The 2011 Relentless International North West 200 was the 72nd running of the road racing event and took place on Saturday 21 May 2011 at the circuit, known as "The Triangle", based around the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush, in Northern Ireland. As with 2010, the event featured daytime practice on the Thursday rather than during the evening. Traditionally only the main NW200 race has been run over six laps, however in 2011 all five events were to be six lap races. For the first time since 1989 there was no scheduled 125 cc event.[1]
There were significant delays due to a hoax bomb alert and then an extensive oil spill on the track together with bad weather caused racing to be cancelled after the completion of only one race.[2]
The first race of the day was a switch from the Superbike's to the less powerful Supersport's due to wet conditions. The race was also reduced from six to five laps with two sighting laps. The race was won by Alastair Seeley after a last lap battle with Cameron Donald. The paddock was evacuated after the race because of a bomb hoax. The second delayed race of the day was for the Superbike race. However, due to deteriorated conditions a number of riders, including the pole sitter Michael Rutter, decided not to take part. Seeley was leading Michael Dunlop when the race was stopped after one lap due to an oil split. The event was abandon at 17:20 BST.[2]
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2011, north, west, races, 2011, relentless, international, north, west, 72nd, running, road, racing, event, took, place, saturday, 2011, circuit, known, triangle, based, around, towns, portstewart, coleraine, portrush, northern, ireland, with, 2010, event, fea. The 2011 Relentless International North West 200 was the 72nd running of the road racing event and took place on Saturday 21 May 2011 at the circuit known as The Triangle based around the towns of Portstewart Coleraine and Portrush in Northern Ireland As with 2010 the event featured daytime practice on the Thursday rather than during the evening Traditionally only the main NW200 race has been run over six laps however in 2011 all five events were to be six lap races For the first time since 1989 there was no scheduled 125 cc event 1 2011 North West 200 Races Race detailsDate 21 May 2011Location Northern IrelandCourse Road Course 8 970 mi 14 436 km Supersport Race 1Pole Position Fastest LapAlastair Seeley Alastair Seeley115 937 mph 109 155 mphPodium1 Alastair Seeley2 Cameron Donald 3 Bruce AnsteyThere were significant delays due to a hoax bomb alert and then an extensive oil spill on the track together with bad weather caused racing to be cancelled after the completion of only one race 2 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Practice 1 1 1 Practice Times amp Leaderboard Race 2 amp 5 1000cc Superbike class 1 2 Race Results 1 2 1 Race 1 600cc Supersport Race final standings 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksResults editThe first race of the day was a switch from the Superbike s to the less powerful Supersport s due to wet conditions The race was also reduced from six to five laps with two sighting laps The race was won by Alastair Seeley after a last lap battle with Cameron Donald The paddock was evacuated after the race because of a bomb hoax The second delayed race of the day was for the Superbike race However due to deteriorated conditions a number of riders including the pole sitter Michael Rutter decided not to take part Seeley was leading Michael Dunlop when the race was stopped after one lap due to an oil split The event was abandon at 17 20 BST 2 Practice edit Practice Times amp Leaderboard Race 2 amp 5 1000cc Superbike class edit Rank Rider Tue 17 May Thurs 19 May1 nbsp Michael Rutter 1000cc Ducati 4 32 096 118 679 mph 4 26 336 121 245 mph2 nbsp Martin Jessopp 1000cc Ducati 4 36 121 111 245 mph 4 26 906 120 986 mph3 nbsp Michael Dunlop 1000cc Kawasaki 4 32 096 118 679 mph 4 40 707 115 308 mph4 nbsp Guy Martin 1000cc Suzuki 4 40 279 115 214 mph 4 29 083 120 008 mph5 nbsp Cameron Donald 1000cc Honda 4 47 144 112 459 mph 4 29 227 119 943 mph6 nbsp Gary Johnson 1000cc Honda 4 37 336 116 436 mph 4 30 420 119 414 mph7 nbsp Bruce Anstey 1000cc Honda 4 43 498 113 906 mph 4 31 582 118 903 mph8 nbsp William Dunlop 1000cc Honda 4 40 424 115 154 mph 4 32 710 115 154 mph9 nbsp Simon Andrews 1000cc BMW 5 24 135 99 625 mph 4 32 802 118 372 mph10 nbsp James Hillier 1000cc Kawasaki 4 57 634 108 496 mph 4 33 699 117 984 mphRace Results edit Race 1 600cc Supersport Race final standings edit Saturday 21 May 2011 5 laps 44 71 miles Rank Rider Team Time Speed1 nbsp Alastair Seeley Suzuki 600cc 24 50 702 107 973 mph2 nbsp Cameron Donald Honda 600cc 0 844 109 061 mph3 nbsp Bruce Anstey Honda 600cc 14 081 106 963 mph4 nbsp Michael Dunlop Yamaha 600cc 23 104 106 325 mph5 nbsp Gary Johnson Yamaha 600cc 25 227 106 176 mph6 nbsp William Dunlop Honda 600cc 28 845 105 924 mph7 nbsp Ryan Farquhar Kawasaki 600cc 42 558 104 976 mph8 nbsp Guy Martin Suzuki 600cc 58 777 103 877 mph9 nbsp Lee Johnston Honda 600cc 58 891 103 870 mph10 nbsp Conor Cummins Yamaha 600cc 59 185 103 850 mphFastest Lap Alastair Seeley Suzuki 4 minutes 55 835 seconds 109 155 mph on lap 5See also editNorth West 200 History and results from the eventReferences edit NW200 still set for 21st May 2011 North West 200 Website 30 November 2010 Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 Retrieved 6 February 2011 a b North West 200 racing abandoned BBC Sport BBC 21 May 2011 Retrieved 24 May 2011 External links edithttps web archive org web 20070309173345 http www northwest200 org The Official North 200 Website http www bbc co uk northernireland nw200 BBC North West 200 Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2011 North West 200 Races amp oldid 1158176720, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
