The result of tonight’s 5 mile TT on the hilly Ballygowan Road circuit was very close, with Barry Mitchell (Ards CC) recording 11:58 to pip Andrew Hedley (AHC Racing) by 2 seconds, and Stuart Millar (Ards CC) a further second behind.
Stuart reversed the order in the handicap competition, to take the early lead ahead of Barry. Here are the full results.
| No. | Name | Club | Time | H’Cap | HC Pts |
| 1 | Barry Mitchell | Ards CC | 11:58 | -44 | 7 |
| 2 | Andrew Hedley | AHC Racing | 12:00 | ||
| 3 | Stuart Millar | Ards CC | 12:01 | -32 | 10 |
| 4 | Clive Stevenson | Unattached | 13:07 | ||
| 5 | James Alexander | McConvey Cycles | 13:12 | ||
| 6 | James Cargill | Titanic Quarter CC | 13:26 | ||
| 7 | Joseph Giles | AHC Racing | 13:39 | ||
| 8 | Mark Watson | Ards CC | 13:53 | -167 | |
| 9 | Richard Hanna | Ards CC | 14:02 | -99 | 3 |
| 10 | Dean Bradley | Ards CC | 14:11 | -92 | 5 |
| 11 | Emer Heverin | 14:29 | |||
| 12 | Andrew Jess | Ards CC | 14:37 | -143 | 1 |
| 13 | James Lemon | Ards CC | 14:44 | -140 | 2 |
| 14 | Jessica Kerr | North Down CC | 14:47 | ||
| 15 | Brian Wylie | Castlereagh CC | 15:04 | ||
| 16 | Andrew Matthewson | McConvey Cycles | 15:10 | ||
| 17 | Colin Wilson | Ards CC | 15:43 | -172 | |
| 18 | Alan Rodgers | Ards CC | 15:44 | -162 | |
| 19 | Gillian Orr | North Down CC | 15:52 | ||
| 20 | William Orr | Ards CC | 16:01 | -174 | |
| 21= | Roy Livingston | North Down CC | 16:07 | ||
| 21= | Ryan Fegan | North Down CC | 16:07 | ||
| 23 | Daniel Daly | Phoenix CC | 16:55 |
Thanks as always to the marshals, pusher off and time keepers.
Next week is the first round of the new Ards/North Down Inter Club League – a 10 mile TT hosted by ourselves in Millisle. You can enter here.