Kerry Lindsay widow of Darren who sadly lost his life at Killalane in 2006, will run the Dublin Marathon on the 26th October for the family of Myles Byrne & Stephen Larkin, who Kerry writes "sadly did not make it over the finishing line this year".  Kerry has setup a website to allow people to donate on-line, follow this link. http://www.kerrylindsay-fundraising.co.uk/

To coincide with the Killalane Road Races this year, The Hills Cricket Club are putting on an evening of entertainment featuring local star Martin Byrne and the legendary Morning Dew. Entertainment starts at 09:30 on Saturday evening and there will be no admission charge. The Cricket Club is located at the Start/Finish line for the Skerries 100. All visitors welcome.

Looking for local accommodation for Killalane contact :- Maltings House +353 (0) 1 8491075    Hillview +353 (0) 1 8438218  or City North Hotel +353 (0) 1 6906666

It is full steam ahead for Killalane.....the committee met for the first time since Skerries last Tuesday, although heavy hearted after the tragic accident, they are determined to continue and are looking towards Killalane.  Entries are coming in fast, all entries should be in by the 13th August 2010.  More details on the race schedule will follow shortly.

4 July, 2010It is a fittingly bleak morning in Skerries. A low canopy of grey cloud shrouds the area, a strong southerly gale batters the land, rain dampens the spirit and the barometer has plunged to a deep low. Sadly, a fine rider, #32, Myles Byrne, was killed in the Grand Final at the Skerries 100 motorcycle road races yesterday. The races were cancelled after the incident. Many in Skerries an...

It is with great sadness and regret that the Loughshinny Motorcycle Club confirms the Rider who was fatally injured at yesterday’s Skerries 100 Road Race was Myles (Mylo) Byrne aged 36.   Myles, who was a popular road racer from Knocklyon, was taking part in the grand final when the tragic incident occurred. The committee and members of the Loughshinny Motor Cycle Club extend thei...

It is with regret. The Skerries 100 organisers confirm a fatality occurred after an incident which took place at today's road race.   No information will be realised until the riders family members have been informed.   The Organisers respectively request privacy and respect at this sad time.Saturday 3rd July 2010. No information will be realised until the riders family members have...

A big thank you to the City North Hotel who are sponsoring our Marshal training.  For a full range of their facilities, please link to their website at http://www.citynorthhotel.com/

The club are delighted to announce they have secured two car parks for the Skerries 100, they are both accessible during road close time, and the club will be charging a mere €5 per vehicle (car or bike).   One is right at the start and finish and one is on the Dublin road about 500m from the paddock, leading to Finnegan's Corner.  Camping will not be permitted in either car pa...

This year we celebrate 65 years of the Skerries 100 Road Races. With just less than three weeks to go before we close the roads on Friday the 2nd July for the practice session of the 2010 Aon Bikecare Skerries 100 we are entering into our final preparation phase for the event. In the run up to the event our Committee and specialist work groups will be working harder than ever putting in that fina...

A big THANK-YOU to everyone who bought sponsor a bale stickers, we will be closing on Friday 11th for names to be included in the Skerries programme.   Any names added between 11th June and the 25th August will appear with all the rest in the Killalane programme.  The raffle will be drawn at Killalane so if you havent managed to sponsor a bale there is plenty of time. Also a b...

Photographic competition Aon bikecare will be sponsoring a photographic competition open to all amateur photographers attending the big race day on Saturday 3rd July. The winning entry will be published on the Loughshinny Motorcycle Club website and will also be included in next year's race programme. Aon bikecare will be offering a prize for the best 'Action Shot' from an amateur photographer an...

Find us on FaceBook and keep up with our preparations for Skerries & Killalane. https://www.facebook.com/pages/loughshinny-motorcycle-supporters-club/323887671632?ref=search&sid=1235175086.3067201357..1&v=wall

Resurrected from the vaults of Pathé News, rare moments lost in time as racing motor cycles tore through the town for the movies ……back in the 1930’s. WELL over three quarters or a century ago, liability insurance doesn’t seem to have been much of an issue.  Skerries people were made of such stern stuff they allowed the roaring racing motorcycles of the time ...

Ahead of this week's Mondello Master's meeting on 22nd & 23rd May, we caught up with Sue after her last outing at Mondello on the 11th April....her blog:- Clubmans Race Two - Mondello Sunday 11th April 2010Sunday morning dawned bright, clear and sunny. After spending the night in the van, a beautiful morning was just the start I needed. I cranked up the generator and boiled the kettle for a m...

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The club are getting ready to hold marshal training session on the 26th June 2010 in the City North Hotel from 2pm to 5pm, if you would like to come along and get training, please send an email to volunteers@loughshinnymotorcycleclub.com.  If you want to find out more about the marshals required to run an event, please follow the link below. http://www.loughshinnymotorcycleclub.com/index.php...

The Cookstown 100 enjoyed dry roads and sunny skies, and all club riders who took part did well, however congratulations must go to club member Alan Bonner, who took part in and won his first ever road race.  Here Alan explains how he qualified and what it felt like to win :- “I went out for my Newcomers practice and was surprised at how slippy the track actually was plus my bike was s...

Over the winter months this has been hotly debated with the current prize fund for this being so good, with €1,500 for first it is also something worth entering.  To enter all paid up (i.e. Loughshinny Members) Southern Centre licence holders should nominate their bike, once nominated points will be award for the result in championship races for the nominated bike from the date membershi...

Mixed Class races Traditionally if a race was mixed class, the riders would practice and then be grided in separate groups for the class. In particular this happened in the 125cc and/or 250cc if 400cc bikes were included.   This was deemed dangerous and this year it has been agreed that grid positions for mix class races will be based on practice results and not class of machine. Prize...

The Club are delighted to announce a new sponsor for the 2010 season.The ‘best of the best’ Trophy sponsored by Mr & Mrs Kerr will carry with it a prize fund of 3000 Euros.  Which will be presented by Mrs Kerr at the Killalane Road Race Prize giving.The trophy is to be contended for over both Loughshinny Motorcycle Supporters Club organised events the 2010 AON Bikecare Sk...

To the outside casual observer Motorcycle road racers are just a bunch of adrenaline junkies willing to risk their necks racing on public roads, all hell bent on self destruction. The BBC’s new Sports documentary programme, ‘Season Ticket’, decided to give an insight into and question this fast and furious high octane sport. They also wanted to examine the mindset of those speci...

The Southern Centre officials for 2010 are detailed below:- Date Event Stewards 23rd & 24th April Cookstown 100 David Murtagh 18th – 22nd May North West 200 Lester Ferguson 18th & 19th June Bush Ed Conlon 26th & 27th June Athea Damien Tolan / Lester Ferguson 2nd & 3rd July ...

Thanks must go to Finnoula, Graham, Gerry & Jim who last Saturday conducted a marshal training course.  It was very well put together bringing experienced marshals experiences and expertise to the fore.  And to everyone who attended, we hope you will come and join us at our events. Jim Leonard, Club Medical Co-ordinator; “It was a pleasure to be a part of it. The whole session...

Alcohol (ethanol) is a prohibited substance within Motorcycling competitions.  Detection will be carried out by analysis of breathe and/or blood.  The doping threshold (haematological values) is 0.10g/L (reading of 10). Procedure An alcohol testing official maybe appointed at any event run under Motorcycling Ireland/ Motorcycling Union of Ireland rules. Before or during competitions a...

Proudly Announcing the 2010 AON Bikecare Skerries 100 Road Race Organised by the Loughshinny Motor Cycle Supporters Club. The Aon Bikecare Skerries 100 Road Race is regarded as the premier road racing event in the Republic of Ireland attracting legions of fans from all over the World. Buoyant from last year’s successes at both the Skerries 100 and Killalane Road Races this year 2010 sees ...

Below a list of the short circuit dates for the coming Season, covering rounds in Mondelo, Bishopscourt & Kirkistown.   Irish Clubmans Championship – Mondello Rounds Sunday 11th April – Clubman’s Championship Saturday & Sunday 22nd & 23rd May – Mondello Park Championship Sunday 30th May – ‘Bike Fest’ Motorcycle Show Sunday 4th July &...

Details of new Mondello Park Motorcycle Racing Championship Announced Following on from the recently released changes to Motorcycle Racing events at Mondello Park, Motorcycling Ireland’s Short Circuit Committee along with the venue are pleased to announce final details of how the new championship will be structured. Following direct consultation with riders, sponsors, race organisers and o...

Rider's who won monies in the Championship, and have not recieved their cheque, please contact the club to organise receipt of your cheque.

The BBC was on hand at the 2009  Country Crest Killalane Road Races to film the action and take a look ‘behind the scenes’. They have produced a programme which brings together action from a number of events over the year and which attempts to explain the magic of the sport and the drive which keeps our riders and legions of volunteer organisers coming back year after year to take...

The dinner dance and auction held on the 13th February was a great success, with over 600 in attendance, a considerable amount was raised for Eddie.  Further news and events can be found by following link to a special website setup for the Trust. http://www.theeddielaycocktrust.com/Eddie_Laycock/Welcome.html

Eddie Laycock A racing year in the life of an Irish Superstar Taken from a biography of Eddie Laycock by TTSC Representative, Myles Lally …… the year in question - 1989 - illustrates the highs and lows, the triumph and tragedies of motorcycle road racing and shows the great versatility of one of the best exponents of the sport to come out of the Irish Republic."With a busy season ahead for '...

In the site gallery you will see photographs from our two club photographers Stephen Sheridan & Kevin Byrne.  At the dinner dance we also feature photographs from Fiona Madden, Brendan O’Connor and Jimmy Windows.  Below are some other photographs taken during the year at Club events by Pat Nolan…… Killalane 2009 http://daingeanbike.com/index.php?option=com_ponyg...

Following a check of the results we discovered a problem and Mark Connolly had not been awarded points for Cookstown or Armoy.  Following the inclusion of these results Mark jumped from sixth to 3rd place.   We have included the full table below, we are looking forward to welcoming all the riders to the dinner dance to accept there cheques for last year. Names Cookstow...

Below the full list of all the road races which are planned for the coming season. Dates Club Event 23rd/24th April Cookstown & District Cookstown 100 11th to 15th May Coleraine & District International North West 200 29th May to 4th June --- TT Practice 5th to 11th June --- TT 18th/19th...

Licence forms for the coming season can be printed from Motorcycling Ireland website by following the link below. http://www.motorcycling-ireland.com/forms.htm  

Last weekend the MCI Medical Team launched a 2010 calendar of road racers which includes Ryan Farquhar, Andy Farrell, John Walsh, William Dunlop, Conor Cummins and John Burrows - fabulous shots from Skerries & Killalane. The calendar was kindly sponsored by Nevis, Shark Helmets, TCX, Richa, Cotters MotorCycles, Ronan Pentony Motorcycles, RedZone Motorcycles & Aidan Lynam who very kindly d...

If you would like to join or rejoin the Loughshinny Motorcycle Supporters club, you can now complete your membership on-line see the link below ! http://www.loughshinnymotorcycleclub.com/membership.php

The Loughshinny Motorcycle Supporters Club championship, is open to Southern Centre riders who are members of the Loughshinny Club.  In 2009, the club had over 30 Southern centre riders and all those who scored points are detailed below. If you would like to compete in the 2010 Championship, you can join the club on-line at www.loughshinnymotorcycleclub.com and indicate you will be taki...

18-01-2010 The charity night in the Cricket club was a huge success, with a large amount of money raised for the charity CONCERN. We had great support from the whole community in the form of donations of money and also a huge amount of items donated for the auction. In fact we had so much stuff that we opened a shop on the night and let people buy items as they wished. The cri...

30-04-2010 Micko   -  really enjoyed takin to the roads for the 1st time this year.  He thought 2010 would never start, he had some handling problems on the sv which gave him a grid position of 8th where he went on to finish the race in 6th..he then went out on the 600 which had alot of electronic problems which didnt allow him to qualify for the a race but gave him ...

Volunteers needed for the 2010 for both our Skerries & Killalane Road Races. If you could like to make an enquiry about getting involved, please click email the address below or use the online enquiry on our contact page. Just click on the contact tab and then click online enquiry. Or alternatively the club meetings are each Tuesday in the Bus Bar Skerries at 9pm, come a long an...

As the year draws to a close we look back in reflection on what was a truly memorable chapter in the history of the Loughshinny Motorcycle Supporters Club.   Road racing Ireland complimented us at Skerries, but went further at Killalane to confirm, and I quote “WHAT A GREAT DAY – For once this year a Irish road race meeting was held in glorious sunshine which certainly lifted...

At around 12:30 on the 19th of December, Santa and his motorbiker elves paid a slightly early visit to all of the children that live along the Skerries 100 and Killane road race circuits just to make the final checks on his naughty & nice list. Since all of the children had been so good throughout the year Santa gave them an early Christmas present of a yummy selection box. Photos of the even...

St Stephen's Day - 9:30pm RTE 2 - Club member and Irish comedian PJ Gallagher, who made his race debut earlier this year in short circuits, will have a documentary on how he got on, on RTE, Boxing day, This no doubt will be a great showcase for the sport, AND also hopefully open the doors for RTE to becoming more involved in the sport.  Much of this has to be credited to PJ, as it was he who ...

David Lumsden, better known as Hammer to his friends, has launched a new website, check it out.  David competed at Skerries and other selected National Road races, he had a brilliant 3rd place in the Junior Manx Grand Prix, and you might remember seeing him at Killalane in the parade lap where he was honoured to be given a run out on Martin’s JMF bike. Best of Luck Hammer with your new...

In this weeks edition of the Fingal Independent, Jack Corry writes about Tony Carton's (Chairperson of the Loughshinny Motorcycle Supporters Club) love affair with Road Racing. You can check out the full article on the Fingal Independents web site http://www.fingal-independent.ie/sport/other-sports/a-lifelong-passion-1932147.html

Man of the moment, Man of the Day, Man of the Meeting, Man of the Year and what a year it’s been for Man of the People Ryan Farquhar. Every once in a while there walks amongst us an individual who stands out, an entity of such incomprehensible talent and presence that we ordinary folk are drawn to them in wonder and admiration. Ryan is such a personality, a down to earth all round good guy...

It is with great sadness that we announce the death after a long illness of Irene Martin, beloved wife of our club member Denis Martin.   The funeral details are :- Removal Thursday 19th November, from Beaumont Hospital to St. Patrick's Church, Skerries arriving at 6.15pm. Funeral Mass on Friday 20th November at 10am. Burial afterwards in Ardla Cemetery, Skerries. Irene was a love...

The Fore Motor Cycle Club, Friends & Supporters of the late Padraig Campbell & Andrew Neill are holding a Benefit Night in the Grand Hotel, Moate, Co. Westmeath on Friday 27th November 2009 Music on the night by The King and I. Tickets 10 Euro each and can be There will be an Auction on the night and anyone wishing to donate items for the Auction or purchase tickets can do so by conta...

Check out the results section for results from our previous events both Skerries 100 & Killalane Road Races. Click here...

The second week of September 2009 began with the Loughshinny Motorcycle club specialist teams making final preparations to the Killalane circuit for the 2009 Country Crest Killalane Road Races. Safety is the highest priority of the Clerk of the Course who working closely with the Clerk of Works and specialist teams guarantee that the highest possible standards are met and surpassed ensuring that c...

The Loughshinny Motorcycle Club celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Killalane Road Races last weekend in glorious sunshine, some may argue the best weather we've seen here in North County Dublin all year, certainly the local farmers would agree with that. All eyes were on #77 Ryan Farquhar from Dungannon as he arrived at Killalane poised to clinch a record held for many years by the legendary ...

An emotional Ryan Farquhar speaks to BBC Sport about breaking Joey Dunlops 119 win record at the 2009 Killalane Road Races. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/8253581.stm Ultan Ryan and David Murtagh present Ryan Farquhar with Crystal Trophy to mark his beating Joey Dunlops 119 Win Record.   A special moment for Ryan Farquhar as the reality of the moment sinks in.

The Loughshinny Motorcycle Club is delighted to announce that current ISB Champion Brian McCormack will be making his Road Racing debut at the 2009 Country Crest Killalane Road Races. Brian from Tramore, Waterford is currently one of the fastest men on the planet and the club is looking forward to welcoming him to the 25th Killalane Anniversary. Great expectations surround Ryan Farquhar as he hea...

Click on the circuit info link in the spectators section to find out about the best viewing points for the 25th anniversary Killalane Road Races. Click here for more info

To coincide with the Killalane Road Races this year, The Hills Cricket Club are putting on an evening of entertainment featuring local star Martin Byrne and the legendary Morning Dew. Entertainment starts at 09:30 on Saturday evening and there will be no admission charge. The Cricket Club is located at the Start/Finish line for the Skerries 100. All visitors welcome.

We are delighted to announce the winners of this year's AON Bikecare Skerries 100 amateur photo competition. The winners chosen by AON Bikecare are: 1st place. Noel Cross with his shot entitled 'Airborne at Gillies Leap', who wins an AXA Leisure break - 2 nights B&B in a luxury hotel and one evening meal. 2nd place. John Finlay and his photograph entitled 'Sparks Fly' who wins a €75 ...

As we watched the sunset go down over the Crossakiel circuit at Kells and as we watched the paddock empty around us after a day of fantastic road racing the place fell quiet and our thoughts turned to #60 Pádraig Campbell a fallen hero lost in a tragic accident during Saturday practice. Pádraig was known to many of our club members and was a popular and welcome competitor at the Sker...

Sponsorship and advertisement packages available to suit every budget for the Skerries 100 and Killalane Pure Road Racing events. Click here to send us your request for more information.

Despite the credit crunch, dodgy bankers, falling house prices, rising unemployment numbers, swine flu, the threat of increasing taxes and the Irish weather! Pure Road Racing fans flocked in their thousands to the Skerries 100 this weekend. After months of preparation the Loughshinny Motorcycle Supporters Club pulled the barriers across the roads and erected the road closed signs at precisely 3pm...

It was without doubt one of the most memorable moments of the weekend for me when I met Eddie Laycock for the first time. We had been talking on the phone for weeks making arrangements for his visit to the Aon bikecare 2009 Skerries 100 and I'd come to know him as a thoroughly decent chap who was infectiously enthusiastic about anything to do with motorbikes! Eddie arrived at the circuit at arou...

I was in awe of the soft spoke gentleman sat beside me in the Scrutiny Tent in the paddock of the Aon bikecare 2009 Skerries 100. His tanned complexion, Hollywood smile, bright observant eyes and lightening sharp wit subtly concealing his 78 years. I struggled to grasp the surrealness of sitting beside a six times world Champion the 'Rossi' of his day the legendary Jim Redman. We spoke about his f...

Check out the spectator section for info on the Skerries circuit and the best viewing points. Click here...

We are pleased to announce that our new website gives us the functionality to enter championship results throughout the year. This means that you can keep up to date with your own progress and other riders as the seasons progresses. Check out the 2008 championship results in the results section.

Loughshinny Motorcycle Supporters Club would like to thank Ray Taylor who very kindly contributed the Marshaling at road races info that appears on this page. Many thanks Ray.

The 2005 Skerries DVD can be yours for only €25. Please send your name, address plus cheque or postal order to:Susan Plunkett,Hon Club Secretary,Loughshinny Motor Cycle Supporters Club,Baldungan,Lusk,Co, Dublin.

Pictures from 2008 can now be viewed from the Gallery section.

The Club remembers Andrew who was lost in a tragic sighting lap incident at the Walderstown road races on Sunday 12th July 2009. Andrew had recently competed at the Skerries 100 and had delighted race fans with his determination and breathtaking skill. Andrew picked up the trophy for second in the 250cc Irish Championship race at Skerries and the crowd that had gathered in the scrutiny tent for th...

At the recent Tandragee 100, Herbie Ronan had a bit of a spill. Herbie would like to express his great appreciation & heart felt thanks to all that came to his aid & helped after his crash… In particular, Herbie would like to thank Yvonne Ward of the Injured Riders Fund for her time & kind attention. Some members of the MCUI Medical Team namely Richie Elliott, Dr John Hynes, Dr...