Carl Phillips crowned King of Kirkistown after Ulster Superbike double in Co Down
Reigning Ulster Superbike champion Carl Phillips was crowned the King of Kirkistown after a Superbike double at the Co Down venue on Saturday.
Phillips has won all eight Ulster Superbike races at Kirkistown in 2026 on the Bell Bikesport/B&W Racing BMW as he bids to retain the title.
The Lisburn man took the lead from pole and was never headed throughout the 10-lap finale at the Belfast and District Club’s final USBK round of the season at Kirkistown, taking his 11th win overall in the championship this year by 1.743s from Jonny Campbell (155 Racing BMW).
Phillips has stretched his lead to 32 points over Campbell after seven rounds.
Three rounds remain, which will all take place at Bishopscourt in Co Down, with the championship concluding at the Sunflower Trophy meeting from October 24-25.
Ryan Gibson completed the podium places on his Gibson Motors/Firewood Supplies BMW in an unchanged top three from the first race.
Mark Hewitt finished fourth on his Dentboy BMW ahead of Dean McMaster (Air NI Kawasaki) and Jamie Lyons, who was riding the SBT Racing Ducati in a change from his Honda Fireblade.
In the restarted second Supersport race, Jack Burrows held off Adam Brown by just 0.310s to secure his first victory in the class on the Burrows Engineering/RK Racing Yamaha.
Burrows, who is one of the leading contenders in the Moto4 British Cup series, was making his Ulster Supersport debut at Kirkistown.
The teenage prospect set a new lap record for the Supersport Cup class at 96.797mph (56.233s).
Christian Elkin, who won the first race, was third on the Bell Bikesport/B&W Racing Ducati, only 0.349s further adrift in a thrilling finish.
Paige Mullen and Hubert Tomaszewski claimed a win apiece in the Moto-One races, while Alfie Flynn and Ruben Sherman-Boyd were double winners in the Moto3 and Lightweight Supersport races respectively.