Kerry racer Darragh Crean has impressive Northwest 200 debut
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Tralee motorcycle racer Darragh Crean made an impressive debut at the North West 200 in Derry last week finishing in 11th place.
Crean competed in both the Supertwin and Supersport classes, riding an Elcofire-backed Aprilia and a Triumph prepared by DJ Racing. His result came in the second Supertwin race, his fourth of the meeting, on Saturday, riding an Aprilia sponsored by Elcofire Ireland.
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