North West 200 road race could still run in 2023, say organisers
North West 200 organisers have said that the event could go ahead in May despite the Motorcycle Union of Ireland Ulster Centre indicating all their events for 2023 hadThe sport's governing body released a statement late on Thursday night stating soaring insurance charges had led to the decision.
In a second statement, released on Friday afternoon, the MCUI said it was preparing a rescue package to prevent the loss of Northern Ireland's road racing events and that it needed to raise "up to £500,000" to cover insurance costs. "If racing doesn't take place in 2023, not only will it be nearly impossible to bring it back in 2024, we will also lose the new riders coming through the ranks," added Mr Dillon.Dean Harrison leads Alastair Seeley at the 2022 North West 200
"The club was confident it could manage the initial premium increase, but with other events unable to do so the transfer of extra charges to the North West 200 created an unsustainable financial burden.
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