North West 200 rookie Glenn Irwin lived up to his own predictions of being a possible race winner by finishing fifth on the Supersport class timesheets on the Gearlink Kawasaki He was fired up by his first North West laps even though it was wet.
Irwin was 6.161s behind fastest man Alastair Seeley but is hoping to close the gap in the dry on Thursday. He said that nothing had quite prepared him for just how fast the triangle is even on a middleweight in the wet.
“It’s so fast – even more than I expected – and the chicanes just come up on you, ” the British Supersport championship frontrunner said.
“I wouldn’t read into any of the day’s lap times though – I haven’t rode the six hundred in the dry yet. Hopefully Thursday will be dry, because I need the time on the bike in those conditions, but it’s been a good day nonetheless. I’m learning the track and I’m enjoying it.”
