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Official Twitter of the International North West 200 held every May in Portrush/Portstewart/Coleraine Northern Ireland

Coleraine, Northern Ireland
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@northwest200
North West 200
6 years
Bruce Anstey is in very good spirits after his first two weeks of treatment. He wishes everyone well for next weeks North West 200. Thanks to Leslie Moore for the pic. @Official_RRI @tinkerbell0164
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@northwest200
North West 200
6 years
Everyone associated with the Vauxhall International North West 200 is absolutely devastated to learn of the death of William Dunlop in an incident today at the Skerries 100. Our sincere sympathies are with his partner Jeanine, his daughter, brothers, mother and extended family.
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What an amazing inspirational lady Claire Lomas MBE is. She has just completed a lap of the 8.9 miles North West 200 circuit despite being paralysed from the chest down. Fundraising page is @claire80lomas @fonacabbelfast @NichollOils
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@northwest200
North West 200
6 years
All of us involved with the International North West 200 are shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Manx Rider Dan Kneen during practice at the Isle of Man TT tonight.Our thoughts are with his partner Leanne, his family, team and friends.
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@northwest200
North West 200
6 years
Today is 10 years since we lost Robert Dunlop at the North West 200. He remains very much in the the thoughts of everyone involved with the event and with every road race fan.
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North West 200
6 years
Welcome to the world little Willa Dunlop. Your daddy would be so very proud of you!
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North West 200
4 months
How good was that?? McGuinness on the podium in his 30th year of racing at the North West 200 in the Superstock Race
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North West 200
6 years
His family won’t ever forget him but neither will his racing family and fans, and our love and support will always be with his nearest and dearest! Ride Free #6 .
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North West 200
6 years
Thinking of the family and friends of Malachi Mitchell Thomas today.
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North West 200
6 years
One of our race sponsors @jmpatersonltd who also sponsored James Cowton has had one of his trucks painted as a tribute to three of our riders list this year. Fantastic job folks
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While photographing on the grid this morning I caught Dave Hewson doing a lap of the track in his head. I dont think he realised i was there & unfortunately it got too busy in front of him to see the end of the lap but i'm sure it was a flyer!! fonaCAB Nicholl Fuel Oils #NW200
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North West 200
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Thinking on this man today on what would have been his 40th Birthday. All of us in Northern Ireland, but especially in the Road Racing Community owe him so much. #johnhinds #delta7 #one4hinds #HEMSNI @MariaCostello @AirAmbulanceNI
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North West 200
6 years
We just can’t believe that we are writing this twice in a week but our deepest sympathies this evening go to the partner, family, friends and team of James Cowton who died tonight after an accident at the Southern 100 on the Isle of Man.
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North West 200
3 years
Thinking of @M_Dunlop3 and all of the Dunlop family today at the unveiling of a statue in tribute to William.
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3 years
Congratulations to @jm130tt on being presented with his MBE today at Windsor Castle from all your North West 200 fans. @mrsbeckymcg #NW200
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@northwest200
North West 200
1 year
Thank you to Lee’s family for the update on his condition. We wish him a full and speedy recovery x
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Lee Johnston
1 year
Update on lee
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The two Supermen of the Briggs Equipment 2024 North West 200! Paul Cassidy who learnt how to fly this week and survived, and John McGuinness who proved that he still has it 30 years later. @jm130tt @briggs_niroi
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North West 200
4 months
Our riders don’t need Red Bull to make this fly. Fortunately this rider fared much better than the car he landed on!
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Lee
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Massive off for Paul Cassidy today in qualifying but thankfully nothing broken except the car he landed on! 🤦🏻 bit bruised and sore though! Very lucky lad! #NW200
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Claire Lomas to ride a lap of the @northwest200 in aid of spinal injuries charities @claire80lomas @fonacabbelfast @NichollOils
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@northwest200
North West 200
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Motorcycle road racing action will return to Northern Ireland’s north coast in 2022 with the North West 200 race week festival on May 8-14. as @fonacabbelfast and @NichollOils renew title sponsorship.
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Three-time North West 200 race winner, Ian Hutchinson will be re-united with the Milenco Padgett’s Honda squad for a full-scale onslaught on the Superbike, Superstock and Supersport races at the 2024 Briggs Equipment North West 200 in May. @PadgettsRacing1 @briggs_niroi
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North West 200
1 year
Very sad to hear of the sudden death of @PBM_Team owner Paul Bird. Paul has been a long time supporter of our event and will be a huge loss to Motorcycling paddocks across the world. All of us send our deepest sympathy to his family, friends and team.
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North West 200
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The North West 200 announce the 2024 race week will take place on May 6-11, with the principal race day on Saturday, May 11th. The 2024 programme will see significant changes to the race schedule including a Superbike race added to the Thursday schedule.
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North West 200
8 years
Remembering this great man today! Hard to believe its been a year @DocJohnHinds #Delta7 @AirAmbulanceNI
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The C&D MC is delighted to announce this year’s @fonacabbelfast and @NichollOils NW200 will take place on May 7-13. A new insurance deal has been secured & the intervention of Derek Keys, with a generous donation from his company, Euro Auctions, has ensured the event can go ahead
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We won’t be using this piece of tarmac next week ☹️ so we thought it could be used to thank our NHS and key workers. #NHS #stayhomestaysafe #thankyouNHS #MCUIMedics . @NichollOils @fonacabbelfast @VisitCauseway @VisitCauseway
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@northwest200
North West 200
7 years
Everyone involved with the International North West 200 would like to send our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and team of Daniel Hegarty who lost his life today in a racing accident during the 2017 Macau GP.
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@northwest200
North West 200
6 years
We also send all of our best wishes to Ivan Lintin who is in a critical condition after the same crash.
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1 year
On the front of Paul Jordan’s Prez Racing Supersport Yamaha. Like him and all of you, we wish Lee all the best for a speedy recovery. @fonacabbelfast @NichollOils
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North West 200
6 years
Huge congratulations to 4 x times World Superbike Champion @jonathanrea on his success this weekend. We hope to see you back on the North Coast in May.
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@northwest200
North West 200
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Michael Dunlop has unveiled that he will race in the Superbike races at this year’s @fonacabbelfast and @NichollOils NW200 on the eve of the opening practice session. Dunlop has turned to Stuart and Steve Hicken of Hawk Racing, who have produced a superbike-spec GSXR1000RR Suzuki
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North West 200
6 years
Our Event Director Mervyn Whyte visited rider Johan Fredriks in the Royal Victoria Hospital today and found him in good spirits. Johan crashed at University Corner during Tuesdays practice session and sustained ankle, wrist and collar bone injuries. He is making a good recovery
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@northwest200
North West 200
7 years
Great news @jm130tt . Heal quick!
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@northwest200
North West 200
1 year
Peter Hickman has confirmed that he will be racing his PHR Performance Yamaha in The Supertwin class and his Trooper Beer Triumph in the Supersport class at Saturdays FonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200. @peterhickman60 @fonacabbelfast @NichollOils
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Coleraine & District Motorcycle Club, the organisers of the North West 200, would like to extend their deepest sympathy to the Dunlop Family on the loss of their mother & grandmother May Dunlop.
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@northwest200
North West 200
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Cracking race but Irwin holds off Todd To take another Superbike in the Briggs Superbike race win at the Briggs Equipment North West 200
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@northwest200
North West 200
5 years
The ‘will they or won’t they’ saga surrounding @jm130tt racing the Norton at the 2019 @fonacabbelfast International NW200 in association with @NichollOils has ended with the British manufacturer announcing he will compete …. @norton_ceo
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@northwest200
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1 year
Taxi for Browne! Michael Dunlop gives Mike Browne a lift back to the paddock after he broke down at Metropole earlier in the week. @fonacabbelfast @NichollOils @JohnBur44512635 🎥 Neil Delargy
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@northwest200
North West 200
6 years
Seems that all beds on the North Coast were booked out last night!
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@northwest200
North West 200
3 years
Today would have been first practice day. The new comers heading down into York Corner. When was your first year at NW200?
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6 years
It’s a glorious morning at the North West 200 paddock. Long may it last!
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7 years
Huge congratulations to NI rider Jonathan Rea on becoming the first rider to be the World Superbike Champion for the 3rd time in a row!
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6 years
Is it wrong to feel smug lying in bed in the paddock listening to rain bounce off the roof? Been a great day and it can rain all night now!!
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4 months
Well that made everyone’s day. 3rd place for John McGuinness behind Todd and Hickman in the @cphireltd Superstock Race
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North West 200
4 years
It is with great regret that the Coleraine and District Motor Club Ltd has to announce the cancellation of the 2021 @fonacabbelfast @NichollOils North West 200.
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@northwest200
North West 200
6 years
All of us at the Vauxhall International North West 200 are deeply saddened to hear that our favourite Kiwi Bruce Anstey has become ill and probably won’t be able to do any racing this year. Our thoughts are with him and Anny.
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@northwest200
North West 200
2 years
The NW200 documentary produced at this year's event is now complete and ready for showing. The premiere will be at the Cityside Movie House , York Street , Belfast on Thursday December 1st. Following the premiere it will be on show at various cinemas North and South.
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6 years
Delighted to see such a huge turnout tonight for the parade lap in honour of Robert Dunlop.
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6 years
2019 INTERNATIONAL NORTH WEST 200 DATES ANNOUNCED.   The 2019 International North West 200 race week will take place on 12th – 18th May, with the main race day on Saturday 18th. The 2019 event will be a special year as this will be the 90th anniversary of the North Coast races.
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6 years
Good to hear from Clive Padgett that Bruce Anstey and Anny are watching in. We miss having them here and hope Bruce is doing well.
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@northwest200
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9 years
We have some wonderful news. Violet McAfee was moved out of Intensive Care today and is in a general ward in the... http://t.co/pqDAGxAhGe
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@northwest200
North West 200
4 months
Love this footage of our riders through station corner. @briggs_niroi #nowherelikeit
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Sara Quinn
3 years
You know when people say something is unbelievable...well this is UNBELIEVABLE, unless you see it with your own eyes 😬💨😍 #NW200 2015
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@northwest200
North West 200
6 years
As the sun sets on the North West 200 circuit tonight we wonder what tomorrow will bring and who will come out victorious and be man of the meeting? Who would you put your money on?
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6 years
Today we go racing!! Are you all on the way?
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@northwest200
North West 200
4 years
Everyone involved with The North West 200 would like to send our sympathies to the family and friends of our Race Chaplin Rev Noel Agnew who passed away earlier today. Noel will be sadly missed by all involved with our sport.
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6 years
It’s first race day at the @iom_tt and all of us at the North West 200 would like to wish the organisers, racers and everyone involved a safe and successful race week.
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John McGuinness was wearing a very special helmet today which he has had commissioned to mark his 30th anniversary of racing at the North West. @jm130tt @briggs_niroi @ShoeiHelmetsUK
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@northwest200
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Today sees the start of the 2018 Irish Road Racing season with the Cookstown 100. We hope that all of the clubs, riders, spectators and everyone else involved in this unique and amazing sport, has a safe and successful race season. See you in May!
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2 years
The NW200 plays a vital role in the economy of NI’s north coast area & are delighted a funding package for the 2023 event has finally been agreed by Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. The organisers can now proceed with organising next year’s race week on May 7-13 2023.
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North West 200
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This man won't be at the North West 200 this year as he fights against a serious illness but our thoughts are with him and there will always be a spot on the grid for @bruce_anstey when he is fit to return! #16DaysUntilRaceWeek
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Jeremy McWilliams will return to the 2018 Vauxhall International North West 200, racing an ER6 Kawasaki for Ryan Farquhar’s KMR team in both Supertwins races.
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@northwest200
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This year will be John McGuinness's 25th appearance at the North West 200 #46DaystoGo @NichollOils @fonacabbelfast @VisitCauseway @CCGBCevents @jm130tt
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@northwest200
North West 200
7 years
Very happy to see this man back on the grid!
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1 year
Great to have Derek Keys from Euro Auctions with us today, to be able to thank him for his generosity in assisting with the insurance costs earlier in the year. @Euro_Auctions
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@northwest200
North West 200
6 years
Thank you all! You make it happen.
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8 years
Ryan Farquhar has now been moved out of ICU in the Royal Victoria Hospital.
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The tens of thousands of race fans who attended the @briggs_niroi NW200 didn’t go home disappointed after a day of action as Glenn Irwin won his 11th consecutive Superbike race to become the event’s most successful premier class competitor. Full story
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5 years
Seeley is back and is fine.
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2 years
Dean Harrison and Richard Cooper will join forces on a pair of Boyce Precision Engineering/ Russell Racing YZF R6 Yamahas to chase Supersport glory at this year’s fonaCAB and NW200 on May 7-13. @deanharrisonTT @coopes47 @fonacabbelfast @NichollOils
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Shocked and saddened to hear of the death today of Prodigy star Keith Flint, boss of Team Traction Control, who raced at the North West in 2014. Keith was a huge road racing fan and is pictured at that years launch in the Titanic Building with the then DRD Minister Danny Kennedy
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North West 200 Event Director, Mervyn Whyte, MBE, is stepping down from the role. Whyte has been at the helm of the north coast race for the past twenty years, Ireland's largest outdoor sporting attraction.
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. @michaelrutter_ will run the No 90 plate on his @BathamsRacing /Aspire Ho RCV213S Honda in both superbike races at the 2019 @fonacabbelfast International NW200 in association with @NichollOils on May 12-18 to mark the 90th anniversary
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8 years
Statement regarding Malachi Mitchell-Thomas.
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7 years
Superbike race.
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Can this man do the business in 2020? @michaelrutter_ @BathamsRacing
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1 year
What everyone wants to see. Superbikes are away on their practice laps. @fonacabbelfast @NichollOils
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North West 200
7 years
The finish line is looking well!
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@northwest200
North West 200
6 years
The Countdown has begun! Are you as excited as we are? #200days
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1 year
Roads are now closed!!! North West 200 2023 is go!!!
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@northwest200
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3 years
Each year race fans from all over the world meet at triangle circuit for race week. Where would you have been traveling from? Looking forward to welcoming everyone back in 2022.
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@northwest200
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We’ve started counting down the days already. Who else is excited for this??
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8 years
Guy Martin to make 1st International appearance on new Honda at the North West 200.
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North West 200
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All of us at the NW200 are devastated today to hear of the death of a valuable and long serving member of our team. Valerie Crichton along with her husband John have been running our Race Control for several decades. Our deepest sympathy is extended to John & all of their family.
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6 years
Wishing our near neighbours @ArmoyRoadRaces all the very best for a safe and enjoyable weekends racing.
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5 years
Beautiful view from the paddock tonight. Where else in the world would you rather be? #LoveNorthCoast @VisitCauseway @NichollOils @fonacabbelfast @CCGBCevents
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A wee bird has informed us a certain rider who was said to have a sore wrist is testing a blue and white BMW today. Certainly seems like he will be fit for more than pulling pints during NW week!
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6 years
Huge applause as @M_Dunlop3 takes to the stage.
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Alastair Seeley, the North West 200’s most successful racer, will compete on a trio of IFS Racing Yamahas in the Supersport, Superstock and Superbike classes at the fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils sponsored event on May 8-14. @fonacabbelfast @NichollOils @weewizard34 #IFS
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Superbikes are GO in 2024! @briggs_niroi
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6 years
Today starts the Ulster Grand Prix and we wish all the riders, officials and everyone involved a safe and successful event. #GettheRecordBack
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And that's why we love road racing! Glad to hear you are both on the mend @ryanfarquhar77 @racercoops
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5 years
Whitewater Brewery are proud to unveil an exciting collaboration with Villa Bar & Grill Portstewart owners road racing star Michael Dunlop and Maggie McWilliams on the release of Dunlop Dynasty Lager. @M_Dunlop3
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Good to see @carlfogarty in the paddock this morning celebrating 25 years since he made his @northwest200 debut!
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