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NW200 Celebrates Tourism Accolade
30 May 2008
The Kennedy International North West 200 is celebrating winning 'Event of the Year' at this year's Northern Ireland Tourism Awards in association with bmi. A delighted Clerk of Course Mervyn Whyte MBE said, "Over 150,000 spectators attend the races with approximately 60% coming from outside Northern Ireland and this award is a fitting tribute to all our 850 volunteers who work so hard to make the event highly professional. I would also like to thank our key partners, Kennedy Group, Coleraine Borough Council and BBC Sport NI who have helped raise the profile of the event globally."
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Team Blackhorse Yamaha – North-West 200 Report
21 May 2008
In what was effectively his first competitive outing of the season, Ian Lougher once again graced the podium at Saturday’s Kennedy International North-West 200 when he took the Team Blackhorse Yamaha R6 to third place finishes in both Supersport races. The meeting began with disappointment for Ian when he was forced to retire on the third lap of the DeWalt Performance Tools Superbike race with handling problems on the Yamaha R1 Superbike.
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AIM Yamaha Claim Victory at NW200
20 May 2008
The two AIM Yamaha riders, Steve Plater and Ian Hutchinson rode well at the North West 200 races on Saturday with Steve Plater taking three wins and a fourth place plus the lap record in the Supersport class while Ian Hutchinson battled with machine problems but came through to secure three top tens. He was forced out of the last Supersport race in the closing stages with a water hose problem. The first Superbike race was a challenge for both riders who had been having suspension and set up issues throughout qualifying but K-Tech and the AIM Yamaha technicians worked hard throughout the week and both bikes were up and ready for racing on Saturday.
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Podium for McGuinness while Brogan finds form at North West 200
19 May 2008
John McGuinness took a hard-earned podium in the Superbike race today on his HM Plant Honda Fireblade. The Morecambe rider was involved in a close battle for the win, but had to settle for 3rd on his CBR1000RR. In the second race McGuinness had to recover from an off-track excursion to come home in 5th position. In Superstock Steve Brogan had a minor problem on his Fireblade and had to retire at the end of the first lap. In the Supersport races the HM Plant Honda rider took his CBR600RR to 11th in the first race and a fighting 4th place in the second race.
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Win for Rutter at North West 200
19 May 2008
It has been an ideal race day for Michael Rutter and the NW200 team over at the Kennedy International North West 200 race. The 36-year-old rider took a stunning victory in the opening Superbike race at the amazing Irish road circuit. Rutter who had qualified in second place on the grid behind John McGuinness, timed his move on the leaders to perfection and made a solid move on Guy Martin and John McGuinness on the last lap and took his twelfth North West victory. Rutter slid off in the Superstock race and was uninjured and secured a solid third place in the big North West Superbike race.
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Plater Claims Pole for AIM Yamaha at NW200
16 May 2008
Steve Plater has claimed pole position for the start of the two Supersport races at the Kennedy International North West 200 races on Saturday while AIM Yamaha teammate Ian Hutchinson was fourth fastest and will start from row two. Plater had been running pole for most of the session until Alastair Seeley posted a quick lap towards the end of Thursday’s final qualifying to take over at the top of the timing sheet. But Plater was quick to respond with a time of 4m 33.749 seconds on his very last lap beating Seeley by 0.503s to start Saturday’s two Supersport races from pole position. Last year Plater finished second and a very close fourth in the two six-lap events and will be hungry for the win this time around.
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Front Row Start for Rutter
16 May 2008
Michael Rutter and the North West Ducati Team secured some good results in yesterdays second practice/qualifying session at the Kennedy North West 200. Rutter ended up second in the Superbike class behind John McGuinness and third in the Superstock class behind Keith Amor and Alastair Seeley. He will start in both the Superbike races and the Superstock race on the front row of the grid. Once again the sun was shining on the competitors of the North West and the NW200 Ducati team were eager to find a strong race set up on the Superbike (Ducati F08) and Superstock (Ducati 1098 R) machines.
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HM Plant Honda on Pole for North West 200 SBK Races
16 May 2008
John McGuinness placed his Honda CBR1000RR on pole for tomorrow’s Kennedy International North West 200 races. Meanwhile team-mate Steve Brogan continued to familiarise himself with the nine-mile course on both his Superstock Fireblade and Supersport CBR600RR. Tomorrow’s racing will still go ahead, despite the death of one of road-racing’s biggest names in practice last night at the Triangle circuit. Robert Dunlop crashed during the 125/250 and 400cc practice session on the first lap.
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Farquhar on the Pace at NW200
15 May 2008
Ryan Farquhar was on the pace in Tuesday's opening practice sessions for the 2008 North West 200 on the Q8Oils lubricated McAdoo Kawasaki race bikes. Despite some minor set-up issues, Ryan ended the evening third, sixth and seventh fastest in the Supersport 600, Superbike and Superstock 1000 classes respectively. Out first on the new 2008 ZX-10R Kawasaki Superbike, Ryan went straight to the top of the timesheets during the opening laps of practice. He felt that the bike was really powerful and recorded the fastest speed trap time of the evening at 195.1mph with the on-board GPS system. Ryan lost a bit of track time trying to perfect the rear suspension but still ended the session a promising sixth fastest average speed of 118.702mph.
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McGuinness Tops the Leaderboard for HM Plant Honda
14 May 2008
John McGuinness topped the Superbike leaderboard last night for Saturday’s Kennedy International North West 200 race. He and team-mate Steve Brogan spent the four hour practice session getting to grips with the nine-mile Triangle circuit, which is the debut pure roads event for the new-for-2008 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade. The final practice session is to be held this Thursday evening with racing taking place on Saturday 17th May
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HM Plant Honda Ready for Tonight’s first North West 200 Outing!
13 May 2008
HM Plant Honda teamsters John McGuinness and Steve Brogan will line up this evening for the first practice for Saturday’s Kennedy International North West 200. The North West 200 circuit runs between the towns of Portrush, Portstewart and Coleraine in Northern Ireland and has a history stretching back to 1929. Roads master McGuinness is a previous winner in the Superbike class at the event, while Brogan is a relative newcomer to the famous race. John will be riding in the Superbike class aboard the awesome new 2008 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, based closely on the machines used in the Bennetts British Superbike championship. The major differences include the use of Dunlop instead of Pirelli tyres, more power thanks to different regulations, while the suspension will be set-up softer for the harsher conditions found on the nine-mile ‘Triangle’ circuit.
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Massive BBC Coverage of North West 200
13 May 2008
Last year, thousands of people around the world watched the groundbreaking live coverage from the BBC of the Kennedy International North West 200 and this year, the team is back with even bigger and better coverage of Britain's most popular road race.
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