A windy day at Dunmore didn’t deter the masses
Posted: February 14 2020By Stuart Campbell THE second round of the HTM Off-Road Cross Country Championship was held at Dunmore Mountain, Spa, on Saturday, February 8. The championship event was held by the Mourne Motorcycle Club, on behalf of the Foyle District Motorcycle Club for the fourth year in a row. There were 86 riders taking part on […]
Dunmore XC kicks off 2020
Posted: February 5 2020By Stuart Campbell THE off-road racing calendar will start in County Down on Saturday, February 8, with a cross-country event at Dunmore Mountain. The Mourne Motorcycle Club will be hosting the second round of the HTM Off-Road Cross Country championship, on the demanding terrain at Spa. This will be the fourth year that the Mourne […]
Mourne Mystery Weekend Away
Posted: September 29 2019MEMBERS of the Mourne Motorcycle Club went for their annual MAD (Mourne Away Day) excursion recently. The away day is one of the main social events held by the club when their racing calendar has ended, giving members the chance to socialise when they are not running off-road events. After the latest MAD, Mourne club […]
Ulster Championship racing on Bank Holiday 13th July
Posted: July 15 2019By Stuart Campbell THE Mourne Motorcycle Club held the fifth round of the 2019 Adult Ulster Motocross Championship at Seaforde Moto Parc on Saturday, July 13. This was the second round of the championship to be held at Norman Green’s Seaforde track this year and the track was run the opposite way from normal, to […]
Bank Holiday Racing fast approaching at Seaforde
Posted: July 8 2019By Stuart Campbell THE Mourne Motorcycle Club will bring the Ulster Motocross Championship back to South Down on the July public holiday weekend. The fifth round of the 2019 Ulster Adult Motocross Championship will be held at Seaforde Moto Parc on Saturday, July 13. The Mourne club has already held a championship round at the […]
Cancelled Charity Grasstrack for 2019
Posted: June 19 2019THE Mourne Motorcycle Club have been forced to cancel their 2019 chartable motocross event. The event was due to be held at Millbridge, Ballynahinch, on Wednesday, June 19, to raise monies for the Jenny Foundation and the Ballynahinch Lions. This would have been the Mourne club’s thirteenth annual charitable event. The club’s fundraising started in […]
13th Charity Grasstrack just around the corner
Posted: June 10 2019THE Mourne Motorcycle Club will hold their thirteenth annual off-road charity event in Ballynahinch on Wednesday, June 19th. The event started in 2007 and at this time the Mourne club has raised more than £80,000 for 24 different charitable causes. This year the event is being held to raise monies for The Jenny Foundation and […]
Mayday Motocross success by all
Posted: May 10 2019By Stuart Campbell THE Mourne Motorcycle club hosted the third round of the 2019 Adult Ulster Motocross Championship at Seaforde Motocross Parc on May day.The Clubman MX1 class was first to the line with Dromore man Richard Greer and Saintfield’s Jamie Freil. In the first race Greer took the holeshot and Freil started close to […]
Mayday kicks off 2019 MX event season for Mourne MCC
Posted: April 29 2019By Stuart Campell THE Mourne Motorcycle Club will host the third round of the 2019 Ulster Adult Motocross Championship at Seaforde MotoParc on May Day. The first round of the Championship was held at Claudy in March, followed by round two at Desertmartin on Easter Monday. Although it is early in the season, Belfast man […]
HTM Offroad XC Round 2 kicks off 2019 season for Mourne MCC
Posted: February 13 2019By Stuart Campbell THE Mourne Motorcycle Club held their first off-road racing event of the year at Dunmore Mountain on Saturday, February 2. Cross country racing has grown in popularity in the last decade and the Mourne club was hosting the second round of the HTM Off-Road Cross Country Championship, on behalf of the Foyle […]
Irish Champions crowned at Seaforde
Posted: August 8 2018By Stuart Campbell THE penultimate round of the 2018 Irish Motocross Championship was held at Seaforde MotoParc on Saturday, with six riders winning titles on the day. The Clubman MX2 class was first to the line with Scott Bailey, Ruairi Grimes and Newcastle man Daniel McFerran fighting for the championship. Bailey led race one from […]
2018 Charity Grasstrack… another huge success! £5.5k total
Posted: July 31 2018By Stuart Campbell The Mourne Motorcycle Club has continued its charitable success raising £5,500 to be shared between two local causes in 2018. Starting in 2007, the Mourne club has now raised more than £80,000, which has been presented to 24 different charitable causes. Now the proceeds from the twelfth annual charity event will be […]
Bank Holiday MX returns to Seaforde on 13th
Posted: July 10 2018By Stuart Campbell The Ulster open Motocross Championship will return to County Down on Friday, July 13. The Mourne Motorcycle Club will host the fourth round of the Ulster championship at Seaforde MotoParc on Friday, with local riders set to challenge for top honours. This will be the second Ulster championship round to be […]
Race review Charity Grasstrack 2018
Posted: June 27 2018By Stuart Campbell The Mourne Motorcycle Club hosted their twelfth annual off-road racing event for charity at Millbridge, Ballynahinch, on Wednesday, June 20. This year the event was held to raise monies for the Motor Neurone Disease Association of Northern Ireland and the Perinatal Trust Fund of the Royal Jubilee Maternity Service (at the Royal […]
Press Launch Charity Grasstrack 2018
Posted: June 11 2018By Stuart Campbell THE Mourne Motorcycle Club is gearing up to hold its twelfth annual charitable motorcycle racing event on Wednesday, June 20. The event will be held at Millbridge, Ballynahinch, with bikes on the track from 6pm, when there will be solo, quads and sidecars all taking part on the night. Launching the event […]
2017 Season… wrapped up with Prize Giving
Posted: February 19 2018By Stuart Campbell The club held their annual prize giving night at the Temple Golf and Country Club on Saturday 17th February 2018. The prize giving was held to celebrate the top Grade C and Grade B finishers at two racing events held by the Mourne club in 2017, at Seaforde Moto Parc on May […]
2017 Charity Grasstrack… HUGE success!
Posted: August 24 2017By Stuart Campbell The members of the Mourne Motorcycle Club continued their charitable endeavours in 2017, running their eleventh annual charitable motocross event. The event was held on June 21 at Millbridge, outside Ballynahinch, with all proceeds raised being shared between the Air Ambulance Northern Ireland Service and injured motocross rider Wayne Garrett. This year […]
Battle for Quad/Sidecar championships at Seaforde Moto Parc
Posted: August 21 2017The Mourne Motorcycle Club hosted a combined and Ulster and Irish Quad and Sidecar Championship event at Seaforde Moto Park on Saturday19th August. All points earned by competitors on the day counted towards both championships, with one more Ulster Championship round to follow and two more Irish Championship rounds for riders to fight for points. […]
High speed of Seaforde looms for Quads and Sidecars
Posted: August 14 2017By Malcolm Beattie The 2017 Ulster Quadcross & Sidecarcross Championship moves to another part of County Down this Saturday for Round 5 just down the road at Seaforde Motocross Park for the Mourne Club promoted penultimate round of the most competitive motorsport in Ireland. The Sidecarcross Class is led by Neil Campbell & Craig […]
Ulster Championship returns to Seaforde 13th July
Posted: July 10 2017The 2017 Ulster Motocross Championships resume with the traditional Mourne Club event at Seaforde Motocross park on 13th July The Nutt Travel Premier MX1 Class is led by Lisburn’s Richard Bird on his Five5Motorsport KTM on 211 points from Wicklow man Jim O’Neill on his similar machine on 176 with Greyabbey Smoke Vent KTM rider […]
Charity Grasstrack 2017 results writeup with photos
Posted: June 26 2017The club held their eleventh annual charity motocross event at the Millbridge, Ballynahinch, on Wednesday night. The first racing of the night came from the Grade C Red class with Trevor Calderwood, from Kells, taking two firsts and a second to win overall. In the first race Crossgar’s Darren Martin finished in eighth after fighting […]
Grasstrack 2017 Press Launch
Posted: June 12 2017By Stuart Campbell Charitable motocross will return to Ballynahinch on Wednesday, June 21, when the Mourne Motorcycle Club hold their annual event for local charitable causes. The event will be held at Mill Bridge outside the town and this year the money raised from the event will be shared between the Air Ambulance Service and […]
Ulster Youth MX rolls into Seaforde for Round 4
Posted: May 8 2017Round 4 of the Ulster Youth Motocross Championship rolls into Seaforde Moto Park, County Down and a new venue for youth racing. Saturday 3rd June will be the date for the next round in the Youth Championship series promoted by the Mourne Club on the hillside track at Seaforde. We hope to attract a good […]
Official Press Release… Mayday 2017
Posted: April 22 2017By Stuart Campbell The Mourne Motorcycle Club will host the second round of the 2017 Ulster Open Motocross Championship at clubman Norman Green’s Seaforde MotoPark, on Mayday. The championship season started at Desertmartin, on Easter Monday, before coming to County Down for the Mourne club’s annual motocross event. In the MX1 Experts class a shoulder […]
Mayday Motocross 2017 here already
Posted: April 10 2017Mayday Monday is only just around the corner once again. The wheels are well and truly already in motion for this popular bank holiday event. We are aware most people event online these days and have our online system up and running. We are keeping the entry fee at £30 for both online and postal entries […]
Prize Giving 2017… Another year wrapped up
Posted: February 20 2017By Stuart Campbell The club held their annual prize giving night at the Temple Golf Club on Saturday 18th February 2017. Nine trophies were presented on the night and eight were presented to the top finishers at two of the club’s events in 2016 – the second round of the Ulster Championship at Seaforde Moto […]
Dunmore Mountain XC Writeup
Posted: January 30 2017By Stuart Campbell The Mourne Motorcycle Club kick-started the 2017 off-road racing season on Saturday, by hosting a cross-country racing event at Dunmore Mountain, Spa. The club held the first round of the Foyle/HTM Offroad Cross-Country Championship, which was the first round of the championship ever held in County Down. There were two races on […]
Round 1 of the Foyle/HTM Offroad XC – Press Release
Posted: January 23 2017The Mourne Motorcycle Club will kick start the 2017 off-road racing season at Dunmore Mountain on Saturday, January 28. This will be the first local cross-country event since 2015 and the first ever championship cross-country event held in County Down. The event will be the first round of the Foyle District Motorcycle Club’s 2017 offroad […]
Merry Christmas from the Mourne Club
Posted: December 23 2016The officers and members of the Mourne Motorcycle Club Ltd would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members and everyone associated with the club, a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous and safe New Year. Best Wishes for 2017! Our first event of 2017 will be Round 1 of HTM Offroad XC Championship on […]
XC HTM Offroad Championship kick starts the 2017 season
Posted: December 19 2016Mourne Motorcycle Clubs 2017 racing season will kick into life on Saturday 28th January at Dunmore Mountain, Spa, Ballynahinch as the club hosts Round 1 of the Foyle/HTM Offroad XC championship. Due to lack of numbers and poor weather over recent winters the club has not run a Cross Country event for a few years. […]
2016 Club AGM
Posted: October 24 2016The club held their Annual General Meeting on Monday 17th October 2016 at 8pm in the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch. The election of officials was kindly conducted by Mr Jimmy Walker. Our thanks go to Jimmy for conducting the election of officers, smoothly and efficiently. Back at the helm of the club for another year is Billy McLarnin. Billy has […]
2016 Charity Presentation Night
Posted: August 26 2016By Stuart Campbell The Mourne Motorcycle Club held its tenth annual charity motocross racing event in 2016, raising £5,000 to be shared between the two charities chosen by the club. This year the Mourne club raised monies for the Camphill Community Mourne Grange in Kilkeel and the Newcastle Station of the RNLI. Every year the […]
Sidecars & Quads at Seaforde Moto Park for Round 5
Posted: August 9 2016By Malcolm Beattie The Ulster Quad & Sidecarcross Championships arrive at the super fast Seaforde circuit for round 5 of the Ulster Quad & Sidecarcross Championships promoted by the Mourne Motorcycle Club. The Ballymac Hotels/Southern Quad Centre/Gilchrist Haulage/Lloyd Acoustics Ulster Premier Quad are the fastest vehicles round Seaforde, and last years visit produced high speed […]
Afternoon Motocross at Leitrim – Saturday 16th July… CANCELLED
Posted: June 29 2016EVENT CANCELLED (see below) For 2016, the club is trying something new for the annual race at Leitrim Motocross Track. We are holding the event on a Saturday afternoon with signing-on from 11am, practice at 12noon and racing from 1pm onwards. There will be classes for Grade A, Grade B, Grade C and Evos […]
Charity Grasstrack 2016 roundup
Posted: June 26 2016Charitable motocross in Ballynahinch by Stuart Campbell The Mourne Motorcycle Club held their latest charity grasstrack racing event at Millbridge, Ballynahinch, last Wednesday. This year eight classes of competitors had three short six lap races, as monies were collected for Camphill Grange House in Kilkeel and the RNLI Lifeboats Newcastle Station. In the Grade C […]
Press Launch – Charity Grasstrack 2016
Posted: June 13 2016The Mourne Motorcycle Club will hold their tenth annual charity grasstrack racing event at Millbridge, Ballynahinch, on Wednesday, June 22. Each year the club picks two charities that have touched the lives of club members, their families, or the community and this has led to it presenting more than £60,000 to seventeen different charities and […]
Charity Grasstrack now in it’s 10th year!
Posted: June 1 2016A good insight into this years event and a recap of the nine years past by Stuart Campbell… In 2015 the club continued its successful charity work, raising £6,500 at its ninth annual charity grasstrack event. Each year the club picks two charities that have touched the lives of club members, their families, or the […]
Grasstrack Racing season is here – 28th May
Posted: May 16 2016The club is holding the first Grasstrack of 2016 in just under two weeks time at Seaforde Moto Parc. This will be a good old fashioned grasstrack with three laps of practice followed by short sharp races for each class. Open to Grade A, Grade B and Grade C solos, Evos and Sidecars. There will be […]
Mayday 2016 Roundup
Posted: May 3 2016MOTOCROSS returned to County Down on May Day when the Mourne Motorcycle Club held the second round of the Ulster Open Championship. The Clubman MX2 class was first on the line and Crossgar man Steven Gill won their first race, with Ballygowan’s Johnny Presho taking third and Crossgar’s Nathan Hamilton coming home in seventh position. […]
Official Press Release… Mayday 2016
Posted: April 22 2016The Ulster Motocross Championship will return to County Down on Monday, May 2, when the Mourne Motorcycle Club will host their annual May Day motocross event. The May Day event, held at clubman Norman Green’s Seaforde MotoPark, will be the second round of the 2016 Ulster Motocross Championship. The first round of the Ulster Championship […]
Mayday Round 2 Ulster MX Champ at Seaforde approaching fast…
Posted: March 30 2016With Mayday Monday 2nd May approaching fast, we are getting geared towards this popular bank holiday event. We are aware most people event online these days and have our online system up and running. We are keeping the entry fee at £30 for both online and postal entries and would encourage everyone possible to enter […]
Prize Giving 2016… Motocross season rewarded
Posted: March 1 2016CELEBRATING the 2015 motocross season, the Mourne Motorcycle Club held their annual prize giving night at Temple Golf and Country Club, on Saturday 20th February. On the night, which was compered by Roy Neil, eight trophies were presented recognising the top finishers at four of the Mourne club’s races in 2015, along with recognising the […]
Prize Giving & Dinner for 2015 Season… New Venue
Posted: January 25 2016The club is holding are now annual club prize giving and dinner at the Temple Golf & Country Club, on Saturday 20th February 2016… 7.30pm ’til late. This event is always a great nights craic and an opportunity to catch up with everyone before the start of another season of racing. Cups will be presented to the prize winners from events run in […]
Merry MX-mas from Mourne MCC
Posted: December 21 2015The officers and members of the Mourne Motorcycle Club Ltd would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members and everyone associated with the club, a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous and safe New Year. Best Wishes for 2016! Our first event of 2016 will be a Cross Country at Slieve Croob on […]
First event of 2016… Cross Country at Slieve Croob – 9th January [CANCELLED]
Posted: December 14 2015EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO SEVERE WET WEATHER AND VENUE BEING UNRIDEABLE The club is promoting our first event of 2016, again a Cross Country on Saturday 9th January 2016 at the same venue as last year… Slieve Croob Mountain near Dromara, County Down. Use of this land has been again kindly granted by Des Herron of Dree […]
Charity GT Cheque Presentation 2015
Posted: September 29 2015The club has continued its successful charity work, raising £6,500 at its ninth annual charity motocross event… by Stuart Campbell Each year the club picks two charities that have touched the lives of club members, their families, or the community and this has led to it presenting more than £60,000 to 17 different charities and charitable […]
Evening Motocross at Leitrim… Wednesday 1st July
Posted: June 22 2015Our ever popular ‘Evening Motocross’ at George Porter’s; Leitrim Motocross Track will be on Wednesday 1st July 2015. We will be running the usual Grade A, Grade B and Grade C solo classes along with the an Evo class for the older models of machinery. Entry fee is £25 (£10 extra for additional class) + an […]
9th Year Charity Grasstrack back again bigger and better than ever!
Posted: June 6 2015Admission £4 minimum donation (typo on signage) The Mourne Motorcycle Club will continue its impressive charitable work, with our 9th annual charity event on Wednesday 17th June 2015 at the Mill Bridge, Ballynahinch, County Down. So far the club has raised more than £55,000 for a variety of charities and charitable causes and they hope this […]
Seaforde welcomes Ulster Quad & Sidecar Championships
Posted: May 27 2015Saturday 6th June is the date for the 3rd round of the JMK Sales Ulster Quadcross Championships and NI Sidecarcross Supporters Club Sidecarcross Championship hosted by Mourne MCC Ltd. As the Championships reach the third round, the perhaps surprise leader of the JMK Sales Premier Quad class is Cavan man Leon Rodgers, who holds a […]
Round 3 of Ulster Quad & Sidecar Championship including Junior Quad Challenge – 6th June at Seaforde Moto Parc
Posted: May 19 2015The club is hosting Round 3 of the Ulster Quad & Sidecar Championship including Junior Quad Challenge at Seaforde Moto Parc on Saturday 6th June 2015 Paper download forms and online entry system is in full swing, please click here for direct link to these. We really do encourage as many competitors as possible to use the online entry […]
Official Press Release; Mayday 2015 Ulster Championship
Posted: May 2 2015The Ulster Motocross Championship returns to County Down on Monday, May 4, when the Mourne Motorcycle Club will host their annual May Day motocross event. The Mourne club will be hosting the second round of the 2015 Ulster Motocross Championship at clubman Norman Green’s Seaforde Moto Park. The first round of the championship was held […]
Mayday 2015… Ulster MX Champ just around the corner! ENTER NOW
Posted: April 2 2015CLICK HERE TO ENTER ONLINE NOW NO ENTRIES WILL BE TAKEN ON THE DAY!!
Prize Giving 2015… A great close to the 2014 season
Posted: February 24 2015The club held their annual prize giving at the Millbrook Lodge Hotel on Saturday 21st February 2015, celebrating the top competitors at our 2014 events. Seven trophies were presented on the night, recognising the top finishers at the second round of the 2014 Ulster Open Motocross Championship, hosted by the Mourne club at Seaforde Moto Park on May […]
Prize Giving & Buffet for 2014 Season
Posted: January 15 2015The club is holding are now annual club prize giving and buffet in the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch, on Saturday 21st February 2015… 7.30pm ’til late. This event is always a great nights craic and to catch up with everyone before the start of another season of racing. Cups will be presented to the prize winners from events run in the 2014 […]
Merry Christmas from Mourne MCC
Posted: December 24 2014The officers and members of the Mourne Motorcycle Club Ltd would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members and everyone associated with the club, a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous and safe New Year. Best Wishes for 2015!
Exciting NEW Slieve Croob venue for first Cross Country of 2015
Posted: December 15 2014The club is promoting our first event, and first Cross Country of the 2015 calendar on Saturday 3rd January 2015 at the exciting NEW venue of Slieve Croob Mountain near Dromara, County Down. Use of this new area of land has been kindly granted by Des Herron of Dree Hill, and it is with our best […]
2014 Club AGM
Posted: October 21 2014The club held their Annual General Meeting on Monday 20th October 2014 at 8pm in the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch. The election of officials was conducted by Mr Norman Watt, Vice-Chairman of MRA Ireland Ltd. Our thanks go to Norman for conducting the election of officers, smoothly and efficiently. Back at the helm of the club for another year is Billy McLarnin. […]
Practice Day with Races; 6th September
Posted: August 27 2014The club will be holding an ‘Open Practice Day’ for Adult solo competitors only at Seaforde Moto Parc; on Saturday 6th September 2014. The day will include practice sessions in the morning and two short races per class after lunchtime (time permitting) There will be classes for Adult Solo and Adult Evo. Full First Aid cover and Catering Facilities will be […]
Charity Cheque Presentation 2014
Posted: August 4 2014The Mourne Motorcycle Club held its eighth annual charity motocross-racing event at Ballynahinch on Wednesday, June 18. The Mourne club held its first charity motocross racing event in 2007 to raise funds for the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice, Belfast, but since 2008 club members have chosen two local charities to help each year. This year […]
8th Annual Charity Grasstrack, 18th June at New Venue
Posted: June 6 2014The club will hold its 8th Annual Charity Grasstrack event on Wednesday 18th June 2014 at the new venue of Mill Bridge, Ballynahinch. This is directly opposite the old venue at Millbrook Lodge Hotel. This year we are raising funds for two more worthwhile charities; Cancer Research UK, Ballynahinch Branch and the MITRE Trust Spinal […]
Round 3 – Ulster Quad/Sidecar/2 Stroke/U23 Champ – 7th June at Seaforde
Posted: May 20 2014The club is hosting Round 3 of the Ulster Quad/Sidecar/Open 2 Stroke Solo/Under 23 Championship at Seaforde Moto Parc on Saturday 7th June 2014. Following the success of our online entry system and PayPal payment for Mayday’s Ulster Championship, we will again be accepting entries for all classes online for this event. The system […]
Mayday 2014 Press Launch
Posted: April 29 2014The Mourne Motorcycle Club will host the second round of the 2014 Ulster Open Motocross Championship at clubman Norman Green’s Seaforde MotoPark, on Monday, May 5. The first round of the championship was held at Desertmartin recently, on April 21. There will be County Down men fighting for top positions in every class in the […]
Mayday 2014… Ulster Open MX Championship at Seaforde Moto Parc
Posted: April 17 2014The club will host Round 2 of the Ulster Open Motocross Championship on Mayday Monday 5th May 2014 at Norman Green’s hillside, Seaforde Moto Parc, County Down With the current run of good weather, we are hoping it will continue for a while to produce some excellent racing on the day. For official Press release, click […]
Great evening enjoyed by all… Prize Giving 2014
Posted: March 18 2014The club held their annual prize giving at the Millbrook Lodge Hotel on Saturday 22nd February 2014, celebrating the top competitors at their 2013 events. The evening was compered by Roy Neill, with local racing team 212 Motorsports taking four awards. In 2013 the team, owned by Downpatrick man John Bassett, sponsored Grade C riders Alexander Ellison, from Crossgar, […]
Practice Day on the horizon… CANCELLED
Posted: February 10 2014The club is planning to hold an ‘Open Practice Day’ with short races on Saturday 8th March 2014 at Seaforde Moto Parc. This will be for adult solos only, and you must hold a current 2014 MRA competition licence (Day licences will also be available to purchase on the day at a cost of £10 […]
Prize Giving & Buffet for 2013 Season
Posted: January 17 2014Mourne Motorcycle Club are holding our now annual club prize giving and buffet in the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch, on Saturday 22nd February 2014… 7.30pm ’til late. This event is always a great nights craic and to catch up with everyone before the start of another season of racing. Cups will be presented to the prize winners from events run […]
Clubs first Barley Stubble for years to kick off 2014 season… CANCELLED
Posted: January 3 2014Mourne Motorcycle Clubs 2014 racing season is about to kick into life again with the first barley stubble the club has run in a number of years. Saturday, January 18th 2014 will see the first race hosted by Mourne MCC for this season run close to County Down village of Seaforde. There will be classes on the […]
Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year from Mourne MCC
Posted: December 24 2013The officers and members of the Mourne Motorcycle Club Ltd would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members and anyone associated with the club, a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous and safe New Year. Best Wishes for 2014 and beyond!
Winter Cross Country series starts at Dunmore Mountain, 5th October [CANCELLED]
Posted: September 29 2013The clubs 2013/2014 Cross Country events will kick off this coming Saturday, 5th October at Dunmore Mountain, Spa, Ballynahinch. With a four round series being promoted again this year, we hope to attract a good crowd of riders as always to support our events. I few riders have voiced opinions that the general feel for these […]
Irish Championship – FINAL ROUND, 7th September at Seaforde Moto Park
Posted: August 26 2013Once again the Mourne Motorcycle Club will host the final round of the Irish Championship at Seaforde Moto Park, County Down. This year it will be held on Saturday 7th September 2013. This event will bring the clubs very successful promotion of motocross racing for 2013 to a close. Norman Green’s hillside race circuit always provides […]
‘Fun’ Evening Cross Country at Crossgar… CANCELLED
Posted: July 11 2013Following on from the cancellation of our Fun Cross Country due to the weather, which was to be run in January time at Saintfield Road, Crossgar; we are now going to be running our first ‘Fun Evening’ Cross Country event on Wednesday 24th July 2013 at the same venue. Signing-on and scruiteering will be from […]
RESCHEDULED Evening Motocross at Leitrim MX Track, Wednesday 10th July 2013
Posted: July 6 2013Our ‘Evening Motocross’ has now been passed and reorganised with first aid cover for this coming Wednesday night, 10th July at Leitrim MX Track. Anyone who didn’t take their entry back last week will be automatically re-entered. Anyone who would like to enter, please get in touch before Tuesday morning. Revised entry forms are available […]
Evening Motocross at Leitrim MX Track, Wednesday 3rd July 2013
Posted: June 20 2013Our ever popular ‘Evening Motocross’ at George Porter’s; Leitrim Motocross Track will be on Wednesday 3rd July 2013. We will be running the usual Grade A, Grade B and Grade C solo classes along with the an Evo class for the older models of machinery. Entry fee is £22 (£10 extra for additional class) + an […]
7th Annual Charity Grasstrack at Millbrook Lodge Hotel – Wednesday 19th June 2013
Posted: June 7 2013On Wednesday evening, June 19th 2013 we will again hold our annual Grasstrack event which we run for local charities. Our grasstrack is now in its 7th year and we hope this year it will be as much of a success as previous years. Over the last six years the club has raised in excess […]
Quad/Sidecar/Vets/U23 Ulster Championship at Seaforde 8th June
Posted: May 27 2013The club is hosting Round 3 of the Ulster Quad/Sidecar/Veterans/Under 23 Ulster Championship at Seaforde Moto Parc on Saturday 8th June 2013. At present entries are slow to come in, so please get them in as soon as possible to allow time to compile the programme together and produce entry lists. For event competitor entry […]
Mayday Ulster MX Press Launch
Posted: April 26 2013The Mourne Motorcycle Club will host the second round of the 2013 Ulster Open Motocross Championship at clubman Norman Green’s Seaforde MotoPark, on Monday, May 6th. The first round of the championship was held at Desertmartin on April 1 and coming into round two Ballygowan man Gary Gibson is leading the Grade A MX1 class, […]
Ulster Open MX Championship at Seaforde Moto Parc on Mayday Monday 2013
Posted: April 17 2013The club will host Round 2 of the Ulster Open Motocross Championship on Mayday Monday 6th May 2013 at Norman Green’s Seaforde Moto Parc. We hope to get a good crowd and fingers crossed the weather is in our favour this year. Press release to follow next week… For event competitor entry forms, please follow this […]
Prize Giving 2013… Another successful close to 2012 season
Posted: February 21 2013On Saturday night, 16th February 2013 the club again hosted a very successful Prize Giving and Buffet at the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch. With close to 100 people in attendance to see the prizes handed out from 2012 season past. A total of eight trophies were handed out to competitors who had taken past in […]
Dunmore Mountain venue for next Cross Country
Posted: February 12 2013Dunmore Mountain, Spa, Ballynahinch will be the venue for our next Cross Country event on Saturday 9th March 2013. After the poor weather that threatened and then forced the cancellation of the first Cross Country event of 2013, the club is hoping that mother nature will be kinder to us on 9th March. Anyone who has […]
Prize Giving Buffet – Saturday 16th February 2013
Posted: January 5 2013Mourne Motorcycle Club are holding our very successful club prize giving and buffet at the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch, on Saturday 16th February 2013 at 7.30pm ’til late. Cups will be presented to the prize winners from events run in the past year. Also presented on the night will be the Seaforde Motocross Park Cup […]
Merry MX-mas from Mourne MCC
Posted: December 24 2012The officers and members of the Mourne Motorcycle Club Ltd would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members and anyone associated with the club, a very Merry Christmas and prosperous and safe Happy New Year. Best Wishes for 2013 and beyond!
2013 Cross Country kicks off on 19th January
Posted: December 21 2012The clubs popular Cross Country events kick back into full swing in 2013 on Saturday 19th January at Saintfield Road, Crossgar. This will be our first event of the 2013 calendar and will be a Fun event for all solo competitors. Perfect time to work off the Christmas turkey and hone your bike skills back […]
Dunmore Cross Country Review 2012
Posted: November 6 2012The club’s cross-country team hosted their latest winter event at Dunmore Mountain on Saturday 3rd November 2012. After the cancellation of the first round due to bad weather and despite the poor weather leading up to this event, the track was in great condition for the 56 riders taking part in the two-hour race. The […]
2012 Club AGM
Posted: October 17 2012The club held their Annual General Meeting on Monday 15th October 2012 at 8pm in the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch. The election of officials was conducted by Mrs Anne McLarnin, who made history on the night being the first woman to officiate at the club AGM. Our thanks must go to Anne for the smooth running […]
Autumn/Winter 2012 Cross Country second time lucky at Dunmore Mountain – 3rd November
Posted: October 16 2012The club will be once again hoping to kick off our Autumn/Winter 2012/2013 Cross Country events on Saturday 3rd November 2012 at the same venue as the cancelled Round 1; Dunmore Mountain, Spa, Ballynahinch, County Down. After the scheduled first round for October 6th at the same venue had to be cancelled due to the extreme wet climate […]
Autumn/Winter 2012 Cross Country events kick off at Dunmore Mountain [CANCELLED]
Posted: September 4 2012The club will be kicking off our Autumn/Winter 2012/2013 Cross Country events with Round 1 being held on Saturday 6th October 2012 at Dunmore Mountain, Spa, Ballynahinch, County Down. This will be the first of our usual four Cross Country events, run over the Autumn of 2012 to the Winter of 2013. This year we are kicking off the the fast […]
Irish Championship, 1st September… Press Release
Posted: August 27 2012With the 2012 motocross season drawing to a close, Seaforde Moto Park will see its final adult motocross event of the year on Saturday 1st September 2012. This is the date for the 7th Round of the 2012 Irish Motocross Championship to be held at Norman Green’s Hillside Seaforde Moto Park. This will be the penultimate round of […]
Charity Cheque Presentation 2012
Posted: July 31 2012The Mourne Motorcycle Club held its sixth annual charity motocross event on 20th June 2012, to raise monies for Cash for Kids and The Reece Burrows Cerebral Palsy Fund. This year the members of the Mourne club are delighted to say that we have raised a total of £6000, which means that we have been […]
Summer Evening Motocross at Leitrim MX Track – 18th July 2012 [CANCELLED]
Posted: June 26 2012Our ever popular ‘Summer Evening Motocross’ at George Porter’s Leitrim Motocross Track will be running again this year on Wednesday 18th July 2012. We will be running the usual Grade A, Grade B and Grade C solo classes along with the addition of Classic/Evo class for the older models of machinery. Entry fee is £22 […]
A Big Thank You for a brilliant Charity Grasstrack
Posted: June 22 2012Wednesday 20th June 2012 was our 6th Annual Charity Grasstrack event to this year raise money for the Reece Burrows Cerebral Palsy Fund and Cool FM’s Cash for Kids. The night was once again an overhelming success, with record crowds in attendance! We would like to thank all those people who came along to spectate […]
“Millbrook Lodge set for Mega Charity Grasstrack on Wednesday 20th June”
Posted: June 18 2012This coming Wednesday 20th June sets the date for our 6th Annual Charity Grasstrack in the ground directly in front of the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch. The venue is shaping up very well at present, and all systems are go for this years charity grasstrack. The club puts a lot of man hours and preparation […]
6th Annual Charity Grasstrack at Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch – Wednesday 20th June 2012
Posted: June 3 2012Wednesday 20th June 2012 is the date for our 6th Annual Charity Grasstrack at the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch. Over the last six years we have raised over £35,000 for a number of various charities close to the hearts of our club members and their families. This year is no different, as we have choosen […]
Thank You & Review from Mayday Monday at Seaforde
Posted: May 9 2012After what can only be described as ‘testing conditions’ at Seaforde Moto Parc on Mayday/Mud-day Monday 7th May past, the club we like to thank all those that helped to get the day over. After a quite good week’s weather leading up to Mayday, most of us awoke on Monday morning to the sound of […]
Seaforde Moto Parc ‘Ready to Rock’ for Mayday MX
Posted: May 4 2012Seaforde Moto Parc is the venue for the 2nd Round of 2012 Ulster Motocross Championship on Mayday Monday 7th May 2012. The competition will be fierce this coming Monday as all the big names in local motocross are out to do battle for the lead in the points stake, and also a chance to grab […]
Press Release – Mayday Motocross, Ulster Championship, 7th May at Seaforde Moto Parc
Posted: April 27 2012The Mourne Motorcycle Club will host the second round of the 2012 Ulster Open Motocross Championship at clubman Norman Green’s Seaforde Moto Parc, on Monday, May 7th. The day’s racing at the popular Seaforde track will be interesting for the riders and great viewing for spectators, as the riders will race the track in the […]
Ulster Motocross Championship at Seaforde on Mayday Monday 7th May
Posted: April 17 2012The club will again promote Round 2 of the 2012 Ulster Motocross Championship at Norman Green’s hillside Seaforde Moto Park on Mayday Monday 7th May. All the big names will do battle to get the points lead in this early stage of the championship. Press Release for this event will follow in the coming weeks. Entry […]
Cross Country at Bohill Mountain – 10th March 2012
Posted: February 10 2012The club will be holding the forth of our ‘Winter 2011/2012′ Cross Country events on Saturday 10th March 2012 at Bohill Mountain, Tannaghmore Road, Ballynahinch, BT24 8NT. ENTRY FORMS FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD UNDER ‘EVENT FORMS’ SECTION ON THIS WEBSITE There will be awards for the Top 3 in each class, Clubmen and Experts […]
Crossgar Cross Country Review 2012
Posted: January 12 2012The Mourne Motorcycle Club held their first cross-country motocross event of 2012 in Crossgar on Saturday, January 7. The event was a fun-day, rather than a race, and the 81 competitors had the chance to ride for two hours on the track which was almost one and a half miles long. This is the third […]
Prize Giving & Buffet – 18th February 2012
Posted: January 11 2012Mourne Motorcycle Club are again holding our very successful club prize giving and buffet at the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch, on Saturday 18th February 2012 at 7.30pm ’til late. Cups will be presented to the prize winners from events run in the past year. Also presented on the night will be the Seaforde Motocross Park Cup and […]
Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year from Mourne MCC
Posted: December 20 2011The officers and members of the Mourne Motorcycle Club Ltd would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members and anyone associated with the club, a very Merry Christmas and prosperous and safe Happy New Year. Best Wishes for 2012 and beyond!
Cross Country at Crossgar – 7th January 2012
Posted: December 14 2011The club will be holding the third of our ‘Winter 2011/2012′ Cross Country events on Saturday 7th January 2012 at Ground on the Saintfield Road, Crossgar (Postcode and further directions on entry form) ENTRY FORMS FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD UNDER ‘EVENT FORMS’ SECTION ON THIS WEBSITE Day licences will be available […]
2011 Club AGM
Posted: October 21 2011The club recently held there Annual General Meeting on Monday 17th October 2011 at 8pm in the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch. The election of officials was kindly conducted by Laurence Spence, and our thanks go to him for carrying out this job excellently. Things have remained much the same for the officials within the club; current chairman John Bassett […]
Cross Country – 19th November 2011
Posted: October 18 2011The club will be holding the second of our ‘Winter 2011/2012’ Cross Country events on Saturday 19th November 2011. Venue has now been confirmed as Dechomet Mountain, Dromara. off Main Dromara/Rathfriland Road (Approx 5 miles from Dromara, County Down) Closest post code is BT31 9QD Entry forms for this event are now available to […]
Dunmore Cross Country – Results Online
Posted: October 6 2011The results from Saturday 1st October at Dunmore Mountain, Spa are now online here at our club website (Hover over Events tab, then click Results tab below) Many Thanks for all who helped out and competed. Congratualtions to Stephen Kelly on winning the expert race and Ian Moore on winning the clubmans race.
Cross Country – Dunmore Mountain, Spa – 1st October
Posted: September 9 2011The club is holding the first of its ‘Winter 2011/2012’ Cross Country events on Saturday 1st October 2011 at Dunmore Mountain (Dunmore Road, Spa, Ballynahinch, BT24 8QQ) As anyone who had competed in one of these events before will know, they are really good physical training and brilliant fun for all. Sign on & Scrutineering […]
Charity Grasstrack Cheque Presentation 2011
Posted: July 28 2011The Mourne Motorcycle Club is proud to have held its fifth annual charity motocross event in 2011. The event was held at the Millbrook Lodge Hotel (Ballynahinch) on Wednesday, June 22, to raise monies for two organisations that are close to the heart of all motocross riders. In 2011 the Mourne club chose to raise […]
Round 7 of Irish Championship at Seaforde Moto Park – 10th September
Posted:The club will be hosting the 7th Round of the G&G Ross Sponsored Irish Championship at Norman Green’s hillside Seaforde Motocross Park on Saturday 10th September 2011. This will be the penultimate round of the 2011 Irish Motocross Championship. Entry forms are now available to download from our club website and will also be available […]
Charity Grasstrack Entry List – 22nd June
Posted: June 21 2011The final preparations are taking place this evening and tomorrow for this years Charity Grasstrack infront of the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch, County Down. To view the entry list please click here: Entry List 2011 See you all tomorrow night for a brilliant nights racing!
Press Release – Charity Grasstrack on 22nd June
Posted: June 16 2011The Mourne Motorcycle Club will host their fifth annual charity event at the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch, on the evening of Wednesday, June 22 2011. This is the fifth year in a row that the Mourne club will run an annual charity event and we hope to follow on from the success of the previous […]
Charity Grasstrack at Millbrook Lodge Hotel – 22nd June 2011
Posted: May 23 2011The annual Charity Grasstrack event will be again this year held in the ground infront of the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch, County Down on the evening of Wednesday 22nd June 2011. This year the club is raising money for the continued work and support given to us from the St John Ambulance and the British […]
Evening Motocross at Leitrim Motocross Track – 14th June 2011
Posted: May 18 2011The club is again this year promoting, two with the possibility of three evening meetings across County Down. The first of these events is to be held at the very popular venue of George Porter’s Leitrim Motocross Track on Tuesday 14th June 2011, with the also very popular Charity Grasstrack event infront of the Millbrook Lodge […]
Tea/Coffee morning & Car Wash for R.V.H. Children’s Intensive Care & Allen Ward
Posted: May 17 2011Reece and Seth Burrows were born 4 weeks early on the 31st May 2010 fit and healthy, however 3weeks later and they were fighting for their lives in the Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick Children due to a simple virus. We owe a lot to the staff and equipment that kept both our boys alive, […]
4th Round of Quad/Sidecar/Veterans/U21 Ulster Championship – 4th June 2011
Posted: May 11 2011Entry Forms for Round 4 of the Quad / Sidecar / Veteran / Under 21 Ulster Championship to be held at Seaforde Moto Park on Saturday 4th June 2011 are now available to download from ‘Club Forms’ section of this website or by clicking the link below: Quad U21 @ Seaforde – 4th June _ […]
Press Release – May Day Motocross 2011
Posted: April 26 2011The Mourne Motorcycle Club will host their first motocross race of the year on Monday, May 2nd, when they hold round three of the Ulster Open Motocross Championship at clubman Norman Green’s Seaforde Motocross Park. The May Day race is an annual event for the Mourne club and this year it will also be the […]
Alteration to Evening MX & Charity Grasstrack Dates
Posted: April 21 2011Mourne Motorcycle Club is running two evening events this season. These dates have been previously advertised on the MRA website, and in the MRA dates books incorrectly, the correct dates are as follows: 14th June 2011 – Evening Motocross at George Porter’s Leitrim MX Track 22nd June 2011 – Charity Grasstrack at Millbrook Lodge Hotel, […]
Happy Birthday Mr Chairman…
Posted: March 11 2011“Guess who’s 40 today!” All at Mourne Motorcycle Club would like to wish our current Chairman a very Happy Birthday for today… 11th March 2011. We hope he’s going to behave on his birthday celebrations!
Prize Giving 2011… Another enjoyable night had by all
Posted: March 4 2011In the lead up to the 2011 Motocross Season and to celebrate The Mourne Motorcycle Club’s 2010 events we held our annual prize giving in the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch, on Saturday, February 26th. Like so many motocross events the evening was made complete with Roy Neill, the voice of Ulster and Irish motocross, as compere and the Mourne club’s very […]
Prize Giving & Buffet 2011
Posted: February 8 2011Mourne Motorcycle Club are again holding one of our very successful club prize giving and buffet at the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch, on Saturday 26th February 2011 at 7.30pm ’til late. Cups will be presented to the prize winners from the Evening Motocross meetings at Leitrim. Also presented on the night will be the Seaforde […]
Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year from Mourne MCC
Posted: December 17 2010The officers and members of the Mourne Motorcycle Club want to take this opportunity to wish all our members and anyone associated with the club a very Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.
‘Fancy Dress’ Cross Country at Saintfield Road, Crossgar – 8th January 2011
Posted: December 15 2010Forecoming ‘Fancy Dress’ Cross Country at the same venue as before Saintfield Road, Crossgar, Co. Down. This is a fun event and will be limited to 70 entries and will consist of one 2 hour long race for Adult Solos only. Prize for Best Fancy Dress Costume (Safety gear must still be worn and not […]
Cross Country at Dunmore Mountain, Spa, Ballynahinch – 6th November 2010 – CANCELLED
Posted:It is with regret that the club has had to take the decision at this early stage in the week to ‘CANCEL’ the forthcoming Cross Country event scheduled for Saturday 6th November. After a track inspection this afternoon, and with more rain forecast for later in the week, the track is going to be severely […]
2010 Club AGM
Posted:The club held there Annual General Meeting on Monday 18th October 2010 at 8pm in the Millbrook Lodge Hotel, Ballynahinch. The election of officials was kindly conducted by Roy Neill, and our thanks go to him for carrying out the job in hand as professionally as ever. For the incoming year we have a new […]
Cross Country at Dunmore Mountain, Spa, Ballynahinch – 16th October 2010
Posted:Another very successful event was held on a bright, sunny, but somewhat cold day at Dunmore Mountain, Spa. There were approximately 100 competitors who took part on the 5 mile lap of the mountain. Thank You to you all, and well done to Jordan Scott on winning the expert class race. *** RESULTS ONLINE NOW […]
Charity Cheque Presentation 2010
Posted:The Mourne Motorcycle Club is proud to say that this year we raised another £4500 for charity, at our annual charity Grass Track. This event was held to raise money for Montalto Medical Centre and Friends of Bridgewater House, who will each take £2250.The Club would like to say a big thanks to all the […]
