North West 200
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North West 200 is a major annual motorcycle road racing event held on public roads in Northern Ireland, renowned as one of the fastest and most prestigious races in the sport.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North West 200 canonical | 16 |
| North West 200 Supersport races | 1 |
| North West 200 circuit | 1 |
| North West 200 race | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4920614 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North West 200 Context triple: [Joey Dunlop, competedIn, North West 200]
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A.
Castlebar Races
Castlebar Races was a rapid and chaotic British military retreat during the 1798 Irish Rebellion, following a surprise Franco-Irish victory near Castlebar in County Mayo.
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B.
Isle of Man TT motorcycle races
The Isle of Man TT motorcycle races are a legendary annual time-trial road racing event held on public roads, renowned as one of the most challenging and dangerous motorsport competitions in the world.
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C.
Horwich Festival of Racing
Horwich Festival of Racing is an annual multi-discipline cycling and running event held in Horwich, England, featuring road races, criteriums, and related community activities.
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D.
Scone Cup Racing Carnival
The Scone Cup Racing Carnival is a prominent Australian thoroughbred horse racing festival held annually in the New South Wales town of Scone, known for its feature Scone Cup race and vibrant country racing atmosphere.
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E.
Snaefell Mountain Course
The Snaefell Mountain Course is a famous 37.73-mile public road racing circuit on the Isle of Man, renowned for its challenging high-speed motorcycle races and dangerous, scenic mountain sections.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North West 200 Target entity description: North West 200 is a major annual motorcycle road racing event held on public roads in Northern Ireland, renowned as one of the fastest and most prestigious races in the sport.
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A.
Castlebar Races
Castlebar Races was a rapid and chaotic British military retreat during the 1798 Irish Rebellion, following a surprise Franco-Irish victory near Castlebar in County Mayo.
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B.
Isle of Man TT motorcycle races
The Isle of Man TT motorcycle races are a legendary annual time-trial road racing event held on public roads, renowned as one of the most challenging and dangerous motorsport competitions in the world.
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C.
Horwich Festival of Racing
Horwich Festival of Racing is an annual multi-discipline cycling and running event held in Horwich, England, featuring road races, criteriums, and related community activities.
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D.
Scone Cup Racing Carnival
The Scone Cup Racing Carnival is a prominent Australian thoroughbred horse racing festival held annually in the New South Wales town of Scone, known for its feature Scone Cup race and vibrant country racing atmosphere.
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E.
Snaefell Mountain Course
The Snaefell Mountain Course is a famous 37.73-mile public road racing circuit on the Isle of Man, renowned for its challenging high-speed motorcycle races and dangerous, scenic mountain sections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sporting event
ⓘ
motorcycle road race ⓘ motorsport event ⓘ |
| approximateLapLength |
14.4 kilometres
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8.9 miles ⓘ |
| circuitName | Triangle Circuit ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| courseType |
public roads
ⓘ
road circuit ⓘ |
| discipline | road racing ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1929 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBodyAffiliation | Motorcycle Union of Ireland (Ulster Centre) ⓘ |
| hasRaceClass |
Sidecar (in some years)
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Superbike ⓘ Supersport ⓘ Superstock ⓘ Supertwin ⓘ |
| hasStatus | one of the major international road races ⓘ |
| hostCity |
Coleraine
ⓘ
Portrush ⓘ Portstewart ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Causeway Coast and Glens
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linked to:
Causeway Coast and Glens district
County Antrim ⓘ County Londonderry ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the fastest road races in the world
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high average speeds ⓘ prestige in motorcycle road racing ⓘ |
| organiser | Coleraine and District Motor Club ⓘ |
| region | Causeway Coast ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Isle of Man TT
ⓘ
linked to:
Isle of Man TT motorcycle races
Ulster Grand Prix ⓘ |
| resumedIn | 2022 ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures |
chicanes added to reduce speeds
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extensive use of air-fencing and protective barriers ⓘ |
| spectatorAttendance | tens of thousands of spectators ⓘ |
| sport | motorcycle racing ⓘ |
| surface | tarmac ⓘ |
| suspendedIn |
2020
ⓘ
2021 ⓘ |
| suspensionReason | COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | May ⓘ |
| usesRoad |
A2 coast road
ⓘ
A29 road ⓘ B185 road ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: North West 200 Description of subject: North West 200 is a major annual motorcycle road racing event held on public roads in Northern Ireland, renowned as one of the fastest and most prestigious races in the sport.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
John
subject linked to:
Dunlop family
linked to: North West 200
linked to: North West 200
linked to: North West 200
subject linked to:
Hutchy