- May 2, 2025
- Stevie Rial
2025 NW200 Preview – Part 3 – Supersport
Tight, gripping, to close to call, are perennial phrases attributed to the Supersport class at the Briggs Equipment Northwest 200. A virtual who’s who of international road racing is set…
Read More- April 10, 2025
- Stevie Rial
NW200: Cooper Anticipating Tight Supersport/Twin Tussles
Five times event winner Richard Cooper is anticipating tight tussles for Supersport, Super Twin honours in May’s Briggs Equipment Northwest 200. Last year’s National Sportbike Champion, 2025 NW200 machines package,…
Read More- April 5, 2025
- Stevie Rial
USBK Season Opener: Roads Competitor Watch
A flurry, of roads scene aces were in purpose-built circuit racing mode, for today’s Ulster Superbike Championship curtain raiser at Bishopscourt (National circuit configuration). Five times Northwest 200 Richard Cooper…
Read More- March 8, 2025
- Stevie Rial
Hickman P4, Dunlop P9 At 83rd Daytona 200
First and foremost, congratulations to Josh Herrin on becoming the first racer in history to win three consecutive Daytona 200’s. Upping his Daytona 200 wins total to four, Herrin is…
Read More- February 25, 2025
- Stevie Rial
2025 NW200: Live Launch Summary
For roads scene superfans, all involved in the world’s most exciting form of motorsport, attentions were fixated tonight on the live BBC Sport Northern Ireland streamed launch of this year’s…
Read More- December 30, 2024
- Stevie Rial
2024 Cemetery Circuit Races – Facts/Stats Bundle
* Yamaha’s last feature race wins at Whanganui arose in 2010 and 2011, courtesy of Dan Stauffer. * Ducati’s most recent blue-riband race success was in 1997, when Chris Haldane…
Read More- October 20, 2024
- Stevie Rial
Road Racer’s Adventures: Sunflower Trophy Treat
The Sunflower Trophy races, has been over the past two years, a majorly prodigious meet for five times Northwest 200 winner, National Sportbike Champion Richard Cooper. Recent Bishopcourt (national circuit…
Read More- July 22, 2024
- Stevie Rial
Road Racer’s Adventures: BSB, Brands Hatch GP
Despite an up and down weekend, two times TT winner Davey Todd left the Brands Hatch GP circuit, still the National Superstock 1000 Championship leader. On pole position for the…
Read More- May 15, 2024
- Stevie Rial
Briggs Equipment NW200: Prodigious Supersport Ventures For Russell Racing
Building on Bob Smith Spring Cup success in April, the Boyce Precision Engineering/Russell Racing outfit starred in the Fraser Homes, Tides Restaurant Supersport NW200 races. Qualifying victor Richard Cooper, increased…
Read More- May 11, 2024
- Stevie Rial
Hickman’s Golden Super Twins NW200 Double
Penultimate race of NW200 race day, the J M Paterson Super Twins race thrust onto the horizon at close to 4:20 PM. Richard Cooper got the hole shot but was…
Read More- May 11, 2024
- Stevie Rial
Todd Edges Cooper For Tides Restaurant Supersport NW200 Title
Two laps longer than Thursday night’s Fraser Homes Supersport race, Saturday afternoon’s six-lap Tides Restaurant middleweight class race stint promised hard-fought, no quarter asked, no quarter given competition. No.1 out…
Read More