth 22 Down 17 63
40 Neil Kernohan New Entry 62
41 Chris Meyer New Entry 62
42 Kelly Carruthers 62 Up 20 57
43 Kevin Baker New Entry 55
44 Bailey Harker 24 Down 20 54
45 Graham McAleese New Entry 54
46 Tim Walsh 25 Down 21 54
47 James Chawke New Entry 53
48 Jason Whelan New Entry 52
49 Ryan Whitehall New Entry 52
50 Richard Charlton New Entry 48

The next round is the Briggs Equipment North West 200 Road Races on Thursday and Saturday 9th & 11th May, 2024.

Photo courtesy of Baylon McCaughey

25/04/2024

Hodson Tops Duke Rankings after Season Opener at Oliver’s Mount

First run in 2002, the Duke Road Racing Rankings Championship commenced its 21st active season at the Bob Smith Spring Cup Road Races at Oliver’s Mount over the weekend of 13th & 14th April.

After nineteen races over the two-days, Wigan’s Rob Hodson tops the Rankings with 401 points after winning two races, Supertwin and Classic Superbike, plus four second and two third places .

Ninety-four points behind is Manxie Marcus Simpson who accumulated one victory in the Supertwins, a second and two thirds with 307 points and in third spot is Cookstown’s Gary McCoy who had two race wins, Supersport and Supertwins, plus a second and two third places.

Ian Lougher was the inaugural winner of the coveted Geoff Duke Trophy in 2002 and last week end collected nine points for a sixth-place finish in a Supersport race putting him in 54th place in the 2024 rankings, having finished eleventh overall in 2023.

Rob Hodson summed his weekend as follows on his page:
‘Fantastic weekend in Scarborough for the Bob Smith spring cup, we took the SMT Racing/VRS Yamaha R6 & Paton S1R 650 Supertwin as well as the Greenall Racing Kawasaki ZXR 750 Classic Superbike.
Very busy weekend having three bikes to ride but results as follows:
Supertwin - P1 & P2
Supersport 600 - P2 (x3)
Spring Cup - P3
Classic Superbike - P1 & P3
Great way to kick our racing season off, the weather has been kind all weekend, New personal best lap time on the R6, First run on the new Supertwin was a success, great fun on the Classic Superbike, and a couple of wins too! Everything back home in one piece we now look towards getting back out on the SMT Honda Fireblade, the 600 & 650 will be checked over and prepared for the TT!
Huge thank you to the team for the hard work this weekend, and the run up to it, Cheers ‘

Pos Rider Previous Moves Points
Rd. Pos
1
Bob Smith Spring Cup
Oliver's Mount

1 Rob Hodson New Entry 401
2 Marcus Simpson New Entry 307
3 Gary McCoy New Entry 297
4 Mike Norbury New Entry 276
5 Brian Fuidge New Entry 226
6 Joe Yeardsley New Entry 220
7 Stuart Hall New Entry 200
8 Barry Furber New Entry 196
9 Tom Weeden New Entry 183
10 Don Gilbert New Entry 151
11 David McArthur New Entry 126
12 Grant Aitchison New Entry 115
13 Gareth Arnold New Entry 107
14 Johnny Stewart New Entry 107
15 Grant Whitaker New Entry 99
16 Nick Boggan New Entry 90
17 Mitch Nicholls New Entry 90
18 Ian Stanford New Entry 75
19 Craig Szczypek New Entry 75
20 Tony Flinton New Entry 66
21 Michael Allen New Entry 65
22 Jack Worth New Entry 63
23 Josh Corner New Entry 60
24 Bailey Harker New Entry 54
25 Tim Walsh New Entry 54
26 Richard Ford New Entry 48
27 Dan Sayle New Entry 48
28 Andy Jackson New Entry 45
29 Martin Robbins New Entry 45
30 Aran Sadler New Entry 42
31 Brandon Brinded New Entry 41
32 Richard Hughes New Entry 36
33 Adrian Skaife New Entry 36
34 Nik Sweet New Entry 36
35 Wayne Avis New Entry 30
36 Sean McTaggart New Entry 27
37 Jay Bellers Smith New Entry 24
38 Thomas Bradhshaw New Entry 24
39 Dean McMaster New Entry 24
40 Denzyl Weavil New Entry 24
41 Austen Webster New Entry 24
42 Jack Turner New Entry 21
43 Andrew Windsor New Entry 21
44 Lee Brocklebank New Entry 18
45 Oliver Dean New Entry 18
46 Jacque Foley New Entry 18
47 Stephen Gorton New Entry 18
48 William Grant New Entry 18
49 Michael Bampton New Entry 15
50 Rhys Hardisty New Entry 15

The next round is the Cemcor Cookstown 100 Road Races on Friday and Saturday 26th & 27th April 2024

Photo courtesy of Mark Huckerby

21/08/2023

Five Head Duke Road Race Rankings

The 2023 Duke Road Race Rankings Championship got underway at its ‘traditional’ first round, the Bob Smith Spring Cup Road Races at Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough.

At the conclusion of nineteen eligible races over two days Yorkshireman Joey Thompson topped the Duke Road Race Rankings Championship with 341 points, followed by Rob Hodson second ten points down with Gary McCoy third on 282 points.

It was off to the first of three visits to Northern Ireland for the second round, the Cookstown 100 Road Races and whilst none of the top three competed at the Orritor Course, they remained at the head of the pack at the end of the event.

Round three was next, the North West 200 and local rider Alistair Seeley leapt to the top of the rankings having accumulated a total of 359 points, pushing Joey Thompson down one spot to second on 341 points and Rob Hodson third with 331 points. Michael Dunlop slotted into fourth spot with 303 points.

Next, two ‘home’ events for the Duke Road Race Rankings, the Pre-TT Classic Races, which saw a change of leader at the top of the listings, Dominic Herbertson on 425 points, with Alastair Seeley second on 359, with Barry Davidson slotting into third on 351 and initial leader Joey Thompson fourth on 341.

On to the Isle of Man TT Races, which brought Michael Dunlop on top of the rankings with 993 points, Peter Hickman second on 889 points with another previous rankings champion Dean Harrison third with 683 points. Dominic Herbertson slipped into fourth with 480 points.

Two visits to England’s only pure road race venue, Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough, firstly for the C**k o’the North Road Races with Dean Harrison coming away from two days racing heading the rankings on 1308 points, pushing fellow previous champion Michael Dunlop to second on 993 points, Peter Hickman dropped one place to third with 889 points, as Rob Hodson moved up to fourth on 707 points.

The Barry Sheene Classic Road Races, saw the top three remain in situ, with third place man after the first two rounds Gary McCoy climbing to fourth amassing 795 points.

It was back to Northern Ireland for the third and final time for the Armoy ‘Race of Legends’ Road Races and despite being a ‘Michael Dunlop Day’, the Ballymoney rider remains in second place with 1428 points, 40 behind the leader after the two Scarborough rounds, Dean Harrison on 1468 points. Peter Hickman and Gary McCoy remain third and fourth with 889 and 795 points.

Pos Rider Points

1 Dean Harrison 1468
2 Michael Dunlop 1428
3 Peter Hickman 889
4 Gary McCoy 795
5 Rob Hodson 745
6 Adam McLean 735
7 Joey Thompson 699
8 Mike Browne 675
9 Barry Furber 636
10 Davey Todd 622
11 Dominic Herbertson 568
12 Barry Davidson 521
13 Don Gilbert 410
14 Tom Weeden 392
15 Jamie Coward 380
16 Alastair Seeley 359
17 Paul Jordan 348
18 Paul Marley 330
19 Kevin Barsby 329
20 Mike Norbury 328
21 Andy Hornby 306
22 Joe Yeardsley 302
23 Anthony O'Carroll 293
24 Rhys Hardisty 285
25 Richard Cooper 283
26 David Bell 278
27 James Hillier 270
28 Michael Rees 268
29 Marcus Simpson 252
30 Ian Lougher 248
31 Darryl Tweed 238
32 Roddy Taylor 236
33 Richard Ford 233
34 Joshua Brookes 220
35 Nigel Moore 216
36 Daniel Ingham 213
37 Andy Smart 198
38 John McGuinness 197
39 Josh Leaning 191
40 Richie Welsh 191
41 Jacque Foley 190
42 Glenn Irwin 185
43 Michael Rutter 174
44 Mike Hose 173
45 Andrew Herd 162
46 Toby Shann 162
47 Mark Johnson 156
48 Kelly Carruthers 152
49 Grant Whitaker 150
50 Michael Gillan 143

(Photo courtesy of Glyn Richardson)

16/01/2023

'Stramlag'
(Twisted thing in Manx)

Castletown

20/09/2022

Adam McLean Claims Steve Henshaw Gold Cup

Adam McLean sprung a surprise in the top-of-the bill Steve Henshaw Gold Cup race with a dominant victory at Oliver’s Mount in Scarborough.

McLean clinched victory on his 600cc Yamaha by over eight seconds from James Hind (Yamaha), with pre-race favourite Davey Todd only third on his Milenco by Padgett’s Honda, seven seconds further adrift.

Saltburn man Todd was expected to add his name to the coveted silverware for the first time at his home race meeting in north Yorkshire after he swept aside the opposition to win all four Supersport races.

However, despite leading on the opening lap from pole position, it was McLean who controlled the feature race, which was pushed back and run over a shortened distance of six laps after wet weather descended on the 2.43-mile woodland course.

McLean mastered the tricky conditions for a deserved win and now joins Ryan Farquhar, Michael Dunlop, and Lee Johnston as Northern Ireland’s only winners of the Gold Cup trophy at England’s sole road racing venue.

McLean also claimed four wins after notching a hat-trick in the Supertwin class on Ryan Farquhar’s KMR Kawasaki.

Derek Sheils – fourth in the Gold Cup race – also sealed a treble on the Greenall Kawasaki ZXR750 in the Classic Superbike races, with team-mate Rob Hodson winning Saturday’s opener.

It was a disappointing conclusion to an otherwise excellent weekend for 27-year-old Todd, who had the edge over McLean in both Supersport races on Saturday and again yesterday as he wrapped up a four-timer. (Words courtesy James Robertson – Belfast Telegraph)

James Hind dominated the Lightweight races taking three of the four race victories, with Jamie Kelman taking the honours in the fourth race.

Jamie Ingham scored a double in the Support races one and three, as 2019 Duke Newcomers Champion Vinny Brennan took the chequered flag in the second race with rain the winner in the fourth race causing final race of the two-day programme to be cancelled.

The four 600cc ‘B’ races were shared between Joey Lambden (two, Scarborough’s own Paul Marley and Adrian Harrison, brother of Dean.

There are five upward changes in the Duke Road Race Rankings top twenty-five, Rob Hodson climbs 13 places from seventh to fourth; Adam McLean up 26 from thirty-third to seventh, whilst Derek Sheils moves up 32 from forty-fourth to twelfth.

James Hind advances 155 spots from 168th to thirteenth with his treble, with Barry Furber slotting into twenty-first, up from 54th.

Jamie Ingham double, plus a second, third and two ninth places brings him as a new entry and slips into thirty-second place.

The racing barber, Vinny Brennan makes the highest leap up a massive 184 positions from 228th to forty-fourth.

Pos Rider Previous Moves Points
Rd. Pos
19 17
Steve Henshaw Gold Cup Manx
Oliver's Mount Grand Prix

1 Davey Todd 1 No Change 1861
2 Michael Sweeney 2 No Change 1752
3 Jamie Coward 3 No Change 1094
4 Rob Hodson 17 Up 13 998
5 Michael Dunlop 4 Down 1 980
6 Dean Harrison 5 Down 1 922
7 Adam McLean 33 Up 26 853
8 Mike Browne 6 Down 2 806
9 Peter Hickman 7 Down 2 618
10 Keelim Ryan 8 Down 2 616
11 Jonathan Watt 9 Down 2 557 Best Newcomer
12 Derek Sheils 44 Up 32 547
13 James Hind 168 Up 155 541
14 John Leigh-Pemberton 10 Down 4 541 Best Classic Only
15 Dominic Herbertson 11 Down 4 538
16 Marcus Simpson 12 Down 4 531
17 Richard Ford 13 Down 4 508
18 Paul Jordan 14 Down 4 493
19 Lee Johnston 15 Down 4 474
20 Barry Davidson 16 Down 4 454
21 Barry Furber 54 Up 33 408
22 Michael Gillan 18 Down 4 372
23 Darryl Tweed 19 Down 4 371
24 Ryan Whitehall 29 Down 4 356
25 RJ Woolsey 20 Down 5 347
26 Michael Gahan 21 Down 5 345
27 Anthony O'Carroll 22 Down 5 343
28 Andy Hornby 23 Down 5 342
29 Toby Shann 58 Up 29 340
30 Joey Thompson 79 Up 49 332
31 Conor Cummins 24 Down 7 301
32 Jamie Ingham New Entry 294
33 Nathan Harrison 25 Down 8 291
34 Eoin O'Siochru 26 Down 8 289
35 Brian Mateer 27 Down 8 284
36 Jack Petrie 68 Up 32 284
37 Matthew Rees 62 Up 25 284
38 Alastair Seeley 28 Down 10 282
39 Stephen Tobin 30 Down 9 279
40 Graham Kennedy 31 Down 9 266
41 Daniel Ingham 32 Down 9 258
42 Chris Moore 53 Up 11 257
43 Nigel Moore 34 Down 9 244
44 Vinny Brennan 228 Up 184 234
45 Andy Kildea 35 Down 10 233
46 Mike Hose 36 Down 10 217
47 John Ella 37 Down 10 212
48 Glenn Irwin 38 Down 10 205
49 Thomas Maxwell 39 Down 10 201
50 Kevin Barsby 65 Up 15 200

(Photo courtesy of Peter-John Leverton)

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