Celebrating 60 Years of the Around A Pound Tandragee 100 

Friday 29th & Saturday 30th April 2022 

Friday Practice: Roads Close: 2.00 pm | Practice Starts: 2.30 pm | Roads Open: 9.00 pm 

 Saturday Race: Roads Close: 9.30 am | First Race: 10.30 am | Roads Open: 7.00 pm 

After two long years of not being able to host the event due to COVID-19, we are thrilled to finally be celebrating 60 years of the Around A Pound Tandragee 100 Motorcycle Races. 

“Standing about 1km away from the start/finish and I could see this horde thrashing uphill over two jumps towards me like they’d been stung by hornets. A mass start on narrow Irish country roads is something that you’ll never forget…gives you goosepimples! 8.5km (5.3m) and about 3 minutes later the air pushed aside as the bikes closely passed by, made my jacket flap back and forth…all came towards me at about 200km/h on the back wheel, I could have done with a nappy! It’s just amazing to watch, each and every one of them is racing with a knife between his teeth – you’ve got to be there to understand just how exciting it is.” (Stephen Bowers) 

To help us celebrate our 60th event we wanted to do something special for ALL our competitors. For many years, we have thought it just doesn’t seem right that these heroes of our sport have to pay to entertain us. Whilst the additional costs associated with COVID-19 and the rise in the costs of insurance, logistics, etc means we have not been able to offer completely free entries; we are delighted that we were able to offer ALL competitors a reduced entry fee for our 60th year of £60 Stg per class! A huge thanks to the Tandragee 100 Supporters Club for their tremendous donation this year that helped make this possible. 

In addition, we have closed the roads slightly earlier and added an extra Classic Race to help us both celebrate the history of our sport as well as thanking the ‘classic guys’ (who sometimes can be overlooked) for faithfully supporting us even during leaner years. 

We have also increased the overall prize pot to around £11,500! 

The Tandragee 100 continues to extend its reach, attracting competitors not just from NI (47) but from ROI (34), right across the UK (50) and Overseas (9). This year we have over 140 competitors and 49 newcomers (with 2 reserve newcomers), which demonstrates there is a future for road racing, if we look after it, and each other. 

Newcomers include: 

Roddy Taylor from Hampshire, who first raced in the 1970s and won 3 Scottish championships on 125 and 350s. Roddy took a 28 year gap from racing, came back won first time out at Knockhill on a TZ350 in a CRMC race, Second in Thundersport CB 500 championship and now racing Supertwins winning the No Limits championship last year. 

Milo Ward from Ruthland who is 24 years old. He has just graduated university with a masters in automotive engineering and works in a high performance engineering firm. Racing since 2011 where he started in Aprilia Superteens before moving to British Motostar on a 125 Honda in 2013. He then moved into Superstock 600 in 2016 and raced that till 2018 where he scored 4 podiums, a pole position and a fastest lap. He then moved into Superstock 1000 in 2019 and 2021 and achieved a top 10 and several points scoring rides on a ZX10RR. He also raced as a sidecar passenger in 2018 and 2019, winning the pre-injection class in 2018 and finishing 4th in the FSRA F2 Cup in 2019. In 2022 he’s coming over to the roads for the first time, starting in Ireland and making my Isle of Man TT Debut with TC Racing/DP Cold Planing in the Superbike, Superstock and Senior race. 

Ashley Robson from Johnshaven who is 23 years old from Scotland. Ashley has been racing since she was about 8, starting with mini bikes and worked her way up into 125s 400, super twins and formula 600 and won the Knockhill 125 championship 2013 and the Scottish 400cc Championship 2016. She has had over 65+ podium finishes over the years. She has raced at Knockhill & East Fortune in Scotland and down south with Thundersport at Oulton Park and Donington. She did a round at Oliver’s Mount and got herself a wild card seat in BSB junior super sport at Oulton Park in 2021. When not racing bikes Ashley is a full time personal trainer and fitness class instructor. This will be her first year over on the Irish roads and she is really looking forward to it. 

Barry Furber from Shropshire is racing for DC Auto Repairs, Newtown on a Yamaha R7 Supertwin and for Clem Davies Road Racing on a Kawasaki Zx6r. This is his not only his first visit to Tandragee, but his first roads meeting of the year before we head to the NW200 and then the IoM TT. He raced at Armoy last year and achieved a couple of top 10 finishes, so he is excited to see how I can go at Tandragee. 

Anthony O’Carroll from Tralee has been racing for 4 years, it will be his 3rd full season. He started on roads in 2020 as Cookstown was the only event running which he finished 9th senior support, in 2021 he raced at Cookstown again finishing 5th from 13th on the grid in Senior Support and did Armoy and finished in the top 10 also! He is looking forward to competing in the Tandragee 100 this year as well. The aim is hopefully to get enough experience and signatures this year to make his first start at the 100th anniversary at the Manx Grand Prix next year. It’s his first full season on the roads this year due to COVID but will also be focusing on a title in the Dunlop Masters Supersport Championship at Mondello. 

Martin Currams from Tramore. His first road race was Cookstown in 2004, raced nearly all Irish national races, did his first MGP in 2017 best finish was 6th, as for national races he had a few podiums mainly in B races and has raced 250, 600, 750, and 650 classes. 

Andrew Herd from Preston. This will be his first road race. He says he only ever started racing to go road racing. Last year, he started racing Supertwins and finished 2nd in the no limits championship. He’s raced all the UK short circuits with podiums at nearly every track over the last couple of years. He’s looking forward to racing at the Tandragee and hopes to gain enough experience at all the Irish tracks over the coming years to be a front runner. 

James Rothery from Allonby in Cumbria has road raced in Ireland for last 8yrs after mechanic-ing for Anthony Ambler for a few years. Then after racing a few years at short circuits where in 2015 he was runner up in the Melville Club pi1200 championship he raced at Cookstown, Armoy and Enniskillen. His best results so far have been a 4th in the Supertwins B final last year at Cookstown and a few years ago was awarded the Lee Vernon memorial trophy at Armoy on the 400. He’s had a few top ten results over the years in senior support. He’s really looking forward to his first appearence at Tandragee this year and can’t wait to get back over to Ireland. 

Ryan Whiteall from the Isle of Wight who has raced in Thundersport GB finishing 2nd in both the Freshman 600 championship and Sportsman 600 Championship. He has competed at Oliver’s Mount, Cookstown and Armoy (where he broke his legs last year unfortunately). Since then his team have built a new bike and are ready to get back at it. 

Joey Thompson from Yorkshire has previously won a race at the Ulster Grand Prix and also had a double podium at the Northwest 200. In 2017 he was newcomer of the year to road racing. 

James McClaren from Fife has raced short circuits for a few years and started on mini bikes when he was 6 then moved his way up. He has won some Scottish Championships and been over to Northern Ireland a couple times for the Easter weekend and Sunflower races. 

Aaron Hughes from Kent has been competing in the North Gloucester Road Race Club since 2019. He moved up from the 600 class to Powerbike on the Yamaha R1 Sponsored by AFB Motorcycles and secured a third championship position for the 2021 season. For 2022 he will be concentrating on the Irish and IOM Road Racing aboard the Yamaha R6 and Classic Honda 500/4 with new sponsors Michelin Motorcycle Tyres, HEL performance, Liqui Moly under the banner of AFB Racing. He will be competing at Cookstown, Tandragee, Southern 100 and Armoy with an aim to compete in the 2023 Manx GP and Classic TT. 

Geoffrey Lunn from the Isle of Anglsey has been racing for 6 years. He has raced at the Southern 100 (2019) his first road race and did a 92mph lap. He raced in Killalane in 2019 and finished 9th. Multiple Scarborough in 2020 and 2021 where he qualified for the A race on the Suzuki Sv650. Aberdare park in 2021 where he finished 6th in the main Welsh open racing again Davey Todd, Joey Thompson, Chris Burns so on. He has been racing Thundersport last season in the sportsman and elite class on a Suzuki Gsxr 1000. He would love to be able to race 1000cc on the Irish roads. 

Marcus Simpson from the Isle of Mann is 23 years old. His family have sponsored and had racers garage with them since the 70s (Nick Jefferies, Roy Richardson and Mark Farmer to name a few). His ‘Papa’ Ken Harding was Chief Scrutineer for the Manx GP and Chairman of the Manx Motorcycle Club. His Dad Peter Simpson raced since 2004 and competed at the MGP, Southern 100, Pre TT and the UGP. Marcus started racing in 2019 at Jurby on the IOM on a Yamaha R6. 2019 and 2020 were only half seasons as there wasn’t a lot of racing in 2019 and 2020 due to COVID. Then in 2021, he ramped it up a bit, bought some new machinery (2018 Yamaha R6 and a 2020 Suzuki GSX-R 1000). He finished 3rd in the IOM centre championship, 3rd in the 600 championship and won the clubman championship. He had a 2nd place in the senior open at Anglesey with the Wirral 100 (Mile Norbury won it), a 3rd place at Donington on the 600 with Bemsee and an 8th place at Oulton with NG road racing. He also won the 600 class at the Jurby endurance round for the second year in a row. After racing at Tandragee 100 in the Senior support on his R6, the plan is next up is the Pre TT, Post TT, Southern 100, 6 Rounds of Thundersport and 2 Rounds at Jurby that don’t clash with Thundersport. Tandragee 100 will be his second road race. 

Kieran Brockie from Cheshire is 37 yrs old. He works at Wychwood Park Golf Club as deputy head green keeper and also part time on the railway as a fitter. He heard of my fellow competitors that the road racing home of Ireland 🇮🇪 is the place to go, so he will be making his debut at Cookstown and Tandragee. He will also be doing the Southern 100 and hopefully the Manx GP. He has been racing since 2016 at Wirral 100, Thundersport and NG. His first road race was in 2019 at the southern 100 and has also been a regular at Oliver’s mount. He first got the bug for motorcycles by racing moto x for many years from a school boy at ACU up to adult experts at AMCA before transferring to roads. He will be riding his NPORS/muk junkie backed Yamaha r6. Sponsors are NPORS, mukjunkie, Cheshire northwest services, HEL, Hifibre ,Race hq at Leeds, RC autos. 

Kelly Carruthers from Kinross has previously raced at Cookstown and Armoy. He was 9th in the Senior Support last year at Cookstown. 

Andy Hornby is a 49 year old half Irish (from Richhill) half Yorkshireman now living in Devon with my wife, three kids and Jack Russell Cyril. He won the formula 750 championship in the UK taking 11 wins along the way. He won the senior classic and was second in the junior classic at Cookstown last year. He had a couple of wins at Chimay and a third at Spa in the classic world endurance and well as a 2nd at Goodwood Members Meeting in 2019. He had two 4th’s at the Sheene Classic at Oliver’s Mount. He teamed up with Micheal Dunlop in 2019 on my Manx Norton at Goodwood Revival and rode last year with Tommy Bridewell. He has Cookstown, Tandragee, Pre TT, Chimay and the Manx planned for this year along with some club rounds to fill in the gaps. 

Terence Sansom a mechanic from West Huntspill, Somerset, started racing on a zxr 400 before having a break (to buy a house) and started racing classics 7 years ago. He has competed in the BHR Japanese air cooled championship on a Honda k4 350 winning the championship in 2016, 17 and 21. He also competed at the Pre TT 2017, 18, and 19 and the Classic TT 2019. He races for the Pegasus race team with team mate Dave Matravers. He decided to come to Ireland to race as he wanted to do more roads and have been told Ireland is the best place to do it. He says he is very excited to be coming to compete at Cookstown and Tandragee. 

Jay Bellers-Smith from Merthyr Tydfil is a 35 year old Motorcycle Mechanic and Music Roadie who has been riding bikes since 6 years old and racing Short Circuit’s since the age of 11 after starting out in the JRA. Moved to racing 125 at club level in 2002 and after winning a spot in the ACU Academy alongside Peter Hickman and the Lowes twins decided to race 125 and 600. After taking a win and a couple podiums at Aberdare Park in 2003 against Ian Lougher, Jason Griffiths, Robert Dunlop, William Dunlop and Ryan Farquhar, Jay decided to enter the 2004 NW200 where he had a major crash at Blackhill. After sitting out 2004 and 2005 through injury Jay came back in 2006 on his own teams Yamaha R6 to take 3 club championship including the Darley Moor championship aswell as more wins at Aberdare Park and a couple finishes at the NW200 and top 6 at Scarborough. Jay competed the NW200 until 2010. Jay also competed at Aberdare where he is still a front runner to this day racing 600s and the Smith Brothers Supermono. At Tandragee Jay races in the classic on a 350 Aermacchi Metisse and the Smith Brothers KTM based Supermono Nicknamed KATY. 

Mark Jackson from Sheffield has been racing since 2018 with No Limits Racing on short circuits. He has raced at Oliver’s mount a few times, 2 wins in 600C 2020, and a third place in 600B in the 2021 Spring Cup. 12th in Senior Support A at Cookstown last year. He’ll be doing Cookstown again this year so hopefully will improve on that and trying out the Tandragee 100 for size this year. Mark is sponsored by Mick’s Tyres of Darton. 

Race A 

Tayto NI Ltd 650cc Twins (Irish/Ulster Championship) & Supermono (4 Stroke Single Cylinder) / Simon Magee Plumbing 250GP (Non Championship) – 5 Laps 

This year Tayto NI Ltd, who are our longest standing sponsor, are the sponsors of the 650cc Supertwins race. Tayto NI Ltd whose products are well known not only the length and breadth of Ireland but all over the world, will again have Mr Tayto and their mobile unit at the event. Thanks again to Stephen Hutchinson and in particular his marketing manager Bob Brown. 

The 250cc GP Championship sponsored by Simon Magee Plumbing & Heating. The Club is delighted to have Simon on board again this year. Simon provides a top class plumbing and heating service. 

Entries include: Newcomers Roddy Taylor, Mick Hogan, Milo Ward, Club Member Jonathan Watt, Ashley Robson, Barry Furber, Gareth Arnold, Anthony O’Carroll, Martin Currams, Michael Gillan, Andrew Herd, James Rothery, Steve Moody, Ryan Whitehall and Mark Jackson. Also Darryl Anderson on the Trison McMullan Suzuki SV, Michal ‘Indy’ Dokoupil from Czech Republic, Paul ‘Potchy’ Williams from Wales, Brian Loughlan, Liam Chawke, Rad Hughes, Banbridge man Stephen McKnight, Michael ‘Micko’ Sweeney, Enricco Rocchi from Italy, Neil Kernohan, Anthony Redmond from Ballaugh, Ben Plant from Shropshire, and Forest Dunn from Derbyshire. 

In the Supermono/250GP – Newcomer Jay Bellers-Smith, Club members RJ Woolsey and Shaun Anderson; Dave Walsh from Aghadowey and Chris Meyer from Germany and Ivo Ladde from Switzerland. 

Race B 

Ironside Trophies & Engraving Junior Classic Race (a) Millside Engineering up to 250cc (b) R Headtrick Ltd 251-350cc (Irish/Ulster Championship Race) – 5 Laps 

After many years of top class provision of our trophies and medals, Ironside Trophies & Engraving are joining us as overarching sponsor of the Junior Classic Race in 2022. Ironside Trophies have over 45 years’ experience in supplying awards, trophies and engraving. Established in 1977, by ex-motorcycle racer Eric ‘Ironside’ Lyons. Keeping it in the family, Ironside Trophies & Engraving is now into its third family generation with Eric’s granddaughter becoming a full time member of staff. Today the business remains situated in Lisburn and can boast to be one of the biggest Trophy retailers in Ireland, with full in house traditional, computerised, and laser engraving technologies, along with colour printing, bespoke award and medal services. 

Up to 250cc Class sponsored by Donald McMorran, proprietor of Millside Engineering who has been a long-time supporter of Tandragee and lives on the course on the Markethill Road. He has over 30 years engineering experience and has produced precision parts for the riders. Race for 251cc – 350cc class is sponsored by R Heatrick Ltd a local building firm who we welcome again. 

Entries include: in the Up to 250cc class – Kyle Parks, Richard Ford, Thomas Craig, Robert Wright, Trevor Stewart, local Portadown man Malcolm Love and Philip Shaw who lives just a stone’s throw away from Bell’s Crossroads, Brian Matteer and Chris Meyer from Germany. 

In the 251-350cc class – newcomers Kelly Carruthers, Andy Hornby, Bryan Harding, Leon Murphy, Paul McMahon, Jay Bellers-Smith and Terence Samsom. Also racing is Sam Kinkaid, Nigel Moore, Club members Gary Hutton, Ian Thompson and RJ Woolsey, Stuart McCann, Gavan Duffy, Barry Davidson, Andy Kildea, John Leigh-Pemberton, Linton Irwin, Dominic Herbertson, Robert McCrum, Jamie O’Brien and Shaun Wynne. 

Race C 

Principal Insurance Junior Support Race (GP250, Lightweight Supersport, Supertwins, Supermono) (Irish/Ulster Championship) – 5 Laps 

The Junior Support Race for 201-400cc machines is sponsored by Principal Insurance. Founded in Manchester in 2011, Principal extended its operations into Ireland by opening its Dublin office in 2015. It has grown quickly and now arranges cover for nearly ten percent of all road registered riders in Ireland. It is also a significant player in the UK motorcycle insurance market and along with its specialist car and van operations, now boasts over 40,000 policyholders. 

Entries include: newcomers Roddy Taylor, Kelly Carruthers, Richard Vuillermet from France, Mick Horgan, Andrew Castle, Graham McAlleese, Club Member Jonathan Watt, Ashley Robson, Anthony O’Carroll, Martin Currams, Calum Pert, Tommy Heaphy, Michael Gillan, Ivo Ladde from Switzerland, James Rothery, Geoffrey Lunn, Darragh Trappe, Steve Moody, Ryan Whitehall and Mark Jackson. Also racing is John Cahill, Ian Pert, Vic Allen, Brian Loughlin, Mark Johnson, Veronika Hankocyova from Czech Republic, Enrico Rocchi from Italy, Oliver Dean, Chris Meyer from Germany, Ben Plant, Jamie O’Brien, Ken Parks, Jack Oliver and Shaun Wynne. 

Race D 

McCrum’s Motorcycles First Open Race (201 –1010cc) Irish/Ulster Championship – 6 Laps 

McCrum’s Motorcycles First Open Race – McCrum’s Motorcycles is a family run business formed in February 2013. Wes also very much enjoys being part of the community, running regular runs during the bike season, hosting an Annual Bikers & Triker’s Charity Run in July and an Annual Charity BBQ in August. In February 2019 Wes and his wife Adeline moved to new premises in Portadown and have opened a wonderful Café within their showroom. The food and atmosphere is superb – a great place to hang out whilst deciding on what to treat yourself to. 

Entries include: newcomers Chris Green, Barry Furber and Joey Thompson along with Thomas Maxwell, Darryl Anderson, James Chawke, Mike Brown, Alan Connor, Michal ‘Indy’ Dokoupil from Czech Republic, Graham Kennedy, Shaun Anderson, Paul ‘Potchy’ Williams, Liam Chawke, Anthony Redmond, Darryl Tweed, Micheal ‘Micko’ Sweeney, Davy Morgan, Paul Cranston, Neil Kernohan and Damian Horan. 

Race E 

Tandragee Supervalu – Senior Support Race (501-750cc 4 cylinders, up to 750cc twins excluding Supertwins & 765cc triple cylinder) (Irish/Ulster Championship Race) – 5 Laps 

Tandragee Supervalu Irish Championship Senior Support Race for 401cc – 750cc machines will be sponsored this year by Tandragee Supervalu. Neville and Philip Woods are well known local businessmen trading as Supervalu on the Portadown Road, Tandragee, on the Dobbin Road, Portadown and in Richhill. 

Entries include: newcomers Keelim Ryan, Richard Vuillermet from France, James McClaren, Aaron Hughes, Mick Horgan, Milo Ward, Andrew Castle, Darragh Trappe, Liam Trainor, Graham McAleese, Anthony O’Carroll, Stuart Clothworthy from USA, Martin Currams, Tommy Heaphy, Michael Gillan, Andrew Herd, John Kavanagh, Geoffrey Lunn, Samuel Glass from USA, Marcus Simpson, Jack Oliver, Ryan Whitehall and Mark Jackson. Also racing RJ Woolsey, Stuart McCann, Davy Graham, Veronika Hankocyvoa from Czech Republic, Yvonne Montgomery, George Scott, Eoin Osiochru, Trevor Mattewson, Adrian Hearty and Shaun Wynne. 

Race F 

Rapid International Ltd Supersport Race (Irish/Ulster Championship) – 6 Laps 

We are delighted to welcome back Mark Lappin of Rapid International Ltd as Sponsor of the SuperSport 600 Race this year. Since 1969 Rapid has pioneered game changing mixing technology. They are recognised as one of the world’s leading manufacturers of equipment for the concrete, construction and environmental industries. Rapid is the manufacturer of choice for many of the major global concrete and construction groups. Mark Lappin is no stranger to the motorcycling world with Rapid International having supported both Off Road and Tarmac disciplines eg Keith Farmer, United Quad Racing Ireland and Glenn Irwin, etc…it is wonderful to have them backing their local Road Racing Event. 

Entries include: newcomers Barry Furber, Kieran Brockie, Joey Thompson and Chris Green along with Thomas Maxwell, Darryl Anderson, James Chawke, Mike Brown, Michal ‘Indy’ Dokoupil from Czech Republic, Dennis Boothe, Liam Chawke, Sam Johnson, Darryl Tweed, Michael ‘Micko’ Sweeney, Alan Johnson, Davy Morgan, Paul Cranston, Neil Kernohan, Dermot Cleary, Mark Parrett and Forest Dunn. 

Race G 

21st Century Senior Classic Race (c) William McCombe & Son 351-500cc (d) Woolsey Concrete 501-1000cc (Irish/Ulster Championship Race) – 5 Laps 

The Phillip Riddell Memorial Senior Classic Championship Race is sponsored by 21st Century Backcare. Under the banner of The 21st Century Backcare Raymond & Trevor who are sons of the late Dick Knox, long time Club President and motorcycle and motor car racer extraordinaire are again overall sponsors of the Senior Classic Race which is divided into 2 classes that have been individually sponsored. 

The 351cc – 500cc class is sponsored by William McCombe & Son who we welcome as sponsor for the 7th time in 2022. The 501cc – 1000cc class is sponsored by Woolsey Concrete Ltd who have been supporting the Tandragee 100 for over a decade. 

Entries include: in the 351-500cc class newcomers Aaron Hughes, Leon Murphy, David Matravers and James Caswell. Also racing is Sam Kinkaid, Patrick Walker, Barry Davidson, Ian Thompson, Michael ‘Micko’ Sweeney, Mark Parrett, John Leigh-Pemberton and Dominic Herbertson. 

In the 501-100cc class – newcomer Andy Hornby along with Richard Ford, Trevor Stewart, Andy Kildea, Philip Shaw, Dave Brough, Jamie O’Brien and Roger Chen from Taiwan. 

Race H 

City Autos Moto 3 (125GP) | Groucho’s Bar & Music Lounge/Portadown Recycling Lightweight Supersport 400/450 (Irish/Ulster Championship), Supersport 300 (Ulster Championship) Supermono & Downshire Coach & Travel Classic GP (previously Forgotten Era) (Non Championship) – 5 Laps 

The City Autos Lightweight Class is open to Moto 3/125cc Grand Prix machines. City Autos Ltd owned by club member, Ivor Hadden, has rightfully gained a reputation for carrying out work to the highest standard in a friendly manner. As always thank you Ivor. 

The 400cc Supersport Class is sponsored by Groucho’s Cafe Bar & Music Lounge the place to be in Richhill. The Club again welcomes proprietor Peter Lyness. 

450cc singles Class is sponsored by Portadown Recycling Ltd. Portadown Recycling offer a variety of facilities including skip hire for domestic use and to the construction industry. Thanks to Wesley Jamison. 

The Classic GP is sponsored by Downshire Coach & Travel who have been with us for a number of years. 

Entries include: newcomers in the Moto 3 are Gareth Arnold, Kelly Carruthers, Laird Shingleton, Jonathan Watt, Keelim Ryan, James Rothery, Steve Moody; and in the Supermono/Classic GP are Jay Bellers-Smith and Ivo Ladde from Switzerland. Also racing in the Moto 3 is Kyle Parks, Jack Sands, Mike Brown, Sean Leonard, Malcolm Love, Davy Morgan, Nigel Moore, Chris Meyer from Germany, Jamie O’Brien; in the SS400/450 are Vic Allan, Paul ‘Potchy’ Williams, Alan Johnson, Shaun Wynne; in the SS300 are RJ Woolsey, Linton Irwin, Barry Davidson, Mark Johnson, Darryl Tweed, Philip Shaw; and in the Supermono/Classic GP are Shaun Anderson, Des Butler, and Dave Walsh. 

Race I 

Around A Pound “Tandragee 100” Grand Final Race (Irish/Ulster Championship) – 6 Laps 

Around A Pound is a family run business formed in 1998. They deal mainly in discount soft goods and are based in Newry with outlets in Newry, Newcastle, Lurgan, Armagh and most recently in Warrenpoint. Gerard and Siobhan are certainly real enthusiasts and are once again supporting Michael Dunlop in the 2022 season. Sincere thanks to Gerard and Siobhan Rice for their continued support. 

Entries include: newcomers Barry Furber, Kieran Brockie, Joey Thompson, and Chris Green. Also racing are Thomas Maxwell, Darryl Anderson, James Chawke, Mike Brown, Alan Connor, Michal ‘Indy’ Dokoupil from Czech Republic, Shaun Anderson, Paul ‘Potchy’ Williams, Liam Chawke, Sam Johnson, Darryl Tweed, Michael ‘Micko’ Sweeney, Paul Cranston, Neil Kernohan, Damian Horan, and Forest Dunn. 

Tandragee 100 Charity of the Year 

Almost 1 in 5 people in Northern Ireland are living with a chest, heart or stroke condition. 

Most of us know at least someone who has been affected. Whether you’re living with a condition yourself, have a loved one who is, or simply want to help support local people and make a difference in the fight these devastating diseases, we’d like to thank you on behalf of the 335,000 people affected across NI, as every penny raised will make a difference! 

How does NICHS spend donations? Thanks to our loyal supporters NICHS raised more than £3.35 Million last year to support their programmes across Northern Ireland. £1.39 Million was spent on delivering care support programmes, £576k was spent on delivering prevention programmes and £736k on local research into chest, heart and stroke related conditions. In other words, for every £1 raised, around 80p, went directly to funding care and prevention programmes as well as research to help fight chest, heart and stroke conditions. 

Donate here – https://nichs.org.uk/fundraiser/tandragee-100-motorcycle-road-races 

Around A Pound Tandragee 100 Sponsors, Volunteers & Spectators 

The Tandragee would be impossible to run without our Sponsors – we offer our sincere thanks to them all, especially this year, as every single one of them returned again even though many were financially impacted by COVID-19 but yet they have still chosen to support us. We also welcome on board a few new sponsors, which is just incredible. 

Please support those who support our sport…AroundAPound; Tandragee 100 Supporters Club; ABC Council; Tayto NI Ltd; Rapid International Ltd; McCrums Motorcycles; Principal Insurance; 21st Century Back Care; Millside Engineering; R Heatrick Ltd; William McCombe & Son; Woolsey Concrete; Simon Magee Plumbing; City Autos; Groucho’s Bar & Music Lounge; Portadown Recycling; Downshire Coach & Travel; Tandragee Supervalu; Sean Halliday; Mahon Garden Centre; Ballylisk Car Sales; and a special welcome to our new sponsors Ironside Trophies & Engraving; Ballylisk of Armagh; and AK Motorcycles. 

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of the organising team and all of our loyal hardworking volunteers whose work behind the scenes is priceless (it takes over 500 people to make the event happen). Race week is the culmination of months of dedication and hard work. 

We are also wish to thank Illuminate Digital for producing the Promotional Video Clip that you can view on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Tandragee100/videos/334938695191282 

For up to date information and news please visit our web site: www.tandragee100.co.uk on our very active Facebook Group or Twitter @Tandragee100. 

Disability Access – contact Sheila Sinton, MBE if you require a Disability Access pass and information for the event. 

Finally, with an outlay of well over £100,000 and costs rising each year we want to highlight how important a contribution the spectators make by purchasing the programme or by giving a donation – without their support the event will struggle to survive. 

Images:

Mike Brown (Competitor), Siobhan and Gerard Rice (Around A Pound,Overall Sponsors), Lord Mayor Alderman Glenn Barr (ABC Council), Anne Forsythe (COC) – pic by Stephen Davison, Pacemaker Press Ltd.

Anne Forsythe (COC), Gerard Rice (Around A Pound, Overall Sponsor), Mike Brown (Competitor) – pic by Stephen Davison, Pacemaker Press Ltd.