The Injured Riders Welfare Fund would like to thank Vivien and Carl Dynes for giving us £1163-57 from the sale of the Gary Dynes stickers. For those unaware Gary Dynes was from Magheralin in County Down, Northern Ireland, he was an Irish Road Racing Championship multiple champion and a podium winner at the Isle of Man TT. He succumbed to injuries received in a crash at the North Monaghan Road Race meeting in August 2000. Gary Dynes memorial stickers are available via paypal by contacting Vivien or Kevin Leonard with all proceeds to our fund. About Gary … [Read more...] about Cary Dynes – Stickers
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In Memory of Bert
The Injured Riders Welfare Fund would like to Margaret McCooke for £127-27 she raised in memory of Bert. They have always been big supporters of our fund. The late Bert McCooke Text from and all credit to Tom McClean Positive Belfast Bert - "Mr McCook, from Armoy, followed road racing all his life. He was friends with many of the riders on the local circuit and began gathering helmets and other memorabilia several years ago. Since then, he became a familiar sight at various bike shows, exhibiting his collection to help raise funds for the Injured Riders' … [Read more...] about In Memory of Bert
One Nine Four Six Marshals
May - 2021 - The Injured Riders Welfare Fund would like to thank Sian Mennell all the One Nine Four Six Marshals at Scarborough, for organising the signed helmet to be sold by ballots for us, in memory of Jamie Hodson. A big thank you to Rob Jim and Carol Hodson for all they do for us, also Shaun Dalton, Hayley Colebrook, and everyone involved. They raised £1100 this will help a lot of families. the winner was Jan Carden, thank you for buying the tickets. THANK YOU ALL VERY VERY MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THIS IT MEANS A LOT TO US . June - 2021 - Thank … [Read more...] about One Nine Four Six Marshals
Dave – Around the Auld Race Track
We can start of 2021 with the completion by local racer David Walsh through his personal physical challenge, which has raised through fantastic donations the amount of £1922.50 for The Injured Riders Welfare Fund and a similar amount for the Air Ambulance NI - Dave, around Aghadowey race circuit - the Auld Race Track The challenge consisted of of a 31 day physical challenge of : 31 miles a day for the 31 days which took place through the March 2021 COVID lockdown. The physical challenge was broken into 10 or 11 miles runs in full bike kit, one piece race … [Read more...] about Dave – Around the Auld Race Track
Daves 31×31 Day Challenge
Dave Walsh a local rider has set himself a challenge to raise funds and awareness for the Injured Riders Welfare Fund and the Air Ambulance NI with a physical challenge to support these causes close to his heart and Darren Gilpin @Wilson Craig Racing. Dave who lives and races motorbikes in Northern Ireland and Europe as a full blown privateer racer, who says he is getting greyer by the day, "That after the first lockdown last year, I and a few of the boys from the road racing scene had a meet up and a couple of beers @wheelers bar and started to put the world to … [Read more...] about Daves 31×31 Day Challenge