NW200: Alastair Seeley confirmed on PBM Ducati V4 for Superbike races

By Kyle White
Published 28th Feb 2019, 22:18 BST
Updated 1st Mar 2019, 00:15 BST
Alastair Seeley will ride the PBM Ducati Panigale V4 R at the North West 200.Alastair Seeley will ride the PBM Ducati Panigale V4 R at the North West 200.
Alastair Seeley will ride the PBM Ducati Panigale V4 R at the North West 200.
All-time record-holder Alastair Seeley will ride the brand-new Ducati Panigale V4 R for Paul Bird Motorsport at the fonaCAB North West 200 in association with Nicholl Oils in May.

The announcement was made on Thursday night at the official launch of the event at the Lodge Hotel in Coleraine.

Carrick man Seeley, who increased his unprecedented haul of victories around the 8.9-mile Triangle course to 24 last year following a treble, hopes the Italian machine will fire him to victory in the blue riband Superbike races.

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The 39-year-old has won four times in the showpiece class at the North West, with his most recent success coming in the first Superbike race in 2017.

Since then, fellow Carrickfergus rider Glenn Irwin has stamped his authority at the event with three straight Superbike wins for Paul Bird’s Ducati team.

The British Superbike contender has joined the Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki outfit this year, while Seeley will now line up for Irwin’s former team in an intriguing twist to the narrative ahead of the famous international road race.