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BBC News
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Seeley will 'regroup and go again' at NW200
Alastair Seeley says he will "regroup and go again" after an engine issue forced him out of Thursday's Superbike and Superstock races at the North West engine of Seeley's BMW spectacularly blew up on the run to Mill Road roundabout on the opening lap of the Superbike race, and the lack of time for repairs meant he did not start the Superstock race. The 45-year-old is aiming for a record-extending 30th win at the international road race on his return to the NW200 after missing admitted it "wasn't our night" on the north coast of Northern Ireland."I tried my best to get off the track as quickly and safely as possible," Seeley posted on Facebook."We were unable to retrieve or replace the engine in time to complete the Superstock race."Very disappointing for the team and I after so much effort and promising results."But we will regroup and go again on Saturday."Seeley and his SMS team will aim to have his BMW repaired for two Superbike races and a Superstock race on Saturday. He qualified fourth for the Superbike races and will line up second on the grid in the Superstock Northern Ireland rider will also compete in the second Supersport race after finishing ninth in Thursday's opener.
BBC News
08-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Todd fastest in Superstock qualifying at NW200
Davey Todd battled through mechanical issues to set the fastest time in Superstock qualifying at the North West missed the opening half of the hour-long session with an issue on his BMW, but posted the fastest time on his final flying lap around the 8.9 mile Triangle Seeley, returning to the event after missing 2024, was half a second off Todd in second after leading the majority of the Hickman was third for 8Ten Racing, while Dean Harrison and home favourite Michael Dunlop rounded out the top five. Just like in the Supertwins, which opened Thursday's running, the Superstocks had one session to qualify after the disrupted day of action due to red flags on will lead the gird away for the opening Superstock race on Thursday evening and the second race on qualifying resultsDavey Todd (BMW) 4:22.131 (123.190 mph)Alastair Seeley (BMW) +0.514 (122.949 mph)Peter Hickman (BMW) +2.027 (122.008 mph)Dean Harrison (Honda) +0.739 (121.668 mph)Michael Dunlop (BMW) +0.587 (121.339 mph)Jamie Coward (BMW) +0.027 (121.387 mph)Mike Browne (BMW) +0.601 (121.113 mph) Paul Jordan (Honda) +0.295 (120.980 mph)
BBC News
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
North West 200: Hickman fastest in first NW200 Superbike qualifying
Peter Hickman posted the fastest lap speed in an opening North West 200 Superbike qualifying session which was disrupted by two red flag stoppages caused by oil spills on Wednesday. The Lincolnshire rider recorded an average speed of 121.732mph on his 8Ten Racing BMW to occupy provisional pole position for Thursday evening's opening Superbike race and the two outings in the premier class on Saturday. The four-time North West race winner told BBC Sport afterwards that "it was the most comfortable he had ever felt on a Superbike at the North West". Second on the practice leaderboard was Yorkshireman Dean Harrison, who lapped at 121.385 on his Honda Racing Fireblade. The 36-year-old hit a top speed of 209pmh during the big bike session, with the Isle of Man resident saying that his bike "felt pretty good straight off". The event's record wins holder Alastair Seeley was third quickest on his return to the meeting after a one-year absence on the SMS/Nicholl Oils BMW with 121.003. Davey Todd, three-time runner-up to Glenn Irwin in the Superbike class in 2024, was well down the leaderboard after encountering "a couple of issues" with his BMW but believes he "has the pace" to improve his fortunes during the rest of the week. "It's a brand new bike with no testing whatsoever," explained the six-time North West race winner. "The rear brake pads fell off on the run to University and I lost my rear brake. "With the new bike it's complete guesswork for us at the minute and I didn't complete a flying lap. It's just about getting the teething problems sorted out." Michael Dunlop was seventh on the timesheets with a lap speed of 119.063mph. Superbike first qualifying fastest lap speeds - 1 Peter Hickman (BMW) 121.732mph; 2 Dean Harrison (Honda) 121.385; 3 Alastair Seeley (BMW) 121.003; 4 Paul Jordan (Honda) 120.652; 5 Erno Kostamo (BMW) 119.292; 6 Jamie Coward (BMW) 119.118.
BBC News
05-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Will Seeley succeed Irwin as NW200 Superbike king?
All-time North West 200 wins record holder Alastair Seeley returns to the event this year after sitting out the 2024 edition because he was unable to acquire suitable competitive 29-time winner will ride an SMS/Nicholl Oils BMW in the trio of Superbike outings as he aims to add to his tally of four victories in that class so far, his most recent in accomplished CV also includes a benchmark 13 Supersport wins at the North West and 10 in the Superstocks, also a 45-year-old is a former British Superstock and Supersport champion and holds the record for the number of podium finishes at the North West with 43, those rostrum spots gathered over a 15-year period between 2008 and rides the BMW he rode as part of the TAS Racing set-up on his last North West appearance in fastest lap to date is 124.484mph set in 2023.
BBC News
19-03-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Seeley to ride Kawasaki Supersport at North West 200
Alastair Seeley, winner of a record 29 races at the North West 200, has confirmed that he will compete in the Supersport class on Kawasaki machinery at this year's event from 7-10 Carrickfergus rider will campaign a ZXR 636 Kawasaki prepared by the CD Racing by MSS Performance had already revealed that he would ride BMW bikes in the colours of SMS/Nicholl Oils as he returns to the Triangle circuit after sitting out last year's meeting because he was unable to acquire suitable 45-year-old is the most successful Supersport rider in the history of the meeting, having won 13 races in the middleweight class to date, five of those victories coming on Suzukis, four on Kawasakis and four on Yamahas."I said I would come back to the North West if I could get competitive machinery and that is what I have now," said Seeley. "I will be leaving nothing on the table now that we have bikes that are good enough to do the job. Sometimes a year's wait can be worth it because it makes you even hungrier to put on a good show."Seeley also revealed he has been in 'full scale training mode' since Christmas and has a schedule of Spanish and pre-season BSB tests in place ahead of the new season."I will be out there testing alongside the guys I will be racing against at the North West so I will be able to gauge where I am with everything.' he added."I want that 30th win and the Supersport races are usually the closest battles at the North West with the result not being sorted out until the last lap. Weather can play a big part as well but I'm not worried about it being wet or dry."
