Derek Sheils extends Superbike victory streak to 7

After sealing his first victory of the season in the Supersport class at the recent Skerries 100 meeting, Derek Sheils was unfortunately denied the chance of a repeat win at the Faugheen 50 Road Races in Ireland’s County Westmeath on Sunday, July 21.

He did, however, win both Superbike races to stretch his unbeaten streak in the class to seven.

Derek, who qualified second fastest on the front row, was leading the race on the Roadhouse Macau Yamaha on the opening lap when he pulled out after experiencing a loss of power with the YZF-R6.

“Unfortunately, the Roadhouse Macau Yamaha lost power in the Supersport race and it seems to have been an issue with the ECU,” said Sheils, according to a press release.

“I was leading the race by about half-a-second when it happened but I just decided to pull over to the side of the road because I didn’t want to risk any damage. It would have been a good race with Derek McGee I’m sure but it wasn’t to be.

Despite the disappointment, Derek will be back in action this weekend at the Armoy Road Races in County Antrim, where he will be aiming to make amends on the Roadhouse Macau Yamaha.

“We’ll hopefully have another shot at it at Armoy. The racing should be good if we get decent weather and we shouldn’t be too far away,” added Sheils. “I got my first Supersport victory in a while at Skerries recently so it would be nice to try and get another win or two under my belt.”