The Enniskillen 100 Revival returned at the weekend after a two-year absence as the Enniskillen & District Motorcycle Club hosted the penultimate round of the Ulster Superbike Championship, although it was change of venue this time around.

Normally held at St. Angelo Airport, the club took the decision to move to Bishopscourt racing circuit outside Downpatrick where many of the club members were in action.

Derek O’Donnell has proved to be a hard man to beat over the past few seasons when it comes to the pre-injection 600 class, and last weekend was no different.

Derek battled hard in the early stages of the first eight lap race with fellow club member Andrew Brady, riding his 1000cc Yamaha, and that’s the way it stayed in both categories until the end.

Paul Demaine took the runner up spot from yet another club member Steven Love. Michael Carr took seventh, and making a rare appearance this season, Ronan Harvey finished 13th, while Nigel Corrigan was 15th.

In race two, a similar pattern was emerging at the front with O’Donnell and Brady once again dominating proceedings, and it was Brady who took the win in the 1000cc class from Tom Oliver, while O’Donnell took victory in the 600cc.

Love got the better of Demaine this time around which was crucial at this point of the season and are separated by just one point in the championship standings. Carr took sixth while Harvey and Corrigan were 12th and 14th respectively.

Having qualified in third position in the Superbike Cup class, O’Donnell found himself mixing it up with the main Superbike Pro riders.

Realistically it was never on the cards to challenge but still came home in 19th place. At the front in race one, it was Alastair Seeley who led from start to finish with Eunan McGlinchey and Jason Lynn completing the podium.

Local rider Aaron Armstrong hasn’t spent much time on circuit this season but did manage a top 12 place finish in race one, before taking six seconds off his time in race two to finish 10th.

At the front, Seeley completed his double from Lynn and McGlinchey.

In the Superbike Cup, it was Alexander Clark who also completed a double over William Saunderson and Conor McDonnell in race one, while it was Barry Kelly and McDonnell who completed the podium in race two.

Club member Keith Richardson is a rider who has been making a name for himself in the supersport Cup class both sides of the border and he certainly didn’t disappoint at the weekend dominating both races from start to finish.

In race one, he took the win by 18 seconds over James Doy and Scott Clements, and in race two, it was a similar margin of victory over Doy and Michael Carr who unfortunately hadn’t made it on to the line for race one.

The Supersport Pro always provides close racing, and that’s exactly how it was between Eunan McGlinchey and Korie McGreevey. After nine laps in race one, only 0.3 of a second covered both riders as they crossed the line with Christian Elkin taking third.

Race two went the same way as the two riders swapped positions several times at the front, but again it was McGlinchey who took the win after a red flag incident cut the race short.

Elkin just missed out on his second podium finish after a race long battle with Mike Browne.

Club member Duane Lewis showed his class in the Production Twin races, picking up two podiums along the way. In race one it was Tom Greenwood who took the win from John Martin with Lewis third. Lewis then went one better in race two when he secured second place behind Greenwood after a tough battle with Gareth Morrell.

Club member Malcolm Benson also had two superb races, bringing in D&M Racing Suzuki home in fifth place. Meanwhile McGlinchey dominated both Supertwin races run concurrently, beating Gary McCoy and Ryan Gibson on both occasions.

Known more for his road racing over the past few seasons, Adrian Heraty managed to get two race finishes in ninth and 10th, despite being hampered by fuel pump problems.

It was a double win for Cory Barron in the Moto one while the Supersport 300 races were shared by Kai McClintock and Bailey Dobson. Alexander Rowan showed his class in the Moto3, when he took start to finish wins, while Kris Duncan also scored a double in the Lightweight Supersport class.

Motorcycle racing is a sport which attracts riders from all over Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, as well as further afield, and this weekend was no exception.

Shaun Wynne and Wattie Brown are just two of the riders who made the journey across the water and were both taking part in the ever-popular Classic races.

Brown made the journey worth his while by taking both wins in the c500 class while Wynne secured seventh and eighth place finishes in the c350s, both of which were won by Barry Davidson.

There were also wins for Alex Conroy and Andy Kildea in the c1000 and Brian Mateer scored a double in the c250.

Even though held at a different venue, the club always has the much sought after and prestigious award of the ‘Ace of St. Angelo’ award, which goes to the best overall club member of the day, and this year it went to Derek O’Donnell after his excellent results.

The Enniskillen & District Motorcycle Club would like to thank Joey’s Bar Motorcycle Club, Arai helmets, Enniskillen Motorcycles, RST, Armstrong Engineering, Dai Williams Boiler Services, Northwest Electrical Services, Subway, Annan Interiors, Ernie Coates, Samdec Group, The Devenish, Robert Pritchard, Plant Lubrication NI, and the Mid Antrim 150 club. They would also like to thank each and every rider who took part, and all the volunteers who worked tirelessly at the event.