Armoy clerk of the course Bill Kennedy says Saturday’s top-class ‘Race of Legends’ is proof of what can be accomplished through ‘hard work and dedication’.

The event has grown into the country’s leading national road race meeting since it was first held in 2009 and bumper crowds basked in glorious sunshine on Saturday as they watched record-breaking racing during a slickly-run meeting.

There was plenty for the home fans to cheer as Michael and William Dunlop won the feature races at their local event, with lap records falling in almost every race.

Four practice sessions postponed from Friday evening due to inclement weather were run on the morning of race day, but the 10-race programme was run in its entirety by 5.30pm, with the scheduled parade laps also taking place plus demonstration laps by Isle of Man TT Sidecar race winners Tim Reeves and Dan Sayle.


A delighted Kennedy said the Armoy club would continue to work hard in the future to ensure the ongoing success of the meeting.

“Everyone I talked to reckoned it was the best road race they had seen in some time,” said Kennedy.

“People don’t like long delays in between races and we try and keep the thing going as best we can. We also managed to run the parade laps and the Sidecar laps as planned too even though we had to hold some practice in the morning.

“We just kept things moving along and it’s about hard work and teamwork,” he added.

“I was very happy with how it all went and we always try and attract a quality line-up of riders.

“We had full grids and we were able to run a 250cc race on its own because we had the entry for it and it was the same with the 125s.

“We had to turn down around 30 entries because we couldn’t fit them it.”

Kennedy said he feels the sky’s the limit for the Armoy ‘Race of Legends’ following another successful weekend in the short history of the event.

“It just keeps growing and growing and I don’t think there’s any end to where you could take it in the future.

“It’s difficult to say how we will top the weekend but as a club we’ll keep working hard to come up with something even better next year,” Kennedy added.

“There’s no doubt that there is still huge interest in road racing and from competitors wanting to ride on the roads as well and it shows what can be done when you put the effort in.”


Kyle White
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