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May 04, 2011

Adelaide Masters Series Returns to Mondello Park

 
adelaide-masters-series Top class Motorcycle Racing returns to Mondello Park this Saturday and Sunday (7-8 May 2011) with the second event of the new 'Adelaide Masters Series'. Following on from a very successful season opener in early April, Ireland’s top short circuit racers are back for three more rounds of the twelve race series which is sponsored by motorcycle insurance specialists Adelaide.

The Adelaide Masters Series is Ireland’s first televised Short Circuit racing championship with coverage of both the Superbike and Supersport classes being shown on UTV, and this along with a healthy prize fund has attracted all of Ireland’s top Superbike and Supersport racers. The first event of the season saw Superbike wins for Marshall Neill and Kirk Jamison while 'British Supersport' and occasional 'World Supersport' competitor Jack Kennedy dominated the Supersport class. In the grand final it was however former European Superstock racer Mark Pollock who took home the biggest prize of the day having come from behind to beat the works Aprilia of Neill.

This weekends event will once again see qualifying and a single championship race for each class take place on Saturday. Sunday's main race day will see two more races for each class with the second Superbike and Supersport races of the day, along with the Grand Final, being the focus of the timetable. The three feature races will include pre race grid interviews, the 'Adelaide Grid Girls' and podium presentations for the overall winners and the top riders in the Bridgestone 'Cup' class.

Admission to either day of the event is €15.00 for adults with under sixteen’s admitted free of charge and all admission includes a complimentary event programme. Cut price admission of just €10.00 is available through the special offers section of the Mondello Park web site. For further information, championship points and a timetable for this weekend’s event see www.mondellopark.ie/adelaidemasters.