Alastair Seeley will be starting from the front of the grid for two races during the NW 200. Seeley will lead the riders in both the Supersport and Superstock categories tomorrow during the famous Irish road race.
Seeley set an unofficial lap record in the Superstock class, and was near a record pace during the Supersport qualifying.
An electrical problem kept the Relentless Suzuki rider from capturing the pole position in the Superbike race, but Seeley is still confident that he’ll be able to pick up the pace from the third row.
"We lost a lot of track time in that second session on the Superbike, but the boys will sort the problem and row three is certainly not a disaster here at the North West,” Seeley said. “Yes it would have been nice to have capped qualifying off with three pole positions but it wasn't meant to be and we can't complain at all.
“The Supersport class will always be close, but I picked a good clean lap with no one following me and the wee 600 was on rails. I just couldn't fault the new GSX-R600 and for a new bike at such a high speed circuit as the NW200, it just shows how good a package the Suzuki really is. We made a few changes on the Superstock bike and dipped inside the lap record quite easily; I could actually have gone quite a bit faster. All's good going into tomorrow and the biggest factor now will be the weather."
The Relentless Suzuki team will also have Guy Martin racing at the NW 200. Martin was the fourth fastest during the Superbike qualifying, and finished on the third row for the Supersport and Superstock classes.
"I've continued to make progress in both sessions and at this stage I've had enough of qualifying, I just want to race,” Martin said. “As I said on Tuesday, the Superbike is mega and the Supersport bike is the nicest 600 I've ever ridden. We made a few adjustments to the Superstock bike and it's also good to go. I'm now looking forward to tomorrow."
