Fionn O'Connell Racing

All preparations are go for tomorrows irishdriftseries round in Adventure Park @ Kartworld 🤙 Can’t wait to see you all up there, time to put on a show😉🙌

See you all there🤙🙌

PITBIKE & MINIGP DEMO THIS SUNDAY 🏍️

We’re delighted to welcome a group of Pitbike & MiniGP riders to Watergrasshill this Sunday for a special live track demonstration during the lunch break.

“We’ll be running the session in a practice-style format, giving spectators a chance to see what this rapidly growing and incredibly accessible side of motorcycle racing is all about.

The group taking to the track will feature riders ranging from just 10 years old right through to adults, showcasing how Pitbike and MiniGP racing can provide a pathway into the sport for almost any age.

While the bikes might be small, there’s plenty going on underneath them! Younger riders typically begin on machines around 110cc, learning the fundamentals of riding, racecraft and bike control, while more experienced riders can progress onto 190cc machines built specifically for kart-style circuits.

For juniors, Pitbike and MiniGP racing provides an accessible way to develop skills such as braking, corner speed, overtaking and racecraft — but it’s certainly not just for the kids. Adult riders also compete, train and enjoy some seriously close racing.

Come over, have a look at the bikes, chat to the riders and find out how you can get involved!”

We’ll also have Fionn O’Connell, 2026 Supertwin Champion and the youngest rider to win a Supersport Pro Race at Mondello Park, joining us for the weekend.

📍 Adventure Park & Kartworld, Watergrasshill
📅 Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th October

Well, that’s the majority of the 2026 season finished. It has been a year full of very high ups and low lows, I couldn’t be happier with the achievements we have accomplished this year. Although it has been a tough one due to 3 good friends of mine passing in the space of 3 months in the cruelest ways, we have pushed through and I hope we did them proud. it’s truly unbelievable the opportunity’s I have been blessed with and I’m forever grateful for them, we accomplished everything and more than what was possible, 2026 Supertwin Champion with 11/15 wins and 14/15 podiums🏆youngest rider to win a supersport pro race is mondello🏆youngest rider to win the Leinster 100 trophy🏆and supersport cup lap record. 🏆I am over the moon with these results and I can’t thank everybody enough for it, my sponsors, supporters and everybody that chipped in at all costs. I am truly blessed for the year I just had and I’ll finish it off by saying, there’s a lot more where that came from, only the tip of the iceberg 😉
Watch this space.

A huge thanks as always to my team daracore and my family and friends for keeping this dream alive

- Bedlinen Company
- JT Motorcycles
- OCR
- O’Connell construction
- southern sand blasting and spray painting cork
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- Cotter Motorcycles
- phill Wilson panel beating and spray painting
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- Yamaha Racing
- 4SR - For Street Racing
- HJC Helmets
- KLIM Moto
- Yamaha Racing
- Colin Draper
- Alpinestars

A dream weekend surrounded by the dream team, couldn’t thank these lads enough for their support over the years, they really do make the difference🙌 we’ve a lot more planned so keep your eyes peeled😉 Watch this space

🏆 MASTERS SUPERTWIN CHAMPION – FIONN O’CONNELL! 🏆

What a weekend for Fionn O’Connell, who was crowned 2026 Masters Supertwin Champion after an outstanding season! 🏁

Fionn arrived at the final round with a healthy championship lead and wasted no time getting the job done, sealing the title on Saturday before going on to dominate the Supertwin class with three wins from three across the weekend. 🥇🥇🥇

But that was only part of the story…

Fionn also made his Supersport Cup debut this weekend aboard the Daracore R6 — and immediately showed just how much talent he has.

Saturday saw him take an incredible 3rd place in both the Cup and Pro classifications on his Supersport debut.

On Sunday, he stepped it up another level — taking another Cup win and 2nd in the Pro class, before giving absolutely everything in the final race of the weekend.

Fionn crossed the line to take the Cup victory in style, and following a penalty awarded to the race leader, was also promoted to the Supersport Pro race win. And with it, the coveted Leinster Trophy returns to Cork with Fionn!

Supertwin Champion. Supersport Cup race winner. Supersport Pro race winner. Leinster Trophy winner.

What an achievement.

Everyone at West Cork Motorcycle Club is incredibly proud of Fionn and what he has achieved this season. He continues to show exactly why he is one of the most exciting young talents in Irish motorcycle racing.

We can’t wait to see what comes next.

Congratulations, Fionn — 2026 Masters Supertwin Champion! 🏆🍾🏁

Photo credit to Joe Connolly

What a weekend lads 🙌 over the moon with these results, I couldn’t have done any of this without these great bunch of lads around me, the opportunity’s they put out in front of me are truly amazing. I never thought I’d get the chance to stand on the top step of a supersport pro podium with a supersport cup lap record and being the youngest to ever win the Leinster 100 trophy, it still hasn’t fully registered with me what has happened 😁 thanks to everybody involved and supporting this journey, there is a lot more where that came from😉

That’s the championship wrapped up🙌 what an amazing year we’ve had, many ups and downs but we’ve made the very most of it, I want to thank everybody that have been apart of this journey so far, much more to come🤙 keep an eye out on the supersport tomorrow 😉

Fionn O’Connell wins race 1 at Mondello and is the 2026 Megabikes Supertwin champion!

Michael Gillan pushed hard all season but, just couldn’t match the pace of the R7 mounted O’Connell and proves to be a very worthy championship runner up on the Aprilia RS660.

Image courtesy of Joe Connolly

Dream team🙌 I’m really lucky to be involved with such a fantastic team and I can’t thank them enough for the opportunity, let’s keep her lit🤙

Another round in the books, one to remember🤙 we made a big improvement this round with everything, it was a near flawless weekend bar an error with tyre choice but we still made the most of it💪

Race 1 - P1 - couldn’t have had a more picture perfect race, starting from pole and leading every lap, we managed to pull over an 11 second lead to 2nd place, we showed proper pace. Consistent 56s

Race 2 - P3 - we made a mistake with the choice thinking it would rain, we were the only people on wets and we struggled a lot, I led the first 3 laps but after that I couldn’t hold the pace as the wets deteriorated, best of a bad situation💪

Race 3 - P1 - we didn’t get a great start but we fought our way through the field and got to the front, after that I pulled the pin and got another 11 second gap to 2nd place✊

I couldn’t have asked for a better weekend considering the trouble with the clutch we had the round previous. I want to say a massive thanks to all my sponsors, supporters and family for keeping this dream alive ❤️ a huge thanks to John Byrne for the help change tyres and getting me out on track 🙏 much appreciated. we have some big news for the next round, keep your eyes peeled for a very special debut 😉

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