Ross Irwin claims maiden race victories at Mondello Park
Riding the Slemish Water Kawasaki, Irwin – who is the eldest of the famous racing Irwin family from Carrickfergus – clinched a double at the Co. Kildare circuit.
He won the first race by over four seconds from Vinny Brennan and followed up in race two, edging a narrow win by only 0.112s from David Halligan. On Saturday, the Northern Ireland rider claimed a podium in the opening Supertwin race of the weekend in third place. Irwin only made his racing debut last September.
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Richie Ryan won all three Masters Superbike races at Mondello, with Luke Johnston twice finishing as the runner-up. Peter Moloney claimed second place in the third race.
Caolan Irwin was in a class of his own as he ran away with the Supersport races, rattling off a treble to establish an early lead in the championship.