May Day Motocross At Seaforde Draws A Good Crowd Of Supporters
The Adult Ulster Open Championship rolled into Seaforde MotoParc on May Day, when the Mourne Motorcycle Club held the second round for the 2026 season for the Ulster Adult Solo Championship.
The racing started with Clubman MX2 class, as Annahilt man Paul Gray continued to fight for the lead, following the opening round at Loughbrickland writes MCC PRO Stuart Campbell.
Gray improved on a second and two fourth-placed finishes at the first round, with a win, a second and a third placed finish at Seaforde.
After two rounds Gray is hot on the heels of Jack Grills who left Seaforde with a first and two second placed finishes on May Day.
(Photos: Jim Masson/DownNews©).
In the Clubman MX1 class Killinchy’s Chris Lappin was playing catch-up after missing the first round. Lappin started by winning the first two races at Seaforde. In the third race Lappin left the line mid pack and had to fight through during the eight lap race to take a second placed finish and the top honours on the day.
In the combined Semi Expert class Leitrim teenager Alfie Herron was the top MX2 rider, leading the way as he won the first two races.
The third Semi Expert race was run as a shortened 12 minute sprint race and Alfie Herron left the line mid-pack. Herron moved through the pack quickly, before taking the chequered flag after eight laps and a hattrick of wins on the day. The top two Semi Expert MX1 finishers were Martin Atkinson (1, 1 and 10) and Cameron Mackin (1, 1 and 2).
Action Photos From May Day MX At Seaforde
The combined Expert class was the last on the line with fast paced action all day between Glenoe man Glenn McCormick, Belfast’s James Mackerall, Waringstown’s Niall Creggan and Seaforde man Nathan Green.
In the first race Mackerall led off the line, but it was Creggan who led at the end of the first lap. The top four were all close and on the fifth lap McCormick took the lead, before dropping the bike in a corner on the next lap and falling back to fourth position.
McCormick was quickly back on the bike and in the lead again two laps later, which he held to take the chequered flag ahead of Mackerall, Green and Creggan.
In the second race Nathan Green took the holeshot and led the race until the last lap when McCormick moved ahead to take the win ahead of Green, Creggan and Mackerall, who was a lap down in eleventh position.
In the final race McCormick won his third race of the day ahead of Mackerall, Green and Creggan.
Overall, McCormick was the top MX2 rider on the day with three wins, as Green was the top MX1 rider with a win and two second placed finishes.
