Records in shambles at the 2016 North West 200
Winner of the two Supersport races contested this year at the North West 200 (unfortunately bereaved), Alastair Seeley erases Robert Dunlop’s record of 15 victories. In Superbike and Superstock, BMW shines with its S1000RR. Balance sheet.
The 77th edition of the North West 200 (NW200) took place last week in Coleraine (Ireland). Less famous than the, this motorcycle road competition – closed, anyway … – is no less impressive since the riders all set off together from the starting grid !
A great specialist in this event, Alastair Seeley won two victories in the Supersport category. The Kawasaki rider thus overtakes Robert Dunlop, winner of 15 races at the NW200 and disappeared in 2008 on this same circuit in "Triangle"…
"Each boy has his own dreams and I have just made the dream of my childhood!", Rejoices the new "record holder" (17 victories!) Who admits having devoted these last years entirely to this goal..
The Northern Irish rider – compatriot of the WSBK champion and many other handlebar aces! – took advantage of the first round on Thursday to beat another record: that of the best lap in the race on the handlebars of a 600 cc (4’34.045).
"I didn’t come here thinking it was in my pocket," said Alastair. "So I studied and observed the other drivers, and even in the race I continued to analyze and study their trajectories on the track and their machines".
Shattering the image of brainless that some stick to them, the Ninja says that he constantly scrutinized "my strengths, my weaknesses and those of my opponents. It takes a lot of work to win here, but it also takes a lot of luck and I think I had a good dose ".
Taking advantage of a mistake Seeley made on the last lap of the Superstock 1000 race, Ian Hutchinson won in his BMW. The English rider also took advantage of this sunny 2016 edition to set a new lap record in 4’23.175, an average of 122.7 mph (197.5 km / h) !
"Everything went as I expected", congratulates the winner of the STK1000: "everything has been going well since I got on the Tyco team motorcycles" … instead of the big star in road races – and television, more and more: Guy Martin himself !
"We didn’t really have any problems with anything, everything was going very well," insists the efficient "Hutchy" (11 TT victories). "It was the easiest and the best North West of my career".
The impressive group shot confirms his claims, as seven BMW drivers placed in the top 10: Alastair Seeley (3rd), Michael Rutter (4th), Michael Dunlop (5th), Lee Johnston (6th), Gary Johnson ( 7th) and David Johnson (10th) !
In the Superbike category, the German brand is even stronger, monopolizing the three steps of the podium. Michael Dunlop won the highest, setting a new lap record in the process of 4’22.095, an average of 123.2 mph (197.9 km / h).
“It was good to get on the Superbike and prove that we can still win races,” said the late Robert’s son, still upset that he didn’t win a race at… “It was tight, but I broke the lap record without taking a wheel, without suction, without anything! ", insists" MD ".
Michael Dunlop was accompanied on the "box" by two BMW drivers: Hutchinson and Rutter. The propeller brand was again the best represented in the "Top ten" thanks to Lee Johnston (5th), Seeley (8th) and the German rider (!) Didier Grams (9th).
The Kawasaki (Peter Hickman, in particular), Honda (Bruce Anstey, Conor Cummins and John Guinness, "of course"!) And Yamaha riders (good old Jeremy McWilliams in the lead) unfortunately did not have the right to their revenge, because the second Superbike race did not take place due to the …
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