Dan Sayle (NSF250r Moto3/Falcon Electrical) at Bedstead during qualifying for the IMGold Manx Grand Prix.
DAVE KNEEN/PACEMAKER PRESS, BELFAST: 22/08/2016

Top Isle of Man TT Sidecar passenger Dan Sayle will make his debut at the KDM Hire Cookstown 100 next weekend.

Sayle has tasted victory at the TT eight times in the class but also enjoys selected outings as a solo rider, proving himself as no slouch with a trio of wins at the Manx Grand Prix.

The Manxman will compete in the Moto3/125GP race around the Orritor course on his NSF 250 Honda.

Also entered for the race are McAdoo Racing’s Adam McLean from Tobermore, who will make his Moto3 debut on the JSR Honda, plus Ballymoney’s Paul Robinson, who clinched a double in the class at the Ulster Grand Prix last August. Mullingar’s Derek McGee will rely on traditional two-stroke power on the 125cc Joey’s Bar Honda with stalwart Nigel Moore and Austrian newcomer Chris Eder also lining up on 125cc machinery.

The County Tyrone meeting will lift the curtain on the new 2018 Irish road racing season, when Michael Dunlop is set to make his eagerly anticipated debut on the Tyco BMW Superbike. Dunlop, who will also ride his MD Racing Honda in the Supersport races, is making his return to the event for the first time since 2015, when he made his bow on the Milwaukee Yamaha R1.

He tops a quality entry along with Dublin’s Derek Sheils, who has won the past four races in the Superbike class at Cookstown for John Burrows’ team. William Dunlop is another of the leading contenders on the Temple Golf Club Yamaha machines along with Derek McGee, who was last year’s ‘man of the meeting’.

English newcomer Davey Todd made a big impression on his road racing debut in 2017 and kick-starts a full campaign at Cookstown after joining ex-racer Burrows’ team.

New McAdoo Racing recruit Adam McLean and team-mate James Cowton will also be targeting the podium, while New Zealand’s Daniel Mettam and Manx Grand Prix Supertwin winner Darren Cooper are intriguing newcomers this year.

Isle of Man TT legend, Dan Sayle will make his KDM Hire Cookstown 100 debut in ten days time. The 8 times TT winner as a sidecar ballast, along with three Manx Grand Prix wins, Sayle will contest the Moto 3 class on his NSF 250 Honda.

Sayle, who also acted ballast for Michael Dunlop in his couple of sidecar outings has a wealth of road race knowledge, having also competed at the Southern 100 and Classic TT.

Sayles entry in the moto 3 class will add to the quality entry for this race, which will see Adam McLean make his moto 3 debut on board the JSR 250 Honda, along with similiarily mounted Paul Robinson, throwing caution to the wind will be the two stroke machines of Derek McGee ( Joeys Bar 125 Honda),local rider Nigel Moore and Austrian newcomer Chris Eder on his 125 FRR/KTM.

The moto 3 class is just one of the 19 races on the race card for the two day event, which starts on Friday 27th April, with Roads Closing at 12 noon.

Heading the record breaking entry list is Michael Dunlop, TYCO BMW/MD RACING HONDA, Last Years Man of the Meeting, Derek McGee, Winner of the Feature race for the past two years, Derek Sheils (Burrows Engineering Suzuki), William Dunlop Temple Golf Club/Caffery Racing,McAdoo Racings Adam McLean and James Cowton, along with exciting newcomers, New Zealands Daniel Mettam, European Supermoto championship leader, Davey Todd and Manx Grand Prix winner Darren Cooper are just a few of the entries received.