this year is the 80th anniversary of the well known north west 200
as most of you know, im from northernireland, but ive never actually had the chance to see it!
so this year, ive GOT to go, looking up ferries now, race week begins sat 9th of may, with the big day sat 16th
im looking to ride over, possibly on the fri (8th) and come back poss mon 18th…
anyone else been considering going this year?
I was going to do this, this year, but the lure of the TT the next month was too much… I did my first TT last year and loved it… it was brilliant…so I’ll be going back there this year, but the NW200 does look immense!!!
Steve can you assist with potential costs involved?
oh yeah, if your lucky youll get a cup of tea at mum and dads house 
my aunty lives within sight of the start grids, but at the tender age of 90 something, i don’t think she is to bothered by the noise these days. Fantastic biking roads!
ahh, i used to stay at portstewart when i was younger, its LOVELY, right on the coast too
so, does she have a garden big enough for few tents? 
Sorry i was thinking more along the lines of actual costs to me but a cuppa would help.
Yeah her garden could accommodate more than a few tents, but wo-betide you if she was to trip up on the guy line of your tent, we didn’t call her scary mary for nothing as kids, a true irish matriarch. The service is rubbish there, it takes her 2 hours to make a cup of tea these days 
Hi KML,
I hope to do the TT one day too but would prefer to start with the manx, maybe next year… currently have a ZX10 I have been doing Superstock with but I don’t think it’s wise to go there on a thousand first time, so it’s going to take some planning to get a 600 sorted and cash is tricky as it is for everyone.
Do you know how the entries etc usually work and who I would need to contact, as I was wondering whether I could enter the junior as well as the newcomers. I’m hoping to do a bit of road racing beforehand, maybe Oliver’s Mount so I won’t be a complete road racing virgin!
Any help would be appreciated.
Regards,
Oli
Unfortunately Oli you have misunderstood Kml’s post. He went to watch the TT not take part in it.
Your best bet would be to look up realroadracers on the net there should be plenty of info there for you. The Manx is a very popular event and applications are snapped up reasonably quickly so you will need to act fast to get a spot for this year.
Good luck and keep us informed how you get on.
I have re-read the post and I can see perhaps why I got the wrong end of the stick, but I still feel a bit of a dumarse!! Sorry!
Thanks for the info though, I will look them up.
http://www.northwest200.org/northwest-200-image-gallery.aspx
last yrs event
Ferry booked, now where did i put my tent???
