Derek Sheils on the ex-William Dunlop Yamaha R6.

Dublin’s Derek Sheils doubled up during qualifying at the Around A Pound Tandragee 100 on Friday as he shot to the top of the times in the Supersport 600 session.

Sheils earlier topped the Superbike leader-board and led the way again on his ex-William Dunlop Yamaha R6, lapping in 3m 00.504s.

Early pacesetter Derek McGee, also second fastest in the Superbike session, was only 0.237s behind on the B&W Site Sealants Kawasaki, with Skerries man Michael Sweeney third quickest on his Yamaha.

William Dunlop was fourth fastest on the Temple Golf Club Yamaha, setting his best lap in a time of 3m 03.485s.

Adam McLean was fifth on the McAdoo Kawasaki, with the top five covered by 3.4 seconds on the time sheets.

Newcomer Davey Todd was sixth fastest on the Cookstown/B.E. Racing Honda ahead of Andy Farrell and James Chawke.

In the Moto3/125GP class, McGee was quickest on the Joey's Bar Honda ahead of McLean and Paul Robinson from Ballymoney.

McGee also set the pace in the Supertwins class on the KMR Kawasaki from McLean and Davey Todd.

Kyle White

Derek McGee won the Supersport 600 race at the Tandragee 100 on Saturday.

Derek McGee was a runaway winner of the Supersport 600 race at the Around A Pound Tandragee 100 on Saturday.

McGee, who qualified second fastest, stormed into the lead on the opening lap and immediately opened a cushion of 2.1 seconds on the B&W Site Sealants/Lady B Kawasaki.

The reigning Irish Supersport and Superbike champion continued to extend his advantage as a battle raged behind him for the remaining rostrum places, with Derek Sheils, William Dunlop, Adam McLean and Michael Sweeney in close contention.

Dunlop made progress into second place on the Temple Golf Club/Caffrey Yamaha ahead of Sheils and McLean on the third lap, but young prospect McLean was on the move on the McAdoo Kawasaki.

McLean moved into the runner-up spot at the end of lap three as Dunlop, Sheils and Sweeney gave chase.

McGee was nine seconds ahead on the penultimate lap, with McLean holding onto second ahead of Sweeney, Dunlop and Sheils.

On the sixth and final lap, McGee eased off the pace to win by over six seconds, with McLean fending off a late charge from Dunlop for second place.

Sweeney rounded out the podium places ahead of Sheils, who won the earlier Open Superbike race.

Joe Loughlin completed the top six, 36.625 seconds behind Sheils. Dennis Booth was a faller on the final lap at Bells Crossroads, escaping unhurt.

The race followed a delay of over two hours after a four-rider incident in the Junior Support race at Castle Corner.

One rider was airlifted to hospital but none of the competitors involved are understood to have sustained life-threatening injuries.

Kyle White