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Farquhar back in intensive care after North West crash

23 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ryan Farquhar, who was injured in a crash at this year’s North West 200, has been taken back into intensive care and is being described as ‘seriously ill’ by the Belfast Trust. The road racing veteran...

Cookstown Burrows Engineering team to continue with 2016 season

21 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

The Cookstown Burrows Engineering team have announced they will continue with plans to compete at the 2016 Isle of Man TT. The Northern Irish squad was left devastated after the passing of Malachi...

Farquhar thanks medics after North West crash

19 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ryan Farquhar has thanked the doctors who ‘saved his life’ following the crash which hospitalised him at this year’s North West 200. The veteran road racing star went down hard on the coast road in...

Victory return to TT Zero with William Dunlop

19 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Victory Motorcycles will return to the Isle of Man TT this year with an all-new electric race bike, the Victory RR. The machine, which will be ridden by William Dunlop, has been developed over the...

Cummins in last minute Padgetts TT switch

18 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Conor Cummins will make a shock switch to the Padgetts Racing team for the Supersport and Superstock classes at this year’s Isle of Man TT. The Manxman was set to ride for the Jackson Racing squad at...

Iddon keen to make road racing debut

17 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

British Superbike ace Christian Iddon has admitted he’s considering making his road racing debut in 2017. The 31-year-old visited this year’s North West 200 to support his Tyco BMW team-mate Ian...

Behind the scenes at the TT

17 May 2016 by Stephen Davison

‘I asked Guy Martin about a bump coming out of Ballagarey and he just said: ‘Where’s Ballagarey?’ o-one’s busier during the countdown to the TT than the man in charge of the condition of the Mountain...

Hickman surprised with Supersport podium at North West

16 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Peter Hickman was surprised to find himself on the podium in the Supersport class at this year’s North West 200 on his first run out with the Trooper beer ZX-6R. Only unveiling the project as he...

Calm approach pays off for Hutchinson

16 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson took a calculated victory in Saturday’s North West 200 Superstock race, holding off Peter Hickman and Alastair Seeley after a race-long scrap for the lead. Hutchinson was in the mix in...

Farquhar out of intensive care after North West 200 crash

16 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ryan Farquhar has been moved out of the intensive care unit at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast and is now reported to be in a stable condition following his crash at the North West...

Seeley becomes most successful racer in North West 200 history

16 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alastair Seeley became the most successful racer in the history of the North West 200 this week as he clocked up a record 16th victory around the Triangle circuit. The Ulsterman had matched the...

Tributes flood in for Malachi-Mitchell Thomas

16 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tributes have flooded in for the young rider, Malachi Mitchell-Thomas, who died racing at this year’s North West 200. The 20-year-old, who was competing at the North West for the first time, lost his...

Malachi Mitchell-Thomas dies at North West 200

14 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

North West 200 bosses have named the rider who passed away following the incident in today’s Supertwins race as 20-year-old Malachi Mitchell-Thomas. Fighting for a rostrum finish, Mitchell-Thomas...

North West 200 abandoned after fatal accident

14 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

The remainder of today’s racing at the North West 200 has been cancelled following a fatal accident in the Supertwins race. The incident occurred on the second lap of this afternoon’s third race and...

Ivan Lintin takes Supertwins double

14 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ivan Lintin dominated the second North West 200 Supertwins race with a runaway victory. The Devitt RC Express Kawasaki rider, who won under questionable circumstances on Thursday, gapped the chasing...

Michael Dunlop wins red-flagged superbike race

14 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop took victory in a red-flagged opening superbike race at the North West 200 ahead of Ian Hutchinson and Michal Rutter. Buoyed by victory in the superstock race, Hutchinson took the early...

Hutchinson holds off Hickman and Seeley for Superstock win

14 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ian Hutchinson took his first victory of the 2016 North West 200 in a thrilling Superstock race this afternoon. Alastair Seeley took the early lead from Hutchinson and Peter Hickman with Michael...

Lee Johnston: 'I've been done over'

14 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Lee Johnston has hit out after receiving a ten second penalty in today’s North West 200 Supersport race. The diminutive Ulsterman ran on at Juniper chicane to avoid contact with Ian Hutchinson...

Seeley takes dominant supersport victory

14 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alastair Seeley took his 17th North West 200 victory under the sun in Saturday’s opening supersport race, pulling the pin with two laps to go to beat Martin Jessopp by 6.5 seconds after Ian Hutchinson...

North West 200 2016: Saturday Race Schedule

14 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Following Thursday’s race cancellations, a new schedule has been set for Saturday at the 2016 North West 200. The postponed superstock race slots into place as the second race of the day, meaning...

Dan Cooper: 'I was lucky to get away with that'

13 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Dan Cooper was left relatively unscathed following a serious collision in yesterday’s North West 200 Supertwins race. He was caught up in an incident when race leader Ryan Farquhar lost the front end...

Farquhar stable after North West 200 crash

13 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ryan Farquhar is now reported to be in a stable condition in hospital following the accident which cut short yesterday’s North West 200 Supertwins race. The 40-year-old Irish road racing star crashed...

North West 200 2016: Update on injured riders

13 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ryan Farquhar remains seriously ill in hospital following an incident in yesterday’s North West 200 Supertwin race. The 40-year-old was airlifted to hospital with chest and pelvic injuries after the...

Farquhar and Cooper injured in red-flagged Supertwins race

12 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Thursday’s proceedings at the North West 200 were cut shut after a red flag during the evening’s supertwins race. The race, which had already been re-started following a fire on the circuit, was...

Seeley breaks Dunlop record with supersport victory

12 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alastair Seeley became the most successful rider in North West 200 history this evening after taking victory in an action-packed supersport race. Martin Jessopp took an early lead from Seeley but it...

Qualifying hat-trick for Seeley with Superbike pole

12 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alastair Seeley completed a hat-trick of pole positions at this year’s North West 200 after topping the second and final superbike session. Seeley’s lap of 4’23.946 saw him pip Hawk Racing’s Michael...

Supersport pole for Seeley

12 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alastair Seeley will start this week’s North West 200 Supersport races from pole position after decimating the opposition in final qualifying. Storming to his second pole of the day, Seeley lapped the...

Seeley under lap record for superstock pole

12 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alastair Seeley shattered the existing lap record to take pole position for this week’s North West 200 Superstock races. The Briggs Equipment BMW rider’s time of 4’24.240 (122.207mph) was enough to...

Behind the scenes at the TT

12 May 2016 by Stephen Davison

‘You can get over for race week, but it’s getting off the Island that’s the problem’ he Steam Packet ferry company is about to hit its busiest three weeks of the year, and Wayne Lisy is the man who...

North West 200 2016 - Live Feed

12 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Racing is set to get underway at this year’s North West 200 later today as the sun shines on the north coast of Ireland. The day’s three races will follow final practice for all four classes, all live...

Sidecar world champions Reeves and Klaffenbock together for 2016 TT

11 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Five-time world sidecar champion Tim Reeves has teamed up with fellow world champion Klaus Klaffenböck for the 2016 Isle of Man TT races. The eleventh-hour deal will see Klaffenböck, also a three-time...

Johnston fights through pain at North West 200

10 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Lee Johnston has confessed he was crying with pain after today’s opening North West 200 qualifying sessions. Still recovering from an injured groin suffered in a heavy fall during the Scarborough...

Rutter tops red flagged superstock qualifying

10 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Rutter lapped under record pace to top the timesheets in the opening superstock qualifying at this year’s North West 200. A 13-time winner at the Triangle circuit, Rutter set a time of...

Jessopp leads way in close supertwins session

10 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Martin Jessopp led the way in a close-fought Supertwins qualifying on the opening day of the 2016 North West 200, pipping Ivan Lintin to the top spot on his Riders Motorcycles Kawasaki. Jessopp...

Dunlop pips Seeley in opening superbike session

10 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael Dunlop is on provisional pole for this year’s North West 200 Superbike races after pipping Alastair Seeley to the top spot in the closing moments of the opening qualifying session. After...

Seeley tops opening session at North West 200

10 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alastair Seeley got off to a strong start at this year’s North West 200, topping the opening Supersport practice by 3.8 seconds over Ian Hutchinson. The 600s left the grid for the first session of the...