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NW200 Superbikes: Dunlop controls race to hold off BSB stars

17 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

NW200 Superbikes: Dunlop controls race to hold off BSB stars

Michael Dunlop had ended the day at the 2014 Vauxhall North West 200 with a controlling win in the final superbike race of the day, wrestling the lead from BSB stars Josh Brookes and Alastair Seeley...

NW200 Superstock: Dunlop takes first win on BMW in shortened race

17 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

NW200 Superstock: Dunlop takes first win on BMW in shortened race

Michael Dunlop has taken his debut in on the BMW S1000RR in the superstock race at the Vauxhall North West 200, winning after leading for only one lap in the shortened race after a serious incident...

NW200 Supertwins: Johnston does the double with a clear break

17 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

NW200 Supertwins: Johnston does the double with a clear break

Local star Lee Johnston has made up for his race one crash at the Vauxhall North West 200 by taking victory in the supertwin race, doubling up in the class after his Thursday night victory. He was...

NW200 Supersport: Anstey takes the win as Seeley and Johnston throw it away

17 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

NW200 Supersport: Anstey takes the win as Seeley and Johnston throw it away

Bruce Anstey has taken an astonishing win in the opening race of the day at the Vauxhall North West 200, picking up the pieces from third place after a last lap collision between the leading duo of...

NW200 Superstock: Seeley makes it two from two

15 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

NW200 Superstock: Seeley makes it two from two

Alastair Seeley has made it two from two on the opening night of action at the North West 200, adding a Superstock race win to his Supersport victory from earlier in the night, after holding off the...

NW200 Supertwins: Lee Johnston takes debut North West win

15 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

NW200 Supertwins: Lee Johnston takes debut North West win

Lee Johnston has bounced back from a crash in the opening race of the day at the Vauxhall North West 200 to take his debut win at the Triangle circuit, with a series of late fast laps allowing him to...

NW200 Supersport: Seeley takes dramatic opening race win

15 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

NW200 Supersport: Seeley takes dramatic opening race win

Alastair Seeley has taken a dramatic win in the opening race of the 2014 Vauxhall North West 200, coming back from a first-lap incident that dropped him back to sixteenth and left to pick his way...

NW200 Superbikes: Dunlop scorches to pole position

15 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

NW200 Superbikes: Dunlop scorches to pole position

Michael Dunlop has taken pole position for Saturday’s North West 200 headline superbike races, taking the top spot with a late lap that blew away the lap record around the 9 mile circuit to lap it at...

NW200 Superstocks: Dunlop on lap record pace for pole

15 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

NW200 Superstocks: Dunlop on lap record pace for pole

Michael Dunlop has taken pole for the two superstock races at the North West 200 with a stunning late lap around the 9 mile Triangle circuit, only 0.1 from the lap record held by fellow front row...

NW200 Supertwins: Johnston goes pole ahead of opening races

15 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

NW200 Supertwins: Johnston goes pole ahead of opening races

Lee Johnston has secured pole position for the Supertwins races at the Vauxhall North West 200, taking his East Coast Construction Kawasaki ER-6 bike to the top spot with the first sub-5 minute lap...

NW200 Superstock: Saiger a surprise pole in red flagged session

13 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

NW200 Superstock: Saiger a surprise pole in red flagged session

Austrian rider Horst Saiger was a surprise provisional pole position in the first qualifying session for the Superstock class at the Vauxhall North West 200, topping the time sheets with a 4:32.427...

NW200 Supertwins: Amor and Farquhar go 1-2 on their return to racing

13 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

NW200 Supertwins: Amor and Farquhar go 1-2 on their return to racing

Keith Amor has made a speedy return to international road racing as he returned from two years of retirement to top the super twins class in first qualifying on the KMR Kawasaki 650 machine, with a...

NW200 Superbike: Old hand Rutter on provisional pole

13 May 2014 by Ssimon Patterson

NW200 Superbike: Old hand Rutter on provisional pole

British Superbike veteran and thirteen time North West 200 race winner Michael Rutter has put his Bathams Ale BMW on provisional pole for the superbike races at this weekend’s event, out-qulifying...

NW200 Supersport: Dunlop on top as Hutchy crashes out

13 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

NW200 Supersport: Dunlop on top as Hutchy crashes out

William Dunlop has topped the timing sheets in the opening supersport session at the North West 200, taking the Tyco Suzuki some 1.3 seconds quicker over the 9 mile circuit than second place man...

Dunlop to sit out Oulton BSB and Tandragee 100

03 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

Dunlop to sit out Oulton BSB and Tandragee 100

Four in a week TT winner Michael Dunlop will sit out this weekend’s action both on roads and circuits, as he continues to recover from the shoulder injury he picked up in the crash-filled qualifying...

Kneen wins controversial main race on Cookstown 100 debut

30 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Kneen wins controversial main race on Cookstown 100 debut

Manxman Dan Kneen, making his debut on the roads for the Cookstown BE Racing team, took a controversial victory at the weekend in the main race at the opening Irish road race of the season, the team’s...

Brookes: A win is on the cards at NW200

23 April 2014 by Stephen Davison

Brookes: A win is on the cards at NW200

It is only a year since Josh Brookes made his road racing debut at the Vauxhall International North West 200 but he says he believes he can win at Portrush in 2014. “I think it is a real possibility...

Watch the 2014 Isle of Man TT launch!

15 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Watch the 2014 Isle of Man TT launch!

The Isle of Man TT press launch is live tonight at 7.30pm, with a whole host of TT stars in the Island’s Villa Marina theatre for the event. You can tune in live below, and hear what the top stars...

Amor intending to pick up where he left off at NW200

11 April 2014 by Stephen Davison

Amor intending to pick up where he left off at NW200

Flying Scotsman Keith Amor intends to pick up where he left off when he returns to the Vauxhall International North West 200 in May. “The last time I was at Portrush in 2010 I won the Superstock race...

Smiths' Triumph head to TT with Rutter and Johnson

09 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Smiths' Triumph head to TT with Rutter and Johnson

British Supersport team Smiths’ triumph will make their first journey to the Isle of Man TT in 2014, securing the services of two former winners to spearhead their supersport campaign, as Gary Johnson...

New look for Padgetts' Honda as Valvoline join team

09 April 2014 by Stephen Davison

New look for Padgetts' Honda as Valvoline join team

Flying Kiwi Bruce Anstey will have an eyecatching new livery on his Padgett’s Hondas as he chases down his tenth win at the Vauxhall North West 200 in May. The Batley based squad have announced a new...

Mugen reveal McGuinness and Anstey's TT Zero challenger

03 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Mugen reveal McGuinness and Anstey's TT Zero challenger

Mugen have unveiled the Shinden San that John McGuinness and Bruce Anstey will compete in this year’s electric TT Zero race at the Isle of Man in June, with the machine gaining a more aerodynamic...

Dunlop gets first ride on BMW

31 March 2014 by Simon Patterson

Dunlop gets first ride on BMW

Michael Dunlop has at last made his debut on the Hawk Racing BMW, joining Ryuichi Kiyonari and James Westmoreland for a day-long test at a wet Mallory Park last week. The Northern Irishman, making the...

Stuart Easton to race Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki at North West 200

31 March 2014 by Stephen Davison

Stuart Easton to race Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki at North West 200

Reigning British Supersport champion Stuart Easton is the latest high profile entry for May’s International North West 200 on a Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki superbike. The diminutive Scot announced his...

MCN at the TT

27 March 2014 by MCN

MCN will once again be represented by our very own senior road tester Adam Chad Child as he takes on the demanding 37 ¾ mile mountain course for the third year in a row. Adam will be competing in both...

Hickman to make road racing debut at NW200

21 March 2014 by Stephen Davison

Hickman to make road racing debut at NW200

Peter Hickman is the latest recruit to the Vauxhall International North West 200 from the MCE British Superbike championship paddock. Following in the wheeltracks of superstars like Michael Rutter,...

McGuinness will ride North West 200 despite wrist injury

21 March 2014 by Stephen Davison

McGuinness will ride North West 200 despite wrist injury

John McGuinness will definitely be racing at the 2014 North West 200. That is the message the ‘Morecambe Missile’ is sending to his fans as he recovers from injury after crashing his dirt bike this...

Norton sign Cameron Donald to race TT

19 March 2014 by Stephen Davison

Norton sign Cameron Donald to race TT

After originally planning to sit out 2014, former Isle of Man TT winner Cameron Donald has instead signed a deal to compete at the event on Norton’s Aprilia powered SG2 machine. With a huge amount of...

John McGuinness breaks scaphoid in off-road crash

18 March 2014 by Simon Patterson

John McGuinness breaks scaphoid in off-road crash

20-time Isle of Man TT winner John McGuinness has broken his wrist in an offroad training accident, just eight weeks before the start of his 2014 road racing campaign. McGuinness is a keen offroader...

Oversubscribed TT entries close

14 March 2014 by Simon Patterson

Oversubscribed TT entries close

Entires have now closed for the 2014 Isle of Man TT, with the event once again oversubscribed in almost every class as riders from around the world now battle simply to get a race start at the iconic...

Meet the riders for North West 200 launch

12 March 2014 by Stephen Davison

Meet the riders for North West 200 launch

The launch of the Vauxhall International North West 200 will have a new look for 2014 with the announcement that there is to be a special “meet the riders” event on Monday March 31. Following the...

2014 North West 200 festival launched

03 March 2014 by Stephen Davison

2014 North West 200 festival launched

The programme of events for the Coleraine Borough Council sponsored Race Week Festival at the 2014 Vauxhall International North West 200 has been launched and it is packed with exciting activities for...

Breaking news: Hutchinson and Brookes in TT comeback!

27 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Breaking news: Hutchinson and Brookes in TT comeback!

Ian Hutchinson and Josh Brookes will return to the Isle of Man TT this year, after an eleventh hour deal between SMR Yamaha, sponsor Milwaukee Tools and TT organisers will see the Yamahas line up on...

Milwaukee and Pirtek join NW200 as sponsors

26 February 2014 by Stephen Davison

Milwaukee and Pirtek join NW200 as sponsors

The Vauxhall International North West 200 has been given a huge boost this week with the announcement that the event is to have two new race sponsors for 2014. Milwaukee Power Tools, the company that...

Hamilton joins Wilson Craig Honda for 2014

24 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Hamilton joins Wilson Craig Honda for 2014

Northern Irishman Jamie Hamilton has signed an eleventh our deal with Wilson Craig Honda that will secure his place on the grid for the 2014 road racing season in superbike, supersport and Superstock...

Brookes to ride supersport classes at NW200

24 February 2014 by Stephen Davison

Brookes to ride supersport classes at NW200

Milwaukee Yamaha star Josh Brookes is to race in the Supersport races at this year’s Vauxhall International North West 200, alongside his entries in the Superbike class. The Australian BSB star will...