Early Finish For Relentless International North West 200 21/05/2011 Racing was abandoned early at today’s Relentless International North West 200 as a result of a major oil spill from a competitor’s bike. The spillage, which resulted from a mechanical issue, started at Church Corner and extended to Juniper Hill. After lengthy and exhaustive attempts to clean the area and following close examination by race officials and a competitor it was decided that despite the cleanup operation the road was still in a hazardous condition. As always the safety of the riders is the key priority and the race stewards after receiving all the information had no alternative but to stop racing for the day. NW200 Technical Director Mervyn Whyte MBE said, “This is obviously extremely disappointing for everyone, riders, spectators, sponsors and the hundreds of volunteers who have worked tirelessly towards this day. Unfortunately the fact is that the oil spill was just too extensive to clean up to ensure an optimum level of safety for the riders. Despite repeated efforts by the cleanup team the affected stretch of road was just still in too dangerous a condition to continue racing. “Combined with the delays caused by a hoax security alert and the inclement weather it has been a challenging day. Despite this we enjoyed a very close run Supersport Race 1 which was won by local rider Alastair Seeley. I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this year’s Relentless International NW200, for their patience and support today and we look forward to running a full programme next year.”