Cookstown 100: Paul Jordan close to lap record pace on new Jackson Racing Ducati as Ulster rider seals Supersport pole
Paul Jordan made an impressive road racing debut on his new Jackson Racing by Prosper2 Ducati in qualifying at the Cookstown 100 on Friday.
The Magherafelt man was on lap record pace on the Italian machine, with Jordan coming within a whisker of Adam McLean’s 2021 lap record.
McLean’s official benchmark stands at 1m 24.442s set on the McAdoo Kawasaki, while Jordan recorded a time of 1m 24.528s after only five laps of Supersport practice in perfect warm and sunny conditions at the 2.1-mile Orritor course.
The North West 200 winner was over two seconds faster than Darryl Tweed on the Stanley Stewart Racing by NovoGen Triumph 765 (1m 26.723s), with Michael Sweeney third fastest (EM Building Yamaha) in 1m 28.747.
Jordan is competing at the event for the first time since 2022.
Sean Brolly (Ducati V2) had an excellent run to go fourth fastest ahead of Manxman Marcus Simpson (Triumph 765), while Offaly’s Kevin Keyes completed the top six on the Daracore Racing Yamaha R6.
Austrian Julian Trummer (Triumph 765) and Senior Manx Grand Prix winner Caomhan Canny (Scott Racing Suzuki GSX-R750) were the top eight.
Michael Dunlop, last year’s winner on a Ducati Panigale V2, is not competing in the Supersport class at Cookstown.
The Ballymoney man will ride his BMW Superstock machine and the Burrows Engineering/RK Racing Moto3 Honda this weekend.