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Club House => Events/Meetings/Rideouts => Topic started by: timbo on July 24, 2016, 03:18:27 PM

Title: Armoy Road Races
Post by: timbo on July 24, 2016, 03:18:27 PM

Yes, I know, its in NI. But what a great event, on next weekend, with a great bike night on Thursday evening in the village. Armoy is a very rare thing, a road race that only came into existence in recent years. How did they ever get that past all the H and S Nazis and I wouldn't like to be the person writing a Risk Assessment for a new road race  :-\

Title: Re: Armoy Road Races
Post by: Mark on July 24, 2016, 05:45:00 PM

And if you can't get out to NI the Aberdare Road Racing is on. http://www.aberdare-park-road-races.co.uk/

Title: Re: Armoy Road Races
Post by: timbo on July 24, 2016, 05:48:13 PM

Yes, and you've never been Mark  ;)

Title: Re: Armoy Road Races
Post by: Mark on July 24, 2016, 05:53:27 PM

And I still won't be going, road racing is shit.  ;)

Title: Re: Armoy Road Races
Post by: Oldandwornout on July 24, 2016, 07:29:52 PM

Definitely must get over for a road race , been on my things to do list for years but something always gets in the way usually work , poor excuse I know .

Title: Re: Armoy Road Races
Post by: timbo on July 24, 2016, 08:03:45 PM

Maybe biased, but I recommend the Ulster Grand Prix every August  ;)

Title: Re: Armoy Road Races
Post by: silver on July 26, 2016, 10:16:04 AM

I'm going to Armoy for the road races, i'll try to get down for the bike night on Thursday eve as I will be staying at Ballycastle that night. I'll be on a red BMW F800S. All the best Dave

Title: Re: Armoy Road Races
Post by: timbo on July 26, 2016, 12:44:13 PM

Nice one Dave. Just watched our local weather for Thursday, rain, clearing from mid afternoon. Not sure what bike I'll be on, but I'll be wearing a Thumper Club T shirt  ;)

Title: Re: Armoy Road Races
Post by: timbo on July 29, 2016, 02:39:10 PM

Great wee bike night in Armoy village last night. Didnt manage to meet up with Silver. If you were there, I was on the red Dommie. Unfortunately I didn't get any pics, but there was quite possibly, the loudest race bike I have ever heard. It had a Hillman Imp bottom end, with a Fiat Marafiora top end grafted on. The noise was off the scale, actually painful  ;)

Title: Re: Armoy Road Races
Post by: silver on August 01, 2016, 09:48:46 AM

I was very near that loud bike, someone said it was an alfa engine, but what a performance to start it. Had a brilliant time and watched most of the racing by Turnarobert at the bottom of the dip under the trees. Some of the jumps were epic.
If it posts, the pic is from our viewing point.


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Title: Re: Armoy Road Races
Post by: timbo on August 01, 2016, 12:31:13 PM

Glad to hear you had a foot time at Armoy. I believe there were two accidents, but thankfully nothing serious  :)