NW200 - recommendations

NW200 - recommendations

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abw280

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205 posts

273 months

Wednesday 7th January 2015
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I'm planning a trip from Glasgow across the water to watch the main races on Sat 16th (one day trip on the ferry over from Cairnryan to Larne). I'll be travelling by bike - looking for recommendations as to where in the circuit to watch from. What's the traffic like, can I just ride up and park/watch the action, or is it more complicated than that? Thanks in advance, Alan

starmissed

29 posts

204 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
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Of course you can just ride up and watch, parking is easy for bikes, slightly harder for cars but no big shakes. As for watching location the best and most popular spots are the Metropol Corner in Portrush, along the coast road between there and Portstewart, especially Juniper Hill and then York Corner in Portstewart. Depending on how much you want to spend you can go for the full grandstand seat at the start/finish and supplement that with a paddock pass as well. The world is your oyster. Go to http://northwest200.org for details and if you want to buy tickets for Grandstands or Paddock. Else just turn up like thousands of others and hang over the verges with the purchase of a programme (optional) to help with race funding. HTH.

starmissed

29 posts

204 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
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Of course you can just ride up and watch, parking is easy for bikes, slightly harder for cars but no big shakes. As for watching location the best and most popular spots are the Metropol Corner in Portrush, along the coast road between there and Portstewart, especially Juniper Hill and then York Corner in Portstewart. Depending on how much you want to spend you can go for the full grandstand seat at the start/finish and supplement that with a paddock pass as well. The world is your oyster. Go to http://northwest200.org for details and if you want to buy tickets for Grandstands or Paddock. Else just turn up like thousands of others and hang over the verges with the purchase of a programme (optional) to help with race funding. HTH.

hwajones

776 posts

188 months

Friday 17th April 2015
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I'd highly recommend you travel up on the Friday and get yourself familiarized with the place...
Its very busy on the Saturday, you'll see plenty but not be as informed on where to go/what to do.

Get a lap of the course in on Friday night...

hwajones

776 posts

188 months

Friday 15th May 2015
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Excellent racing last night...

we parked up on Portstewart Promenade. Best Place to Park!
Wlak up the road and you'll be able to access 1/2 the course fairly easily including pits/paddock/grandstands!

Weather tomorrow is not looking great!