Now that the dust has settled on the preliminary bombshell news that there would be no Northern Irish bike racing in any respect in 2023 (and very likely none in the Republic of Ireland possibly) owing to ongoing problems securing insurance coverage, points are starting to at minimum glimpse a minimal far more hopeful than they were. A crowdfunding campaign launched by the Motorbike Union of Eire (the governing body in Northern Ireland) has lifted at the very least some of the cash wanted to go forward, bringing hopes that the relaxation can be located from continuing fundraising and sponsorship, although the island’s premier function, the North West 200, has…