:00:24. > :00:28.This programme was recorded before the death of rider Simon Andrews.
:00:29. > :00:30.His parents confirmed they are content for tonight's programme to
:00:31. > :00:58.be broadcast. There is possibly nowhere more
:00:59. > :01:00.beautiful in the world than the north coast of Northern Ireland. It
:01:01. > :01:03.is a spectacular backdrop for a stunning sporting event, the
:01:04. > :01:08.international North West 200. Some of the world's best road racers are
:01:09. > :01:13.here for one of Northern Ireland's biggest and most prestigious
:01:14. > :01:16.sporting events. Coming up, we've got some more breathtaking action
:01:17. > :01:22.for you, but first here is a reminder of what happened so far.
:01:23. > :01:43.And they're away! This is about 175mph. There he
:01:44. > :02:05.comes. And they're doing 195mph in these
:02:06. > :03:11.wet conditions. Owe, he has over did it. William
:03:12. > :03:17.Dunlop, look at the concentration. Here we go, Michael is on the
:03:18. > :03:25.inside. He did that excellently and he shuts the door on him as well!
:03:26. > :03:30.Racing has been sensational so far. There is no doubt that motorcycle
:03:31. > :03:33.road racers are some of the most competitive sportsmen in the world!
:03:34. > :03:39.It doesn't matter what they're doing, they always like to win! As
:03:40. > :03:42.Steve Parish found out when he took up an invitation from Northern
:03:43. > :03:57.Ireland's most successful rider, Ryan Farquhar.
:03:58. > :04:09.# Bang, bang, that awful sound. # Well, we're at a shooting ground and
:04:10. > :04:16.there is a whole bunch of motorcycle racers here and we will find out if
:04:17. > :04:23.any of them are any good. Guys, have you shot clays before? No. Are you
:04:24. > :04:26.up for it? I'm up for it. I'm sure Ryan and Jeremy have been doing a
:04:27. > :04:32.lot of it? They know what they're doing. You look like you could
:04:33. > :04:37.handle a gun. LAUGHTER
:04:38. > :04:42.Yeah. Well, I reckon I can put a bullet in him. I don't think you
:04:43. > :04:48.should be doing that. How about Maria? I had a go a long time ago.
:04:49. > :04:58.Jeremy has got the shooting jacket and everything. He has the full gear
:04:59. > :05:06.on. Stuart? No. The only gun I fired is a cap gun. Should we going and
:05:07. > :05:16.hiding somewhere? Maybe. Have you done it before? I've shot an AK-47,
:05:17. > :05:21.but never a shotgun. What's this clay pigeon med larky? We have done
:05:22. > :05:27.a bit of shooting. A few of the lads have done nothing. It will be
:05:28. > :05:32.interesting. There is a big trophy going? There is three trophies for
:05:33. > :05:36.the two top riders and the top journalist, you never know, Steve,
:05:37. > :05:46.you might get taking it home with you. Worked any excuses out yet?
:05:47. > :05:51.Cartridges? Gun length? Gun was too length. I was feeling pressure. I
:05:52. > :05:58.felt like it was the start of the race. Was the practise better? The
:05:59. > :06:05.practise was better. I hit three practise shots and hit everyone and
:06:06. > :06:09.then I missed my first three. You get a buzz whenever you go out and
:06:10. > :06:15.have a good day. It is like playing golf, if you have a bad day it gets
:06:16. > :06:19.frustrating. But I love it. Was there anyone in the team that let
:06:20. > :06:23.your side down? Just one. What was his name? You, Steve!
:06:24. > :06:30.LAUGHTER It's a great sport. I'm struggling
:06:31. > :06:34.with it. Well, we've got the main man, here, Darren. I understand you
:06:35. > :06:38.are having a good season? Yes. Leading the championship? Number
:06:39. > :06:44.one. Have you seen any talent here today? A lot of talent. But not
:06:45. > :06:49.really shooting? John McGuinness. You reckon he has a future? Yes. You
:06:50. > :06:55.don't fancy swapping and having a go on the bikes? Definitely not. How
:06:56. > :07:01.much is your gun worth? ?13,000. ?13,000. Yes. The one I was shooting
:07:02. > :07:06.wasn't worth that much, that must be the difference. I don't think so.
:07:07. > :07:08.Will you be watching the races? I'll see you on Saturday. Thank you very
:07:09. > :07:26.much. Well, Ryan Farquhar, the clay pigeon
:07:27. > :07:32.shooting winner will be hoping for more success in the next race, the
:07:33. > :07:36.Supertwins. One of the North West 200's successful riders is with me.
:07:37. > :07:41.The first Supertwins race didn't go well for Ryan Farquhar's team? It
:07:42. > :07:47.was disaster. They had three bikes on the rostrum in previous years. It
:07:48. > :07:56.was disaster. Jeremy McWilliams finished down the field. Ryan
:07:57. > :07:59.finished down the field. Another rider was taken out in the first
:08:00. > :08:04.lap. Four bikes finishing nowhere really. Lee Johnston the first race
:08:05. > :08:12.winner isn't going to give them an easy time. Lee Johnston who, of
:08:13. > :08:21.course, had that crash at the Met met Metropole Corner. Lee, how are
:08:22. > :08:24.you? Yeah, fantastic. A bit sore. A good job the air fencing was there.
:08:25. > :08:30.It could have been a lot worse. I was panicking a bi We're going to
:08:31. > :08:33.the TT after here. These things happen, I don't know what he was
:08:34. > :08:38.thinking really. It was a brain lapse or something happened. He
:08:39. > :08:41.collected me and we both ended up into the fence. He was happy enough
:08:42. > :08:46.to say sorry there and then on-the-spot. I don't know. That's
:08:47. > :08:52.done and dusted. Hope for another race win here for County Fermanagh
:08:53. > :08:56.and Northern Ireland. It is time to join Steve and Richard.
:08:57. > :09:18.Well, that would be excellent for Northern Ireland. We have Lee
:09:19. > :09:23.Johnston on pole position. What a first wave that is going to be as
:09:24. > :09:26.the riders prepare for this race. The first one was a cracker on
:09:27. > :09:32.Thursday night. It's not nice weather. They've got a mix of tyres
:09:33. > :09:42.as they start this Supertwin race and who has got the start? It is the
:09:43. > :09:47.pole man. Ivan Lintin has gone for the drier tyresment we are bon board
:09:48. > :09:53.with -- on board with Ryan Farquhar. The rain is drizzling. It is very,
:09:54. > :09:56.very slippery. There is James Cowton. There are there is pushing
:09:57. > :10:00.and shoving. That's very mean spirited. Look who grabbed the front
:10:01. > :10:04.in that procedure. That's Ryan Farquhar and then Lee Johnston and I
:10:05. > :10:09.think that was Michael Dunlop in third. Yes, it was. It is at the
:10:10. > :10:14.charge of the light brigade as they climb the hill. A lot of
:10:15. > :10:22.charge of the light brigade as they got back up on the bike after that
:10:23. > :10:29.crash. Graham English leads them away. Look at Ryan Farquhar. A
:10:30. > :10:33.tricky situation here as they head off down towards. Here they are
:10:34. > :10:40.right now and it is that man number 77, Ryan Farquhar. We have been
:10:41. > :10:51.calling him the Dad's Army and he would have to be Captain Mannering!
:10:52. > :10:57.Ryan Farquhar gets drafted, does he? Oh yes, he does. Lee Johnston
:10:58. > :10:59.alongside. Equal power. Very much so. Lee Johnston, I
:11:00. > :11:03.alongside. Equal power. Very much the wet tyres. Ryan Farquhar has got
:11:04. > :11:05.a rear dryish tyre. He might struggle in the wet sections and
:11:06. > :11:13.there it is, the number 75, the struggle in the wet sections and
:11:14. > :11:28.young man. Four abreast, down towards University. The bikes
:11:29. > :11:36.pushing on 155mph. Keith Amor, the number 72 machine
:11:37. > :11:39.and Gareth Keys. It is Ryan Farquhar the man that puts a lot of these
:11:40. > :11:45.bikes together. He designed this series really. Most of these bikes
:11:46. > :11:55.are 650 cc, but they are touring bikes. They are not really race
:11:56. > :12:05.bikes, but they are here today. I think Keith Amor might be suffering
:12:06. > :12:11.with his tyre choice. Look at that,
:12:12. > :12:16.with his tyre choice. abreast. The youngster's got his
:12:17. > :12:22.foot down. He's fallen at the first chicane at Mathers cross! You could
:12:23. > :12:29.see in his body language he was thinking, oh drat! It started on
:12:30. > :12:38.that white line. They were never as grippy as the black stuff, but he is
:12:39. > :12:44.perfectly OK. Keith Amor has definitely not his tyres wrong. I
:12:45. > :12:56.think he happen. Lee Johnson battling with Ryan Farquhar. Ryan
:12:57. > :13:02.Farquhar squeezes in there. Where is Jeremy McWilliams? I think he's at
:13:03. > :13:07.the back of the pack. Farquhar and Johnston shaping up to be the battle
:13:08. > :13:18.of this race. Look at who is closing in on the black machine. The number
:13:19. > :13:27.five bike of Alan Duncan is in the -- Alan Dunlop is in the race.
:13:28. > :13:32.Everyone is hoping the track will dry out. I think if you have wet
:13:33. > :13:41.tyres on will you be hoping for a bit of rain. Dan on a Cookstown
:13:42. > :13:50.Engineering machine having a good year. James Hiller also shows up
:13:51. > :13:56.well. Very much so. And there's the number five machine of Michael
:13:57. > :14:02.Dunlop. Ducking and diving. This is tricky in the braking area. One part
:14:03. > :14:06.of the track is dry. Farquhar takes that dry line. Surely Michael isn't
:14:07. > :14:12.going down the inside? James Cowton is having a look, but on a drying
:14:13. > :14:18.track it is harder to pass. This is a clear indication of just how close
:14:19. > :14:25.and hard... Look at Michael Dunlop hanging off that bike. Amor sets the
:14:26. > :14:29.fastest lap and pulled in. An unfortunate weekend for Amor. A good
:14:30. > :14:34.weekend for Johnston. unfortunate weekend for Amor. A good
:14:35. > :14:41.might snap him up, unfortunate weekend for Amor. A good
:14:42. > :14:50.concentrates too much on catching Ryan Farquhar, he might go past him.
:14:51. > :14:55.Ivan Lintin having a look down the inside. He was the early leader of
:14:56. > :14:58.this race on Thursday. He fade towards the end.
:14:59. > :15:02.this race on Thursday. He fade start. We think he's got the wrong
:15:03. > :15:05.tyres on this time around. He's trying to come back now. There
:15:06. > :15:09.tyres on this time around. He's more rain in the air. James
:15:10. > :15:13.tyres on this time around. He's is going past Michael Dunlop. Dunlop
:15:14. > :15:19.wasn't ready for that. He is going past Michael Dunlop. Dunlop
:15:20. > :15:25.the weight factor, as he's a tiny little youngster with a big future.
:15:26. > :15:29.Farquhar kept the throttle on longer than Johnston. Along this straight
:15:30. > :15:38.there'll be a lot of passes taking place. Lee Johnston going back. Ryan
:15:39. > :15:42.Farquhar... They are all thinking about. This James Cowton trying to
:15:43. > :15:47.stay in front of Dunlop and Dunlop is finding his way through the pack.
:15:48. > :15:50.He's going to do them both! We are going four abreast into University.
:15:51. > :15:56.He's going to do them both! We are Jostling for the dry line. Farquhar
:15:57. > :16:01.trying to squeeze back and there's Johnston into the braking zone.
:16:02. > :16:13.There is that narrow strip of dry line. It is Johnston, Farquhar and
:16:14. > :16:19.then Cowton and then Dunlop. You can see rain on the camera from the
:16:20. > :16:24.helicopter. It is still drizzling. No-one's going to get past that 77
:16:25. > :16:29.vote. Farquhar making it twice the width with his el Bose. Ryan
:16:30. > :16:36.Farquhar once again leading Lee Johnston. Dunlop start starting to
:16:37. > :16:40.harass James Cowton. Just look at his body movement. It is spinning
:16:41. > :16:50.up, sliding around. It is like walking on a tightrope. You can't
:16:51. > :16:52.believe how close they are together. McWilliams behind them. We know
:16:53. > :16:57.Jeremy's got the McWilliams behind them. We know
:16:58. > :17:03.have to see if he can close these guys down. Campbell on the line. If
:17:04. > :17:11.the rain comes back, it might pay off for him. This slipstream might
:17:12. > :17:19.pay off for Dunlop as he passes Cowton. Hiller is behind them at
:17:20. > :17:23.Mathers Cross. After riding the superbikes these bikes feel
:17:24. > :17:29.pedestrian but it takes just as much skill and talent. Sometimes the lean
:17:30. > :17:37.angle is more. You have to make it up on the corn corners. Johnston
:17:38. > :17:41.streaks ahead of Ryan Farquhar. James Cowton is in fourth place.
:17:42. > :17:48.This is only a short race, only four laps. Will the weather play a part?
:17:49. > :17:54.Has Johnston got win number two in his pocket? He's got a decent lead.
:17:55. > :18:02.You can see Jeremy McWilliams closing down. He's at the back of
:18:03. > :18:06.this pack, just behind these guys. Michael Dunlop looking to get past
:18:07. > :18:15.Ryan Farquhar. James Cowton looking to get past Michael Dunlop. That
:18:16. > :18:19.unmistakable Dunlop riding style. Uses his weight to man handle the
:18:20. > :18:27.bike along the coast road, where everyone else is trying to finesse
:18:28. > :18:29.it. Sometimes in the wet, sometimes off-line has more grip. Here he
:18:30. > :18:37.comes! Dunlop around the outside. We off-line has more grip. Here he
:18:38. > :18:46.are coming up to a braking zone. Ryan Farquhar back in front of
:18:47. > :18:52.Dunlop. He wasn't close enough. Looks like Lee Johnston has six
:18:53. > :18:58.lengths. Is that enough? Has Johnston made the break? Ryan has a
:18:59. > :19:08.quick look over to a man he's raced a few times over the years. 200 wins
:19:09. > :19:11.Ryan Farquhar's got. Again neck and neck, elbow to elbow. Farquhar gave
:19:12. > :19:17.Ryan Farquhar's got. Again neck and Dunlop the minimum of room there.
:19:18. > :19:25.Farquhar and Cowton... Elbow Dunlop the minimum of room there.
:19:26. > :19:31.elbow! The youngster looks to Farquhar, clearly the more
:19:32. > :19:38.experienced, but it is tough race tlxct Farquhar showing know mercy
:19:39. > :19:43.and knowing none to James Cowton. They were side by side. Look what
:19:44. > :19:52.that's done to Farquhar! It didn't slow the youngster. Help was passed
:19:53. > :19:59.by both. Dunlop then McWilliams, then Cowton and Farquhar. Somewhere
:20:00. > :20:06.in front is Lee Johnston. He's trying to hold the youngster back.
:20:07. > :20:14.Jeremy McWilliams would have been laughing at it. McWilliams must have
:20:15. > :20:23.got to biggest toe of the week. He is all over the shop! He's on the
:20:24. > :20:28.grass. He wants a bit of the bank. That's ruined it for him I think.
:20:29. > :20:32.But not number 13, Lee Johnston, who won on Thursday. He's proving he
:20:33. > :20:36.But not number 13, Lee Johnston, who do it in any conditions. This is
:20:37. > :20:40.Jeremy McWilliams. He couldn't get that turn. He managed to get the
:20:41. > :20:44.third part. He would have been better on the grass, but that's
:20:45. > :20:50.dropped him off the pack. It is going to be Lee Johnston. And for
:20:51. > :20:57.second will it be Cowton or Dunlop? It is going to be James Cowton.
:20:58. > :21:01.Dunlop holds him off. Into the flip-flop Lee Johnston is in front,
:21:02. > :21:06.Dunlop is in second place, James Cowton in third. Michael Dunlop
:21:07. > :21:13.won't be happy with second but a podium on a new supertwin will do
:21:14. > :21:17.for him What a race. A terrific result from Lee Johnston, the double
:21:18. > :21:36.at the North West 200. We are all breathless. I bet they are as well.
:21:37. > :21:44.We came here wanting to win but that was taken from us and we had to
:21:45. > :21:48.regroup and get back out for this. Cheer up Lee Johns town, top of the
:21:49. > :21:53.podium for the second time in a week. It's been a great North West
:21:54. > :21:58.200 so far for Northern Ireland. Away from the racing there are so
:21:59. > :22:01.many other activities to do on the north coast and the riders always
:22:02. > :22:16.like to take advantage of that to relax on their day off.
:22:17. > :22:26.You can't really get much more of a contrast with the hard world of road
:22:27. > :22:31.racing than a spot of tranquil lake fishing. We thought we would give
:22:32. > :22:39.three of its stars a chance to relax and try it for themselves. You tried
:22:40. > :22:44.your hand at fly fishing. How do you think it went? Pretty average I
:22:45. > :22:48.think. I don't know if you can see Keith, he's determined to catch
:22:49. > :22:52.think. I don't know if you can see fish so he ask say he's beaten me at
:22:53. > :22:56.something. It was really join. I think it is like anything, you've
:22:57. > :23:02.got to have a knack and I think it will take more than half an hour to
:23:03. > :23:04.find out what it is. I've got a few bites but I didn't actually land
:23:05. > :23:09.one. Probably not as exciting as bites but I didn't actually land
:23:10. > :23:13.going down the link road at 200 miles per hour wheel to wheel with
:23:14. > :23:14.some other boys. The 20th year you've
:23:15. > :23:19.some other boys. The 20th year 200. What is it that keeps you
:23:20. > :23:24.coming back here? Just the feeling you get when you drive through them
:23:25. > :23:26.gates. You are welcomed with open arms. You see the face and you get
:23:27. > :23:31.parked up. There's nothing like arms. You see the face and you get
:23:32. > :23:35.Irish hospitality anywhere in the world. Your preparation this year
:23:36. > :23:43.has been hampered. What's happened to your wrist? I've broken a borne,
:23:44. > :23:49.it is a useless bone that floats around in your hand until you brake.
:23:50. > :23:54.Surgeon is happy with it. Nothing is going to stop me coming to the North
:23:55. > :23:57.West 200. What do you get out of showing the younger ones around? I
:23:58. > :24:04.keep these boys right and tell them a thing or to. It is OK until they
:24:05. > :24:11.get too fast and then I won't tell them any more. Event been have
:24:12. > :24:16.having tuition from John and others. It is all a bit new to me. It is
:24:17. > :24:22.good to have a good lap around the circuit with the boys. Fingers
:24:23. > :24:27.crossed I can put their advice to good use. The North West 200 North
:24:28. > :24:34.West 200 has been good to me over the years. Are they a quiet bunch to
:24:35. > :24:40.be with? They are fierce rivals on the track. If you see them at the
:24:41. > :24:43.pool table... It worries me a bit. They are good friends off the bike.
:24:44. > :24:48.It is going be an interesting year. I can't wait to get going. It's
:24:49. > :24:54.funny the North West 200. I've led races on last laps. You think back
:24:55. > :24:58.and think maybe shy have had one or two wins. But on the wrong place at
:24:59. > :25:04.the wrong time you can get zapped and then you are off the podium. If
:25:05. > :25:10.I don't, it won't be for lack of trying. Unfortunately McGuinness's
:25:11. > :25:16.injuries caught up with him and he is a non-starter in this Superstock
:25:17. > :25:28.race. Alan Duncan looking for his win in -- -- We were racers. We
:25:29. > :25:34.think we are tough and we get up and go again. To be honest our
:25:35. > :25:39.confidence takes a dent and we get up again. It could be more serious
:25:40. > :25:43.for Alastair. He's in an injection to try and take the pain away. I
:25:44. > :25:48.think he might struggle. You need must toll turn these bikes. He's
:25:49. > :25:53.only a wee man. Towards the end of the race it might start showing on
:25:54. > :26:01.them. Alastair, how are you feeling after that off? I feel a bit better
:26:02. > :26:06.now. I missed the race, had to gooing back to my motor home and lie
:26:07. > :26:12.down. I've got some ice to my legs. When I get into the squad position
:26:13. > :26:17.it is as if I have a dead leg. I must have hit my leg. Have you and
:26:18. > :26:22.Lee Johnston made up OK? Yes, after the incident I asked him if he was
:26:23. > :26:28.alright. He was lying in discomfort, so I went back to the medical van,
:26:29. > :26:34.the centre, and he came. In I said, sorry about that. He said, I suppose
:26:35. > :26:38.that's us even now after what happened on Thursday in the
:26:39. > :26:42.supersport race. No bad feelings. We crack on and see what they can do
:26:43. > :26:45.the last two races. Thank you Alastair. Over to Steve and Richard
:26:46. > :27:02.with the grid. Coming up Martin Jessopp and Horst
:27:03. > :27:12.Saiger the lap record holder from Thursday night. Gary Johnson, Lee
:27:13. > :27:21.Johnston and John McGuinness. We're ready to go as the wait for the
:27:22. > :27:27.lights to go out. Michael Dunlop with his head down and Seeley behind
:27:28. > :27:31.Rutter. Again, a tricky situation with tyres. Some have got try and
:27:32. > :27:36.some have got intermediates. It is about whether it rains and whether
:27:37. > :27:43.they can stay on the dry stuff. There is Conor Cummins. There is
:27:44. > :27:46.Gary Johnson. Look at Michael Rutter on this first section of the
:27:47. > :27:52.circuit. That was a start and this is the lead. Alastair Seeley. Oh,
:27:53. > :27:59.look at these boys barging into turn one. This is so rough this corner.
:28:00. > :28:06.Guy Martin had a problem and got caught up in it. Wave two gets
:28:07. > :28:12.underway headed up by King and Hamilton got left behind and Michael
:28:13. > :28:20.Dunlop almost lost the front on the brakes. That big BMW will be fast
:28:21. > :28:26.around here. Some have the road spec tyres and some have gone for full
:28:27. > :28:32.intermediates. Clear visors and iffy on the weather as we ride with Dean
:28:33. > :28:35.Harrison. A great start the he moved to the grippy part of the circuit.
:28:36. > :28:40.You have got to be brave to go around the outside, but it allows
:28:41. > :28:46.you the inside line. Michael Rutter disappeared on the BMW, number eight
:28:47. > :28:50.bike as they flash past our camera down at Station Corner. The draft is
:28:51. > :28:57.moving the corner never mind the bikes! I don't know how sore he is,
:28:58. > :29:01.it is his hip, his pelvis, it is difficult moving around on the bike.
:29:02. > :29:06.He must be uncold fortable. -- uncomfortable. There is Simon
:29:07. > :29:17.Andrews. You saw the speeds and 170mph, look at that number seven,
:29:18. > :29:27.Johnson was on the verge. Splashing through. 190mph, 195mph. Those vil
:29:28. > :29:33.little Supertwins doing 150mph. And it looks relatively dry down here at
:29:34. > :29:37.the roundabout. You can tell by the lean angles they have got on the
:29:38. > :29:41.bikes. Most of them are dry tyres. There is an occasional intermediate
:29:42. > :29:45.creeping in here and there on the back wheel, but most of them on full
:29:46. > :29:50.dry tyres and you can see how dry it is compared to half an hour earlier.
:29:51. > :29:59.The wind dried this. Dean Harrison getting a tow.
:30:00. > :30:03.How much longer has Michael Rutter got in the sunshine before Gary
:30:04. > :30:07.Johnson or Michael Dunlop comes to close him in? He nearly didn't make
:30:08. > :30:14.that corner, but he managed to get it stopped through there. Michael
:30:15. > :30:19.Rutter who finished second, Gary Johnson wriggling around. He is
:30:20. > :30:23.trying to hold it as straight as he can. Even the road bikes are close
:30:24. > :30:26.to 200 brake horsepower and nearly 190mph. They will be with the tail
:30:27. > :30:30.wind on this part of the circuit. Rutter trying to get his arms and
:30:31. > :30:34.elbows and head and everything underneath the screen until he gets
:30:35. > :30:45.to the braking zone and then you sit up and use your body as a road bike.
:30:46. > :30:50.It Talk about a chicane, that was a triple chicane for Gary Johnson. He
:30:51. > :30:55.had to back the bike up up. Again. Decides the front was tucking a
:30:56. > :31:00.little bit. He made a stop and made a gap as well. At the front... He
:31:01. > :31:07.put his foot down too, I bet! That's Michael Dunlop in the lead. Oh
:31:08. > :31:13.Michael, he runs deep, Michael Rutter. When he ran out wide, he was
:31:14. > :31:18.on the wet part. Mick eight Rutter didn't -- Michael Rutter didn't need
:31:19. > :31:21.a second invitation. That's the first time they get to test their
:31:22. > :31:28.braking points on the first lap. Church you were the hill towards the
:31:29. > :31:34.bridge. A good view of Conor Cummins as he rides from kerb to kerb trying
:31:35. > :31:35.to straight line this Coast Road section.
:31:36. > :31:41.to straight line this Coast Road This is Conor Cummins adventure
:31:42. > :31:43.through the chicane, is it? He didn't lose as much time. He managed
:31:44. > :31:49.to get didn't lose as much time. He managed
:31:50. > :31:53.obstacles. So Michael Dunlop, can he take his third win at the North West
:31:54. > :31:55.200? take his third win at the North West
:31:56. > :31:57.wounded when Conor Cummins rides past
:31:58. > :32:02.wounded when Conor Cummins rides Alastair Seeley is not giving us
:32:03. > :32:06.wounded when Conor Cummins rides best work. This corner so, so busy.
:32:07. > :32:10.The helicopter is up in the skies. In a minute that thing will have its
:32:11. > :32:12.nose down and be trying to chase the bikes as it is now. You can't keep
:32:13. > :32:18.up with them, bikes as it is now. You can't keep
:32:19. > :32:21.Rutter again. He nearly blew our camera over! Here comes the
:32:22. > :32:25.slipstream. What are we going to see from it this time?
:32:26. > :32:32.slipstream. What are we going to see Almost certainly Michael Dunlop will
:32:33. > :32:39.be able to use the tow, you can see him being thrown out of the seat.
:32:40. > :32:45.185mph, 186mph and Conor Cummins gets blasted. And still accelerating
:32:46. > :32:52.and Michael Dunlop accelerating to pass mick eight resulter -- Michael
:32:53. > :32:58.Rutter. Dunlop has got it done. Just about stands it on its nose towards
:32:59. > :33:01.University. Michael Dunlop has an intermediate. Oh, that was Martin
:33:02. > :33:06.Jessopp having a bash intermediate. Oh, that was Martin
:33:07. > :33:07.Saiger, the lap record holder, but they came close to taking each
:33:08. > :33:11.Saiger, the lap record holder, but out there. I don't think either of
:33:12. > :33:19.them knew what the other one was doing at that point. They're both in
:33:20. > :33:23.their own world. Gary Johnson looking ahead and way up the road.
:33:24. > :33:28.Someone has got problems. Hand up. Whether they're going to pull over
:33:29. > :33:32.or whether they missed a gear. Michael Dunlop, the front wheel
:33:33. > :33:35.rears up. Michael Rutter is trying to make his as wide as possible
:33:36. > :33:39.because he will know when they get to the braking zone it will be very,
:33:40. > :33:44.very close. Rutter body movements. Slides over the bike. Shifts through
:33:45. > :33:48.there. It is important to get t run-off. He has a look over his
:33:49. > :33:53.shoulder and what does he see? That man again. Michael Dunlop! He has
:33:54. > :34:01.the inside line. He will try and shift back over to the right-hand
:34:02. > :34:05.side to get a better entry into the Metropole Corner. Michael Dunlop is
:34:06. > :34:10.a fierce man on the brakes. Michael Rutter is trying to increase his
:34:11. > :34:12.tally of wins, he has 13, the same as Joey.
:34:13. > :34:17.It is tricky out there now as Joey.
:34:18. > :34:25.Rutter seems to revel in these type of conditions. He does have, Michael
:34:26. > :34:30.Dunlop. Michael Rutter does have a dry one. Gary Johnson gets some lean
:34:31. > :34:37.angle there. It is dry now, isn't it? He has Horst Saiger in front of
:34:38. > :34:42.him. He slips through there. Gary Johnson has done a terrific job
:34:43. > :34:46.climbing back up to a podium potential. A battle going on between
:34:47. > :34:52.Michael Dunlop and Michael Rutter who has been so impressive this
:34:53. > :34:56.week, Michael Rutter. He is a at the age where most of us want to mow the
:34:57. > :35:00.lawn and sit-in a deck chair. Look, he is out there racing with the
:35:01. > :35:05.young guns and showing how it is done. We look back from Alastair
:35:06. > :35:11.Seeley who we know is injured. There is Lee Johnston behind him. And this
:35:12. > :35:17.is the race really for fifth and sixth position. Well, a pair of old
:35:18. > :35:23.crocks at back then! Lee Johnston is a young gun. Alastair Seeley is
:35:24. > :35:28.getting better. He was shaky at the start of this race, but Seeley seems
:35:29. > :35:32.to be finding his seat as the laps unfold and he is looking more like
:35:33. > :35:39.his old self. Gary Johnson, Horst Saiger. There is
:35:40. > :35:42.Seeley. The track is drying a lot now. You can see the damp patches
:35:43. > :35:49.which are horrible to ride overks but you have got so much heat in the
:35:50. > :35:54.tyres as it wriggles and squirms. Horst Saiger, what a weekend he has
:35:55. > :35:58.had. He is the lap record holder. It won't be broken today even by
:35:59. > :36:01.Michael Dunlop, but it won't be broken today with these conditions.
:36:02. > :36:05.No, Steve, I looked away from that one. Michael Dunlop was over the
:36:06. > :36:11.tank of that machine trying to get the fronts stuck down and get it
:36:12. > :36:16.turned. Daep Harrison Dean Harrison making good speed and Michael Dunlop
:36:17. > :36:22.making better speed. We're talking 196mph and Michael Dunlop leading
:36:23. > :36:28.mick eight Rutter as Seeley slows down for Mill Road and comes out.
:36:29. > :36:33.Now, watch the speed build. We are about to go through a fast right
:36:34. > :36:37.turn here and it is all very, very tricky. 150mph through a damp
:36:38. > :36:44.corner. That is quite extraordinary on what is road tyres.
:36:45. > :36:50.Michael Dunlop seems to have broken the toe with Michael Rutter.
:36:51. > :36:57.Alastair Seeley gets in the slipstream. He mistimed that a bit,
:36:58. > :37:04.didn't he? Horst Saiger and Gary Johnson at the front.
:37:05. > :37:12.Rutter is less ferocious of the front end of that BMW than at Mill
:37:13. > :37:18.Road Roundabout. I'm wondering what settings these have got? I don't
:37:19. > :37:26.know if they have got a North West 200 damp setting. I think - oh look,
:37:27. > :37:33.a big cloud of smoke. Who is that? Martin Jessopp. That's the end of
:37:34. > :37:40.the run for Martin Jessopp for the rider's motorcycle BMW.
:37:41. > :37:44.He is just trying to frighten Michael Rutter, if you're going to
:37:45. > :37:49.stay with me, you have to ride like this. Alastair Seeley made that move
:37:50. > :37:56.on Horst Saiger. He did it under brakes at the chicane. Lee Johnston
:37:57. > :38:01.just behind being what he can do -- seeing what he can do. Look at that.
:38:02. > :38:08.Rutter as well. Back wheel is up in the air and those tyres are just
:38:09. > :38:16.squirming around, just putting about 175mph, 180 kilos of bike, plus 85
:38:17. > :38:22.kilos of rider stuck on the front end of the bike. Rutter needs speed
:38:23. > :38:26.if he wants to be close enough to outbrake Michael Dunlop. Is he
:38:27. > :38:30.getting enough toe to close up and have an outbraking competition? I
:38:31. > :38:33.don't think he is close enough. The slipstream only comes into play
:38:34. > :38:37.about 50 meters back and that's further. He has got to make up time
:38:38. > :38:41.on the Coast Road if he wants to be in a position as they head back out
:38:42. > :38:44.to University of the Michael Dunlop has kind of broken the toe to
:38:45. > :38:50.Michael Rutter. Under the bridge and has kind of broken the toe to
:38:51. > :38:55.away up to the Coast Road. This one will be interesting. We've got a red
:38:56. > :39:01.flag. We've got a red flag. Well, that will go back to the end of lap
:39:02. > :39:08.three. We're on lap four. But that will go back to the end of lap
:39:09. > :39:13.three. Will it be a two race aggregate? What will happen? We will
:39:14. > :39:17.have to find out what is the nature of that incident? There was a nasty
:39:18. > :39:23.accident at the Metropole Corner. That is the result. Michael Dunlop,
:39:24. > :39:29.mick eight Rutter, Gary Johnson on the podium.
:39:30. > :39:39.It was a good old race. It is fantastic. The BMW is class. The BMW
:39:40. > :39:45.bike, we never ride it in wet. To do that there in the wet, says a lot.
:39:46. > :39:47.Nobody wants to win the race of the back afred flag. The record books
:39:48. > :39:54.will show this as a win. It has been an eventful North West
:39:55. > :40:00.200. Alastair Seeley has involved in great battles on the
:40:01. > :40:06.track, but we wanted to see how he would get on with our own Steve
:40:07. > :40:08.Parrish, a man who raced bikes, cars, planes, in fact, anything with
:40:09. > :40:18.an engine. Well, we're down on a hovercraft.
:40:19. > :40:24.Alastair, have you ever driven one of these? No, I've never rode these.
:40:25. > :40:27.I'm looking forward to it. And two-stroke and you have probably
:40:28. > :40:32.never ridden anything which has vents out the back to steer it. Are
:40:33. > :40:35.you going to have a bet with me? Yeah. I'm used to tracks. That might
:40:36. > :40:39.work well? Maybe throwing your Yeah. I'm used to tracks. That might
:40:40. > :40:45.weight about might go against me. Five? Tenner. Right, we'll go and
:40:46. > :40:54.get our gear on and see how good or bad we are. I'm nervous. There is
:40:55. > :41:10.?10 riding on this! Are you ready? There is a tenner on
:41:11. > :41:35.this! Here we go. I'm passing Alastair
:41:36. > :41:46.Seeley! It is not fair. He is lighter than me! Oh, I wish I had
:41:47. > :41:53.gone for wet tyres! Brakes. Brake, Steve.
:41:54. > :42:21.Thank you. Good on you, might. A weight advantage. What tyres have
:42:22. > :42:27.you got on? 100m. I owe you a tenner. I wonder if I will ever get
:42:28. > :42:33.the money, eh? It looks like great fun but now it is time for the last
:42:34. > :42:39.race, the Blue Riband North West 200. Philip, a race you won many
:42:40. > :42:44.times. Who do you fancy for this one? I have to go back to Michael
:42:45. > :42:50.Dunlop, who is more confident. Seeley seekers how much he's
:42:51. > :42:57.injured, we don't know -- Alastair Seeley. It is time to rejoin
:42:58. > :43:07.It is the last race of the day, the last grid of the day. On pole
:43:08. > :43:16.position, Michael Dunlop on the BMW, Michael Rutter alongside, Alastair
:43:17. > :43:27.Seeley as well. Guy Martin, Michael Dunlop and Bruce Anstey on the
:43:28. > :43:36.second row. A roll of honour. Condition conditions aren't the
:43:37. > :43:44.best, everyone has dry tyres on. The green flag at the back. The 2014
:43:45. > :43:49.North West 200 is go! A lot of horsepower there. Is Michael Rutter
:43:50. > :43:57.going to get the whole shot one more time? No. Alastair Seeley will have
:43:58. > :44:13.more confidence. There is Brookes brooks, number three. -- There is
:44:14. > :44:18.Josh Brookes, number three. Nicely through that but Michael Rutter was
:44:19. > :44:33.the first one into that corner. Josh Brookes on the mill walky Yamaha.
:44:34. > :44:35.He's tested a great deal. He's second in the British superbike
:44:36. > :44:57.championship. Josh Brookes has got past Rutter. We
:44:58. > :45:07.are on board with Bruce Anstey. There goes Martin Jessop. The front
:45:08. > :45:14.wheel comes right off the ground. Dean Harrison having a look at John
:45:15. > :45:19.McGuinness. He was chasing McPint. We are on
:45:20. > :45:24.McGuinness. He was chasing McPint. Seeley. Brake towards University
:45:25. > :45:29.Connor. Michael Rutter in front. Josh Brookes the early leader. Can
:45:30. > :45:34.he do what he always said head would do give an clear road and that is
:45:35. > :45:39.clear off and win from the front? He will be putting a lot of effort into
:45:40. > :45:45.this. He's just signed for Yamaha this year. He's got a lot to prove
:45:46. > :45:48.on that machine. We know how fast it is and what a rider he is. The cream
:45:49. > :46:08.of the road racing team. is and what a rider he is. The cream
:46:09. > :46:11.trying to get that bike. Guy Hart very fast, Alastair Seeley, Conor
:46:12. > :46:17.Cummins, Michael Dunlop. Speeds build here. This is one of the
:46:18. > :46:23.faster parts of the circuit with that tailwind. As Michael Rutter is
:46:24. > :46:27.passed by Alastair Seeley. And passes him back. I think Michael
:46:28. > :46:32.Dunlop picked up a place under brakes. Alastair Seeley fending off
:46:33. > :46:41.Michael Rutter. Injection must be working. What have they given Josh
:46:42. > :46:50.Brookes for his breakfast? Remember who is out in front. Josh Brookes on
:46:51. > :46:55.that Milwaukee Yamaha. Three abreast behind Seeley see. Michael Rutter
:46:56. > :47:02.has the inside line. Guy Martin's nose is in front. Dunlop is trying
:47:03. > :47:06.to get through there. This Josh Brookes, surely he can't pull away,
:47:07. > :47:10.the cream each the road racers are chasing him down. Alastair Seeley
:47:11. > :47:19.has won two races already this weekend. Under the bridge and up to
:47:20. > :47:25.the coast road. Seeley doesn't look quite as comfortable and we've seen
:47:26. > :47:39.him before. Dan Kneen making up ground. Martin Jessopp -- -- it is
:47:40. > :47:45.looking damp out there. It can scare the life out of you if you get on
:47:46. > :47:49.them. I suspect we might see the lap record go. The longer it goes on, it
:47:50. > :47:53.was cut from seven to five laps. Towards the end I suspect
:47:54. > :47:58.was cut from seven to five laps. see lap records tumble. If Guy
:47:59. > :48:01.Martin turns around now he might get the life scared out of him.
:48:02. > :48:06.Martin turns around now he might get that number 8 B MW. And Michael
:48:07. > :48:52.Rutter. It is Yamaha leads suck universal
:48:53. > :48:59.credity leads BMW. They've all got over 200 brake horsepower. We've
:49:00. > :49:17.seen 197 miles per hour punching into the wind.
:49:18. > :49:27.You can see the wind isn't favouring them on this part of the circuit. At
:49:28. > :49:30.195 miles per hour after 15 seconds at full throttle. It is what the
:49:31. > :49:36.North West 200 is all about. at full throttle. It is what the
:49:37. > :49:45.Kneen is pulling out. He's out of the race. And Hutchy. Whether it is
:49:46. > :49:47.an injury to his finger or the bike packed up. We don't know. Alastair
:49:48. > :49:53.Seeley towards station corner. Josh packed up. We don't know. Alastair
:49:54. > :49:56.Brookes still leading this. Michael Dunlop looking very racy in third, I
:49:57. > :50:01.have to say. Alastair Seeley, Dunlop looking very racy in third, I
:50:02. > :50:06.coming to this bike, is the race coming to him or is the pain coming
:50:07. > :50:14.to him instead? He's not quite as mobile as you would expect. He's not
:50:15. > :50:19.as smooth as you expect. This is Alastair Seeley's bit of the North
:50:20. > :50:24.West 200. You get to see how bumpy it is when you saw that rear
:50:25. > :50:28.suspension. Seeley on the inside. Into juniper and he's tucked into
:50:29. > :50:32.that nicely. Now Into juniper and he's tucked into
:50:33. > :50:38.going to get to see the master and this circuit and see if he ask pick
:50:39. > :50:43.up a slipstream. I think the number eight bike over Michael Dunlop looks
:50:44. > :50:52.ominous. He looks hungry. He won his first race of the weekend. I think
:50:53. > :50:57.that answers question about Alastair Seeley, whether the pain is getting
:50:58. > :51:03.to him. He rode the coast road as if he was uninjured. He's now got Josh
:51:04. > :51:13.Brookes hounding him and he's doing a fine job of keeping him behind. It
:51:14. > :51:19.is all about who can brake late into York. Brookes is following in the
:51:20. > :51:25.wheel tracks of Alastair Seeley. Michael Dunlop is riding close
:51:26. > :51:31.behind. Is he going to try to get back and come storming past? Brookes
:51:32. > :51:37.took a peek over his shoulder and that there was the number 8 BMW.
:51:38. > :51:41.Brookes is so fast on the slow corners but it doesn't help. It is
:51:42. > :51:45.getting the exit speed where it counts. Unfortunately even if you
:51:46. > :51:53.get a good competition, you are bound to get past. Sixth year, they
:51:54. > :52:02.roll the throttle a tiny bit. And here he comes. Oh what! He pushed
:52:03. > :52:07.Seeley out. He went, he wasn't expecting it. That was to the
:52:08. > :52:14.detriment of his speed, as Dunlop gets past him. That cost Alastair
:52:15. > :52:21.Seeley not only the lead but second place as he tries to slipstream
:52:22. > :52:23.Michael Dunlop. Here comes Seeley but it's not enough. Dunlop's going
:52:24. > :52:31.to stay in second place. but it's not enough. Dunlop's going
:52:32. > :52:37.just get to see Brookes roll the throttle but he rolled it later than
:52:38. > :52:43.Seeley see. Over the link road. We are with Alastair in third spot.
:52:44. > :52:48.Josh Brookes is using a wired line. We heard Alastair Seeley say some
:52:49. > :52:55.users use that slip road. But he doesn't and he is fast. The race is
:52:56. > :53:01.still on isn't it, and it is between this man and Michael Dunlop. This is
:53:02. > :53:05.the battle for the lead of the race. The big event, the North West 200.
:53:06. > :53:13.It is the one that everybody wants to go home winning. And Josh Brookes
:53:14. > :53:19.is here for his second... Look! A short circuit and up the bank again.
:53:20. > :53:25.That's twice he's done that. Not quite as much altitude that time.
:53:26. > :53:30.Josh Brookes has to have a trial riding background the way he's able
:53:31. > :53:35.to do that on wet grass on slip tyres. Unfortunately he went across
:53:36. > :53:42.the first part and then the high bank. Look at him trying to get that
:53:43. > :53:47.bike stopped but he can't. He tries to turn on the tar mark. He's got
:53:48. > :53:50.that high bank run nailed. He must have thought, I've done this before,
:53:51. > :53:55.I will do it again. It would have thought, I've done this before,
:53:56. > :54:00.probably be easier to go down the slip road. Guy Martin is chased by
:54:01. > :54:08.Conor Cummins. He's made it back again. Josh Brookes has soon
:54:09. > :54:12.regroup. It hasn't put him off. Is he going to do that again, going
:54:13. > :54:17.through Station Corner? That was brave the last time. Probably
:54:18. > :54:25.Alastair Seeley will be waiting for it this time. On the brakes. Brookes
:54:26. > :54:30.seems to be faster here. They go over the dirty part of the circuit.
:54:31. > :54:38.If he does it this time around, Alastair Seeley will be getting
:54:39. > :54:43.cross. Has he got it covered? Brookes didn't even wait. He's
:54:44. > :54:51.through before they even get there. 171 into it and 165 through it.
:54:52. > :54:57.Hardly worth rolling it off for five miles per hour is it - he says from
:54:58. > :55:10.the seat! It is still a long way to. We are out in front with Michael
:55:11. > :55:16.Dunlop. We ride with William Dunlop. And check those eyes out.
:55:17. > :55:21.He's on his way. Mike Dunlop isn't going to be bested in this race.
:55:22. > :55:27.He's just won the Superstock. The crowd are going absolutely wild. He
:55:28. > :55:31.has a couple of seconds advantage. Looks like he's going to take his
:55:32. > :55:35.second win this weekend, taking his tally to four to equal his brother.
:55:36. > :55:42.Alastair Seeley, no fairy-tale for him after that tumble at the
:55:43. > :55:45.Metropole. Michael Dunlop is so far out in front. He's stamped his
:55:46. > :55:49.authority on this racetrack, on this race and on this field. Another
:55:50. > :55:55.class performance from the race and on this field. Another
:55:56. > :56:02.as he gives that BMW maximum beans all the way round the last couple of
:56:03. > :56:07.corners. Throwing it at the racetrack and that there is the
:56:08. > :56:10.chequered flag. What a win for Michael Dunlop. Josh Brookes takes
:56:11. > :56:14.the lap record on the final laughter. See the relief and
:56:15. > :56:17.terrorism in Michael Dunlop's body language. Yes, he says, I did that
:56:18. > :56:33.one right. Michael, congratulations. I think we
:56:34. > :56:42.can see exactly what has means to you. Yes, I knew I could do it. That
:56:43. > :56:43.first race, I knew I could do it. I didn't know how much I was leading
:56:44. > :56:51.bit. I pushed that last lap. All I didn't know how much I was leading
:56:52. > :56:58.could hear was (Inaudible) let's have this. The BMW is class. It's
:56:59. > :57:02.been a class week. And Mike Dunlop takes the Robert Dunlop trophy as
:57:03. > :57:07.well. Our first North West 200 superbike
:57:08. > :57:14.win for Mike Dunlop. A deserved man of the meeting. Without a doubt. To
:57:15. > :57:19.win his first superbike race here, I know how hard that. He deserves that
:57:20. > :57:23.award. A great event for the whole Dunlop family and for Northern
:57:24. > :57:27.Ireland. Yes, a great event all round. Robert Dunlop, his father, he
:57:28. > :57:33.would have been so, so proud. round. Robert Dunlop, his father, he
:57:34. > :57:37.Northern Ireland it puts this race back on the status it deserves and
:57:38. > :57:42.the world stage. Philip, thank you for your company. You can see our
:57:43. > :57:45.highlights programmes again on the iPlayer. We of course will be back
:57:46. > :59:00.on the grid next year. For now from all of us here on
:59:01. > :59:05.with candidates standing in our 11 new council districts, and it's time
:59:06. > :59:08.for you to choose who will be our representatives in Europe.
:59:09. > :59:12.BBC News NI will bring you the results as they come in,
:59:13. > :59:15.with live coverage from all the count centres.
:59:16. > :59:16.We'll have reaction, expert analysis,
:59:17. > :59:21.and, of course, a chance for you to have your say across TV,