A weather forecast for a day of blazing sunshine saw a massive crowd descend upon the north coast on Saturday, May 11 for the principal race day of the 2024 Briggs Equipment North West 200. The race fans didn’t go home disappointed after a day of record-breaking action around the 8.9 mile Triangle course as Glenn Irwin won his 11th … Read More
Thursday night at the Briggs Equipment North West 200 saw record breaking performances and fantastic racing as Glenn Irwin, Richard Cooper and Davey Todd took the honours in the Briggs Equipment Superbike, Fraser Homes Supersport and Amici Ristorante Superstock races respectively. After a day of qualifying in sunshine the sky clouded over for the opening Superbike encounter which produced a … Read More
Practice and qualifying have now been completed for the 2024 Briggs Equipment North West 200. During today’s qualifying sessions there were three red flag incidents involving three competitors. The first occurred in the Supersport session at Trolans, the second at Millbank Avenue in the Superstock qualifying and the third at Quarry Hill during the final Supertwins session. The information from … Read More
Glenn Irwin dipped under the official lap record on a day of glorious sunshine on the north coast to claiming pole position in the Superbike class after the opening qualifying session of the Briggs Equipment North West 200. The Carrickfergus rider, who is bidding to become the most successful Superbike rider at the north coast event, posted a speed of … Read More
“I want to win four races this week.” Richard Cooper says as he throws down the gauntlet to the competition on the eve of first practice for the Briggs Equipment North West 200The 41 year old has won four NW200 Supertwin races on Ryan Farquhar’s KMR Kawasaki machines since making his debut on the 8.9 mile Triangle course in 2019. … Read More
JKC BMW, the Official Vehicle Partner of the Briggs North West 200, has delivered the vehicles used as course cars during race week at the 2024 event. The Coleraine business has been supplying a range of BMW vehicles to the meeting since 2017. A leading BMW retailer, JKC is also a major employer in the north coast area, employing over … Read More
CP Hire, the Coleraine-based plant and tool hire company, has been supporting the Briggs Equipment North West 200 for 48 years, including a spell as title sponsors during the 1980s. The local business, which was established by Norman Hutchinson, will be on board as a race sponsor once again in 2024, supporting Saturday’s Superstock race during this year’s May 6-11 … Read More
Manxman Marcus Simpson will be amongst the line-up of newcomers during May’s 6-11 race week at the 2024 Briggs Equipment North West. The 25 year old Douglas man is no stranger to Irish road racing having contested a full season of the National events during 2022. “I was lucky in getting to do them in the last full season.” he … Read More
Glenn Irwin, the winner of the last eight Superbike races at the Briggs Equipment North West 200, is fired up for a record-breaking performance at this year’s event on May 6-11. “We took some solid points during the first BSB round at Navarra last weekend on a track that we expected to be a difficult one for us.” Last season’s … Read More
The Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council, Councillor Steven Callaghan and Councillor Margaret-Anne McKillop plus Sara Adair, Garry Cardwell and Event Manager, Gareth Fall from the Council’s Event team met NW200 racer Ian Hutchinson during a recent visit to the Briggs Equipment North West 200 paddock last week as it was announced that the races will … Read More
