By In excess of 100 racers many of whom international road racing superheroes, rising forces, IRRC Champions, will be making the trip to next month’s FonaCAB/Nicholl Oils North West 200.
Triangle course giants all set to battle for success in early May include six times successive Superbike class conqueror, Glenn Irwin (PBM Ducati), event wins record-holder Alastair Seeley (Synetiq BMW), fastest ever newcomer Richard Cooper (Boyce Precision Engineering/Russell Racing).
Lap record holder Peter Hickman, FHO Racing team-mate Josh Brookes, Dean Harrison (DAO Racing), 19 times TT winner Michael Dunlop (Hawk Racing/MD Racing), fellow Honda pilots, the Milenco by Padgetts duo of Davey Todd and Conor Cummins.
Not forgetting the likes of Lee Johnston (Ashcourt Racing), John McGuinness MBE, Michael Rutter (Bathams Racing), Honda Racing UK team-mate Nathan Harrison.
Brian McCormack (The Roadhouse Macau Racing by FHO), James Hillier (LAMI OMG Racing), Pierre Yves Bian, Paul Jordan (PreZ Racing), twice successive TT Privateers Champion Jamie Coward (KTS Racing Powered by Steadplan).
Michael Sweeney (Martin Jones Racing), Michael Browne (BE/RK Racing), Jeremy McWilliams, Sam West (PRL/Moto Hub), Stefano Bonetti, Macau GP winner Erno Kostamo also feature on the world-class entry list.
The list of talented riders entered is endless, I haven’t mentioned yet WH Racing’s Julian Trummer, Patricia Fernandez-West, Kamil Holan, Gary McCoy (Mad Bros Racing).
Lukas Maurer, Nadieh Schoots, Maria Costello MBE, NW200 newcomers including IRRC stars David Datzer, Matthieu Lagrive plus Manx GP front runner, race winner at the Darley Moor season opener, Stephen Parsons.
I think it’s fair to say scintillating, exciting, thrilling racing is a guarantee at the latest FonaCAB/Nicholl Oils North West 200.
Not long to wait now till action commences, more record-breaking moments, lap records? If the weather plays ball, everything clicks into place, competitors hit their stride form wise, who is to state otherwise.
Photo credit: Rod Neill
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
