Michael Dunlop claimed the prestigious BetMcLean Race of the Year award for his performance at the Briggs Equipment North West 200 2025, at the Irish Motorbike Awards 2026. He was joined on stage by NW200 Race Director Mervyn Whyte, Emma Little-Pengelly, Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister, Stephen Marshall, Briggs Equipment and Paul McLean, BetMcLean, in a fitting celebration of one … Read More

Glenn Irwin will return to Superbike race action at the 2026 Briggs Equipment North West 200 during May 4-9 race week aboard a Nitrous Competitions Ducati V4R. The 35 year old Carrickfergus man, who holds the outright lap record holder around the 8.9 mile Triangle course after remaining unbeaten in eleven successive Superbike races at the north coast event between … Read More

The Air Ambulance Northern Ireland will be the official designated charity of the 2026 Briggs Equipment North West 200 for a second year in succession during the May 4-9 race week, continuing a partnership that has already made a life-saving impact across Northern Ireland. Having raised over £36,000 at last year’s event, the charity is hoping to surpass that total … Read More

The 2026 North West 200 Race Week on May 4-9 will mark the third year for Briggs Equipment as title sponsors of the north coast road race event. Since coming on board during 2024, Ireland’s number one provider of tailored engineering solutions, delivering first-class sales, hire, service and training support to their customers, the Lisburn-based company has played a significant … Read More

The 2026 Briggs Equipment North West 200 on May 4-9 is set to host a round of the new European Series road racing (ESR) Superbike championship. The NW200 is earmarked to host the second round of the new six race series for Superbike-spec machinery which has been introduced following the cessation of 1000cc competition in the International Road Racing Championship … Read More

The Briggs Equipment North West 200 generated more than £24m of economic benefit to Northern Ireland this year according to, The Economic Impact & Tourism Report 2025, carried out by Professional Event Solutions. The Northern Ireland Media Monitoring Service (NIMMS) has also reported that national and international coverage of the north coast motorcycle road races produced £58m worth of media … Read More

Davey Todd dominated the 2025 Macau Grand Prix last weekend, asserting his authority on the Chinese road race from the opening practice session to the drop of the chequered flag aboard the Zeeco BMW M1000RR. Todd’s teammate, Peter Hickman, finished second, 10.021 seconds behind as Finland’s Erno Kostamo completed the podium on his Racing for Inclusion by RVS BMW, a … Read More

The Briggs Equipment NW200 team made a strong impression at Motorcycle Live 2025, held at the NEC in Birmingham, connecting with industry professionals, traders and motorcycling enthusiasts. The visit included productive networking with suppliers and insightful discussions with potential traders, further strengthening the NW200’s presence in the motorcycling community. A key highlight was a dynamic on-stage discussion about all things … Read More

The Causeway Chamber Causeway Coast & Glens Business Awards marked an important milestone this year as the organisation celebrated 20 years of recognising excellence across the region. The Briggs Equipment North West 200 was honoured to receive two awards at the event: Tourism Business of the Year and the Community Impact Award. These accolades reflect the event’s continued contribution to … Read More

Honda Racing will return to the 2026 Briggs Equipment North West 200 on May 4-9 with Dean Harrison and John McGuinness. Harrison enjoyed a superb run of results with the squad on the north coast last May, notching up runner-up finishes in the Milwaukee and Merrow Hotel Superbike races and the Amici Ristorante and CP Hire Superstock events plus yet … Read More