Mather's Cross

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Mather's Cross in County Antrim, Northern Ireland is a road junction situated on the primary A29 Portrush to Coleraine road and the tertiary Islandtasserty road and Atlantic road used for the North West 200 motor-cycle races since 1929.

This section of the A29 Portrush to Coleraine road has been part of the North West 200 (Portstewart-Coleraine-Portrush) 'Triangle' circuit from 1929 and Mather's Cross is the highest point of the course at 47 metres (155 ft) above sea level. This section of the North West 200 course has resulted in fatal accidents to competitors including Mervyn Robinson in May 1980^[1] and more recently Robert Dunlop on 15 May, 2008^[2] and Mark Young on 16 May 2009.^[3] For the 2010 North West 200 Races a chicane was built at Mather's Cross as a safety feature to slow competitors approaching the corner.

Sources

↑ Irish Bike pp2 dated September 2000
↑ Isle of Man Examiner pp2 dated 20 May 2008
↑ Manx Independent p42 dated 22 May 2009

External links

Map of "The Triangle"

v t e North West 200

Millbank Avenue Primrose Hill York Road Corner Mill Road Galvally Station Corner Cromore Black Bridge Kiltinney Dundooan University Corner Ballasally Roundabout Nicholl's Islandtasserty Mather's Cross Maddeybenney Carnalridge Magheraboy Metropole Corner Church Corner Black Hill Juniper Hill

v t e Northern Ireland racing circuits

Aghadowey Circuit Ards - TT Circuit Armoy Circuit Bishopscourt - Downpatrick Carrowdore Circuit Coleraine - The Triangle Clady Circuit Cookstown - Orritor Circuit Cranfield Circuit Dundrod Circuit Kirkistown Circuit Mid - Antrim Nutt's Corner Circuit St. Angelo Tandragee White Mountain - Lisburn

Coordinates: 55°10′13″N 6°39′41″W / 55.17028°N 6.66139°W / 55.17028; -6.66139

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