Masters Superbike Championship Racing This Weekend!

The next instalment of the Principal Insurance Masters SuperbikeChampionship takes Ireland’s top Motorcycle Racers on to theMondello Park International Track for the first time since the 2022season finale. The longest Mondello Park layout always shakes up theresults and the July 27^th and 28^th event shouldbe no exception as the series completes the final event before theend of season Shoot-Out.

Backed by leadingMotorcycle Insurance provider Principal Insurance, part of Howden, the 2024 MastersChampionship has once again been a close and tense contest,particularly in Superbike and Supersport, where the top riders canbarely be separated. July’s rounds 10, 11 and 12 will be a pivotalpoint in this years championship as once they are completed eachrider must drop their lowest scoring weekend, before heading into thechampionship Shoot-Out over the final two events of the season.

In the Superbikeclass Waterford’s Brian McCormack, on the Roadhouse Macau BMW,leads the way by a single point, from the Daracore Racing Yamaha ofOffaly’s Kevin Keyes with TAG VTL Honda mounted Kerryman EmmetO’Grady third. The Superbike Cup class is similarly close withDubliner Declan Madden on the DM Groundworks BMW just six pointsclear of Wexford’s Ronan Waters. In Supersport the AKR ThomasBourne Racing Honda team mates Emmet O’Grady and Oisin Maher arehot on the heels of Daracore Yamaha rider Keyes. All three have wonraces this year and the top three are separated by just four pointsheading into July’s races. The Supersport Cup battle is betweenMeath’s Jack Whearty and Wexford’s Brandon Kavanagh with relativenewcomer Gary Reilly, from Meath, in third.

Across the supportclasses Brian O’Malley has marked himself out as one of the risingstars as the Mayo teenager sits second in the Moto 400 championshipand also leads the DM Groundworks, Sorcon Plant and Motorland backedFuture Stars Championship, for riders who are twenty years old andyounger. In the Megabikes Ballymount Supertwin class Oisin Maher hasemerged as the standout rider taking victory in eight of the nineraces held so far with Dubliner Michael Sweeney the only rider whohas got the better of the Tipperary youngster.

While Rounds 10, 11and 12 take place on the longer International Track, spectators willstill be able to follow more of the action than normal, with theSunday livestream also being shown on the Megabikes Big Screenopposite the main straight Grandstand. As the season builds to aclimax the screen will be in place for the first time at the Julyevent and will then continue to be used for Sunday racing rightthrough to the final event of the season.

Ticketsfor the July 27^thand 28^thMasters are now available, along with all of the event information,on www.masterssuperbike.ie.