07/18/2026
One of our newest Hunter Malone finally got a moment to catch his breath and give us a Tandragee 100 race report wrap up. And as always special thanks to Eric Wilson for helping our boys out on the roads and also to Stuart Clotworthy for planting the seeds of our favorite sport back in the States!
“Alright! The Tandragee 100, man what a time. The views, the paddock energy, the competitors, the fans, as well as corner workers and officials make an event like this a once in a lifetime experience. There's nothing else like true roads racing. We'll be back next year to chip away at some time and get better results for sure!
First and foremost a huge thank you to Eric Wilson and Martin Thompson for all the help under the canopy for the weekend. The bike was fantastically set up, and when I needed a mental check they were always there to set everything straight; All I had to do was just ride to my best ability. Also a shout-out to Stuart Clotworthy Kieran Clotworthy Skyler Goar and AR Racing, I couldn't have asked for a better group of fast professionals to share this journey with. Also a major thank you to my season sponsors for helping me get here and continuing to believe in me: Hickory Union Moto Blip Roasters DP Brakes KYT Americas Gaerne Christopher Hamlett P1 Racing ProRider KC Bison
We were blessed Friday in practice with perfect weather, 85°F and sunny. There's only a few sessions to get your bearings, so you gotta s**t and get without much hesitation.
First session: What am I doing here? These roads are insane.
Second session: Okay I got this!
Third session: False confidence, too much trail braking, almost ran wide into the hedges. Max pucker factor.
The corners are fast, the straight speeds are even faster, the jumps have your front and back end doing things I've only dreamed of, and there's literally zero runoff so a single mistake can cost you dearly. Lots of areas you think you should be setting a brake marker in, nope push that s**t up another 100m.
Saturday racing brought the "mental rain" and thus the swaps from rains to DOTs began. You'd see the radar and clouds coming in and think it's going to be hell, by the time you're out on track it's completely dry like nothing happened. Ran two races in the dry with rain tires on and it actually felt pretty good.
My last race had me battling with two Irish locals wheel to wheel, the goal was just to survive so I was hanging on and deciding when to take the passes. Unfortunately all races in the Senior Support class were cut short due to red flag incidents. My utmost respect and condolences to the riders, families and friends involved.”
Hunter
Excerpt from "Heavy"
How I linger
to admire, admire, admire
the things of this world
that are kind, and maybe
also troubled -
roses in the wind,
the sea geese on the steep
waves,
a love
to which there is no reply?
- Mary Oliver
