The KDM Hire Cookstown 100 kicked of the 2014 Irish National Road Racing season this weekend (25th,26th April). With three races on Friday and sixteen on Saturday it was a busy programme.

Dubliner Derek Sheils won the Invitationan Supersport Race on Friday from a fast charging Derek McGee who had taken the lead with two laps to go but Sheils snached it back to take the flag by 0.26 seconds. William Dunlop was third closely followed by his brother Michael.

Sheils followed his Friday victory in the 600 race with another in the Open Race, again it was Derek Mcgee who was his main challenger with less than a second separating them across the line and William Dunlop taking third.

Michael Dunlop fought through the pain barrier due to an injured arm following a crash at Brands Hatch last weekend to take a win in Saturdays Supersport 600 Race, after battling with William they eventually got onto back of leading pair McGee and Sheils and on the final lap he made his move to the front and take a hard earned and first win of the day. He also won the Supertwin Race from James Cowton and Jamie Hamilton in third. He did however fail to finish either of the Superbike races.

The second Superbike and feature race turned out to be a thriller. Off the line it was a race between William Dunlop, Derek McGee and Derek Sheils, the trio hardly separated throughout the 8 laps but it was Manxman Dan Kneen who had qualified in 11th place and making his debut at the Orritor circuit who was on the move.

Starting in the second group he had a clear track in front of him and was able to make fast progress, Dunlop crossed the line first with McGee and Sheils close behind, but when Kneen took the flag and the sums were done it was Kneen who took the win on corrected time by 0.3 seconds.