There's a bit of a misunderstanding in the first post in this thread.
Those winners in the list are not winners of the NR Hardriders, they are winners of The Bidlake Memorial Prize.
The confusion has arisen because Phil Liggett was presented with the Bidlake prize at the post race gathering of the NR event in 2016, and that's why the list is included in the report of the TT.
That's not to say that the winners of the NR event do not make an impressive list. I know this because there have been a number who have gone on to win the Hounslow 100 (which I've been reporting for more years than I care to remember) and, more significantly, they've often done well in that year's BBAR.
So, I wish fredtc all the best with his ambition for the NR event. If he's been highly placed in the past he must have a good chance, but there's got to be an element of luck with this very early season event: let's hope it goes your way this time, Fred.
List of Winners
There's a bit of a misunderstanding in the first post in this thread.
Those winners in the list are not winners of the NR Hardriders, they are winners of The Bidlake Memorial Prize.
The confusion has arisen because Phil Liggett was presented with the Bidlake prize at the post race gathering of the NR event in 2016, and that's why the list is included in the report of the TT.
That's not to say that the winners of the NR event do not make an impressive list. I know this because there have been a number who have gone on to win the Hounslow 100 (which I've been reporting for more years than I care to remember) and, more significantly, they've often done well in that year's BBAR.
So, I wish fredtc all the best with his ambition for the NR event. If he's been highly placed in the past he must have a good chance, but there's got to be an element of luck with this very early season event: let's hope it goes your way this time, Fred.