FAILTE / WELCOMEto www.Skerries100.com - dedicated fan site for the famous Irishmotorcycle road races held on the first Saturday every July on the public roads that form a triangle between the beautiful Irish coastal towns of Skerries and Loughshinny in north Co. Dublin .
SKERRIES100 2010 :
> Joey Dunlop Memorabilia Exhibet - at Skerries Mill ; Memories of the late great man that was Joey! > Thursday 1July - Classic Lap of Skerries Town (old circuit) - from 6.30pm on Thursday 1July
Prizes for Best bikes - British, Japanese, Vintage, Veteran Bikes.
> Friday 2nd July – Practice - Roads Close 3pm. Practice, two races at end of practice if time permits.
> Saturday 3rd July – Race Day – Roads Close 9:30am.
2009 Killalane photo gallery - The last race of the season was edge of the saddle - Michael Dunlop and Ryan Farquhar had a close one into Kennedy's corner in the Killalane Grand Final - see a frame-by frame exclusive of what happened here, courtesy of ace-snapper Tom Daly: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tompdaly/sets/72157622235518923/
If you would like to be a Marshal in 2010, contact
volunteers@loughshinnymotorcycleclub.com or text 086-1600155. Please support the Skerries100 by sponsoring a bale online at www.loughshinnymotorcycleclub.com or contact Susan Plunkett, Honorary Club Secretary, Baldungan, Lusk, Co.Dublin. Each bale is only €10 or £8 and your name is included in the program if received before 1st June.
SKERRIES100.COM SCHEDULE 2009: 2009 Golf classic & Press launch @Skerries Golf Club 21May 2009. To sponsor a green, teebox or enter a team contact Ultan Ryan +353 (0)18491868 or +353 (0)86-2039817 or John Everard +353 (0)1-8490674 or +353 (0)87-2755442.
THURSDAY 2nd July-Vintage Motorcycle procession. Starts at 7.30PM from Skerries Windmills Park. Great craic, smell that CastrolR in aid of charity! The annual Skerries100 vintage run is held at the Skerries Windmills car-park at 7pm. Many two wheels afficianados (and a couple of 3 wheelers!) complete a lap of the old Skerries100 circuit through Skerries town, and out to Loughshinny, and back to Skerries (on the current course). Always a fantastic night, many thanks to all riders and supporters who generously support the charities involved!
FRIDAY 3rd July 2009- Practice & 2 Races. Roads close 3pm- 9.30pm Race 1. 250cc-350cc Irish Championship Classic A. Race 2. 650cc Support.
SATURDAY 4th July 2009 - 64th Skerries100 races. Roads close 0930-1830 Race 1. 201-1010cc Open Irish Ch'ship 8 laps Race 2. 401-750cc Support Irish Ch'ship 8 laps Race 3. 250cc Irish Ch'ship 8 laps Race 4. 125cc Irish Ch'ship 8 laps Race 5. 500 & 1000cc Irish Ch'ship Classic B 7 laps Race 6. 600cc Irish Ch'ship 8 laps Race 7. 600cc Open non-qualifers 8 laps Race 8. 201-400cc Support Irish Ch'ship 8 laps Race 9. 401-750cc non-qualifers 8 laps Race 10. Skerries100 Grand Final 9 laps
KILLALANE ROAD RACES - 12TH AND 13TH SEPTEMBER 2009 , 25TH ANNIVERSARY. Sponsored again by Country Crest.
See excellent 2008 Killalane photo gallery from snapper Tom Daly:
NOTHING ON EARTH MOVES FASTER than Irish Road Racing bikes without actually taking off and flying! Every year, the Skerries 100 attracts the largest crowds at any Road-Racing event in Southern Ireland, with upwards of 40,000 people from all over the world in attendance on the main Saturday race-day. It is the premier Road Race event in the South of Ireland, and organised by Loughshinney Motorcycle Supporters Club - http://www.loughshinnymotorcycleclub.com/
THE TRADITION OF THE ‘ SKERRIES100 ‘
THE BEGINNING - With the end of World War II, Dublin and District Motor Cycle Club (DDMCC) had to revise the location of their annual Phoenix Park Dublin 100 Road Races due to the thousands of tons of war turf stacked along the park’s Main Road. DDMCC found an eager local Development Association at Skerries in North County Dublin, who wished to bring major sports events to the Skerries area to encourage tourism. As the international Leinster 200 Road Races had previously been run on a Skerries-Rush-Lusk circuit in the early thirties (1930-35), the DDMCC agreed.
THE COURSE - After creating a new committee from Skerries Development Association and DDMCC, a new 7.1 mile circuit around some of the main streets of the town was chosen, and the inaugural Skerries 100 was held on Saturday July 6th 1946. Mr. Bill Bowie was Clerk of the Course that day. The first winner was Belfast man Harry Turner riding a 348cc Norton. and the first programme cost one shilling (or 7cents). In 1971 the circuit distance was reset to 2.92 miles and was raced clockwise up to 1978. However after Joe Lindsay RIP lost his life in 1978, the direction of racing was reviewed, and for safety grounds, ran anti-clockwise again from 1979. This is the course currently being used; a new chicane was added between ‘Sam’s Leap’ and the Hills Cricket Club to reduce the speeds at the start/finish line, to the chagrin of many riders and spectators! Sidecars also raced from 1980 to 1986, but the circuit was deemed too narrow. THE REBIRTH - In 1986, after the then major sponsor of the Skerries100 Shell Oils declined to promote the event again, the DDMCC also withdrew from running the Skerries100, and it looked like the end of an era. However the locally-based Loughshinny Motor Cycle Supporters Club (LSMCSC) stepped in and took over, even though they were already committed to their own annual road race at nearby Killalane in September (which had started in 1984).The first LSMCSC Skerries100 race was on Saturday, July 4, 1987, with Steven Cull set the first ever southern Irish road race lap at over 100 mph in the Grand Final. DDMCC had organised 41 events, while LMCSC will have promoted 22 with the 2008 races.
FAMOUS SKERRIES100 RIDERS - Many of Ireland and the world’s best motorcycle riders and machines have raced at the Skerries. The plinth of the Skerries100 trophy reads like a who’s who and includes many famous names: Ernie Lyons, Bob Mathews, Cromie McCandless, Louis Carter, Manliff Barrington, Harry Lindsay, Sammy Miller, Ralph Rensen, Dickie Carter, Tommy Robb, Ralph Bryans, Len Ireland, Chris Goosen, Dick Creith, Ian McGregor, Brian Steenson, Billy Guthrie, Billy McCosh, Ray McCullough, Tom Herron, Michael McGarrity, Cecil Crawford, Courtney Junk, Sam McClements, Mervyn Robinson, Con Law, EddieLaycock, Conor McGinn, Brian Reid, Robert Dunlop, Steven Cull, Johny Rea, Norman Brown, Phillip McCallen, James Courtney, Denis McCullough, Bob Jackson, Gary Dynes, Derek Young, Adrian Archibald, Darran Lindsay, Ryan Farquhar, Guy Martin, Cameron Donald .
FLYIN' FINN Of course , a special place is held for the legend that was #45, local hero Martin Finnegan from Lusk - Martin is Ireland's fastest man around the Isle Of Man TT , and is sadly missed.
KING OF THE ROADS – The Skerries100 roads were also graced by the skills of the most successful TT rider ever – the ‘King of the Roads’, one William Joseph Dunlop who notched up 17 wins at the Skerries100, and held several lap records. Indeed, Joey had applied for racing at Skerries on that fateful day in 2000, but later decided to attend a Tallinn Estonia race meeting instead.
SKERRIES100 TRANSPORT & ACCOMODATION -
PUBLIC TRANSPORT - is very frequent from Dublin City Centre, but there is nothing specially organised to the track on Skerries100 Race Day. Please check out:
www.DublinBus.ieDUBLIN BUS - service the following routes : 33 | 33a | 33n | 33x | www.irishrail.ie/home/IRISH RAIL (from Connolly Station) to Skerries Station TAXI - If you fly into Dublin Airport (Northside of Dublin City), Skerries is only 20minutes away and so cheapish by Taxi (€30ish). Be sure to get the roof number of the Taxi you use.
ACCOMMODATION - Any hotel in Dublin city centre around St. Stephens Green is near Connolly and Busaras (Central Bus Station) - To suit all budgets, try : www.tripadvisor.com. www.Accommodation.ie
Also, if you are flying, consider staying at the Airport- enter options in the "Dublin Airport Area".
In Skerries, there are VERY few accommodation options, but try this:
Red Bank hotel - from €45 pps INCL BREAKFAST - Expensive restaurant http://www.redbank.ie/
