NW200 Clerk of Course Mervyn Whyte MBE will be flying the North Coast of Ireland flag as he travels to the upcoming 42nd Macau Grand Prix in November as part of a Tourism Ireland initiative with the NW200 Ducati racing team. Mervyn will be part of a small team including top rider Michael Rutter and a technical support team of four who will travel out to the tiny island off the Southern coast of China on November 8th prior to racing on 14th – 16th November, to raise the profile of the 2009 North West 200 and generate interest amongst potential new competitors.
A top North Wales biker has a starring role in a new all-action PlayStation 2 game. One of the virtual riders in the game is based on speed king Paul Owen, from Llangollen. Paul, 36, is fresh from competing in the legendary Isle of Man TT series for the 12th time. Bike fans will be able to see his collection of powerful TT motorbikes and trophies in real life soon. He’s going to be putting them on display at the Motorbike Show in his hometown in August. But Paul can next be seen in action on the small screen thanks to Jester Interactive, developers of TT Superbikes Real Road Racing Championship, a PlayStation 2 game that is released this Friday, July 4th.