Korie McGreevy retains David Wood Memorial Trophy after Supersport double at Bishopscourt
and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565
McAdoo Kawasaki Racing rider McGreevy won the opening race in style, powering into the lead from pole position and quickly putting daylight between himself and the chasing pack.
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Hide AdWith McGreevy in control at the front, a battle developed behind him for second place involving Mark Conlin and Christian Elkin.
Belfast rider Conlin and Elkin traded places in their fight for the runner-up spot which went down to the wire, with Conlin coming out on top on the Moto Market NRG Ducati Panigale V2.
McGreevy won by 6.8 seconds after the 10-lap race from Conlin, with Elkin only two tenths further behind in third on his Dynocentre NI Yamaha.
Andrew Smyth finished fourth on the MPW Kawasaki.
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Hide AdIn race two, McGreevy again shot into the lead and was almost one second clear after the opening lap.
He increased his cushion to 5.4s after six laps over Conlin, who was half-a-second ahead of Smyth and Elkin.
McGreevy never relented and increased his advantage to six seconds with three laps to go as Conlin held second, while Elkin was now past Smyth for third.
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Hide AdElkin overtook Conlin at the end of the penultimate lap and the pair fought it out for second position on the last lap, with Elkin narrowly holding off the Ducati on the blast to the line.
McGreevy’s winning margin was 6.7 seconds over Elkin, who in turn was just 0.164s ahead of Conlin. Smyth again finished in fourth.
In the opening Superbike race, a thrilling battle developed for the win between championship leaders Jonny Campbell and Ryan Gibson, and former British Superstock and Supersport race winner Andy Reid.
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Hide AdMcGreevy, who qualified fourth fastest, couldn’t get the McAdoo Kawasaki off the line and went backwards.
The Ballynahinch man began to fight his way through and was up to sixth after five laps, but McGreevy retired from the race a lap later.
Jordanstown rider Reid set the early pace on the J McC Roofing Racing Kawasaki before he was overhauled by Gibson on the fifth lap, with Campbell also getting past after a robust move on the Magic Bullet Yamaha.
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Hide AdLisburn rider Campbell hit the front from Gibson at Ringawaddy on the sixth lap and opened a slight advantage, with Gibson losing ground when he lost the rear of his BMW at the final corner at the end of lap eight.
Reid was able to capitalise and drafted past Gibson to move into second at the start of the penultimate lap.
Campbell held on to seal his sixth victory of the season by 0.679s from Reid, with Gibson 1.6s adrift in third.
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Hide AdRoss Irwin (Magic Bullet Honda), Aaron Spence (Spence Engineering Honda) and Rossi Dobson (Suzuki) rounded out the top six.
Campbell secured a double with a hard-earned victory in the second race after a four-way fight at the front involving McGreevy, Reid and Gibson.
The race was in the balance until the final lap, when Campbell managed to gain a few tenths as the riders behind him disputed second place.
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Hide AdIn the end, Campbell took the victory by four tenths of a second from McGreevy, who held off Reid with Gibson having to settle for fourth.
In the Supertwin class, McGreevy edged out Elkin after a race-long battle in the first race to win by 0.096s.
Another battle unfolded in the second race, but this time it was Elkin who prevailed on his RB Engineering Kawasaki by 0.67s from the McAdoo Racing rider.
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