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Local favourite, Michael Dunlop, will light up the 2022 fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 aboard a Paul Bird Motorsport V4 Panigale Ducati superbike when action returns to the north coast event after a two year absence on May 8-14. The event will be the first major road race of the 2022 season and the appearance of the 8.9 … Read More

Lee Johnston was the guest of honour at a special reception in Derry/Londonderry today as the organisers of the 2022 fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 gear up for a huge week of action on May 8-14 along the north coast. Many of the hotels in Derry and elsewhere in the area are already fully booked for the week … Read More

Coleraine based JKC BMW will return as Official Vehicle Partner of the fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 in 2022. The family owned business, founded 50 years ago by Jack Cassidy, will supply a range of BMW vehicles to the North Coast races during May 8-14 Race week. Employing over 80 people across two retail outlets and workshops, JKC … Read More

Alastair Seeley, the North West 200’s most successful racer, will compete on a trio of IFS Racing Yamahas in the Supersport, Superstock and Superbike classes at the fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils sponsored event on May 8-14. The 24 times winner around the famous 8.9 mile Triangle circuit secured the 2021 Ulster Superbike and Supersport championships with Graeme Hanna’s team. He … Read More

fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 fans will be the first to see the new Honda Racing livery on the roads in 2022 after the squad’s sponsorship agreement with Motul oils for their BSB and roads’ campaigns. Glenn Irwin and John McGuinness will line-up on the coast road aboard the eye catching red and white CBR1000RR-R superbikes as they … Read More

The fonaCAB & Nicholl Oils North West 200 are delighted to announce mental health charity, Olive Branch, will be the sole designated charity of the 2022 event on May 8-14. Operating in Magherafelt, Coleraine and Ballymena, the charity employs four mental health professionals plus three front of house staff offering treatment and support to those suffering from mental health problems. … Read More

To celebrate the company’s involvement in this year’s North West 200 race festival, Adelaide Motorbike is providing the opportunity to win two paddock passes and race programmes, allowing the winners to be in the midst of the action. To be in with a chance of winning this great prize just visit www.adelaidemotorbike.co.uk/nw200 and complete the online entry form before March 31, … Read More

World Superbike star Jonathan Rea is the Adelaide Irish Motorcyclist of the Year for a record breaking ninth time. The 34-year-old surpasses the record held by the legendary Joey Dunlop, who was an eight-time winner between 1979 and 2000. It Is also the seventh time in a row that Rea has lifted Irish motorcycling’s top honour. There was little doubt … Read More

BBC Sport NI has extended its broadcast deal with the fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 by a further two years. Due to the COVID19 pandemic the North West 200 hasn’t been staged since 2019 but the BBC has underlined its long-term commitment to Northern Ireland’s largest outside sporting event by renewing the deal until 2026. The extended contract … Read More

Motorcycle road racing action will return to Northern Ireland’s north coast in 2022 with the North West 200 race week festival on May 8-14. The world’s leading road racers will renew their acquaintance with the famous 8.9 mile Triangle road circuit that links the towns of Portrush, Portstewart and Coleraine after a two year enforced absence caused by the Coronavirus … Read More