MICHAEL DUNLOP ON PBM DUCATI V4 SUPERBIKE AT 2022 fonaCAB AND NICHOLL OILS NORTH WEST 200

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
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LEE JOHNSTON AIMS HIGH AT 2022 fonaCAB AND NICHOLL OILS NORTH WEST 200

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
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JKC BMW RETURN AS OFFICIAL VEHICLE PARTNER OF THE 2022 fonaCAB NICHOLL OILS NORTH WEST 200

By Stephen Davison NW200 press officer. 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.
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Mervyn Whyte has ‘no doubt’ NW200 will return with a flourish in 2022

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Mervyn Whyte says he has ‘every confidence’ the North West 200 will overcome the challenges posed by unprecedented back-to-back cancellations and return in a stronger position in 2022. Ireland’s biggest outdoor sporting event, which should have been in full flow this weekend, has fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic in
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North West 200: Next year’s event cannot run on limited capacity says Mervyn Whyte

By BBC Sport NI. Next year’s North West 200 must be allowed to run at 100% capacity in order to be financially viable, says event consultant Mervyn Whyte. The international road race has been cancelled for the last two years, with the organising Coleraine and District Motor Club surviving on government grants. In the latter
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2021 fonaCAB Nicholl Oils North West 200 cancelled.

Issued by Coleraine and District Motor Club Ltd. It is with great regret that the Coleraine and District Motor Club Ltd has to announce the cancellation of the 2021 fonaCAB Nicholl Oils North West 200. The official advice from government and public health officials has made it clear the effects of Coronavirus will remain with
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Final Decision On 2021 Northwest 200 ‘Within Weeks’

  A final decision on whether the North West 200 motorcycle races will take place this year is expected ‘within weeks’. With Northern Ireland currently in its latest hard lockdown due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, former Event Director Mervyn Whyte confirmed to the News Letter that the organising Coleraine Club has applied for alternative
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Ex-MotoGP rider Chris Burns signs with Wilson Craig Racing for North West 200 and Isle of Man TT debut

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter. Northern Ireland’s Wilson Craig Racing Team has signed former MotoGP rider Chris Burns to contest the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT in 2021.   The 38-year-old from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne will make his debut at both events on Honda machinery next year. Burns has a wealth of experience having
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Next year’s North West 200 could be delayed until September as Covid-19 poses ‘major challenges’

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Next year’s North West 200 could be pushed back until later in the year to improve the prospects of the event taking place amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The international road race was cancelled this year along with the Isle of Man TT as a direct result of the coronavirus
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