The Blog

The mental health charity, Olive Branch, will be retain its position as the designated charity of the fonaCAB & Nicholl Oils North West 200 in 2023. The organization, which provides treatment and support to those suffering from mental health problems, was the north coast event’s charitable partner last year. Olive Branch employs three mental health professionals plus two front of … Read More

It’s back! The biggest race launch of the year, the spectacular Meet the Stars of the 2023 fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200, will take place on February 15 in the Lodge Hotel, Coleraine. It is a night not to be missed as race fans get the chance to meet many of the top riders who will be in … Read More

Glenn Irwin, the winner of the last six superbike races at the North West 200, joined fonaCAB’s William McCausland and Gary Nicholl of Nicholl Oils at the Giant’s Causeway to announce the continued title sponsorship by the two local companies in 2023. Irwin will return to Portrush on May 7-13 with the PBM Ducati team after switching from Honda to … Read More

Honda Racing UK will return to the North West 200 on May 7-13 with Manx rider, Nathan Harrison, joining six times NW200 winner John McGuinness in the squad aboard the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP. 26 year old Harrison, who replaces Glenn Irwin in the Louth based squad, is no stranger to the north coast races where he claimed two top ten … Read More

The North West 200 motorcycle races play a vital role in the economy of Northern Ireland’s north coast area, attracting millions of pounds of revenue from visitors to the event. Coleraine and District Motor Club are delighted a funding package for the 2023 event has finally been agreed by Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. That support, which will see … Read More

Gary McCoy’s 12 th and 8 th place finishes in the Milltown  Service Station and JM Paterson Supertwin races plus 12 th and 14 th place finishes in the Strain Engineering and Tides  Restaurant Supersport events aboard MadBros Racing Kawasaki and Yamaha machinery saw the Donaghmore rider claim the Newcomer award at this year’s fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West … Read More

Glorious sunshine saw huge crowds descend upon the north coast on Saturday to watch Glenn Irwin claim a Superbike race double on his Honda Racing Fireblade during the main day of action at this year’s fonaCab and Nicholl Oils North West 200. “I’m in love with the North West 200.” the Carrickfergus rider declared as he extended his superbike winning … Read More

The results of both the Milltown Service Station and JM Paterson Supertwin races have been amended following the exclusion of Richard Cooper’s JMC Roofing Kawasaki because of a modification to the machine’s frame which is deemed to be against the rules by the stewards of the meeting. They have excluded the machine from the results which means Richard Cooper is … Read More

The race organisers have been informed by Dunlop Tyres that the company has discovered a fault in a batch of their Superbike-spec slick tyres. On the grounds of safety, Dunlop has informed the NW200 organisers that the company will have to withdraw riders using their products from the final Merrow Hotel and Spa Superbike race today. Those riders include  Michael … Read More

Alastair Seeley got back to winning ways on the north coast as he claimed his 25th and 26th victories around the 8.9 mile Triangle circuit in the Strain Engineering Supersport and Turkington Superstock races on his IFS Yamahas during a wet opening night of action at the 2022 fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West. With rain falling and the roads … Read More