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Alastair Seeley notched up his 28th victory at the 2023 fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 on Thursday evening. The event’s most successful racer fended off a strong challenge from Davey Todd (Milenco Padgett’s Honda) and Michael Dunlop with an emphatic performance on a Synetiq BMW in the Briggs Equipment Superstock race.  The 43 year old broke the lap … Read More

The technical regulations of the Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre), under which the fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 is run, state that carbon wheels are not permitted for use at any MCUI road race event. Those regulations, which are implemented by the MCUI Stewards of the Meeting, were approved by the sport’s governing body in January 2023 … Read More

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Local favourite Michael Dunlop topped the qualifying times in the Superbike class on his Hawk Racing Honda during the opening practice session for the 2023 fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 today. Dunlop, who has switched from BMW to Honda power in the big bike class this season, posted a lap of 122.943mph to finish 1.92 seconds quicker than … Read More

JKC BMW, the Official Vehicle Partner of the fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200, has delivered the  vehicles to be used as course cars during race week at the 2023 event. The Coleraine business has been supplying a range of BMW vehicles to the meeting since 2017. A leading BMW retailer, JKC is also a major employer in the … Read More

Richard Cooper arrives at this year’s fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 as the leader of the F900R BMW Cup championship and with two podium finishes under his belt aboard the BPE/ Russell Racing Yamaha R6 in the British Supersport series after last weekend’s Oulton Park meeting. Fired up by those results, the Nottingham rider, who became the NW200’s … Read More

Barista Bar will be providing the volunteers of the Coleraine and District Motor Cub at this year’s fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 with a free Barista Bar hot drink that can be redeemed in any participating Spar/EUROSPAR/Vivo/VivoXtra stores as a token of the company’s gratitude for all their hard work. “We recognise the effort and dedication required to … Read More

Alastair Seeley, the most successful rider at the fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200, has added a new machine to his arsenal for this year’s race week on May 7-13. The 27 times race winner will line up on a V2 Ducati in the Strain Engineering and Tides Restaurant Supersport races after a collaboration between Moto Rapido- who run … Read More

Jeremy McWilliams’ love affair with the fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 is set to continue as the veteran ex-Grand Prix star joins forces with the Wilson Craig Honda squad for this year’s event on May 7-13. Just one year shy of his sixtieth birthday, the Newtownabbey rider will race a CBR600RR in the Strain Engineering and Tides Restaurant … Read More

Lee Johnston is viewed by many race fans as a Supersport specialist. The English-based Fermanagh man has notched up road race victories on middleweight machinery at the North West 200, Isle of Man TT and Ulster Grand Prix and he currently sits at the top of the 2023 British Supersport championship after claiming two wins on his Ashcourt Racing Yamaha … Read More