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the world. This is our second highlights programme from the Ulster

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Grand Prix. We have another hour of rest taking motor cycling action.

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You have got the best seat in the house. Set back and enjoy some

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really special, really fast and really close road racing. He was

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what's happened so far. The weather has got the better of

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everyone. He has put on his tinted visor. Here they go.

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That is one of the finest sites of any motorsport.

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Bruce Anstey is not close enough. They crossed the line side-by-side.

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The one that? 1000 of a second. It was a close old race! Away they go!

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We all get ready to go again. The second chance but Lee Johnston.

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The machine of William Dunlop has just exploded underneath him. It is

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going to be a battle all the way to the end. Nearest the camera,

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streaking into the lead. A massive lead, but there is a

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proper scrap. Some thrilling racing so far. The racers or following in

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the footsteps of many of the greatest ever seen. Some of the best

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motor cyclists in the world have competed here down through the

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years. This is a unique event steeped in history and heritage. We

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have had all of the famous riders here down through the years. Joey

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Dunlop. I can go on and on. Right through our own Philip McCallan, the

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Dunlop rubber is. -- the Dunlop brothers. It has not been easy. We

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had a complete wash-out in 2008. It almost brought the competition to

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its knees. It is unbelievable. We have over 40 newcomers this year. 15

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countries represented. An international event. Massive crowds.

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Absolutely, people coming from all over the world, Canada, America and

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all over Europe. I have been in Dundrod

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all over Europe. I have been in over 25 years. -- Dundrod and

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District Motorcycle Club. 52 weeks every year. Maybe we get a week off

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all stop but the work starts again. We are all volunteers. Up to

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probably 100 people. What kind of things has the club done this year?

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We have the Joey Dunlop grandstand. That was sold out before the event.

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We have a number of seeded grandstands around the event and we

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have added an extra TV screen. What other things would you like to do

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around the circuit to improve it? Safety is my priority and Paramount

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at all times. Anything that we can do at all to make it safer, we will

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do it. The circuit itself, as far as road racing is concerned, is second

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to none. But the campsites, things like that we seem to be struggling

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with. It is the dream of every rider to ride around here. No writer has

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ever come and said he does not want to go back. One of the most

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successful riders in this event is Philip McCallan. You one around the

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circuit board team times. It is great to see this race back where it

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belongs. It certainly is. It is one of the top road races in the world.

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The current generation of riders are giving us what we want. Thank you.

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This is the race they all want to win. The feature event. The Ulster

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Grand Prix. Here are some of the main contenders. Seven times a

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winner. William Dunlop is at his peak. One victory behind him. That

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will not sit well with brother Michael Dunlop. Lee Johnston has hit

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form this year and he could be a winner in any race. Peter Hickman is

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the fastest newcomer. Guy Martin loves this Grand Prix and has 11

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wins to prove it. Bruce Anstey has won this event a times already and

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could make it nine. Here is the great coming up. Bruce Anstey is

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simple position and ideally situated. Guy Martin is right behind

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him and looking over his shoulder. -- is in pole position. A little

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upset earlier Ron but there are six riders here who could win this race.

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-- earlier Ron. Conditions are dry. You can see the gaps in the grid.

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William Dunlop is a nonstarter. Peter Hickman in that orange jacket

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inroad to. Get ready to start. The Ulster Grand Prix, the big feature

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race of the day. Peter Hickman looking down and start -- checking

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something. But we are ready. Who will get away first? Guy Martin.

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Look at the job he has done. We will see some slipstream already. Bruce

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Anstey goes up the inside. The Johnson is also looking menacing. A

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cracking start for Ian Hutchinson. For those going down The Flying

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Kilo. Guy Martin and Bruce For those going down The Flying

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and Lee Johnston behind. Ian Hutchinson will be loving this.

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Bruce Anstey providing the pictures. Michael Dunlop, look at him go.

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Bruce Anstey bashing up Guy Martin. Dropping down to Deer's Leap. There

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is lots of movement going on further behind. This is a replay of what

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happened on Thursday night. It was all about Guy Martin and Bruce

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Anstey. Afterwards Bruce said it was just a rehearsal. Waiting for

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Michael Dunlop. Not a great start from him. Nice and dry. A right

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turn. Write out to the edge, Bruce Anstey. What a surprise Peter

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Hickman has been this year. All colours under his leathers. Huge

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cuts on his arms. Here we go. Guy Martin, Bruce Anstey at the Ulster

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Grand Prix. He does not want any of that cut and thrust, he wants it all

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sorted and settled. We'll Bruce let him have it? Still damp under the

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trees. Bruce Anstey might be a little bit damp after that. Guy

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Martin, if he turns around now, he will see a different coloured crash

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helmet coming towards him. Lee Johnston. Bruce Anstey has dropped

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off the pace a little bit. These three breaking away. The Tyco Suzuki

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Superbike is very fast. Guy Martin seems to love this track. Lee

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Johnston as well. They will not block the much it Lee sticks it up

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the inside of that hairpin. Always rises to the occasion. This is his

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meeting. You can count on Guy Martin standing on the top of a podium.

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This is the race that everyone wants. Patterns are being passed by

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Peter Hickman. -- Lee Hutchinson. Guy Martin, Lee Johnston. They are

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going over at the start finish line. As they go over the finish line, he

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has set himself up for the -- be flying kilo. Bruce Anstey might

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emerge at the head of this -- The Flying Kilo. He was thinking about

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the other one. Just a little bit too late. He is up to second place, put

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Lee Johnston back to third. Tracking Guy Martin as they head towards

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Leathemstown. Heading up to the big corner, it is Deer's Leap. Flat on

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your side at 180 mph, if you're not utterly committed when you get

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there, it will go wrong. Michael Dunlop is not on the pace of the

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front three. I do not know what the issues are. He will not be happy in

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fourth place. Peter Hickman will be delighted. At the speed traps, it

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was William who was fastest and he was knocking off 190 mph lapse back

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to back. -- lapse. -- laps. It proves what you were saying about

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the speed of the Tyco Suzuki. Bruce Anstey is looking fast around the

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corners. Runs out widely, Johnston is looking for an opportunity. Lee

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Johnston is doing well. He is going in pursuit of the number one

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position. He really wants this big bike win. He has done it on the

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little ones, he wants to do it on the big ones. He is in the

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slipstream, heading up the hell, he needs to be closer. Bruce is close

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-- hell. -- hill. I wobble from Guy Martin. Those white lines are tricky

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when it is dry -- a wobble. It has stayed wet. It is Wheeler's Corner.

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They start to drop back down. It is a 3-way fight. Dunlop is behind. He

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might be closing in, Michael Dunlop. Lee Johnston hanging his foot off

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the pedal. You would want to get off at Tornagrough, it is that kind of

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corner. Lee Johnston, plenty of movement in that back wheel. One

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chance between here and the start finish line. You're hoping to set

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yourself up for a tie. Bruce needs to be close. Lee Johnston, the Joker

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in the pack, Guy Martin knows what it takes to win and so does Bruce on

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that Apple Bruce Anstey. Lee Johnston isn't yet to taste that. --

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Bruce Anstey. He has another marker. Michael Dunlop and the BMW has been

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beyond the pace. The lap times are good. Bruce Anstey is going. He is

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back in second. Here's the one watch. These are not 600s, boys

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act-macro, an! That was all to play for. --!. Michael Dunlop's bike was

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on pace for a lap. There is up -- that gap opening up and then it

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closes and squeezes out Bruce Anstey. This is their first time. He

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has never raced here before. He is fourth, and on the pace. He is

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looking dangerous as Michael Dunlop always does. He cannot ride his way

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out of whatever the situation is. They are trying to think of

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out of whatever the situation is. make the bike do what he wants. They

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have people from Germany, addressing the problem, when they find the key

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and unlock it, that will be at. At the moment, it works well on long

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circuits, but here, he has to work at it -- that will be it. Great

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battle further back. It is not just these three providing all the

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entertainment. Bruce Anstey is challenging Guy Martin. We look back

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from the BMW and Peter Hickman. There is the external view. Steve

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Mercer is looking for a way past. Have we got a two way fight? They

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are heading out towards Ireland's Corner. Look at Michael Dunlop

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heading -- hanging off the bike. Do not look over your shoulder, here

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comes Michael Dunlop! Lee Johnston is gaining. There is Ian Hutchinson.

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Nice to see him back at the Ulster Grand Prix. He has not had much luck

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on the injury front. Bruce Anstey is closing in on Guy Martin taking Lee

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Johnston with them. Lee Johnston has closed the gap. He has found a drive

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up the hell. It is wet! -- hill. That was almost a bailing out

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moment. Here we go again, this is unbelievable. Watch for the movement

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in the bike. That unsettled him. -- unsettles. Did not like watching

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that. It made me feel uncomfortable. Goodness knows what it made Lee

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Johnston feline. It made him feel about -- made him feel like trying

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for the full past -- pass. Dunlop is trying to gain positions. They are

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moving into Lindsay Hairpin. They will have to start thinking about

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their plans, what they are planning to do as the chequered flag

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approaches. Seven laps in total, half race still to go. It will be

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working out who is good where, who is quick where. Lee Johnston will

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not get through. They are watching each other and seeing where the

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bikes and tyres work best and where it is easy to cover. Guy Martin is

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riding as hard as the other two. You get a glimpse of wobble here and

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there. Guy Martin did a television series and had to get superfit. That

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has really helped his racing. Lee Johnston had a look on Bruce Anstey.

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Nothing is going to happen, perhaps a move at Leathemstown. A great duel

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between Steve Mercer and Derek McGee. The sheer speed of the BMW, I

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am sure that helps. Here comes the sheer speed of Michael Dunlop on his

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BMW and it is a fight between the gang of four, making their way up by

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Leathemstown. Go on Michael, get in their! He is not that far behind up

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the hill, it is still three on one. It is cranked so far over. You can

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tell by his body language, Michael Dunlop is doing everything he can to

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get that bike amongst these three. He was super quick out of Deer's

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Leap. Here is Bruce Anstey on Guy Martin. Just tracking along, heading

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towards that slow right-hander. Coming through Quarterlands, it is

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Ireland's Corner next. Michael Dunlop is right off, all his weight

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on the BMW. It is not doing him any good, he needs to be smoother than

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that. He is a desperate man, you know at times, that is Michael. If

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he is not winning, the world has come to an end. He is trying

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everything he can to get up there. This is working, but he needs so

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much confidence and a stable motorcycle. This is a Grand Prix

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circuit in the hills above Belfast. You need to be absolutely sure about

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your motorbike. How are this lot going? Just as good as the battle in

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front, Steve Mercer and Derek McGee still behind Peter Hickman. What a

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talent Peter Hickman -- Peter Hickman is for the future. What a

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talent at the front. Four riders who are all capable of winning and all

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more or less in range of winning. If the leading trio have any problems,

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Michael Dunlop will be there. Did he get that wrong? I thought he was a

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bit too wide. No, he got it absolutely perfect. He is looking to

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see what is going on behind him. That must be a bit daunting when you

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look around and there is the same bike right behind you, as close as

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it ever was. It is starting to rain. That would be a spanner in the

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works. Lee Johnston is still behind at the two guys in front, Guy Martin

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doing all the legwork. Lee Johnston will not get past Bruce Anstey. Lee

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Johnston wanted the success on the big bikes. He is having had good

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tries. He has suddenly arrived -- having a good tries. The crowd are

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urging their man on -- try. Here comes Bruce Anstey. That was brave

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staff. Bruce has had enough following now -- staff. -- stuff.

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Excellent work from Lee Johnston. It would be nice to see Lee Johnston on

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the top step. This is the BMW working for Michael Dunlop, he needs

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to get as close as he can. Fairy tales do not always happen in by

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grazing, especially not road racing, but Michael Dunlop is within

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striking distance of a podium place. He is closer than he has been, it

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depends if he can then tame that as they go through Ireland's Corner and

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Wheeler's Corner. -- maintain out. -- that. This is still a four way

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fight. There are four of them in it and Michael Dunlop is close enough.

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If I was Lee Johnston, I would be starting to worry. Michael Dunlop

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has it up and working now. The track has tried out a bit. I think he is

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able to ride it -- dried out. It seems to be working for him.

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able to ride it -- dried out. It close enough? He could be. With the

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rain on the windscreens, it is hard to tell. It

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rain on the windscreens, it is hard harder and faster on a motorbike

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than it really is, because you are getting it in your face at such a

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speed. We saw it on Lindsay Hairpin, how bad this is. This is getting

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serious. A big wheelie from Guy Martin. He has the Tyco Suzuki on

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fire. He has lost four are five metres on the way up the hill. Lee

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Johnston is still pressing Bruce Anstey. Guy Martin got that right

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last time, not making any mistakes this time. That will cost Lee

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Johnston. That was lovely from Bruce Anstey coming into Lindsay Hairpin.

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Lee Johnston will have dropped off the back of this. His momentum has

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been caught. That will slow him. Here comes Michael. Here comes Bruce

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Anstey, the fastest man around the Ulster Grand Prix circuit. That

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record is still standing from 2010. The fastest man at the Isle of Man.

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So smooth, Bruce, when you watch him race. Coming out of the slipstream,

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is he ready for a rundown towards Leathemstown? This is a hard place

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to pass. Not this time, he had to hold off. Lee Johnston is still

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there. Where is Michael Dunlop? We will find out when they get down to

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Leathemstown. Guy Martin will not be pleased if he should leave this race

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for as long as he had and not end up on the top step. Bruce Anstey is

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right up behind him. Bruce is fed up with waiting. This is definitely his

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moment, out of the slipstream, what him pass on the right-hand side. Guy

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Martin will not let him. Lee Johnston is joining back in again.

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Three riders with Michael Dunlop. He has said goodbye to our podium

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finish. This is Ian Hutchinson. The battle at the front is still as

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tight as it was. Anstey was 25 we would be going this

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is fantastic. He is showing there is plenty of life in the old dog yet!

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Guy Martin might be having a little look up the inside. Lee Johnston

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also has plenty of momentum. He is hanging on the coat-tails of Bruce

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Anstey. Side-by-side. Such commit and at such speed on such a track.

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-- such commitment. Up into second place. I think Bruce Anstey followed

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the line of Lee Johnston. Guy Johnston -- Guy Martin is the one

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that is benefiting. Into the hairpin. Bruce Anstey is close

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enough. We have seen so many mistakes here in the past. So many

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races won and lost at this hairpin. Michael Dunlop is desperately trying

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everything he can in fourth place to get amongst the guys in front. Ivan

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Lintin. He is closing, closing. He could be about to go past Ian

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Hutchinson, but not this time. Time is running out at the Ulster

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Grand Prix to decide a winner. Three candidates, possibly number four.

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Lee Johnston needs to catch Guy Martin. Traffic in front of Guy

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Martin and this could change everything. He is coming up on a

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slow rider. No problems going past. A problem for Lee Johnston. I think

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he has got to hold off. That has cost him. Look how close Bruce

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Anstey is now. He certainly lost his momentum. His line was taken from

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him momentarily but he is back into third place. Steve Mercer. What a

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shame! He was going so well. He put so much effort into this weekend.

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That is a disappointment for him and his team. But this is not

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disappointing for any of us. It is wonderful. Guy Martin, do not look

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around! He will not have time to look around. He needs to keep his

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eye on what is happening. Seven laps of the Ulster Grand Prix. This is

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the big one of the weekend and it is the one that everyone wants. They go

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down to Ireland's Corner. Guy Martin still looking smooth. Bruce Anstey

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is super-smooth. Look at that! Lee Johnston is trying and a bit more.

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He has been watching Michael Dunlop! He could not take that any further.

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Lee Johnston slides out, he glides out. He tucks it back in in time. He

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was so lucky. That was very close to the hedge. Stay on the track! Bruce

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Anstey tucked in behind Guy Martin. Plenty of movement. Bruce Anstey is

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crowding Guy Martin now. More traffic to deal with. All! That was

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so close! He had to think about that. He will do well to get past

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that Tyco Suzuki. He has done it! That was tremendous. There are some

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places on this course for overtaking is difficult. It was really hard

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there. He was not expecting it. Neither was the crowd. Guy Martin is

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very popular but when you see a move from Bruce Anstey like that... It is

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not used, it is experience. Can Guy Martin close the gap? I think we

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have seen a race winning move from Bruce Anstey. Bruce Anstey is going

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to win again. Coming down the hill. There is only one chance here on the

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last lap. You say that. He has to slow down. You can climb into the

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corner but you have to slow down. Bruce Anstey... And Guy

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corner but you have to slow down. but he was not close enough. Lee

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Johnston gets third place. He will be pleased. Michael Dunlop comes in

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a fighting for. Michael Dunlop seven seconds off the top spot. Peter

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Hickman, what a performance from him. Bruce Anstey, congratulations.

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You getting better with age? I think so. I really

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You getting better with age? I think changed a few things. It was a

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really good race. I tucked inside, I tried to hold on. Guy Martin, a

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great race. You and tried to hold on. Guy Martin, a

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went head-to-head. He is wonderful. Absolutely great to race with. I am

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gutted that I finished second! But it is good to be part of it.

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gutted that I finished second! But you could not have given that any

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more effort. I picked a safe bet. The last lap, I had nothing left to

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give. The next race is for the Supersport machines. You should we

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be looking not for? It will be a tough decision. Bruce Anstey is a

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double winner so far. Guy Martin is in the frame as well so far. Let's

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not forget Lee Johnston. He has had two podium finishes so far and he

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wants that win. He would be very popular. Time to join our

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commentators. What a grid we have on the second

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time of asking. Lee Johnston, William Dunlop. Bruce Anstey, it Guy

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Martin. Ivan Lintin. Michael Sweeney. Any one of those could be a

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winner today. We get ready for the start. Watch the lights. He will get

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the best start? It looks like it is Lee Johnston. Bruce Anstey is coming

:35:20.:35:37.

through. They are just flying past! Still managing to hold on. We look

:35:38.:35:48.

back from the bike of Lee Johnston. A gap on the third row of the grid.

:35:49.:35:54.

William Dunlop from Bruce Anstey. Guy Martin. Lee Johnston. Pick any

:35:55.:36:02.

one of your usual suspects as we head up the hill. Elbow to elbow at

:36:03.:36:16.

this point. Bruce Anstey is down! He has gone down quite hard. Instant

:36:17.:36:24.

replay. A great solution from the marshals. Ian Hutchinson is down as

:36:25.:36:29.

well. They could not sort themselves out. Ian Hutchinson cannot leave

:36:30.:36:36.

that. He did everything to avoid the accident of Bruce Anstey. Red flag,

:36:37.:36:48.

instantly. Lee Johnston expressing what everyone thought about that. I

:36:49.:36:52.

think everyone got up and walked away. It is the bike that did the

:36:53.:37:02.

damage. Derek McKay does not want to get involved with Bruce Anstey. The

:37:03.:37:08.

bike just comes back in and then it skids. Does Steve Mercer Get

:37:09.:37:19.

Involved? There is debris everywhere. Hutchinson helping out.

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That is a blocked track. Because of the long delay dealing with bad

:37:40.:37:45.

accident, the second Supersport race will not be run. There is a record

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number of newcomers among them a rising young star. Glenn Urban is

:37:52.:37:56.

having a tremendous season on the short circuit. He decided to

:37:57.:38:00.

continue a family tradition and try out road racing. We followed him on

:38:01.:38:11.

his debut. -- Glenn Erwin. I always wanted to have a go at it. My father

:38:12.:38:21.

was a road racer. He has a number of records. He has a lot of history and

:38:22.:38:26.

a lot of people know him. If you are going to go and do a race, you must

:38:27.:38:32.

have good backing. It is brilliant. How are you feeling about being here

:38:33.:38:37.

and competing in your first road race? I was furry nervous yesterday

:38:38.:38:43.

before the first session. I have not felt that nervous in a long time. I

:38:44.:38:51.

never thought I would qualify in a good position today. Do you think

:38:52.:38:56.

you have taken to road racing a lot quicker than you thought? Yes,

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definitely. But when I think about it, it is to have wheels, it is a

:39:02.:39:08.

track. You do not want to crash. You will get in trouble with your team.

:39:09.:39:12.

I need to be a little bit more reserved. What are your ambitions

:39:13.:39:19.

this week? If you asked me yesterday, I would say top ten. But

:39:20.:39:26.

every racer races to win. If you get on that great thinking you want to

:39:27.:39:30.

be in sixth or seventh, then think on. It is a beautiful sunny evening.

:39:31.:39:38.

The super Twins get under way. Lee Johnston in the pink helmet. Getting

:39:39.:39:45.

swamped by the grid. Glenn Erwin getting off to a reasonable start.

:39:46.:39:59.

Dan The Flying Kilo. -- going down. He seemed to get swallowed up. Here

:40:00.:40:04.

comes Lee Johnston. Perfect conditions. Over the hill at

:40:05.:40:10.

Jordan's Cross. Lee Johnston very much the man of the moment. This

:40:11.:40:17.

could turn out to be his race. Into the Lindsay Hairpin. It is Lee

:40:18.:40:25.

Johnston. A little bit twitchy. He is twitching away. Into the dirt! No

:40:26.:40:48.

catching Lee Johnston. Into the Lindsay Hairpin. A fast approach. He

:40:49.:40:57.

knows how to ride a motorbike. But he has to catch the man in front.

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Johnston wins it and the rest of them are side-by-side. It was a race

:41:13.:41:18.

of two halves. I thought I did enough in the last lap. I made a

:41:19.:41:25.

mistake. I gave to many in the end. They had all passed me before I even

:41:26.:41:28.

came out of They had all passed me before I even

:41:29.:41:31.

experience. It bodes well for They had all passed me before I even

:41:32.:41:36.

Saturday. I know that I am strong, I know that I am weak. Let's see how

:41:37.:41:43.

he gets on in this next race. I am sure he will have learned plenty as

:41:44.:41:48.

he tries to get his first podium at the Ulster Grand Prix. The race will

:41:49.:41:51.

he tries to get his first podium at be run in very difficult conditions.

:41:52.:41:59.

It is raining heavily. it is completely different to the way it

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was on thursday. this is the least of glenn erwin's problems. he is

:42:06.:42:08.

leaving the line without starting the race -- glenn erwin. -- glenn

:42:09.:42:31.

erwin. what a grade we have got. -- what a grade. That did look good.

:42:32.:42:48.

Was that John Walsh? It is Ivan Lintin. It is getting a bit murky.

:42:49.:42:56.

They're heading towards Leathemstown. He has been swallowed

:42:57.:43:03.

up by the rest of the pack. An itchy trigger finger at the start, did not

:43:04.:43:09.

get away so cleanly. We are looking at the man ahead with James Cowton,

:43:10.:43:15.

he had a couple of wins on Thursday. He is a rising star. Out in front,

:43:16.:43:22.

Ivan Lintin. He is such a versatile rider. This is his class. He is

:43:23.:43:30.

bombing away at the front. Connor Behan him, he is there. He is not

:43:31.:43:54.

happy. He is coming under pressure, he has not got away with that. It is

:43:55.:43:59.

wet through here. That was a little bit of dust on that 600 tumble.

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Nothing serious. I was getting concerned about the rain. We are

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back on board with James Cowton. Here is the man still dominating the

:44:19.:44:21.

pays, Ivan Lintin, he will take some catching. -- pace. He has quite a

:44:22.:44:33.

lead. That is a great lead. He has just torn off. We saw him win here

:44:34.:44:38.

last year. How delighted was he then? Certainly further back,

:44:39.:44:49.

Sweeney, Connor Behan, battling it out. Connor Behan showed up on top

:44:50.:44:54.

form at the North and then had a little tumble which spoiled him --

:44:55.:45:10.

North West. That was rather close. He tucks in behind Connor Behan.

:45:11.:45:18.

Connor Behan gets on the power. They are quick, but not as quick as the

:45:19.:45:24.

Supersport. 140 mph through the speed trap. Nice bikes to ride, but

:45:25.:45:29.

not a handful as James Cowton tries to find way past Connor Behan and I

:45:30.:45:34.

think he done it. Connor Behan has the left-hand side, but he was not

:45:35.:45:45.

giving that up. Lindsay Hairpin. Look at the gap. Ivan Lintin,

:45:46.:45:52.

goodbye everyone else, I am off! It is not nice here. Are we looking at

:45:53.:46:04.

the first, second and third as they stand? Ivan Lintin, Derek McGee

:46:05.:46:10.

behind him. A battle developing about third place, these two seem to

:46:11.:46:14.

be coming forward is a bit. It is still wet here. Dash-macro/

:46:15.:46:25.

dash-macro/ it could be Christian Elkin. That

:46:26.:46:54.

was a good start from him. Such a bizarre start. Too late for anyone

:46:55.:47:29.

to catch the man at the front. Ivan Lintin is so good off the line. At

:47:30.:47:36.

the North West he almost forgot he was in the lead. He needs to keep

:47:37.:47:41.

his head down. I do not think you will do that again. It is a murky

:47:42.:47:47.

afternoon here in Ulster and the clouds are closing in and the rain

:47:48.:47:53.

is closing them. No one is closing in on Ivan Lintin. You get this

:47:54.:48:07.

corner right and it is lovely to see. Ivan Lintin does not need to

:48:08.:48:15.

hurry. There he goes, McGee is a second place, Christian Elkin is in

:48:16.:48:24.

third place. It is a struggle to know where to look or who to look

:48:25.:48:31.

out for. This lead of Ivan Lintin's is so huge and James Cowton seems to

:48:32.:48:39.

be taking the fight for words. Those early pioneers of super twin

:48:40.:48:46.

racing, then along came Ryan Farquhar, they were not happy when

:48:47.:48:51.

he got involved, because he was a quality racers. -- supertiwn. Jim

:48:52.:49:17.

Smith has designs on the podium. Christian Elkin, we have seen him

:49:18.:49:22.

have some great battles -- James Cowton. Christian Elkin still a two

:49:23.:49:48.

stroke Staller earlier in the race. Once you have the bug, you do not be

:49:49.:49:53.

able to seem to get rid of it. This is so accessible. It is tightening

:49:54.:50:00.

up. It is no longer the cheap and quick fixed that it was when Ryan

:50:01.:50:06.

Farquhar first envisioned it. As soon the big-name teams started

:50:07.:50:11.

playing this feels, the cost of entering goes up. -- Fielden. It is

:50:12.:50:29.

still Ivan Lintin at Leathemstown. -- field. Can he catch McGee? Ian

:50:30.:50:50.

Morrell, another of the Reagan here in Northern Ireland. -- regulars.

:50:51.:51:04.

140 mph. That is so fast, because the Superbikes, super stocks and

:51:05.:51:17.

super sports, it makes it look slow -- superstocks. -- supersports.

:51:18.:51:28.

Riding hard is the attraction. -- superstocks. -- supersports.

:51:29.:51:34.

performance was hampered by its comparative lack of power. You need

:51:35.:51:39.

to ride it as hard as you know how. Great way to expand your skills and

:51:40.:51:41.

to ride it as hard as you know how. a great way to see top riders

:51:42.:51:47.

battling it out each other. It is all about control. We are back with

:51:48.:51:56.

Ivan Lintin. Derek McGee in second place, it looks as though he may

:51:57.:52:01.

have broken Christian Elkin and James Cowton. Derek McGee is a

:52:02.:52:05.

regular here. It would be great to see him on the podium. Ivan Lintin

:52:06.:52:11.

knows it is up to him. There is no one behind him. Christian Elkin is

:52:12.:52:22.

now dropping off the pace of James Cowton. Derek McGee looks as if he

:52:23.:52:29.

is still edging ever so quickly, further ahead of James Cowton. Looks

:52:30.:52:36.

further ahead than he is. Here they come in and Christian Elkin is still

:52:37.:52:41.

there. He has lost momentum and that will cost him. He lost the speed

:52:42.:52:52.

around the turn. He is right on the power, finding his way past Timothy.

:52:53.:52:59.

Paul shoesmith goes past the Frenchman. -- Shoesmith. I do not

:53:00.:53:14.

think anyone will change this now. Christian Elkin, there is too much

:53:15.:53:21.

to do for him to make up that gap. James Cowton, we are looking at Ivan

:53:22.:53:36.

Lintin, and Derek McGee. It looks like being another victory for Ivan

:53:37.:53:44.

Lintin at Don dropped. Just flows through Leathemstown -- Don dropped.

:53:45.:54:01.

-- Dundrod. He will not be as pumped as this man. There is nothing quite

:54:02.:54:05.

like winning races to get you in the mood for the next green light. Not

:54:06.:54:12.

even bothering to turn around. He knows the gap. He is out into the

:54:13.:54:20.

realms of the teams. He will win this by about 13 seconds at least as

:54:21.:54:27.

long as nothing changes. He has not put a foot wrong. James Cowton is

:54:28.:54:31.

third, Christian Elkin should be arriving in the picture in fourth

:54:32.:54:37.

position any minute now. Some are in the middle of that, we have seemed

:54:38.:54:42.

Derek McGee. Ivan Lintin would not see him if he turned around now. He

:54:43.:54:50.

was through Ireland's Corner before the number to bike comes around.

:54:51.:54:54.

That was Christian Elkin disappearing up the hill. This is

:54:55.:55:00.

James Cowton. Quarterlands, it does not sound too clever. It sounds

:55:01.:55:05.

clunky, but apparently it is all right. There is Christian Elkin.

:55:06.:55:51.

Number 17. Is it brightening up? Lindsay Hairpin for the last time in

:55:52.:55:56.

this race. This is a time when he will be hearing funny noises. Such a

:55:57.:56:03.

nice guy, Ivan Lintin. Lots of success on Supertiwns and it will

:56:04.:56:11.

continue here. A good result for McKinstry Racing and nice to see the

:56:12.:56:23.

supporters carry on winning. Sam Dunlop will win that battle. Here

:56:24.:56:30.

comes the man on his way to the chequered flag. 12 seconds or so. No

:56:31.:56:52.

one is there. Congratulations, you hit the front and never looked back

:56:53.:56:58.

stop I did not think I would get away. I thought it would be the race

:56:59.:57:03.

on Thursday, everyone together. I started looking behind me and not I

:57:04.:57:11.

would maintain the gap. -- and I thought. That brings us to the end

:57:12.:57:18.

of the Ulster Grand Prix. Difficult conditions and difficult

:57:19.:57:20.

circumstances for the organisers having to deal with the crashes but

:57:21.:57:24.

they got there in the end. It was superb this year. Things went wrong,

:57:25.:57:30.

but a lot of things went right. We had new faces in the international

:57:31.:57:35.

scene, we had Bruce Anstey picking up a two more wins. He is still

:57:36.:57:44.

going home happy. Even though he will go home a little bit sore after

:57:45.:57:48.

that crash. I hope you have enjoyed the action, we will be back here

:57:49.:57:54.

next year, but from that -- for now, it is goodbye.

:57:55.:59:00.

One, two, three, four. Here they come!

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