Mark Donnelly from the Merrow Hotel and Spa complex joined NW200 Event Director, Mervyn Whyte MBE, to announce the sponsorship deal for the seven lap race which will bring the curtain down on a week of action around the 8.9 mile Triangle circuit on May 13-19.
Last year’s feature race saw a titanic battle between Alastair Seeley, Ian Hutchinson and eventual winner, Glenn Irwin. The thrilling encounter was voted the 2017 Race of the Year in the recent Cornmarket Irish Motorcyclist of the Year awards.
North West 200 Event Director, Mervyn Whyte MBE, said:
“These are exciting times for the International North West 200 and we are delighted the Merrow Hotel and Spa has become our feature race sponsor. The North West 200 has played an important role in the economy of the North Coast region, particularly in attracting visitors to the area. Our association with the Merrow Hotel and Spa complex will help strengthen that relationship and provide the race with a new home as we approach our 90th anniversary. We wish to create a permanent home for this world famous road race. This is a truly exciting proposition.
Mark Donnelly from the Merrow Hotel and Spa added:
“The Merrow Hotel and Spa is delighted to sponsor this year’s Superbike Race at the North West 200. The complex was granted planning permission in January and we are now entering the stage where groundworks are due to start. We hope to provide the North West 200 with a unique opportunity to create a constant presence at its true home on the North Coast as well as providing much needed leisure and hospitality services in the area.”
When works are finished, the Merrow Hotel and Spa complex plans to provide 118 rooms, a luxury spa with sea views, a leisure club with a 20m pool, a glass sauna and infinity pool, a steam room, a gym and studio, a demonstration restaurant, a bar/bistro restaurant, a signature cocktail bar, a conference space, meeting rooms, nine chalets serviced by the hotel and of course, the North West 200 offices.
Vauxhall International North West 200 Event Director, Mervyn Whyte, joined Donna and Mark Donnelly from the Merrow Hotel and Spa and Burrows Engineering/Cookstown Suzuki boss John Burrows to announce the Merrow Hotel and Spa's sponsorship of the main feature race at the event in 2018.
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