The Honda Racing UK team turns its attention to the roads as it heads to the fonaCAB and Nicholl Oils North West 200 for the team’s first road race of the year.
After securing his first-ever point in British Championship racing earlier this week, Nathan Harrison is in great form heading into his first road event for the team. He racked up valuable mileage over testing and the first two rounds of the Pirelli National Superstock series and is in good spirits heading to the ‘triangle course.’ He will be hoping to build on his best previous results of 7th and 10th as he races the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP superbike for the first time.
Lining up alongside Harrison is road racing superstar, twenty-one-time podium finisher and six-time NW200 winner John McGuinness MBE. He too has participated in the opening rounds of BSB in the Superstock class in preparation for his road racing campaign, showing great pace and race craft throughout both events.
The NW200 has been a happy hunting ground for Honda historically as it has won more races (95) than any other manufacturer. In 2022, the Honda Fireblade also secured both Superbike race wins and a podium in Superstock in the hands of Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles rider Davey Todd.
Practice for the 2023 event takes place on Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th of May. Honda Racing UK’s first race will then be the 6-lap Superstock race on the 11th May at 18.30, ahead of the second Superstock and both Superbike races on Saturday 13th May.
