The 2006

North West 200 The International North West 200 is a Northern Irish motorsport event established in 1929 for road racing motorcycles held on a street circuit known as ''the Triangle'' between the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush in Causeway Coast ...

Races took place on Saturday 13 May 2006 at the 8.966 mile circuit, dubbed "The Triangle", based around the towns of

Portstewart Portstewart () is a small town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,003 people in the 2011 Census. It is a seaside resort neighbouring Portrush. Its harbour and scenic coastal paths form an Atlantic promenade leadin ...

Coleraine Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...

and

Portrush Portrush () is a small seaside resort town on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It neighbours the resort of Portstewart. The main part of the old town, including the Portrush railway station, railway station as well as most hote ...

, in

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Steve Plater Steve Plater (born 22 August 1968, in Luton) is a former English motorcycle road racer. He was the 2009 British Supersport champion, and also finished as runner-up in the series twice in the late 1990s. In the British Superbike Championship h ...

and

Bruce Anstey Bruce Anstey (born 21 August 1969 in New Zealand) is a professional motorcycle road racer. He is a former lap record holder on the world-famous Snaefell Mountain Course with a time of 17 minutes 6.682 seconds, at an average speed of set du ...

both scored double victories at the meeting.

Robert Dunlop Stephen Robert Dunlop (25 November 1960 – 15 May 2008) was a Northern Irish motorcycle racer, the younger brother of fellow road racer, the late Joey Dunlop, and the father of William Dunlop and Michael Dunlop. Like Joey, Robert died after ...

also recorded the last of his 15 victories, winning the 125 cc event. The current course lap record was set by Steve Plater at during the Supersport race.

Results

*Race 1 –

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Performance Tools Superbike Race (6 laps – 53.66 miles)North West 200 Results
North West 200 Official Website *Race 2 – Club Soi Portrush 600cc Supersport Race (5 laps – 44.694 miles) New Lap Record: Bruce Anstey, 116.743 mph *Race 3 – Greenline Hire 250cc Race (5 laps – 44.694 miles) *Race 3a – WRT Group 125/400cc Race (5 laps – 44.694 miles) New Lap Record: Robert Dunlop, 103.153 mph *Race 4 – CP Hire Superstock Race (5 laps – 44.694 miles) New Lap Record: Ian Hutchinson, 120.142 mph *Race 5 – Black Horse Motorcycle Finance NW200 Superbike Race (6 laps – 53.66 miles) New Outright Lap Record: Steve Plater, 124.109 mph *Race 6 –

Ballymoney Ballymoney ( ga, Baile Monaidh , meaning 'townland of the moor') is a small town and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area. The civil parish of Ballymoney is situated in ...

Borough Council 600cc Supersport Race (5 laps – 44.694 miles) New Lap Record: Ian Hutchinson, 116.881 mph

References

External links

Official website

Map of "The Triangle"
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