William Dunlop will race for the Temple Golf Club Yamaha squad at the 2018 Vauxhall International North West 200. Sporting a new red, black and white livery the 32 year old North West winner will race a YZF-R1M and R6 in the Superbike and Supersport classes. Dunlop will have additional support from Caffrey International, Bayview Hotel and Henderson Food Machinery. … Read More
The 2018 Vauxhall International North West 200 grid is filling up nicely! Almost all of the main road racing teams have their riders in place for next season with some intriguing changes amongst the announcements and rumours. The Cookstown Burrows Engineering team announced the latest signing today, with Davey Todd leading the Dungannon squad’s charge next year. The 22-year-old from … Read More
John McGuinness says he wants to come back and race at the International North West 200, despite sustaining career threatening injuries at last year’s event. The six times North West winner suffered serious leg injuries as well as breaking his back and ribs after a high speed crash at Primrose corner during practice. Now aged 46, McGuinness says he doesn’t … Read More
The International North West 200 is set to have two former BSB race winners amongst the newcomers on the grid in 2018 as Tommy Bridewell and Richard Cooper plan their road racing debuts on the famous 8.9 mile Triangle circuit. 34 year old Cooper, who finished runner up in the 2017 British Superstock championship and has three seasons of BSB … Read More
The 2018 International North West 200 race week will take place on 13th – 19th May, with the main race day on Saturday 19th. After a week of great action at this year’s event, the North coast races were given a major boost with the announcement that BSB star Glenn Irwin, will return to Portrush next May on the PBM/Be … Read More
Guy Martin will be reunited with former sponsor Wilson Craig to race a CBR600RR Honda at next week’s Vauxhall International North West 200. The Lincolnshire ace will make his return to international road racing competition in the opening Supersport race at the seaside event next Thursday evening. “We had a few conversations about Guy riding my bike at the North … Read More
13 times Vauxhall International North West 200 winner, Michael Rutter will replace Hudson Kennaugh on Ryan Farquhar’s IEG/KMR Kawasaki in the Supertwin races at next week’s event. Kennaugh, who was a podium finisher on the bike at the Enkalon Trophy race at Bishopscourt last month, had been set to ride the ER6 Kawasaki in the Twins race at Portrush alongside … Read More
Conor Cummins is out of next week’s 2017 Vauxhall International North West 200. That is the sad news from the Padgett’s Honda team after the Manxman visited the surgeon who operated on his broken throttle hand on Tuesday. “Everything is good but the injury just needs more time to heal.” Cummins explained. “I could come to the North West and … Read More
Lee Johnston is raring to go at the 2017 Vauxhall International North West 200 after completing his final test on the Jackson Racing Hondas. The Fermanagh man brought his preparations for the new season to a close at the official Honda test at Castle Combe this week. “I am really looking forward to the start of practice for the North … Read More
This year’s Vauxhall International North West 200 official programme is now on sale. With 116 action packed pages the 2017 edition includes exclusive interviews with Michael Dunlop, Ian Hutchinson, Alastair Seeley and the ‘Honda Dream Team’ of John McGuinness and Guy Martin. With the best line-up road racers on the planet taking to the North West 200 circuit during May … Read More
