By Having looked in depth at competitors lap-times from this year’s Briggs Equipment Northwest 200, the main aspect I take away from this is the sheer volume of overseas talents, featuring within the thirty quickest competitors list, exhibiting the NW200’s sheer worldwide appeal.
There’s Josh Brookes (Australia), Erno Kostamo (Finland), David Johnson (Australia), Mitch Rees (New Zealand), Maurizio Bottalico (Italy).
Laurent Hoffmann (Belgium), Amalric Blanc (France), Luca Gottardi (Italy) and Optimark Road Racing’s Jonathan Goetschy (France).
Ireland’s rapidest NW200 pilot of 2025 is Super Twins Race Two podium finisher, Michael Sweeney (120.694) whilst the five fastest overall, Michael Dunlop (125.539), Dean Harrison (124.854), Davey Todd (124.567), Alastair Seeley (124.395), Peter Hickman (124.249) all pencilled in lap-speeds exceeding 124-mph.
The thirty quickest NW200 pilots for 2025, is disclosed below:
(Top lap speed, positioned near racer’s name)
1 – Michael Dunlop – 125.539
2 – Dean Harrison – 124.854
3 – Davey Todd – 124.567
4 – Alastair Seeley – 124.395
5 – Peter Hickman – 124.249
6 – Ian Hutchinson – 123.198
7 – Josh Brookes – 122.83
8 – Paul Jordan – 122.577
9 – Erno Kostamo – 122.316
10 – John McGuinness MBE – 122.314
11 – Conor Cummins – 121.867
12 – Michael Evans – 121.375
13 – Jamie Coward – 121.373
14 – Michael Rutter – 121.093
15 – Michael Sweeney – 120.694
16 – David Johnson – 120.355
17 – Sam West – 119.918
18 – Marcus Simpson – 119.872
19 – Nathan Harrison – 119.867
20 – Mitch Rees – 119.846
21 – Maurizio Bottalico – 119.476
22 – Laurent Hoffmann – 118.993
23 – Amalric Blanc – 118.706
24 – Phil Crowe – 118.425
25 – Luca Gottardi – 118.202
26 – Richard Cooper – 118.07
27 – Jonathan Perry – 117.862
28 – James Chawke – 117.668
29 – Ryan Whitehall – 117.37
30 – Jonathan Goetschy – 117.055
Photo credit: Derek Wilson
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
