McAdoo Racing and Adam McLean withdraw from Isle of Man TT
Friday, 27 May 2022
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By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Northern Ireland’s McAdoo Racing Team and Adam McLean have withdrawn from the Isle of Man TT. A statement from the Cookstown-based outfit on Friday said the decision had been taken collectively. The statement said: “We have decided as a team to sit out the 2022 TT races due to a
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NW200: Dunlop Tyres’ UK event manager explains decision to withdraw riders from Superbike finale
Monday, 16 May 2022
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By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter NW200: Dunlop Tyres’ UK event manager explains decision to withdraw riders from Superbike finale Dunlop Tyres’ Pat Walsh said he had “no choice” other than to advise riders to withdraw from Saturday’s headline Superbike race at the North West 200. A number of leading contenders including Peter Hickman, who earlier
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Six-time Superbike winner Glenn Irwin reflects on ‘dream’ day at sun-drenched NW200
Sunday, 15 May 2022
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By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Glenn Irwin toasted his second North West 200 Superbike double last night and hailed a ‘dream day’ on the north coast after chalking up a record six wins on the spin in the premier class. The Honda Racing rider gave the Fireblade CBR1000RR-R a perfect roads debut as the biggest
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NW200: Lee Johnston edges Davey Todd for second Supersport victory in last-lap thriller
Saturday, 14 May 2022
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By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Lee Johnston claimed his second Supersport victory at the North West 200 in glorious sunshine on the north coast after a titanic battle around the 8.9-mile course with Davey Todd. The duo broke away at the start and were locked in battle throughout the six-lap race. A mistake by Todd
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NW200: Alastair Seeley bags Superstock double for 27th victory and fourth career treble
Saturday, 14 May 2022
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By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Alastair Seeley secured his 27th victory and fourth North West 200 treble as he won Saturday’s Superstock race on the north coast. Seeley also won the Superstock race on Thursday in the rain and the Carrickfergus man repeated the feat on his IFS Yamaha R1 in warm and dry conditions
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NW200: Double Supertwin winner Richard Cooper excluded from results over technical infringement
Saturday, 14 May 2022
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By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Richard Cooper has been excluded from the results of the Supertwin races at the North West 200 due to a technical infringement. The 39-year-old had won both races on the Ryan Farquhar-prepared J McC Roofing Kawasaki by a wide margin, but his disqualification means Frenchman Pierre Yves Bian (VAS Paton)
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MICHAEL DUNLOP IN ELEVENTH HOUR DEAL WITH HAWK RACING SUZUKI FOR fonaCAB AND NICHOLL OILS NORTH WEST 200 SUPERBIKE RACES
Monday, 09 May 2022
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Michael Dunlop has dramatically unveiled the machine he will race in the Superbike races at this year’s fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 on the eve of the opening practice session. Dunlop has turned to his old friends, Stuart and Steve Hicken of Hawk Racing, who have produced a superbike-spec GSXR1000RR Suzuki for the
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Josh Brookes eyes North West 200 shock after filling PBM Ducati void left by Michael Dunlop
Sunday, 08 May 2022
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By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Double British Superbike champion Josh Brookes believes he can be in the mix for victory at the North West 200 as he returns to Irish motorcycling’s showpiece event for the first time in eight years. The Australian rider received an unexpected nod to race the MCE Ducati Panigale in the
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JEREMY MCWILLIAMS JOINS BURROWS ENGINEERING/RK RACING SQUAD FOR fonaCAB AND NICHOLL OILS NORTHWEST 200
Thursday, 05 May 2022
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Three-time Northwest 200 winner, Jeremy McWilliams, is a last minute entry in both Supersport races at next week’s fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 aboard a Burrows Engineering/RK Racing Yamaha R6. The former MotoGP star, who raced a Mar-Train Yamaha in the 600cc class at the north coast event in 2016, will replace the
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