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Amendments have been made to Thursday's schedule. Credit NW200

NW200 Thursday: amendments to schedule

At this month’s Commemoration and Celebration Subcommittee Meeting, North West 200 event director, Mervyn Whyte (PICTURED) outlined a number of potential VE Day celebrations to take place during race day on May 8. CREDIT NEWS LETTER

NW200 keen to work to avoid VE Day commemoration clash with race

The Briggs Equipment North West 200 was the winner of the Belfast Chauffeur Hire Event of the Year award at the Adelaide Irish Motorbike Awards in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Belfast. Race Director, Mervyn Whyte received the trophy from Belfast Chauffeur proprietor, Reggie Blain. CREDIT STEPHEN DAVISON

Top award for North West 200

Briggs Equipment North West 200 race director, Mervyn Whyte, pictured with FHO Racing BMW team boss, Faye Ho and riders, Peter Hickman and Davey Todd, at the Macau Grand Prix where it was agreed the squad would return to the NW200 in 2025 after a two year break. PICTURE BY STEPHEN DAVISON

FHO Racing BMW team will compete at 2025 Briggs Equipment NW200

Briggs Equipment MD Ireland, Gary Clements, launches the partnership at the charity’s headquarters at the Maze with Emir McLaughlin, NW200 Event Manager, Mervyn Whyte, NW200 Event Director, John Calvin, Air Ambulance NI Engineer and Kerry Anderson, Air Ambulance NI Head of Fundraising. PICTURE BY STEPHEN DAVISON

2025 Briggs Equipment NW200 to support Air Ambulance

Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Steven Callaghan is interviewed by Claire McCollum at the ‘Meet the Stars’ event in The Lodge Hotel, Coleraine. CREDIT PACEMAKER PRESS

NW200 Meet the Stars event

The Briggs Equipment North West 200’s Mervyn Whyte and Stanleigh Murray are pictured with Sean McCarry, Community Rescue Service Regional Co-ordinator, and CRS volunteers to announce the search and rescue service’s selection as the race event’s official charity for 2024. Credit Pacemaker Press

North West 200 announce charity partner

Amici Ristorante directors, Ana Morelli and Mark Hamilton, join the Briggs Equipment North West 200’s Emir McLaughlin and Mervyn Whyte to announce the Portstewart restaurant’s sponsorship of the Thursday evening Superstock race at this year’s event. Credit Pacemaker Press

Amici serves up tasty sponsorship deal with NW200

Niall MacFlynn, Head of Business at JKC BMW, pictured with JKC’s Ryan Whyte and Briggs Equipment North West 200’s Stanleigh Murray and Mervyn Whyte at the handover of the first BMW vehicle for 2024. Credit Stephan Davison

JKC retains NW200 partnership

Briggs Equipment Ireland Managing Director, Gary Clements (right) joins Mervyn Whyte, North West 200 race boss, and PBM Ducati’s Glenn Irwin to announce the new three year title sponsorship deal for the north coast races which begins in 2024. Credit STEPHEN DAVISON

New title sponsor of 2024 North West 200

Dean Harrison (Silicone Engineering Kawasaki) leads Peter Hickman (Smiths BMW) at the Ulster Grand Prix in 2019.

Tourism NI ‘unable to justify’ £800,000 funding for NW200 and Ulster Grand Prix

The Ulster Grand Prix fell into financial difficulties in 2019.

Ulster GP event in 2022 return

Bob Mullan with the 125cc PJ O'Kane Honda raced by Robert Dunlop that he bought during a tribute night held in memory of the Ballymoney road racing legend in 2008.

Bob Mullan: Tributes to 'great supporter' of North West 200

Former NW200 Event Operations Manager Fergus Mackay (right) with former Event Director Mervyn Whyte and Gillian Lloyd, NW200 Event Co-ordinator.

Top NW200 official made redundant as club forced to 'cut our cloth'

The North West 200 has been cancelled for two successive years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mervyn Whyte has ‘no doubt’ NW200 will return with a flourish in 2022

A visibly upset Glenn Irwin tours into pit lane at the 2017 Macau Grand Prix following a fatal accident that claimed the life of English rider Dan Hegarty.

Glenn Irwin 'ready' to return to Macau Grand Prix three years on from crash trag...

North West 200 Event Director Mervyn Whyte (left) with Clerk of the Course, Stanleigh Murray. Picture: Stephen Davison/Pacemaker Press.

The buzz of the North West 200 keeps me coming back for more, says Event Directo...

Michael Rutter with the Bathams/Aspir-Ho Honda RC213V-S he will race in the Superbike class at the North West 200.

Michael Rutter confirmed on MotoGP-based Honda RC213V-S for North West 200

John McGuinness will ride the factory Norton in the Superbike races at the North West 200 as he returns to the event for the first time since 2017.

John McGuinness confirmed on factory Norton for North West 200 after eleventh ho...

John McGuinness on the Norton during a parade lap at the 2018 Isle of Man TT.

Kyle White: Norton and John McGuinness would be icing on the cake, but rules are...

John McGuinness completed a parade lap on the Norton SG7 at last year's Isle of Man TT.

North West 200: John McGuinness Norton deal scuppered for now

North West 200 riders pictured at the launch event in Coleraine including (from left) Jeremy McWilliams, Glenn Irwin, Lee Johnston, Richard Cooper, Davey Todd and Maria Costello with Event Director, Mervyn Whyte MBE.

North West 200 countdown in top gear following launch events in Coleraine and Du...

Peter Johnston, Director, BBC Northern Ireland with BBC Sport NIs Stephen Watson, NW200 Event Director Mervyn Whyte and riders Alastair Seeley and Adam McLean.

BBC Sport NI extends North West 200 broadcast deal for a further five years

International North West 200 Event Director, Mervyn Whyte is joined by new title sponsors William McCausland of fonaCAB and Gary Nicholl of Nicholl Oils, and leading rider Adam McLean (McAdoo Racing).

North West 200 confirms new title sponsors for 90th anniversary races

John McGuinness completed a parade lap on the Norton SG7 at the Isle of Man TT last year.

NW200: Mervyn Whyte refuses to rule out prospect of John McGuinness racing Norto...

Josh Brookes on the Superbike rostrum at the North West 200 in 2014.

NW200 chief Mervyn Whyte eyes Josh Brookes PBM Ducati swoop for 2019

Vauxhall Motors UK was the title sponsor of the North West 200 for the past five years.

North West 200 will have new headline sponsor in 2019 as Vauxhall contract ends

The International North West 200 takes place every May.

Dates confirmed for 2019 International North West 200

Mervyn Whyte MBE, with Bermuda Charge Director, David Cahill during the Vauxhall International North West 200 Event Director's recent trip to the Caribbean island.
PICTURE: Pacemaker

Mervyn Whyte takes up Bermuda Charge role

The 2018 Vauxhall International North West 200 was something special.

COMMENT: Sun-drenched North West 200 will take some beating

William Dunlop on the Temple Golf Club Yamaha R1 Superstock machine.

NW200: William Dunlop ruled out through injury

Ian Hutchinson on the Honda Racing Fireblade at Mallory Park.
Picture: Chris Gration.

NW200: Ian Hutchinson cleared to race next week

North West 200 week will be '˜the best ever'

Vauxhall International North West 200 Event Director, Mervyn Whyte, joined Donna and Mark Donnelly from the Merrow Hotel and Spa and Burrows Engineering/Cookstown Suzuki boss John Burrows to announce the Merrow Hotel and Spa's sponsorship of the main feature race at the event in 2018.

NW200: New sponsor announced for feature Superbike race

Models promoting a previous North West 200. Photo: Pacemaker

Grid girls on way out after re-think by NW200 bosses

The Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Councillor Joan Baird OBE with Mervyn Whyte MBE who will become a Freeman of the Borough at a ceremony in Coleraine, near the starting grid of the North West 200.Picture Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia

NW200's Mervyn Whyte to receive freedom of the borough

PACEMAKER, BELFAST, 17/1/2018: Former Vauxhall International North West 200 race winner, Jeremy McWilliams joins Event Director, Mervyn Whyte and Air Ambulance NI Chairman, Ian Crowe to announce the selection of AANI as the race festival's chosen charity for 2018. Also included are pilot, Richard Steele and Paramedic, Stuart Stevenson.
PICTURE BY STEPHEN DAVISON

Air Ambulance NI is designated charity for 2018 NW200

Former Vauxhall International North West 200 race winner, Jeremy McWilliams joins Event Director, Mervyn Whyte and Air Ambulance NI Chairman, Ian Crowe to announce the selection of AANI as the race festival's chosen charity for 2018. Also included are pilot, Richard Steele and Paramedic, Stuart Stevenson.

Air Ambulance NI is official NW200 charity in 2018

Announcing Vauxhall's sixth year as title sponsor of the International North West 200 are Simon Oldfield, Vauxhall's Marketing Director, Martin Jessopp, NW200 Supersport and Supertwins race winner and Event Director, Mervyn Whyte.

Vauxhall confirmed as title sponsors of North West 200 for sixth year

John McGuinness in action on the Honda Racing Fireblade SP2 during practice at the North West 200 in May.

NW200: McGuinness keen on Triangle return in 2018

Tommy Bridewell (left) and Richard Cooper are set to make their debuts at the North West 200 in 2018.

NW200: Cooper and Bridewell set for debuts in 2018

North West 200 Event Director Mervyn Whyte, MBE, pictured with Event Co-ordinator Gillian Lloyd and Operations Manager, Fergus McKay.

NW200: Whyte to remain at helm as '˜succession strategy' put in place