‘I went from struggling to dicing with Joey Dunlop’ – John McGuinness looks back ahead of his 30th anniversary at the NW200

John McGuinness debuted at the North West 200 in 1994

James Robinson

John McGuinness has countless fond memories of competing at the North West 200 over the past three decades but rates one in particular as a defining moment in his stellar career.

The Honda Racing UK rider is marking his 30th anniversary of racing at the north coast meeting next week after he made his debut in 1994, arriving with his then partner Becky — now his wife — and a Yamaha TZ250 in the paddock in Portrush.