:00:50. > :00:56.This is one of Northern Ireland's most famous and frightening
:00:57. > :01:06.landmarks. Thousands flocked here every year to take a few steps. It
:01:07. > :01:11.is pretty scary but nothing is as exhilarating as the International
:01:12. > :01:17.Northwest 200. It produces some of the most spectacular motor cycle
:01:18. > :01:22.racing you will ever see. We have plenty great action for you coming
:01:23. > :01:26.up but he did the reminder of what has happened so far. -- here is a
:01:27. > :01:56.reminder. He has got an awful lot of ground to
:01:57. > :02:33.make up. From 16 he is now in the leading pack. The chequered flag.
:02:34. > :02:55.As we get underway for the third and He now takes the chequered flag.
:02:56. > :03:05.As we get underway for the third and final time tonight... Alistair
:03:06. > :03:17.Seeley already. The come out of the corner together. Can Alistair Seeley
:03:18. > :03:25.catch MIchael Dunlop? He takes the chequered flag. A great start for
:03:26. > :03:31.Northern Ireland with three wins including a double for Alistair
:03:32. > :03:42.Seeley. He goes into the record books. Who better to give buyers a
:03:43. > :03:58.map of this run? -- to give us a map of this run. We are in sixth now
:03:59. > :04:12.before we go down to it. We are carrying a bit more speed. It is
:04:13. > :04:17.back on 100% throttle. We are not using so much of the track here. You
:04:18. > :04:24.follow the leader when you go into it cause you cannot pass going
:04:25. > :04:31.around it but you can do the pass on the way in and get the drive out. It
:04:32. > :04:39.is very bumpy. Probably the one pierced part of the costs. There are
:04:40. > :04:47.a lot of bumps if you tried to make a pass on the inside. Coming out of
:04:48. > :04:54.this chicane I usually dressed to the right but get it pulled back to
:04:55. > :05:02.the left as quick as I can. You switch across to the right. It is
:05:03. > :05:08.the same line I have used for years and it seems to work. Getting off of
:05:09. > :05:19.work has been the hardest thing in the last few years. You have to hold
:05:20. > :05:28.the title I'm going into this hell, Ricky much whoever does will win the
:05:29. > :05:35.race. -- pretty much. Alistair Seeley is the most successful rider
:05:36. > :05:42.almost, the late Robert Dunlop is just ahead of him. We followed his
:05:43. > :05:54.son MIchael Dunlop as he got the few training tips from the Ulster rugby
:05:55. > :06:00.team. His brother William has also been sampling another type of sport.
:06:01. > :06:07.He paid a visit to the Belfast Giants ice hockey team and caught up
:06:08. > :06:30.with a school friend who now plays for the team.
:06:31. > :06:47.Have you been on the ice before? It has been a while now. Make sure you
:06:48. > :06:57.bend your knees and get the weight down there. How was it being a
:06:58. > :07:07.Belfast Giants for D-day? A bit tricky, mice gating is not up to
:07:08. > :07:14.scratch. -- for the day. I have stated a little bit before. So much
:07:15. > :07:24.speed and power I could not get away with it, it is unbelievable. --
:07:25. > :07:34.skated a little. His skating needs work, he does not go so far died on
:07:35. > :07:44.the bike. But he was OK. -- does not go so fast as he does on the bike.
:07:45. > :07:55.It is the staying in one piece or on one spot when you have ice skates
:07:56. > :08:05.on. It is not easy. Is your appetite really whetted this year? Yes. It
:08:06. > :08:11.has been tested. Being with the local boys is the main thing for me,
:08:12. > :08:21.I feel really at home with them. I am feeling good for it. I'd macro
:08:22. > :08:28.sticking to bikes for now? Yes I am. He will be hoping he is not wobbling
:08:29. > :08:34.around the circuit. Joining me is the only man to have ever recorded
:08:35. > :08:39.five wins in a single day around this circuit. The weather is not so
:08:40. > :08:49.good as it was for the first day's rethink. The windows up and the race
:08:50. > :08:58.has -- rain has stopped. -- the wind is up. They have to watch their
:08:59. > :09:03.braking and acceleration. For the forecast we have got we could not
:09:04. > :09:13.wish for much better. I'd macro apart from Dunlop who are the main
:09:14. > :09:41.contenders? The Suzuki man, the two Yamaha 's, we have two condos. --
:09:42. > :09:51.Honda is. Josh Magennis is carrying a injury that he has had since the
:09:52. > :10:12.winter. Gary Johnson who is hungry for a Northwest 200 win. I'd macro
:10:13. > :10:22.here is the starting bread. They will join our race commentator.
:10:23. > :10:38.Tiger choice is a big worry for everyone on this bed. Most of them
:10:39. > :10:45.have a cut front tyre. We are away. First race of Saturday. It is the
:10:46. > :10:50.number eight byte getting a good start. They are all streaming down
:10:51. > :10:57.towards Primrose Hill. start. They are all streaming down
:10:58. > :11:01.that, the number two bike almost ran into the back. It is just damp, not
:11:02. > :11:09.really wet at the moment but it is into the back. It is just damp, not
:11:10. > :11:17.further around the circuit. It is a cracking start for Bruce. We are
:11:18. > :11:19.looking back at the number 12. By Martin is still sorting himself out.
:11:20. > :11:35.It is early days Martin is still sorting himself out.
:11:36. > :11:41.rest are now setting out. That is a great start from Bruce. He may be
:11:42. > :11:51.senses that the conditions will suit him here. Keith has got a wet the
:11:52. > :11:56.year tyre. Down towards the station corner you can see it is tricky
:11:57. > :12:07.conditions, it is damp but there is a fair hit of the net. Look how much
:12:08. > :12:19.trust PR placing in each other and in the machinery. We are bored with
:12:20. > :12:26.Bruce Anstey. Look at the focus on those eyes. We are going 175 mph.
:12:27. > :12:30.Gary Johnson leads it, behind that, Bruce, and behind that, Michael
:12:31. > :12:36.Rutter. Here is the moment when Gary Johnson stole passed up the inside
:12:37. > :12:40.of Michael Rutter. And look at Bruce Anstey round the outside. They have
:12:41. > :12:46.clear visors on, we can see their eyes looking out in front. Gary
:12:47. > :12:53.Johnson. Down towards the roundabouts, and again, it is still
:12:54. > :12:58.damp conditions. A bit squarely around there. That was Josh Brookes
:12:59. > :13:04.there. Gary Johnson and Bruce Anstey. It is dry around here. He
:13:05. > :13:10.will have to think about that. Yes, the wettest part is down at the
:13:11. > :13:15.bottom, but we come out of the roundabout, still on board with
:13:16. > :13:16.Bruce Anstey. The Kiwi. He has raced here many times, and one a few times
:13:17. > :13:26.as well. He goes for the line on Gary
:13:27. > :13:32.Johnson, doesn't find it at the chicane. Josh Brookes drops it in
:13:33. > :13:38.there, third position. He is on the Yamaha. On board again, listen to
:13:39. > :13:44.that Triumph. What a beautiful sound. A lot of talk and a lot of
:13:45. > :13:48.speed. Looking for the opportunity they go up towards the chicane. A
:13:49. > :13:54.quicker chicane, not such a dead start. It is getting into it
:13:55. > :13:58.steadily and getting the exit and out of it, that is the important
:13:59. > :14:02.part about it. Bruce there, Josh Brookes, Lee Johnston. And now it is
:14:03. > :14:07.starting to get a bit wetter as they exit. Down towards the Metropole,
:14:08. > :14:14.and you can see why they need those tyres. When they did the siting lap
:14:15. > :14:20.down here, at onto the Coast Road at Blackhill, that is possibly the
:14:21. > :14:24.fastest part of the circuit today. The wind is right behind them as
:14:25. > :14:29.they come down here. Very easy to get your breaking wrong. You can see
:14:30. > :14:33.the spray at the hurtle down. Careful over the white lines and the
:14:34. > :14:37.drain holes. Tiptoe around here. You just have to be careful with the
:14:38. > :14:42.throttle, and be judicious as you apply it. Gary Johnson, Bruce
:14:43. > :14:49.Anstey, Lee Johnston on Josh Brookes. That was nice, wasn't it?
:14:50. > :14:51.Tidy as he slipped it through. Josh Brookes is still learning his way
:14:52. > :14:57.around, it is only his second time around. On board with Bruce Anstey
:14:58. > :15:04.again. They are looking to corners ahead, virtually, using their body
:15:05. > :15:08.weight is to move the Honda. We are looking back from Michael Dunlop's
:15:09. > :15:11.machine. Here they come. The charge of the light Brigade. Lee Johnston
:15:12. > :15:17.has come all the way through down the outside into Juniper. He has got
:15:18. > :15:18.it going. On board with Gary Johnson. Lee Johnston out in front
:15:19. > :15:26.now. The few spots of rain here now. Lee Johnston looking very good
:15:27. > :15:31.indeed. We have not seen a lot of Alastair Seeley in this race so
:15:32. > :15:39.far. We know he had a fairly heavy cut. There he is. Yes, a fairly
:15:40. > :15:42.heavily cut front tyre, but he is being gobbled up in his section of
:15:43. > :15:46.the course. This is where he is strongest. He should be stronger on
:15:47. > :15:53.the wet bars. On board with Michael Dunlop. Here is his brother William.
:15:54. > :15:58.William, obviously, the reputation as a small bike rider, and that bike
:15:59. > :16:07.has a reputation as well. Conor Cummins, in the pit. Not good for
:16:08. > :16:12.Keith Amor, because he qualified extremely well. Lee Johnston leads
:16:13. > :16:15.this race down into the hairpin. That wet tyre is coming into play,
:16:16. > :16:19.Conor Cummins hanging onto the back of that group here. Bruce has
:16:20. > :16:25.dropped back a bit, after leading in the early stages. It is anyone's
:16:26. > :16:29.race still. Alastair Seeley has come on strong, up into second place. Lee
:16:30. > :16:34.Johnston, does he know? He can't afford to turn round will stop you
:16:35. > :16:42.lose so much momentum if you look around in these races. Here, they go
:16:43. > :16:46.onto long straight, Josh Brookes well back here. He had a little
:16:47. > :16:50.moment there. Slipstream coming into play. Alastair Seeley about to take
:16:51. > :16:57.the lead. He won the first Supersport race here on Thursday.
:16:58. > :17:02.Into station corner again. I think in these conditions, both of those
:17:03. > :17:08.men... Oh! Gary Johnson! Up the inside! Both of those race winners,
:17:09. > :17:11.from our Thursday night session, but non-are expecting Gary Johnson. I
:17:12. > :17:15.don't think they are expecting what will either. Slipstream again, Gary
:17:16. > :17:19.Johnson managing to find a bit of track on the inside as he dies down
:17:20. > :17:26.there. It is all about the zone there. They are concentrating so
:17:27. > :17:32.much on each other. There is Bruce, slotting into third. Very late and
:17:33. > :17:36.very brave on the brakes. He has got it dipped in there. Gary Johnson
:17:37. > :17:43.just got shuffled back into forthcoming around University. More
:17:44. > :17:46.rain, getting wetter and wetter. Will this ball into the hands of
:17:47. > :17:50.analysis Ely? He tucked in the front.
:17:51. > :18:00.That front tyre is working for him now. I don't know what Lee Johnston
:18:01. > :18:03.has here. He is intermediate, front and Rea on the East Coast Honda, so
:18:04. > :18:11.that would be a better tyre for the dry part of the circuit. Alastair
:18:12. > :18:14.Seeley's, heavily cut. You can start to see the rooster tail is coming
:18:15. > :18:20.out of the back of the come-down. This is about 175 mph. The
:18:21. > :18:26.slipstream works its bit of magic. Lee Johnston pops out. Has he ever
:18:27. > :18:31.done it? Yes, he has. He is in trouble. He has slowed everyone else
:18:32. > :18:34.down at the same time. Will he just gets snapped up now? He will lose a
:18:35. > :18:39.place for sure on this straight. You would think so, but his mistake
:18:40. > :18:46.blocked everyone else as well. Bruce is there, trying to get past. And
:18:47. > :18:55.there goes Bruce. You can see there is not a lot in it. Here comes Gary
:18:56. > :19:00.Johnson. Not quite close enough. But look at league, on the brakes
:19:01. > :19:03.again. He is a demon on this. Remember, this is Michael Dunlop's
:19:04. > :19:08.winning machine from last year, so he has got the right bike to do all
:19:09. > :19:12.of this on. He has always had the ability, now he has the machinery.
:19:13. > :19:16.The man is on fire this weekend. One under his belt, he wants another.
:19:17. > :19:21.Alastair Seeley have two and once more. Down they come. Alastair
:19:22. > :19:25.Seeley, defensive line, he is on the inside, keeping a tight line. Lee is
:19:26. > :19:31.going to tip it then. That came very close to touching bare.
:19:32. > :19:36.Alastair Seeley is perhaps not expecting Johnson to be this
:19:37. > :19:40.brochure is only 600. Alastair Seeley, the 600 rider every
:19:41. > :19:42.weekend. He is used to short-circuits, but I don't think he
:19:43. > :19:47.is expecting Lee short-circuits, but I don't think he
:19:48. > :19:53.quite this strong on the road. Lee's Yamaha
:19:54. > :19:56.quite this strong on the road. there. Shoulder to shoulder! Over
:19:57. > :19:57.Blackhill, a blind corner. You can't see how steep it is, and you can't
:19:58. > :20:04.see a thing until you get to see how steep it is, and you can't
:20:05. > :20:08.top. Yellow microbrews has seen all this before. He might just think, I
:20:09. > :20:13.will have a toe around here and see what they get up to. I'm sure he was
:20:14. > :20:17.grinning. Jostling going in front. They are going to trip one another
:20:18. > :20:22.again. Still trying to that same piece of tarmac. Bruce is
:20:23. > :20:26.again. Still trying to that same with intent. He had a little luck,
:20:27. > :20:28.didn't he? He decided that he didn't really want to get that involve. The
:20:29. > :20:33.good thing is, really want to get that involve. The
:20:34. > :20:35.you can put plenty of heat into those intermediate tyres, so
:20:36. > :20:37.you can put plenty of heat into will have more grip on the wet
:20:38. > :20:41.parts. It just helps your confidence knowing you have heat in the tyres.
:20:42. > :20:46.Conor Cummins is still clinging on in fourth position. Lee Johnston
:20:47. > :20:50.leads Alastair Seeley. Jeremy McWilliams watching, he will be
:20:51. > :20:53.going out shortly. He is trying to work out what the conditions. I
:20:54. > :21:01.think he wishes he part of this race. First, second, third, and
:21:02. > :21:04.fought, Primrose Hill towards York Road corner. Lee Johnston with
:21:05. > :21:15.Alastair Seeley, coming up the inside now I'm thinking better of
:21:16. > :21:19.it. Bruce Anstey. Lee looks around. Over the crest of the hill. The
:21:20. > :21:22.front wheel leaves the ground, and he tries to land it as smoothly as
:21:23. > :21:25.you can. You are about to turn right, as you are about to turn
:21:26. > :21:33.right, Isaac and Siebel stock Conor Cummins coming over the top there.
:21:34. > :21:39.He gets a bit more air. Oh! A lovely shop there. It is all still to play
:21:40. > :21:45.for. Is that Alastair Seeley in front of Lee Johnston? No, still
:21:46. > :21:48.second. We are neck and neck down towards
:21:49. > :21:52.the station corner. Lee Johnston sticks in front. It is who has got
:21:53. > :21:56.the bravery through here. I think CV will be slightly better, and I would
:21:57. > :22:00.have thought Lee Johnston has a bit of an advantage. You can see the
:22:01. > :22:05.slipstream here. Sealey is back through. And a very firm pass from
:22:06. > :22:08.Alastair Seeley, but did he do it too soon on this very long
:22:09. > :22:11.straight? Lee Johnston think so. He has not only got through, he has got
:22:12. > :22:15.the tract position. He has not only got through, he has got
:22:16. > :22:19.line when they get to university, and now Lee Johnston moves over to
:22:20. > :22:22.close the door. Bruce is coming at the outside. Brews have the
:22:23. > :22:24.slipstream from both bikes, nearly touch of the white line. That would
:22:25. > :22:29.have been touch of the white line. That would
:22:30. > :22:34.second. Alastair Seeley didn't quite get the Tote are going to leave. He
:22:35. > :22:41.is right behind Johnston now. Sealey has a good line through, he might
:22:42. > :22:44.well get the drive through and run on brews. I guess it is still
:22:45. > :22:50.raining down this section here. Not heavy rain, but enough to keep it
:22:51. > :22:54.very wet and very greasy. And of course, he has got that front tyre,
:22:55. > :22:59.a lot of grip to turn the bike and get it stood up. Lee Johnston, that
:23:00. > :23:04.Honda, is making some horsepower. It is Michael Dunlop's bike from last
:23:05. > :23:14.year. Dunlop coming on strong towards the end of this race. Second
:23:15. > :23:20.gear corner. All about getting the power laid down as you exit. So,
:23:21. > :23:23.gear corner. All about getting the Bruce up in front. This is a tricky
:23:24. > :23:25.gear corner. All about getting the chicane, as we have seen. They are
:23:26. > :23:30.all quite difficult in the wet. That is why I think the riders dislike
:23:31. > :23:33.them the most. Here comes Lee Johnston on the run down. Another
:23:34. > :23:39.look over his shoulder, didn't seem to slow him at all. Would merely
:23:40. > :23:44.have blown his head off at the speed! Alastair Seeley take the
:23:45. > :23:46.lead. I would have put money on Lee Johnston in the braking zone. What
:23:47. > :23:53.about Bruce Anstey, though! He Johnston in the braking zone. What
:23:54. > :23:57.the iron man, the old soldier. Finished eighth in the first race
:23:58. > :24:01.here on Thursday, but he is at the sharp end at the moment, still a lot
:24:02. > :24:05.of rain here now. It is raining quite hard as they run down towards
:24:06. > :24:08.Metropole. Here comes Alastair Seeley from behind Bruce Anstey. He
:24:09. > :24:12.goes streaking past, but Anstey is not having any of that. He just
:24:13. > :24:18.moves him over, takes his line, getting ready for the brakes. Back
:24:19. > :24:25.wheels up in the air in those conditions, just shows... He
:24:26. > :24:30.steadied himself. And he held up Bruce Anstey, and Alastair Seeley
:24:31. > :24:34.almost ran into the back of Bruce Anstey. You don't overtake here, do
:24:35. > :24:38.you? You do if you are Alastair Seeley, but it was nice and smooth,
:24:39. > :24:43.he got the past done before the corner. Now, and need the railway
:24:44. > :24:47.line. Again, it does not look like sharp corners, but at these speeds,
:24:48. > :24:50.they must use every bit of the track. How about that? That is
:24:51. > :24:55.something special. Alastair Seeley is so fast over the top of
:24:56. > :25:00.Blackhill. You may do look so easy. It is so difficult to do that. Was
:25:01. > :25:05.that a dress rehearsal for the last lap he macro he will know full well
:25:06. > :25:08.he won't get away from these two. Alastair Seeley, Lee Johnston, Bruce
:25:09. > :25:11.Anstey. Spectators urging them on. They don't need any
:25:12. > :25:17.Anstey. Spectators urging them on. really know. Dry here. This is the
:25:18. > :25:23.part where I would have said Bruce and league might possibly get a bit
:25:24. > :25:26.more grip. But suddenly, Alastair Seeley pulled out, and he has got
:25:27. > :25:34.through the backmarkers very nice and cleanly. That was Nigel Raine,
:25:35. > :25:37.number 31. -- Nigel Rea. That could complicate the issue for all of them
:25:38. > :25:41.and change the complex and of the race for them if they get
:25:42. > :25:50.backmarkers in between themselves. Sealey, Johnston, and Anstey. On a
:25:51. > :25:54.600, you can see how physically bigger hears than all the rest of
:25:55. > :25:57.the guys. It is not so bad in the braking zone, but trying to go down
:25:58. > :26:02.the straight, he will struggle more than the rest. So, we start the last
:26:03. > :26:08.lap. Any one of these guys could win this
:26:09. > :26:12.race now. Sealey gets out of the corner well. Up towards the
:26:13. > :26:15.roundabout. It is all important now. This roundabout, coming out of it,
:26:16. > :26:21.and getting the launch onto the straight is vital. Sealey, short
:26:22. > :26:23.circuit. He knows what to do. Late on the brakes, but
:26:24. > :26:28.circuit. He knows what to do. Late behind him, following his line. Good
:26:29. > :26:32.work for all of them. No advantage or disadvantage. Alastair Seeley
:26:33. > :26:36.already had two wins here, on Thursday night. Could this be his
:26:37. > :26:44.third? Gary Johnson. Dropped off the battle. You can see why as he nips
:26:45. > :26:49.past. We look down on to this battle for the lead. Has that just
:26:50. > :26:52.polarised away from Bruce Anstey? These to come out of the corner
:26:53. > :26:56.little bit better, and Alastair Seeley might just be about to lose
:26:57. > :27:00.the lead. I think he is, but there are another three straights to go,
:27:01. > :27:04.or four, for that matter, before we get down to the Metropole, and that
:27:05. > :27:09.is often where the race is decided. Look at this! That slipstream
:27:10. > :27:12.effect. He has come from about 50 yards back to being 50 yards in
:27:13. > :27:19.front, and I am sure that his eyes are smiling. They used the tow from
:27:20. > :27:22.both those bikes to get a really good launch. Conor Cummins almost
:27:23. > :27:30.got one as well. Alastair Seeley, now third, he was first. When he
:27:31. > :27:34.started out, out of the roundabout, he was there, but now he is third.
:27:35. > :27:37.Bruce definitely enjoying this. Yes, from the fifth row of the fifth row
:27:38. > :27:43.over Gray, a pretty special start. We know how important that is. As we
:27:44. > :27:45.go into the roundabout at the final time. And deacons to international
:27:46. > :27:50.race meetings looking like he is just got out of bed and can be
:27:51. > :28:01.bothered to do anything very much, and then he always gets on the
:28:02. > :28:07.podium somewhere. The always put a good motor cycle underneath him.
:28:08. > :28:12.This again is a change of lead. Bruce goes through the chicane. He
:28:13. > :28:22.stops there to have a look and let them through. Just got in their way
:28:23. > :28:31.to port. The tailwind. The braking zone has to change. Here we go.
:28:32. > :28:33.First to fourth. Alistair Seeley and Johnson go head-to-head. This is the
:28:34. > :28:44.final lap. -- Lee Johnson go head-to-head. This is the
:28:45. > :28:50.Seeley would be the most experienced guy around this circuit. He just
:28:51. > :28:54.seems to not be able to out-brake Lee Johnston. This is the important
:28:55. > :29:00.one. Look at that speed there again. one. Look at that speed there again.
:29:01. > :29:07.We talk about slipstream but it really did make a big difference
:29:08. > :29:16.there. They are touching. Oh dear. Into the wall. Alistair Seeley is up
:29:17. > :29:27.but his bike is finished. The crew are going over. Conor Cummins is now
:29:28. > :29:33.in the lead. Bruce is back in front. I believe, now looking at this.
:29:34. > :29:38.Alistair Seeley on the inside is trying to get on the brakes. I do
:29:39. > :29:44.not know if he locked up the front wheel there but oh my, those safety
:29:45. > :29:48.features have done their work. I do not think they would have got round
:29:49. > :29:55.there like that with their elbows intertwined. Bruce is the first one
:29:56. > :29:59.through, Bruce and see. What about this then? We said his eyes were
:30:00. > :30:04.through, Bruce and see. What about smiling. He will be quite pleased he
:30:05. > :30:12.has got some clear there in front of him. Now he has Conor Commons right
:30:13. > :30:16.up his real cracks. Is it still Gary Johnson in fourth place? It is going
:30:17. > :30:23.to be the New Zealand national anthem the play when this is over.
:30:24. > :30:28.Bruce takes the chequered flag. Corner right behind him. There might
:30:29. > :30:53.be some controversy about him going through the chicane. I let them go
:30:54. > :31:00.and went through. I thought I'd be late and I was just hanging on to it
:31:01. > :31:08.and was going to bring it home. Treacherous. It was a bit of a
:31:09. > :31:15.lottery but these days. Brilliant. And other international and another
:31:16. > :31:23.win. An incredible record for Bruce. He has been on the podium
:31:24. > :31:28.here every year for the last 12 years another crowd favourite is
:31:29. > :31:45.Michael Rutter. He was another favourite to break the record back
:31:46. > :31:51.in 2004. We caught up with him. There is always a huge buzz around
:31:52. > :31:59.the north coast. One man who knows all about it is Michael Rutter. He
:32:00. > :32:04.has been coming here for 22 years. We thought they would give him a
:32:05. > :32:24.chance to see one operation that goes on here all year round.
:32:25. > :32:34.Thankfully it is a bit more sedate out here today. Not so rocky as it
:32:35. > :32:41.has been sometimes. They'll macro it is amazing. Talking about the
:32:42. > :32:51.experiences of going out to wreck skew people, it is an amazing job
:32:52. > :32:58.what they do. -- rescue people. You have been volunteering here as long
:32:59. > :33:04.as Michael Rutter has been coming here for the race. That is right. I
:33:05. > :33:16.am glad he has brought the weather with him this time. You wanted to
:33:17. > :33:20.equal or better the record? Yes. Obviously he is not year now but it
:33:21. > :33:27.would be nice to win just for myself really, not to break someone else's
:33:28. > :33:39.record. There are a lot of good Irish lads. It is going to be very
:33:40. > :33:46.difficult. Taking on that last lap, around the coast road, that is where
:33:47. > :33:53.I want to win. Good luck. The RNLI certainly provide a fantastic
:33:54. > :34:01.service. Their crews were at the 1500 hrs last year. His very first
:34:02. > :34:09.win was back in 1997 and he beat this man. He may not be the man to
:34:10. > :34:16.watch because MIchael Dunlop is in pole position. I think Michael will
:34:17. > :34:21.be a strong opposition. These bikes were brand-new last week. He has
:34:22. > :34:27.never rode them before. Three months ago he was taking a year out from
:34:28. > :34:34.racing unless he got the deal he wanted. BMW came up with the deal he
:34:35. > :34:40.wanted and now he is out on the grid. He does not lack confidence.
:34:41. > :34:49.He has got the wet tyres on his bike and he will definitely be a force to
:34:50. > :34:56.be reckoned with. Take a look at the other side of the dead. There is a
:34:57. > :35:05.spear space there. Alistair Seeley has decided not to race. He took a
:35:06. > :35:17.little knock. He will sit this one out. It looked like a big knock to
:35:18. > :35:23.me! Yes, by road racing standards. Here is the starting grid. Josh
:35:24. > :35:28.Brookes surprised Here is the starting grid. Josh
:35:29. > :35:37.600 race just now. Michael Rutter looks down. Tyre choice not really a
:35:38. > :35:46.question, is it? We have had a bit more rain.
:35:47. > :35:55.We are riding in the spree. You can see how wet it has become. We have
:35:56. > :36:06.had a shower since the last race. This is such a damp circuit. Martin
:36:07. > :36:13.and Dunlop. Her cheek up the inside on Michael Rutter, yes, he has gone
:36:14. > :36:17.through there. He hurt his hand in practice. He has the top of one
:36:18. > :36:27.finger missing on his right hand but he is going behind the bubble and he
:36:28. > :36:33.is pulling away. He is away like a scalded cat at the moment.
:36:34. > :36:40.Absolutely brilliant. As you say he has those butterfingers. Something
:36:41. > :36:51.else that is the bigger injury in the real world! Look at that. That
:36:52. > :37:01.is some lead. Are we they go through station corner. Guy Martin is owing
:37:02. > :37:12.well with Bruce Anstey, the winner of the previous race. -- going well.
:37:13. > :37:13.James Hillier in the spree coming out of the slipstream. Here it is at
:37:14. > :37:24.work. -- the spree. That is quite out of the slipstream. Here it is at
:37:25. > :37:37.extraordinary. The tyres are superb. Plenty of debt. -- plenty of grip.
:37:38. > :37:53.Michael Rutter on the link road getting past. Hutchie makes his
:37:54. > :38:01.escape. He certainly does. Conor Cummins is just all over the big
:38:02. > :38:08.bike. Over 200 horsepower they are trying to put down at the moment.
:38:09. > :38:18.Tom of these bikes have a bit of traction control. William Dunlop,
:38:19. > :38:24.no, Guy Martin. He overdid it. He went straight on and who has gone
:38:25. > :38:31.with him? I think it is Josh Brooks. He was just a little bit to greedy.
:38:32. > :38:38.He has to try to set off and see what he can do. Hutchie, I do not
:38:39. > :38:52.know what he has had for breakfast but he is pulling away. And look at
:38:53. > :39:02.the big spree, that is not easy. -- big spray. They have cut from a
:39:03. > :39:09.seven lap race to a five lap race because of the conditions. There are
:39:10. > :39:16.no dry bits all around the circuit. You can see the spree coming off of
:39:17. > :39:24.the back wheels in front of him. It is difficult. It was impressive the
:39:25. > :39:33.way he got the bike outside. Guy Martin making up for lost time at
:39:34. > :39:41.the chicane. Under the bridge. The first of five times. MIchael Dunlop
:39:42. > :39:49.is making turns all be time. He is the man to be watching. Look at
:39:50. > :39:57.that. He came right off of the ground. Was that William Dunlop? It
:39:58. > :40:19.was. Here is Conor Cummins. He is coming down the outside. We are on
:40:20. > :40:24.board with Dan. The Suzuki. The new surface has a reasonable amount of
:40:25. > :40:32.grip here. He goes around the outside and then dies down the
:40:33. > :40:45.inside. A good move there. -- dives down the inside. He is taking Conor
:40:46. > :40:54.Cummins with him. It is first, second and third year. They seem to
:40:55. > :41:02.be gapping. They have got away. It makes a big difference. You have a
:41:03. > :41:08.nice clear view in front of you. This is William Dunlop's move. As
:41:09. > :41:20.they go into the second lap everything is up and tight. William
:41:21. > :41:26.unlock looks for a pass on Hutchie. I can bet you anything he gets the
:41:27. > :41:36.drive out of here and down station corner. He is leaving Conor Cummins
:41:37. > :41:42.on acceleration. He is right by him Hutchie. This is the big one, they
:41:43. > :41:49.believe Conor Cummins up. If he going to do it? He has got through
:41:50. > :41:53.there. A little bit more camber making it a faster corner but you
:41:54. > :42:00.would not recommend it to anyone in these conditions. Front wheels off
:42:01. > :42:09.off the ground at 180 mph in the rain. Do not try this at home. Yes.
:42:10. > :42:19.This is not the fastest part of the circuit today because of the wind.
:42:20. > :42:29.Hutchy get on the brakes a little bit. Look at that. William Dunlop
:42:30. > :42:33.sliding in. Why, Michael Dunlop... Bruce Anstey into the pits. No
:42:34. > :42:35.repeat win for him. That is a shame for him. Usually, they don't have
:42:36. > :42:39.bikes need to go for him. Usually, they don't have
:42:40. > :42:42.the middle of a race. Look at the bikes squirming around. A lot of
:42:43. > :42:48.that is to do with the tread blocks moving around with the wet tyres,
:42:49. > :42:55.but I can tell you, it takes... Here we go. Conor Cummins. For second
:42:56. > :42:58.place. He is nearly double the size. Good old parachute braking when he
:42:59. > :43:02.sits up. It is like that in the air brakes on. Look at this. Conor
:43:03. > :43:06.Cummins get his foot down. He takes Hutchy with him. Conor Cummins did
:43:07. > :43:10.that a little bit too quickly. He is looking for Hutchy to let him pass.
:43:11. > :43:16.He knows full well that he took Hutchy with him, and so all very
:43:17. > :43:22.gentlemanly here today, Hutchy in him both had to take telegraphs. In
:43:23. > :43:25.the pits, they compare hens and braces, domain? They are both full
:43:26. > :43:29.of bolts and steel and bits of metal. I suspect that has helped
:43:30. > :43:34.Michael Rutter. The slipstream, got was incredible. I would have thought
:43:35. > :43:39.Rutter would have closed up more. William Dunlop out in front. Michael
:43:40. > :43:44.Dunlop is still putting in fast times. This is still all to look at.
:43:45. > :43:51.Here stopping. That is a shame for him. Stopping on the run up to
:43:52. > :43:55.university. Conor just can't get it stopped. Luckily for him, Hutchy saw
:43:56. > :43:58.him coming out of the corner of his eye, and they both took to the
:43:59. > :44:05.grass. Look at that impressive work there. The pavement would have had
:44:06. > :44:09.more grip. Quite a nice line through the chicane. Gentlemanly behaviour
:44:10. > :44:12.all around, as we saw. It will all work to the benefit of William
:44:13. > :44:16.Dunlop. While they were busy losing time on the grass and waving at each
:44:17. > :44:19.other, William Dunlop has cleared off and developed a nice big lead.
:44:20. > :44:26.That must be Josh Brookes, I think. off and developed a nice big lead.
:44:27. > :44:29.Yes, it must be. I saw him in one of those slow motion shots as if he was
:44:30. > :44:36.making a bit of time, and obviously, he was. Conor, can he do anything
:44:37. > :44:40.about William Dunlop? I am not sure. Dunlop really desperately wants to
:44:41. > :44:46.win his fourth Northwest 200, and desperately wants to win a big race.
:44:47. > :44:49.This is the race. That little moment has unsettled Hutchy. Maybe he has
:44:50. > :44:54.hurt his hand, hanging on with those injured fingers. William Dunlop has
:44:55. > :44:57.not broken away like I thought he would with them on the grass. I
:44:58. > :45:04.thought there would be a bigger gap, but only a couple of seconds.
:45:05. > :45:10.The 28-year-old elder brother, of course, the Dunlop dynasty. It is
:45:11. > :45:17.very much a dynasty here on the coast. Three seconds, as Conor
:45:18. > :45:22.Cummins get through, and probably a few seconds back to Hutchy. So,
:45:23. > :45:27.Cummins has recovered better, even though he stopped. I have just seen
:45:28. > :45:33.a BMW in the background, the factory BMW, and it is Michael Dunlop. He is
:45:34. > :45:37.on the back. There he is. Michael Dunlop riding up towards Michael
:45:38. > :45:40.Rutter. William Dunlop. Look at the concentration. Cranking that down
:45:41. > :45:50.through the gears. He thought that William... Guy Martin had their
:45:51. > :45:52.thoughts and eyes on TG, and would not necessarily be up for a win, but
:45:53. > :45:56.at the moment, it looks great for not necessarily be up for a win, but
:45:57. > :46:03.the number six. He slides and servers are now on the
:46:04. > :46:06.easy intricately dish and, I would hate to see what he does when it
:46:07. > :46:13.style, that is more like Michael Dunlop ayes riding style. We have
:46:14. > :46:16.seen throughout this week, practice, qualifying in everything,
:46:17. > :46:23.he has been more aggressive. He looked hungrier than ever before.
:46:24. > :46:29.Michael Dunlop using the BMW, but I would say that his BMW is closer to
:46:30. > :46:30.the factory spec machine. He has the ferocious mapping of his, whereas
:46:31. > :46:41.Michael Rutter's is just kind of ferocious mapping of his, whereas
:46:42. > :46:45.skilful and brave as easy them side-by-side. This track is not
:46:46. > :46:51.wide. I can promise you. But nicely done, Michael. He has just found a
:46:52. > :46:55.puddle. What you cannot tell is how hard Dunlop had to work not to bowl
:46:56. > :46:58.right over. That was a corner and 180 miles an hour.
:46:59. > :47:05.right over. That was a corner and has got his sights set on Hutchy. He
:47:06. > :47:07.gets to the next straight, possibly he will do something about it. If
:47:08. > :47:14.his hand is hurting, things like that will run down and along here,
:47:15. > :47:17.and the two chicanes will be an issue for him. At
:47:18. > :47:22.and the two chicanes will be an helicopter can keep up with the
:47:23. > :47:29.speeds. It is doing its very best, but not as fast as a BMW like this.
:47:30. > :47:32.This bike even into wind, is doing over 190 mph. Tricky conditions down
:47:33. > :47:35.here on the bikes, but also in the air for the helicopter. They are
:47:36. > :47:46.dealing with the wind and the rain just as much. James Hillier. He is
:47:47. > :47:51.the leader. Through this chicane. Here is Guy Martin. Oh, Josh
:47:52. > :47:59.Brookes! He is off! Home, he has hung on! What a save! Got the white
:48:00. > :48:03.line, it spun around, how on earth he hang onto that? That was better
:48:04. > :48:06.than Sammy Miller! That was incredible. He was at the bank, and
:48:07. > :48:13.halfway across to the hotel car park. That was not a good line. We
:48:14. > :48:18.saw another good line. Anyway, here we go. It looks like Michael Dunlop
:48:19. > :48:22.has just set the fastest lap of the race. Let's look at this again. On
:48:23. > :48:29.the white paint, spins up, and how did he do that? We are about eight
:48:30. > :48:38.or ten feet up. Back down the grass. A change of underwear, please, for
:48:39. > :48:41.Mr Brooke at ! I think Conor is about to get passed by Michael
:48:42. > :48:48.Dunlop. He looks a little bit uncomfortable. Understandably. So,
:48:49. > :48:54.how we got a brotherly love going on here? Have we got a Dunlop to Dunlop
:48:55. > :48:58.battled? Another Northern Ireland when coming up, it seems. We had a
:48:59. > :49:04.clutch of them on Thursday night. A Kiwi winning the opening race of the
:49:05. > :49:07.day, and now, we have got what looks like a Northern Ireland victory
:49:08. > :49:13.coming up, or maybe even a Dunlop victory. Perhaps a Dunlop double. It
:49:14. > :49:18.could quite easily be. Here is the advantage. He hears, Conor Cummins.
:49:19. > :49:20.So, Michael hasn't got through yet, but it looks like he will very
:49:21. > :49:24.shortly. There but it looks like he will very
:49:25. > :49:30.Rutter. Hutchy is fading, isn't it? Yes, he is not happy at all. Just
:49:31. > :49:40.reminding him how much his hand hurts already. Michael Rutter on his
:49:41. > :49:44.way. He says he goes better in rain than a lot of other people. It has
:49:45. > :49:48.been his writing style to start with, and that goes a long way.
:49:49. > :50:02.Still, both of those riders their happy dark visors. Hutchinson. Look
:50:03. > :50:07.at this. Did you see that face? Yes, it looked angry. It looked
:50:08. > :50:12.determined, from Michael Dunlop. Surely not here. Down into Europe.
:50:13. > :50:17.It is that aggression, isn't it? It is showing everywhere. White line,
:50:18. > :50:21.and he will cut back now to the inside. Probably got on the power
:50:22. > :50:27.little early to drive up the hill. And there we go. I think that is it.
:50:28. > :50:30.Second place now for Michael Dunlop. It is like frightening him out of
:50:31. > :50:33.that position by coming past. Whatever you think, I am going to
:50:34. > :50:37.pass you, so just get out of the way a naked easy for yourself. Conor
:50:38. > :50:43.could do with getting in the draft of that BMW now. Could drag him up
:50:44. > :50:47.towards the brother, William, but I don't know. It is a massive gap. I
:50:48. > :50:50.think we still talking three seconds. Conor Cummins hasn't given
:50:51. > :50:59.up. He knows he has slipstream on his side. Through station corner.
:51:00. > :51:07.Oh! So close to the curb. That is our camera gone. Watch this. Watch
:51:08. > :51:11.the eyes on the right-hand side. Conor glancing across, excuse me. He
:51:12. > :51:16.is just so focused on the bitter road in front of Conor Cummins.
:51:17. > :51:19.William is riding out of his skin. That gap has come down. I have seen
:51:20. > :51:26.about three and a half seconds, I reckon about to now. William
:51:27. > :51:29.Dunlop's pits will be saying plus two or plus three. It is horrible in
:51:30. > :51:36.these conditions when used need to buy Shard. -- push hard. The elder
:51:37. > :51:40.of the two Dunlop brothers must pull some thing out of the bag. That gap
:51:41. > :51:45.is visibly closer. William is the quiet one, but he is not riding like
:51:46. > :51:48.is visibly closer. William is the the quiet one today. Does he know he
:51:49. > :51:53.has his brother on his tail? Those piercing eyes again. Who are the
:51:54. > :51:57.crowd going to be waving for? I think either one would be a popular
:51:58. > :52:03.win. I don't think it would matter, as long as it is a Dunlop. William
:52:04. > :52:06.is due a big bike win. Michael has a whole collection of trophies.
:52:07. > :52:10.William is still looking for his first. At an international race
:52:11. > :52:14.meeting, this could be a big day for William Dunlop and Tigers Suzuki,
:52:15. > :52:20.but Michael Dunlop, if he can get that BMW working how he likes it, it
:52:21. > :52:23.will be difficult. We were all questioning whether the change from
:52:24. > :52:30.Honda, we thought that was the best package, would it work for a? The
:52:31. > :52:32.BMW takes some time. William has three wins, Michael has two at the
:52:33. > :52:41.moment. McGuinness is out. three wins, Michael has two at the
:52:42. > :52:49.one with an injured hand. Can you hear the bike wheel spinning? It
:52:50. > :52:51.sounds like a powerboat. It is nearly powerboat conditions!
:52:52. > :52:57.Triangle that time, the start of a dry line. That comes from the wind,
:52:58. > :53:01.but also the hot tyres, which are probably 80 or 90 degrees even in
:53:02. > :53:08.hot conditions. That heat dries out the dry lined every time they go
:53:09. > :53:12.over the tarmac. It is not easy in the early laps, but it is definitely
:53:13. > :53:16.drier here. It was very wet here early on. The rain has stopped and
:53:17. > :53:21.the wind is blowing. Michael Dunlop is right on his brother's back
:53:22. > :53:25.wheel. William won't know that his pits will have told him that the gap
:53:26. > :53:30.was closing. A bit of a flame out there from William. It is still
:53:31. > :53:35.William who is skating the back end of the bikes, braking harder, and
:53:36. > :53:40.that like he is trying harder. He is riding his socks off. Michael, who
:53:41. > :53:40.is normally be slightly aggressive, slightly out of
:53:41. > :53:45.is normally be slightly aggressive, smoother of the two at the moment. I
:53:46. > :53:50.agree. William has a lovely gliding style. Goodspeed, good corners. Not
:53:51. > :53:55.so much in these conditions. I think the BMW will have a little more
:53:56. > :53:59.speed, top end, then I think the Suzuki at the moment. Here it is.
:54:00. > :54:03.That is that the slipstream. You can see that gap coming down, and in the
:54:04. > :54:06.braking zone now. Michael has a carrot in front of him, and that is
:54:07. > :54:11.his brother. We say the first person to beat is your team-mate, but in
:54:12. > :54:14.this case, it is his brother. Definitely. They are all good
:54:15. > :54:20.friends away from here, but on the racetrack, they are sworn enemies,
:54:21. > :54:23.they? So, no love lost out here. They run down towards the next
:54:24. > :54:30.chicane. Michael closing up. He is close enough coming out. He will do
:54:31. > :54:34.this, or will he? I don't know. He is close enough, but whether he can
:54:35. > :54:38.get on the brakes and on the inside, William is really good at getting
:54:39. > :54:42.this is a key. Sliding it in their nicely. That is the engine braking.
:54:43. > :54:47.Slithering it in their nicely. Great riding style. Looks like Marc
:54:48. > :54:52.Marquez. That is a superbike! He is sliding a Superbike at 100 zero
:54:53. > :54:58.miles an hour into a chicane in the wet! Look at the water that is
:54:59. > :54:59.there. You can see there is more. Michael has gone for it at the
:55:00. > :55:01.Metropole. He Michael has gone for it at the
:55:02. > :55:09.BMW stopping. He sliding everywhere. Does he let his
:55:10. > :55:10.brother back inside? No, he doesn't. He has it under control. The crowd
:55:11. > :55:16.going absolutely while. A pair of He has it under control. The crowd
:55:17. > :55:20.Dunlops battling for the win. This is for the victory. This is for the
:55:21. > :55:25.win. A bit of a slide there from Michael. We have got over Blackhill,
:55:26. > :55:25.win. A bit of a slide there from but we have also got
:55:26. > :55:31.win. A bit of a slide there from will all get sorted out. If he
:55:32. > :55:34.win. A bit of a slide there from that long! William Dunlop wants to
:55:35. > :55:39.challenge his brother Michael. He is determined to keep him behind him.
:55:40. > :55:41.Third, fourth, fifth, sixth gear along here, well into a
:55:42. > :55:44.slipstreaming situation. along here, well into a
:55:45. > :55:52.elder brother, William, squeeze down the inside? He had! He has! What
:55:53. > :55:58.will happen near? That was amazing. He has got through. Michael is
:55:59. > :56:02.having a look, but no, William leads as they climb the hill, Juniper
:56:03. > :56:07.Hill. One more corner to go. What can be done at the top? Michael
:56:08. > :56:11.Dunlop will not like that. Oh! He did that excellently, and shut the
:56:12. > :56:15.door on him as well. That was close. Close front wheel of Michael Dunlop.
:56:16. > :56:19.He takes the win, William Dunlop. William Dunlop takes the win on the
:56:20. > :56:23.superbike. I want to watch that entire lap in slow motion. That was
:56:24. > :56:27.astonishing from this pair. Another chapter in the Dunlop legend, here
:56:28. > :56:31.at the Northwest 200. A standing ovation from the crowd.
:56:32. > :56:35.William Dunlop and Michael Dunlop with half a second in it, Conor
:56:36. > :56:41.Cummins a great third place. Hutchinson, and Andrews make make-up
:56:42. > :56:44.the top five. What a top performance. What a last
:56:45. > :56:51.lap, and a sensational Superbike win. I know, I can't believe it. I
:56:52. > :56:55.sort of struggle towards the end of the race. Have you given your
:56:56. > :57:04.brother a shake of the hand yet you macro? Come on, Michael.
:57:05. > :57:10.Congratulations, well done. You just have a smile on your face, but do
:57:11. > :57:17.you want to have a word with him? I expected more from him, that more
:57:18. > :57:20.respect. It was nothing too much, but I just lost the front, and in
:57:21. > :57:26.that like we were both taking it over. But it was good. I just had to
:57:27. > :57:31.work too much for a couple of laps, so it is just the way it goes.
:57:32. > :57:35.As we say, no love lost there. They will get over it, but at the moment,
:57:36. > :57:40.they are not really talking to each other on the podium. Fantastic to
:57:41. > :57:43.see a Dunlop 1-2 on the podium. My goodness, no love lost between the
:57:44. > :57:47.brothers there. Director yes, that was a tough race. This is a
:57:48. > :57:50.Superbike race, and everyone wants to win it. Michael is pretty
:57:51. > :57:55.determined to win for his new sponsors, BMW, and Williams is just
:57:56. > :58:01.determined to do a good job for his Suzuki team that he has been where.
:58:02. > :58:04.It was just superb race. To Dunlop 's in the Northwest 200 stand, it
:58:05. > :58:10.has just been too long. I remember years ago when I raced against his
:58:11. > :58:13.father. Those were the days. The boys are just repeating that. Thank
:58:14. > :58:18.you very much. A reminder, you can see this programme again on the
:58:19. > :58:22.iPlayer with loads more great action for you tomorrow night on BBC One at
:58:23. > :58:26.1030 5pm. As well as the racing, we have lots
:58:27. > :58:30.of fun stuff for the riders today. We have been clay pigeon shooting,
:58:31. > :58:33.Godfrey spot of fishing, and I am not quite sure what Steve Parish has
:58:34. > :58:35.been doing with Alastair Seeley. For now, and everyone here in the north
:58:36. > :58:40.coast, goodbye.