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Another year has passed and another thoroughly enjoyable Bikers4Life has been and gone. The Lakeside Manor was rocking again this year and I for one still have a sore neck from all the headbanging!

A massive thank you to all of the people who took part in Bikers4Life again this year. You guys make it all possible.

As always a big thank you to Derek from Allmoto.ie for supplying the raffle prizes on the night. We would also like the thank the Lakeside Manor for allowing us to make use of the venue again this year (and for not closing the bar!).

Plans for 2011 are already brewing and we will be making an announcement soon about our plans for 2010.

Thanks again everyone, I look forward to seeing you all again soon.
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Our poster is now available for download from our website. Please feel free to download the poster and print it. If anybody wants to put some posters up in their local shop, pub or petrol station please feel free to do so.

Click here to download the PDF poster now.

The meeting point is The Roadhouse in Mullingar. Many will be familiar with this location from previous runs. We are hoping the people will arrange there own meeting points and routes for getting to the Roadhouse.

The meeting time is 4pm which should give you plenty of time to get in a nice spin before we ride in convoy to the Lakeside in Virginia for the party!!

Looking forward to seeing everybody again.

Remember if you have not signed up already you can do so at our charity site. Bikers4Life, Make a Difference

Anybody with questions can contact me be PM here or email darragh@bikers4life.org or by phone on 087 6104486 ...

SAD NEWS TT 2010
The Auto Cycle Union regret to announce that Paul Dobbs, 39, from Onewhero, New Zealand, was killed during the Supersport 2 race at the TT races in a racing incident at Ballagarey.
Paul was an experienced TT competitor with a best finish of sixth in the 400cc lightweight TT race in 2000. He first competed in the Isle of Man TT Races in 1999.
He was married with two children. The ACU wishes to pass on their deepest sympathy to the rider’s family and friends.
Jim Parker, Chairman, ACU, commented:
“Paul was a really popular rider in the paddock and was a great competitor. He was a very talented rider who made many friends in the racing community. He will be sorely missed.” ...

It is with great regret that we must report that rider Dave Lynch has died following an accident at the Mondello Motorcycle Expo. Dave was caught up in a multi rider incident in the final demonstration race of the day. The crash happened on the opening lap of the race coming into turn one.

An official statement has been made by Mondello Park and Motorcycling Ireland

It is with great sadness that Motorcycling Ireland's Short Circuit Committee and Mondello Park regretfully announce that following an accident on the opening lap of the second race at yesterdays Motorcycle Expo Event, rider Dave Lynch has passed away.

Mr Lynch was stabilised at the circuit and was conscious before being transferred to Naas hospital where his conditioned deteriorated and he later succumbed to his injuries. Dave was an enthusiastic and experienced competitor who raced at the circuit regularly and had competed in last weeks Mondello Superbike Championship. Like many of his fellow riders he was looking forward to the demonstration races at the Expo where large crowds were expected and it was viewed as a real opportunity for Circuit Racing to impress. Both Motorcycling Ireland and Mondello Park wish to pass on their deepest sympathy to Dave’s wife Brenda, his family and many friends.

Our condolences to all of Dave's friends, family and supporters. ...

It is with great pleasure that we are now officially opening the sign up for the 2010 Bikers4Life, 4 Corners Ride Out and Party.

The event is taking place on the 31st of July. The full details of the Ride-Out(s) will be announced in the coming days.

The details of the after party are now available on our Charity Website

The venue is the Lakeside Manor as per the last two years. Accommodation is still available at the hotel. Call the Lakeside on 049 854 8200 and tell them you are booking for Bikers4Life. There are a limited number of rooms so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Camping will be available as per previous years for those who would rather camp.

Music on the night will be provided by the always excellent Voodoo.

Sign up for the run is now open on the official website at Bikers4Life, Make a Difference
Click the Join Us! button to take part in this year's event!

As always we will be fund-raising for the Coleman K Byrne unit in Beaumont Hospital who look after patients with Cancer / Leukaemia. ...

Having a look on the Mondello website for information about this weekends racing I came across two items of interest that I think Mondello should be congratulated for.

Mondello Superbike Championship

The first relates to the weekend's racing itself Mondello appear to have done their best to make this event as accessible to spectators as possible with very good pricing.

Full details here

The the good news is that Mondello are offering a discount to all attendees this weekend.



So all in all that looks like a great weekends racing for both competitors and spectators alike. Well done Mondello Park.
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Old School or what? ...

Ireland's Eugene Laverty has taken his second race win of the 2010 WSS championship after winning an enthralling race in Assen. Laverty led the way on his Parkalgar Honda with Joan Lascorz in second and Kenan Sofuoglu taking the final step of the podium.

In the World Superbikes, Jonathan Rea took double race wins after securing his first ever Super Pole in the series. ...

Michael Dunlop will not be taking any part in the Cookstown 100 this season after having a disagreement with event organisers.

The NW200 winner is angry at the club's refusal to grant him an entry for the Open 'A' race, along with the other top-10 finishers from last year's race.

Dunlop has instead entered the Triumph Tripple challenge which will take place in Assen, Holland.

Ryan Farquhar has also hit out at this decision while blasting it as "ludicrous".
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Valentino Rossi has made the best possible start to his MotoGP World Championship defence at the opening round in Qatar.

The 7 time champion made a good start to the race though he was still behind both Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa who rocketed off the line to take the lead after starting from 7th on the grid.

Stoner was able to pass Pedrosa early on and gain a substantial advantage by the time Rossi made his way through to second.

On the 5th lap Stoner then lost the front of his Ducati handing the lead to Rossi in what could turn out to be a crucial race ass the series move back into Europe.
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Stoner takes the pole in the opening round of the 2010 MotoGP series in Qatar. Stoner has dominated proceedings in every session so far this weekend and looks very strong for the race.

Defending champion Valentino Rossi put in a strong showing towards the end of qualifying and is 3/10 off the Aussies' pace.

Jorge Lorenzo takes third position on the grid with Randy DePuniet completing the front row beating the two factory Honda's.

Looking forward to today's race now. What are people's thoughts on the Moto2 class. Was quite odd to hear the 4 strokes roaring after the 125's.
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24 - 26th September 2010
Quayvipers MCC 9th Snakebite Rally
Benone Complex. Limavady.
Marquee, stalls, ...

Custom & classic bike show
Fri 11th - Sun 13th June

Live bands all Weekend
Raffle
Secure ...

Highciders MCC

10th Full of The flagon Rally ---- 11/12th september 2010

Usual Venue......usual ...

International North West 200 Race Director Mervyn Whyte has confirmed that top BSB rider Simon Andrews will join his MSS Colchester Kawasaki team mates Ryan Farquhar and Stephen Thompson and compete in the Superbike categories at this year’s Relentless International North West 200 in association with Black Horse on Saturday May 15th.

Rising star Andrews, who hails from the Cotswolds town of Evesham, took the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team to their best British Superbike Championship finish of sixth, despite being taken out of the lead at Mallory Park and missing five races subsequently with injury.

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Ducati's Casey Stoner has denied Valentino Rossi a complete sweep of pre-season testing. Rossi, who was fastest ...

More sad news for Road Race fans. It seems that the Faugheen Club have not been able to raise the necessary funds to run their event for 2010.

While they have confirmed the bad news they have also stated that they are already working towards running the event in 2011.

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Irish rider Eugene Laverty has taken the first step in his bid to be the World Supersport Champion this season by taking the win in the opening round in Phillip Island. The Toomebridge man was leading when the race was red flagged due to oil on the track.

When the race was restarted as a 21 lap race Laverty again took to the front and never looked back. In a masterful display Laverty set the fastest lap of the race and took to the top step of the podium with Lascorz taking second and Sofuoglu claiming third for Honda.

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