Update on the condition of riders injured at Thursday’s Vauxhall International North West 200. Newcomer Nico Mawhinney was airmeded to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast following a crash during the Superbike practice session. Nico is in a stable condition and has been admitted to a ward. Dan Cooper and Ryan Farquhar were both injured in a crash during the Supertwins … Read More
Update On Result Of The Vauxhall International North West 200 Supertwin Race
Thursday evening’s Supertwin race was red flagged on the third lap of four after Ryan Farquhar and Dan Cooper crashed out on the approach to Black Hill. After due consideration by the stewards of the meeting the result remains as published and attached. Ivan Lintin is the winner on the Devitt’s RC Express Kawasaki.
Updated statement from Vauxhall International North West 200
Following on from an incident in last night’s Supertwin race at the International North West 200 involving team owner Ryan Farquhar, KMR Kawasaki have today (2.30pm) announced that they intend to compete in tomorrow’s Supertwin race as scheduled. Farquhar was leading Thursday evening’s race when he crashed at Dhu Varren on the third lap, later being taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital. The 40-year old had … Read More
Alastair Seeley On Pole In Three Classes After Thursday’s Vauxhall International North West 200 Qualifying
Alastair Seeley topped all three of Thursday’s Superbike, Superstock and Supersport practice sessions to dominate final qualifying at the Vauxhall International North West 200 on Thursday. The ‘Wee Wizard’ will start from pole position in Saturday’s Superbike races after setting a time of 4.23.946 at 122.343mph on the Briggs BMW S1000RR. The 36 year old pipped Michael Dunlop (Hawk BMW) … Read More
Two riders, Ryan Farquhar (KMR/SGS Kawasaki) and Dan Cooper (Dan Cooper Racing Kawasaki), crashed at Black Hill on the third lap of the Supertwins race.
Two riders, Ryan Farquhar (KMR/SGS Kawasaki) and Dan Cooper (Dan Cooper Racing Kawasaki), crashed at Black Hill on the third lap of the Supertwins race. As a result the race was red flagged. Dan Cooper, one of the two riders involved in the crash during the Supertwins race at the Vauxhall International North West 200 tonight, has been take to … Read More
Michael Dunlop Tops Superbike Class On Hawk BMW In Opening Qualifying For 2016 Vauxhall International North West 200
Michael Dunlop set the Vauxhall International North West 200 on fire today, after posting the fastest lap in the Superbike class on his Hawk Racing BMW in the last seconds of the session. The Ballymoney man, who was having his first pure roads outing of the year after opting to race in the BSB series rather than at the early … Read More
Jeremy McWilliams To Replace Injured Dan Kneen In Mar-Train Yamaha Team
Former MotoGP star, Jeremy McWilliams is to replace Dan Kneen in the Mar-Train Yamaha squad at the 2016 Vauxhall International North West 200 this week after the 28 year old Manxman broke his arm in a mountain biking crash. Double North West winner McWilliams will now ride the blue and white liveried R1 and R6 Yamahas for the Saintfield based … Read More
Ben Wilson Vauxhall International North West 200 Bound On An Aprilia
Lincolnshire’s Ben Wilson will return to the Vauxhall International North West 200 next week with a new bike, a new team and a former North West winner as his crew chief. The 34 year old made his debut at the event last year and says he cant’ wait to get back again on an EHA backed Aprilia RSV4 that will … Read More
Farquhar To Ride Tyco BMW Superbike at North West 200
Tyco BMW has secured an eleventh hour deal with the promoting Coleraine & District Motor Club to run Dungannon’s Ryan Farquhar at this year’s International North West 200 alongside Ian Hutchinson on a TAS Racing prepared S1000RR Superbike. Farquhar, who is a five-time winner at the famous Northern Irish event, was originally scheduled to ride the Isle of Man TT … Read More
Can Alastair Seeley make it 16 in 2016 at the Vauxhall International North West 200?
Can Alastair Seeley become the most successful rider of all-time at the Vauxhall International North West 200? That will be question on every road race fan’s mind at this year’s races on the famous north coast circuit. The man they call the ‘Wee Wizard’ equalled the late Robert Dunlop’s tally of 15 wins on the 8.9 mile Triangle circuit that … Read More