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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Tandragee 100 stopped due to deteriorating circuit conditions.
Saturday, 30 April 2022
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The 6oth anniversary of the Tandragee 100 was abandoned after only three races due to circuit conditions. Following a glorious day for practice on Friday, race day was in complete contrast with steady rain falling all day. Due to the bad weather forecast the organisers had re scheduled the race programme . A diesel spill
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Two-time British Superbike king Josh Brookes will replace the departed Michael Dunlop in Paul Bird’s MCE Ducati team at the upcoming North West 200.
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
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By Robin Miller Bikesportnews www.bikesportnews.com The dramatic parting of the ways between Bird and one of road racing’s greats may have deprived Irish fans from seeing their hero on a Ducati V4 RR but it has delighted Brookes who has jumped at the opportunity given to him by the PBM team to return to the
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Burrows Racing team confirms stand-in riders for Tandragee 100 in place of injured Mike Browne
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
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By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter England’s Dominic Herbertson will line up for the Burrows Engineering/RK Racing team as a guest rider at this weekend’s 60th anniversary Tandragee 100. Wednesday, 27th April 2022, 7:00 am Herbertson will compete in the Supersport class on the team’s Yamaha R6 after Mike Browne was injured in a crash at
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What next for Michael Dunlop after PBM Ducati deal for Isle of Man TT falls apart?
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
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Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Michael Dunlop’s bombshell announcement that his deal to ride the PBM Ducati Superbike on the roads this year has fallen apart has left the 19-time Isle of Man TT winner on the back foot. The Ballymoney man was due to ride the factory-supported Italian Panigale V4R for Paul Bird’s British Superbike
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