Reigning champion Alastair Seeley took one other enormous step in direction of retaining the Ulster Superbike and Supersport titles with a hat-trick of victories at a rain-soaked Kirkistown on Saturday.
The Carrickfergus man received each Superbike races on the IFS Yamaha R1 to safe the Belfast & District Motor Membership’s King of Kirkistown title for the second yr on the closing spherical of the ‘Huge 3 Sequence’.
Seeley additionally clinched the Crown Prince of Kirkistown title following a victory and runner-up end within the Supersport class, with McAdoo Kawasaki rider Eunan McGlinchey popping out on high in race one.
Former British Supersport and Superstock 1000 champion Seeley now holds a commanding lead of 139 factors within the Supersport champion over Randalstown-based Christian Elkin with three rounds to go and 150 factors up for grabs.
A second successive Supersport title is all however assured for the skilled Northern Eire rider, whereas Seeley can also be in management within the Superbike class after one other at Kirkistown enabled him to extend his lead on the high to 88 factors over J McC Roofing Kawasaki rider Jason Lynn.
The all-time North West 200 file holder streaked clear within the moist and depressing situations on the 1.5-mile circuit in Co. Right down to win the Superbike opener by 15.494s from McGlinchey, with Lynn additionally seven seconds again in third place.
In race two, pole man Seeley was once more unstoppable on the massive Yamaha, shortly opening a spot on the entrance and shutting out a Superbike brace by 11 seconds from Cookstown’s Gary McCoy on the Madbros Suzuki, with Ryan Gibson (Suzuki) rounding out the highest three forward of Lynn.
Seeley was denied a four-timer after McAdoo Kawasaki rider McGlinchey held on for a slender win by 0.6s within the first Supersport race, with Adam McLean a detailed third on his Yamaha because the main trio have been coated by beneath one second after seven laps.
In race two, Seeley turned the tables on his younger rival in one other hard-fought battle, taking the win by half-a-second with McLean proper of their wheel-tracks in third.
McGlinchey additionally secured a treble on Saturday after two dominant wins within the Supertwin races on the McAdoo Kawasaki.
“It was my first time racing a Superbike at Kirkistown in June, so I used to be completely satisfied to come back away with second place within the first race,” he stated.
“I’m actually completely satisfied to be frequently studying the Superbike and we’re transferring in the proper route.
“An enormous due to McAdoo Kawasaki Racing for his or her continuous onerous work and I’m completely satisfied to have the ability to pay them again with some extra wins.”
Glenarm’s Paul Demaine did the double within the Pre Injection 600/1000 races on his Yamaha to win the President’s Cup title.
The subsequent spherical of the Ulster Superbike Championship takes place at Bishopscourt Racing Circuit (September 17-18) with the David Wooden Memorial assembly.
In the meantime, Italy’s Franceso Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo) made it 4 MotoGP wins on the spin at Misano in Italy yesterday as he held off a late cost by fellow countryman Enea Bastianini on the Gresini Ducati to win by 0.034s. Maverick Vinales took third on the Aprilia, whereas pole man Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo) crashed out of the lead within the early levels.
Bagnaia has closed the title hole to Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo – fifth yesterday – to 30 factors with six rounds remaining.