# Boyne 100

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The '''Boyne 100''' Road Races, held in [Tullyallen](/source/Tullyallen%2C_County_Louth), [County Louth](/source/County_Louth), [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland), formed when a meeting of local enthusiasts got together in 2006 to revive the [Tullyallen Motor Cycle Road Races](/source/Tullyallen_Motor_Cycle_Road_Races), which were last held 40 years ago.<ref name="drogheda independent">{{cite news |last=Reilly |first=Tom |title=Ready, set, go as the road race is on to Tullyallen |publisher=[Drogheda Independent](/source/Drogheda_Independent) |date=13 September 2006 |url=http://www.independent.ie/regionals/droghedaindependent/news/ready-set-go-as-the-road-race-is-on-to-tullyallen-27100562.html |accessdate=19 September 2017 }}</ref>

The first races took place in 1965 and 1966, organised by the Dublin-based Motor Enthusiasts Club. They intended to also run a car race but decided that the roads were too narrow, and so opted for a motorbike race instead.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} The 3.2 mile circuit<ref name="drogheda independent"/> includes a scenic view of the Boyne Valley and the new cable bridge from the paddock area. The circuit is located close to the town of [Drogheda](/source/Drogheda). Motorcycle road races, such as this, are unique to Ireland and the [Isle of Man](/source/Isle_of_Man).<ref name="drogheda independent"/>

The local rider [Pat Maloney](/source/Pat_Maloney_(motorcyclist)) raced on this circuit, coming second on a 350cc AJS. He narrowly missed out on first place due to the unforeseen obstruction of a farmer bringing cattle from one field to another.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}

Entrants for 2006 included [Martin Finnegan](/source/Martin_Finnegan) who ran in the Open, 600 and Superbike races. The Dunlop's Michael, William and Robert, [Ryan Farquhar](/source/Ryan_Farquhar) and [Adrian Archibald](/source/Adrian_Archibald), then local riders Adrian O’Sullivan, Wayne Kirwan, Killian Galligan, Shane Connor, Steve O’Brien, and Leo Fitzgerald.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}

A parade lap on 22 September 2006 took place on the original circuit, first used in 1965 and again in 1966. Motorcycles of all types and ages were on display.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}

The Boyne 100 Road Races are the twenty-fifth and final round of the 2006 [Duke Road Race Rankings Championship](/source/Duke_Road_Racing_Rankings).<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://tracksforum.createforumhosting.com/irl-tullyallen-boyne-100-road-races-t272.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130824142514/http://tracksforum.createforumhosting.com/irl-tullyallen-boyne-100-road-races-t272.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-08-24 |title=Circuiti - Tracks • View topic - IRL - Tullyallen: Boyne 100 Road Races [ENG&#93; |publisher=Tracksforum.createforumhosting.com |date=2006-09-25 |accessdate=2013-08-25}}</ref>

[Davy Morgan](/source/Davy_Morgan) holds the lap record for the races.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://realroadracing.com/circuits/Boyne/statistics.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130824142518/http://realroadracing.com/circuits/Boyne/statistics.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-08-24 |title=RealRoadRacing.Com |publisher=RealRoadRacing.Com |date=2007-01-01 |accessdate=2013-08-25 }}</ref>

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