Battered but Champion! I knew heading to Bishopcourt that a solid race one result should see me crowned ISB Champion and allow me to go and enjoy myself for the rest of the day against the BSB boys. I always enjoy the Sunflower, trying to raise my game and claim a scalp or two so that was definitely my aim [...]
If there is one thing you want to avoid at a championship deciding weekend it is terrible conditions, especially when you are trying to protect a lead. We had tested at Mondello in the dry a week previous and therefore were confident that I could match Damien Byrne’s pace and go home with the championship. The whole weekend was held [...]
After a few frustrating weekends it was a complete turnaround at Bishopscourt on Saturday. My testing at Mondello certainly paid off as my Jim Angus Contracts BMW was handling like a dream again. After finishing fourth in the Nutt Travel Sail to Pole I knew it was going to be close however we had struggled with rear tyre wear on [...]
As I have concentrated on my championship races this year I have ended up with relatively little track time. That being the case I made a last minute decision to head to the Clubmans round at Kirkistown on 3rd September. With the issues we have had recently it was also a great chance to fit in a little extra testing [...]
The frustration of Kirkistown decided to bring itself to Mondello Park for the third instalment of the Adelaide Masters Series. Set up issues and, despite having a new clutch, a bike incapable of getting off the line thwarted my efforts and made it damage limitation for the second race meeting running. After qualifying 7th I struggled to match my own [...]
After a full month off it was back to the Irish Superbike Championships at Kirkistown on Wednesday. I hadn’t tested in the break so was happy to qualify on the front row in third place, only a few tenths away from pole position. I know I haven’t been great at getting the BMW off the line in the past but [...]
Well, my first ever road race couldn’t have had more drama or less action! Everyone knows all that happened with the security alert, rain and oil spill but none of that deflected from what, for me, was a simply fantastic experience. Throughout the week I rode well within myself just spending my first year learning the course little by little. [...]
Following on from my Easter successes, I headed to round two of the Adelaide Masters series hoping to continue my challenge for the title of Masters Champion and the 5,000 Euro cheque that goes with it. After a day of testing I struggled in qualifying to a lowly 6th position, admittedly being too cautious on the couple of damp patches [...]
Following a win in an open race on his debut on the all new BMW S1000RR, Kirk headed to the first serious business of 2011 at Mondello Park. In changeable conditions throughout the weekend Kirk qualified on the front row for the Superbike races in 3rd position behind Kingsbury Packaging rider Mark Pollock and reigning ISB champion Marshal Neill. Terrible [...]
The 2011 season kicked off with an Open Non-Championship race at a very cold and damp Bishopscourt on 12th March. Kirk used the day as another test as he continues to fine tune his new BMW1000RR ahead of his busy Irish Championship campaign including using D211 Dunlop Superstock tyres on a big bike for the first time. With conditions mixed [...]
