Alastair Seeley dominated the opening evening of racing at the Vauxhall International North West 200 with victories in both the Ballymoney Borough Council Supersport and Live Wire AV Solutions Superstock races. The 33 year old Carrickfergus man took his North West victory tally into double figures as he won from the second group on the Gear Link Kawasaki in the ...
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- TT & road races
- 16 May 2013
Michael Dunlop continued his meteoric start to the 2013 season by setting the fastest time in the Superbike class during the opening practice for the Vauxhall International North West 200 today. The Honda TT Legends rider, who dominated the recent Cookstown and Tandragee road races, was a massive 7.6 seconds faster than second placed Bruce Anstey on the HM Plant/Padgett’s ...
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- TT & road races
- 14 May 2013
A touring NW200 promotion provided the first opportunity to see how the McGuinness-Dunlop relationship might work in the new TT Legends team – revealingly, and hilariously. When Honda launched their world endurance and road race team in 2011 it was built around a legend. With 15 TT wins John McGuinness was already the second most successful TT racer of all-time, ...
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- TT & road races
- 09 February 2013
Michael Rutter used all of his Macau experience to set the fastest lap in the opening practice session for Saturday's race when he will try to win a record seventh Macau Grand Prix on the Ridersmotorcycles.com Ducati. It could also prove to be a crucial tactical move as a tropical storm brought heavy rain to Macau, forcing the afternoon practice ...
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- TT & road races
- 17 November 2011
Michael Dunlop will race a full WSB-spec Kawasaki on the roads in 2011. The 21-year-old from Ballymoney will race a Paul Bird Motorsport-prepared ZX10R at the North West 200, Isle of Man TT and Ulster Grand Prix. The deal includes the supply of a new ZX10R that is built to the same spec as Stuart Easton’s MSS Colchester Kawasaki in ...
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- TT & road races
- 02 March 2011
Eugene Laverty has won the coveted Irish Motorcyclist of the Year award. The World Supersport runner-up edged out WSB star Jonathan Rea and Irish national road racer Ryan Farquhar. Final standings: 1st Eugene Laverty2nd Jonathan Rea3rd Ryan Farquhar4th Michael Laverty5th Marshall Neill6th Alistair Seeley7th Michael Dunlop8th Robert Hamilton Other awards:Off Road Rider of the Year - Robert HamiltonMost Promising Off ...
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- World Superbikes
- 13 December 2010
Stuart Easton won the 44th Macau Grand Prix in China after an early scrap with BSB rival Michael Rutter. Scoring his third Macau win was a brilliant start to Easton’s Kawasaki career as he prepares to join Nick Morgan’s MSS Colchester team in BSB in 2011. The race was red-flagged after six laps following a crash involving Canadian newcomer Chris ...
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- TT & road races
- 22 November 2010
In days gone by it was often thought that road racers preparation for a race involved spending the night in the pub knocking back a few vodkas, puffing 20 fags, and munching down a burger and chips before throwing their leg over the bike on the start line. Whilst there is no doubt that most of the riders still enjoy ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- 28 January 2008
