Sweeney and Browne head entry for Tandragee 100
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Republic of Ireland riders Mike Browne and Michael Sweeney headline the entry for this weekend's Tandragee 100 road race.
Sweeney prepares to compete at the 5.3-mile circuit on the back of achieving a treble of victories at the Kells road races last weekend.
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Browne put together a series of impressive results at the Isle of Man TT, including a runner-up finish in the Sportbike class.
Browne edged out his compatriot by half a second in a thrilling four-lap Supersport race at Tandragee last year and competes in partnership with BPE by Russell Racing.
Among the other leading competitors are Manx riders Conor Cummins and Marcus Simpson, last year's man-of-the-meeting Shaun Anderson, Neil Kernohan, Franco Bourne, Joey Thompson and Barry Furber.
Cummins participated in the event for the first time in 18 years 12 months ago, securing a podium in the Open race and fourth position in the feature race of the meeting.
A new course lap record was also set by Michael Dunlop last year at an average lap speed of 111.584 as he achieved a big bike double on his first appearance at the race since 2013.
A total of 150 competitors will take part in races for Superbikes, Supersports, Supertwins, Lightweight Supersport/250 GP, Moto3/125, Senior and Junior Support, Classic Superbike and Supersport and classic races, plus the Tandragee 100 finale.
Roads close on Friday at 11:00 BST, with practicing starting at 11:30 and roads opening at 21:00.
On Saturday, roads are scheduled to close at 09:30, with the first race due off at 10:00 and roads reopening by 19:00.