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may 20, 2019 - Metzeler
Superbike delight as METZELER takes three North West 200 wins
Irwin, Hillier and Bonetti share spoils as Harrison, Coward, Rutter, McGee, Elkin and Cooper join them on the podium
Munich (Germany), 20 May 2019 – It was another dominant event for METZELER at the opening International Road Race of the season, taking victory in the Superbike, Superstock and Supertwin races alongside additional podiums in the Supersport category.With fantastic weather gracing the North West 200 circuit throughout practice and qualifying, the riders wasted no time in getting their machines dialled in, seeing lap times quickly tumble. In the Superbike class, METZELER riders Glenn Irwin, Dean Harrison and Alastair Seeley all lapped under the existing lap record on their RACETEC™ RR Slick tyres to lock out the front row. Seeley secured pole position in the Supersport class on his RACETEC™ RR road legal tyres whilst Jamie Coward topped Supertwin qualifying.
The now traditional Thursday evening races saw disaster strike Seeley as he crashed out whilst battling for the lead, however both Harrison and Hillier were able to reach the podium with second and third. The opening Superstock race saw Irwin kick off his North West 200 with a second place whilst the Supertwin race saw a podium clean sweep as Stefano Bonetti took his maiden International Road Race victory ahead of Jamie Coward and Michael Rutter.
With weather taking a turn for the main race day, action was heavily delayed as rain soaked the nine mile circuit. Finally getting underway with a six lap Supersport race, Derek McGee narrowly missed out on victory, eventually securing second place at the chequered flag but setting the fastest lap of the race in the process.
The opening Superbike race was reduced to four laps, with the circuit quickly drying. Taking to the track with RACETEC™ RR Rain tyres, Hillier and Irwin immediately took the lead, edging away from the rest of the field. Battling it out to the final lap, Irwin was able to slice past his team mate at the Juniper chicane to claim his fourth North West 200 Superbike win in a row and making it a METZELER 1-2.
Christian Elkin and Michael Rutter took second and third place in the second Supertwin race whilst the last Superstock race saw Hillier scorch off the line and pull away to take his maiden North West victory ahead of METZELER-shod newcomer Richard Cooper, who took a sensational second place. With the weather closing in again ahead of the final race, the second Superbike race was cancelled.
North West 200 Race results (METZELER riders in bold):
Supersport Race 1
1) Lee Johnston
2) Dean Harrison
3) James Hillier
Superstock Race 1
1) Peter Hickman
2) Glenn Irwin
3) Michael Dunlop
Supertwin Race 1
1) Stefano Bonetti
2) Jamie Coward
3) Michael Rutter
Supersport Race 2
1) Davey Todd
2) Derek McGee
3) Conor Cummins
Superbike Race 1
1) Glenn Irwin
2) James Hillier
3) Conor Cummins
Supertwin Race 2
1) Jeremy McWilliams
2) Christian Elkin
3) Michael Rutter
Superstock Race 2
1) James Hillier
2) Richard Cooper
3) Davey Todd
Dean Harrison in Supersport
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Derek McGee
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Glenn Irwin e James Hillier sul podio Superbike
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Glenn Irwin
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Jamies Hillier in Superstock
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