Duke Road Racing Rankings
The Duke Road Race Rankings was established in 2002 to analyse and acknowledge the season-long performances of riders involved in a series of motorcycle road racing events held on public roads. It was the idea of Isle of Man-based Peter Duke, son of former World Champion Geoff Duke, who in conjunction with road-racing journalist Leslie Moore, author Mac McDiarmid and archivist Phil Edge, developed a scoring system which would recognise the significance of the individual events. Riders' aggregate performances over a season-long assessment of several road racing events acknowledges the most consistent racer as the ‘championship’ winner. Since Ian Lougher's first-year win in 2002, all big names of road racing have been considered, such as Adrian Archibald, Richard Britton, Jason Griffiths, Darran Lindsay and, more recently, Manxman Conor Cummins.
The purpose of the Duke Road Race Rankings is to recognise achievements across the year by those riders who enter not just the ‘major’ meetings, but also the smaller road races. To be considered for the Geoff Duke Trophy, star names need to attend lower-profile events to earn points, helping to ensure strong grids for meetings which would otherwise be overshadowed by the main events - the Isle of Man TT, North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix. The records show a split between Ryan Farquhar and Ian Lougher, apart from 2007 when Manxman Conor Cummins received the award in only his second full-season on the roads.
The Duke Road Race Rankings series features around two dozen meetings every year, including many of the long-established Irish and Isle of Man road races, and has remained largely unaltered since 2002 – apart from cancellations and the addition of extra meetings, such as the Armoy Road Races. The series received coverage in leading publications, such as Motor Cycle News, Road Racing Ireland and Bikesportnews, culminating in an annual presentation gathering.
The 2017 Duke Road Race Rankings Championship commences on Saturday and Sunday 22nd & 23rd April at Oliver's Mount, Scarborough with the Bob Smith Spring Cup Road Races.
1 Bob Smith Spring Cup Road Races - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - 
22-23 April
2 Tandragee '100' Road Race - 
21-22 April
3 Cookstown ‘100’ Road Races - 28-29 April
4 North West ‘200’ Road Races - 11/13 May
5 Pre-TT Classic Road Races - Billown - 
26–29 May
6 Isle of Man TT Races - 27 May - 09 June
7 Post TT Races - Billown - 10 June
8 Cock o'the North Continental Road Race - Oliver’s Mount - 24–25 June
9 Kells Road Races - 
17-18 June
10 Skerries '100' Road Races - 30 June-1 July
11 Imatra - 
7-9 June
11a Walderstown Road Races - 8-9 July
12 Southern ‘100’ Road Races - 10–13 July
12a Barry Sheene Road Race Festival - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - 22-23 July
13 Armoy Road Races - 28-29 July
14 Aberdare Park - 
( To Be Confirmed ) July
15 Dundrod ‘150’ Road Races - 10 August
16 Ulster Grand Prix - 12 August
17 Classic TT - 25–28 August
18 Manx Grand Prix - 29 Aug – 1 September
19 Killalane Road Races - 09-10 September
20 Steve Henshaw Gold Cup International - Oliver’s Mount - Scarborough - 23–24 September
21 Macau Grand Prix - 
( To Be Confirmed ) November
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