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Mike Browne Secures Four-Timer at Armoy Road Races

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Mike Browne secured a four-timer at the Armoy road races for the second year in a row, taking his overall tally of victories at the event to 12. The Republic of Ireland rider won the Supertwins opener, the Open race, the second Supersport outing, and the feature 'Race of Legends'.

Browne joins Michael Dunlop, Ryan Farquhar and Davey Todd as the only riders in the history of the event to win the feature race. These four riders are also the only competitors to have achieved four wins or more at an individual Armoy road races.

Meanwhile, Richard Cooper marked his debut over the three-mile circuit in county Antrim by winning the second Supertwins race. Cooper set a new lap record of 101.192mph in the process, riding Ryan Farquhar's KMR Kawasaki. The seven-time North West 200 winner also secured third-place finishes in Supertwins race one and Supersport event two.

Other notable results included James Doy winning the Lightweight race and Chris Meyer taking the Moto3 class, while Marcus Simpson won the Classic Superbike.