RACE X A ride with… GLENN IRWIN

He's won eight North West 200s, missed the 2023 BSB championship by half a point and is the TT's fastest ever newcomer. But never mind that. How fast can Glenn Irwin go on a 100cc dirt tracker?

By John Westlake

Taking on a professional racer at racing is clearly a ridiculous endeavour unless you're another professional racer. Which I'm not, by 25 years, 1.5 stone and copious amounts of whatever talent is measured in. Yet here we are. Exiting the hairpin at the Champions Flat Track School, British Superbike star Glenn Irwin is sliding his little Honda CRF100 into the corner behind me, relentlessly gaining as I frantically try not to be too awful. Of all the professional racers to end up racing, Glenn is a particularly poor choice: in 2023 he won 10 BSB races, led the most laps and even after being punted off by his arch rival in a pivotal round, still only lost the championship by half a point. Plus, to make my chances on dirt…

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