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International North West 200 Event Director, Mervyn Whyte MBE and Chief Marshal, Cathal Cunning received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service from Lord Lieutenant of Londonderry, Alison Millar on behalf of the volunteers of the race this week.  “This is a great tribute to all the hard work that our army of over 800 volunteers at the International North West … Read More

2019 QUEEN’S AWARD FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE PRESENTED TO fonaCB INTERNATIONAL NORTH WEST 200 IN ASSOCIATION WITH NICHOLL OILS The work of the volunteers at the fonaCAB International North West 200 in association with Nicholl Oils has received special recognition with presentation of the 2019 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The Award is the highest form of civic recognition that can … Read More

After a week of glorious weather on the north coast for practice, qualifying and Thursday evening’s superb race action, the heavens opened on the morning of Saturday’s race day at the 2019 fonaCAB International North West 200 in association with Nicholl Oils, creating challenging conditions for the event organisers. Delays caused by the bad weather were exacerbated by non racing … Read More

With deteriorating conditions around the 8.9 mile Triangle circuit, the feature Merrow Hotel and Spa Superbike race of the 2019 fonaCAB International North West 200 in association with Nicholl Oils has been called off after the riders carried out their sighting lap. Heavy rain and non-racing incidents disrupted the earlier part of the programme. As conditions improved in the early … Read More

Under the road closing order contingency plan of the fonaCAB International North West 200 in association with Nicholl Oils the closure of roads can be extended until 9pm today. Following the difficulties experienced earlier today caused by bad weather and non-racing incidents this extension will be implemented.

It has been a tough day at the office so far for the organisers and competitors at the 2019 fonaCAB International North West 200 in association with Nicholl Oils. After dry and sunny weather throughout practice and qualifying on Tuesday and Thursday, heavy skies hung over the north coast on Saturday morning with heavy rain falling around the 8.9 mile … Read More

Hundreds of race fans turned out in Coleraine town centre today to meet the stars of the 2019 fonaCAB international North West 200 in association with Nicholl Oils. Thursday night race winners Peter Hickman and Lee Johnston were joined by a line-up that included Alastair Seeley, Daley Mathison, Davey Todd, Horst Saiger, John McGuinness and Maria Costello. 95 visitors from … Read More

Three races produced three different winners during the first evening of racing at the fonaCAB International North West 200 in association with Nicholl Oils. 24 times North West winner Alastair Seeley (EHA Yamaha) and Lee Johnston (Ashcourt Racing Yamaha) were locked in battle at the front of the six lap Tides Restaurant Supersport race that opened proceedings. James Hillier (Quattro … Read More

Glenn Irwin took pole position with a new unofficial lap record on the Quattro Plant/Wicked Coatings Kawasaki ZX10RR in Thursday’s final qualifying session for Saturday’s Superbike races at the 2019 fonaCAB International North West 200 in association with Nicholl Oils. The winner of the last three big bike races on the 8.9 mile Triangle circuit lapped in 4min 21.767sec, 0.328 … Read More

Honda Racing’s Ian Hutchinson has forfeited his times from today’s opening Superstock qualifying session after his machine was found to be using non-compliant fuel.The organisers of the 2019 fonaCAB International North West 200 in association with Nicholl Oils stipulate the use of a control fuel only in each machine.