One of the most exciting classic racers to grace the Orittor circuit in recent years is Exeters Andy Hornby. The 50-year-old, who restores Classic cars and motorcycles for a living, was a late starter to the sport, in fact, this is only his tenth season of racing! Andy has come a long road since his first race, which took place at the Bemsee Racing Club meeting at Brands Hatch, where, after showing great potential by qualifying in second place, Andy went out, and crashed! Since then, Hornby has spread his wings, and competed at many top classic race events; his CV will show!; 2022 Goodwood Members Meeting P1 Cookstown 100 senior Classic P1 Junior P2, Tandragee Junior Classic P3, Chimay 500-1000cc P1 and 350cc P1, Skerries Junior Classic P2, Armoy Senior Classic P1 Junior Classic P3, Bishopscourt Classic Festival P1, Manx GP Senior Classic P14, CRMC Race Of The Year Croft P1. As you can see, Andy already has two wins to his credit here at Cookstown and will be keen to add to this; along with his Classic bikes, Andy will also be onboard his Triumph RPS Special, the Hel Performance 350 K4, and the Legacy Moto Paton SR1 in the Supertwin race. Andy will make his IOM TT debut in June on board thos machine, and for the Classic Manx GP, will be onboard the Black Eagle MV Agusta! List Of Sponsors: Hel Performance Ltd. Black Eagle Racing, Legacy Moto, Event Installations, Liqui Moly, Geartech Midlands. Speaking to Andy as he prepared to make his way over the channel to the CDE Cookstown 100, Andy had this to say; “Cookstown a great little circuit to kickstart the year, and the promoting club are simply amazing, and they deserve all the support we can give them. They have promoted this event against all adversity in recent years, and after the sad loss of Norman, I am delighted to see it continue to grow. This is only possible thanks to the huge number of people who sacrifice their own precious time to allow us to go racing. A big thanks to all the organisers, marshalls, medics and press for making this happen. Im disappointed that we can't bring the Black Eagle MV Agusta over to Cookstown. The revised calendar didn’t work in their favour. See you at Cookstown.” Andy The 2023 Cookstown 100 has been rebranded, Thanks to a new Sponsor ‘CDE Group’. Thanks to a new Sponsor ‘CDE Group’. CDE is proud to support the 2023 Cookstown 100 In memory of Paddy Convery (11.03.62 - 26.12.22), brother of our Chairman and Founder, Tony, we are proud to announce that CDE is the main sponsor for this year’s Cookstown 100 on 21 and 22 April. Paddy Convery had a passion and dedication to the world of road racing that was second to none. An advocate for the next generation of racers, Paddy supported wherever he could and was a safe pair of hands sweeping riders up when they fell. Last night, Adrian Convery attended the press night in the Royal Hotel, Cookstown, along with members, competitors, and well-known faces in road racing. It was great to get together and hear stories that span over 100 years. CDE is proud to be able to support the event in Paddy’s memory. It’s an event that brings both the local community and those from further afield together to celebrate an incredible sport. If you’re attending, we hope you have a great weekend, and we wish all the riders a safe and successful event! CDE is a locally based firm; its global headquarters are in the Kilcronagh Industrial estate on the outskirts of Cookstown. Working across five strategic regions, CDE is the leading provider of wet processing solutions with applications across various materials within the natural processing and waste recycling sectors. CDE has been co-creating with customers for 30 years to deliver wet processing solutions that empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources laying the foundations for the circular economy. CDE founder and chairman, Mr Tony Convery, said: “We are very proud to support the 2023 Cookstown 100. For over 30 years now, CDE has been firmly rooted in the local community, and we’re deeply passionate about giving back to help people and communities thrive. Though our company has expanded and now operates around the globe, Cookstown remains our home and headquarters. “We’re engineers at heart, operating at the forefront of innovation and driven to deliver optimal performance for our customers. We recognise the same passion, drive and pursuit of peak performance in the Cookstown 100, so it is a fitting partnership. “We’re delighted to support the opening race of the season, and we wish Cookstown & District Motor Cycle Club and all the competitors a safe and successful two days.” LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/.../mycompany/verification/... Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cdegroup Twitter - https://twitter.com/cdegroup YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/CDEGlobalCookstown/videos Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@cde_group Practice and Race Order. Friday21st April. Newcomers Five Laps. Two Groups A & B Supersport A (Numbers 1-91) Supersport B (Numbers 92-361) 250 Classic Senior Support (Numbers 5-97) Senior Support (98-777) Lightweight SS 400 350 Classic Moto 3/125/SS300 Junior Support A (Numbers 2-79) Junior Support B (Numbers 80-777) Senior Classic Open A Open B Supertwin A (Numbers 2-76) Supertwin B (Numbers 77-777) Race 1 Supersport B - DOONS STORES Race 2 Senior Support B - JMB COACHES Race 3 Open B - BILL EASTWOOD CONTRACTS Saturday 22nd April. Race 1 Senior Support A - SUPER SEAL WINDOWS Race 2 Moto 3/125cc/Supersport 300 - KEYSTONE LINTELS / LOUGHRAN COMMERCIALS Race 3 lightweight Supersport 400 - THE ROYAL HOTEL Race 4 Supersport next-generation - MID ULSTER COUNCIL Race 5 Junior Classic - WOOLSEY CONCRETE Race 6 Supertwin A - HENRY MARSHALL BROWN ARCHITECTURAL PARTNERSHIP Race 7 Junior Classic (350) - McKINSTRY SKIP HIRE Race 8 Supertwin B - HAYES FUELS Race 9 Junior Support A - COOKSTOWN DISTRICT MOTORCYCLE CLUB MOTOCROSS SECTION Race 10 Junior Support B - RJ ROCKS Race 11 Open A - CEMCOR Race 12 Senior Classic - SKEGNESS RACEWAY Race 13 & 14 COOKSTOWN 100 Superbike A & B – CDE Group / In memoriam of Paddy Convery
