NW200: Seeley on top in first practice

Carrickfergus rider Alastair Seeley put down a marker as the man to beat at the North West 200 with two firsts and a second in Tuesday’s opening practice.
By The Newsroom
Published 18th May 2011, 14:10 BST

The TAS Suzuki rider topped the Superbike timings on 119.10 mph with 12-times North West winner Michael Rutter second and Martin Jessopp third.

Honda man Cameron Donald was fastest in the Supersport class ahead of Seeley and the Yamaha of Michael Dunlop.

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Seeley then topped the Superstock leaderboard with Dunlop just behind.

North West 200 first practice timings

Superbike: 1 Alastair Seeley (Suzuki) 119.10, 2 Michael Rutter (Ducati) 118.68, 3 Martin Jessopp (Ducati) 116.95, 4 Gary Johnson (Honda) 116.44, 5 Stephen Thompson (Suzuki) 115.29, 6 Guy Martin (Suzuki) 115.21

Supersport: 1 Cameron Donald (Honda) 114.29, 2 Alastair Seeley (Suzuki) 114.25, 3 Michael Dunlop (Yamaha) 112.64, 4 Gary Johnson (Honda) 112.09, 5 Bruce Anstey (Honda) 111.22, 6 Guy Martin (Suzuki) 110.28

Superstock: 1 Alastair Seeley (Suzuki) 118.42, 2 Michael Dunlop (Kawasaki) 118.40, 3 Michael Rutter (Ducati) 116.74, 4 William Dunlop (Honda) 116.33, 5 Ian Lougher (Kawasaki) 116.29, 6 Adrian Archibald (BMW) 116.14

Related topics:Alastair SeeleySuzukiHondaCarrickfergusMichael DunlopDucati