A top ten finisher on his debut two years ago at Oliver’s Mount, at the prestigious Barry Sheene Festival meeting, York based Chris North who sampled for the first time last month the Southern 100, is the next rider to take part in Road Racing News ten questions challenge.
Chris’s answers to the popular series of questions, are as follows:
Q1: Favourite National Roads Meeting?
“Oliver’s Mount Gold Cup. We need racing to continue at Scarborough, hoping someone can step in to save this awesome circuit.”
Q2: Favourite Racing Bike?
“Dean Harrison’s ZX10R Kawasaki Superbike. What a machine that is!”
Q3: What’s the best part of competing on the roads?
“The rush you get from racing on closed public roads outweighs any short circuit.”
Q4: TT, North West 200 or Ulster Grand Prix?
“TT”
Q5: Most Respected Rival?
“I respect everyone out there on the grid.”
Q6: Best roads moment thus far?
“Taking part in this years Southern 100 for the first time. Just need to go a bit faster next year.”
Q7: Is their one place or country in the world, where you would like to see a roads meeting held?
“Hoping the Welsh Road Races gets up and running in 2019.”
Q8: Who’s your road racing hero?
“Joey Dunlop”
Q9: Supersport or Superbike?
“Supersport”
Q10: Pole position or fastest lap?
“Pole position”
Words by Stevie Rial