:00:26. > :00:32.The Brest-taking north coast provides the backdrop to one of
:00:32. > :00:42.Northern Ireland's biggest, fastest and most speck stack Lahr sporting
:00:42. > :00:42.
:00:42. > :01:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:01:35. > :01:40.events. Welcome to this year's What was that? Oh he's off! We have
:01:40. > :01:45.had some thrilling action so far and we have got three more races
:01:45. > :01:52.for you coming upment starting with the Superstock class. Look who I
:01:52. > :01:57.have found? Not racing, but back for the first time in 19 years, the
:01:57. > :02:01.former champion, Carl Fogarty. How much are you enjoying this.
:02:02. > :02:07.loving it. To be back here with the sun out and watching great racing,
:02:07. > :02:14.it feels special. You probably wish you were out there. I have been out
:02:14. > :02:21.there. I'd love to be racing. I had some great times here. Eleven times
:02:21. > :02:30.North West 200 winner Phillip McCallen joins me. Who do you fancy
:02:30. > :02:37.in this race. Ryan Farquar will give them a good run. Because of
:02:37. > :02:42.the qualifying on Tuesday, we'd better not forget Michael Rutter.
:02:42. > :02:51.The lace was red flagged early on and the restart was over the full
:02:51. > :02:57.race distance. The grid as they qualified. They qualified in damp
:02:57. > :03:01.qualified. They qualified in damp conditions. So Phillip McCallen was
:03:01. > :03:11.talking about Michael Rutter. He starts with a clear road and the 30
:03:11. > :03:13.
:03:13. > :03:20.seconds he waits will be taken away at the end of the race. Two notable
:03:20. > :03:29.absentees, Guy Martin and William Dunn lop. That could open a door
:03:29. > :03:37.for Cameron Donald to come up into contention. Guy Martin is pitting.
:03:37. > :03:46.You can see the empty space and it is go at the North West 200.
:03:46. > :03:52.Farquar and Seeley dive to the side. McGuinness slips back. A good start
:03:52. > :03:57.for Farquar. We're on board with braus Anstey. He loves a good start.
:03:57. > :04:06.At the Ulster Grand Prix last year he started from the second wave and
:04:06. > :04:11.went on to win. We have got those guys to factor in. It is Ryan
:04:11. > :04:17.Farquar in front. Seeley is in second and Anstey in third.
:04:18. > :04:26.McGuinness is fourth. Here is that second wave of the grid with John
:04:26. > :04:31.Burrows on pole. Look back to Michael Rutter. James Hillier with
:04:31. > :04:36.Cameron Donald behind him. We're on board with Bruce Anstey. A great
:04:36. > :04:45.start. But look at the way Seeley is pulling away. It is full
:04:45. > :04:54.throttle. Farquar and then Seeley. Seeley won this race the other
:04:54. > :05:02.night. He scored the fastest lap. Will he wait for Anstey? Bruce
:05:03. > :05:08.looking to pull him back. Watch Seeley fly past. Farquar may be on
:05:08. > :05:14.the brakes. They are almost three aBrest. Seeley had a nose in front.
:05:14. > :05:20.Farquar is so late on the brakes. Seeley's tucked him up like a good
:05:20. > :05:26.one. Hillier is in fourth. And Farquar hard on the power.
:05:26. > :05:32.didn't like that much, did he? is the run in to Ballysally.
:05:32. > :05:36.round about for the first time. Seeley from Farquar and Anstey.
:05:36. > :05:40.They're so close together. Hillier, a good move from him. Seeley goes
:05:40. > :05:49.through, past Farquar. We're on board with Bruce Anstey who, may
:05:49. > :05:55.look to do the same. That front is shake, I'm sure he will be pushing
:05:55. > :06:01.back on the pedals, trying to get that thing steady, but it isn't
:06:01. > :06:09.working. That shows how bumpy the surface is. Just in the slip stream
:06:09. > :06:15.up to 200mph. Oh Hillier, where has he come from? He leads Farquar and
:06:15. > :06:19.Seeley and Anstey. Through under the railway. Up on to the Coast
:06:19. > :06:25.Road. James Hillier at the front. What about that? What a move that
:06:25. > :06:29.could have been from Hillier. He came from row... Oh somebody's gone.
:06:29. > :06:36.Anstey has gone straight on. He will have to wait his turn and he
:06:36. > :06:41.will rejoin. But that what -- but that has probably cost him the race.
:06:41. > :06:46.Anstey didn't finish the first one and now he has lost touch with this
:06:47. > :06:52.one. John McGuinness is on the tail end of this group. He was 15th on
:06:52. > :06:58.Thursday with tyre problems. He has had a better Saturday. Paul Owen.
:06:58. > :07:04.Yes he has a problem. Welshman's pulling it in and he
:07:04. > :07:14.will be following Anstey into the pit. We're looking down at Ryan
:07:14. > :07:14.
:07:14. > :07:18.Farquar, Seeley along side Hillier. They're into the Mather's Cross
:07:18. > :07:28.chicane and they have to slam on the anchor to get around in time.
:07:28. > :07:28.
:07:28. > :07:36.Look who is on McGuinness's tail, the distinctive helmet of McDonned
:07:36. > :07:44.a. How many times have we seen that over the years. Hillier around the
:07:44. > :07:48.outside as they go into Magherabuoy. You can can see the way Farquar was
:07:48. > :07:53.almost pulled back. McGuinness trying to get involved. James
:07:53. > :07:59.Hillier, where has he come from? has come right from row four. He
:07:59. > :08:05.started there on Thursday and finished sixth. Look at this at the
:08:05. > :08:12.Metropole. Farquar gets mugged. This is the battle for second, the
:08:12. > :08:18.guy who is leading is Rutter. Look at Farquar! He leaving it so late,
:08:18. > :08:25.trying to go around Hillier. Farquar had all the corner speed
:08:25. > :08:28.and the momentum. Maybe we may see Seeley hit back. Farquar was
:08:28. > :08:33.immense into Metropole. He was feathering the braking into the
:08:33. > :08:38.turn. That was the best I have seen into Metropole this week. It has
:08:38. > :08:43.all been good. We have had a fantastic week of racing here. And
:08:43. > :08:48.today in the sunshine of course we're seeing the best of the best.
:08:48. > :08:54.But James Hillier cannot get away from Ryan Farquar. He is taking
:08:54. > :08:59.Seeley with him. This is Seeley's chicane. This is Seeley's home town.
:08:59. > :09:04.He is throwing it up the inside. Rutter with the lead just under
:09:04. > :09:10.three seconds at the end of lap one. I think Anstey will call this a day.
:09:10. > :09:16.That thing doesn't look happy. But he is getting more miles in. Seeley
:09:16. > :09:20.from Farquar from Hillier. There is McGuinness getting attention from
:09:20. > :09:26.Donald. I wonder if they know they're racing Michael Rutter. He
:09:26. > :09:30.is just in the lead of the race. He is riding laps as fast as he can.
:09:30. > :09:35.He is not getting anyone behind him and no one pulling him back. These
:09:35. > :09:38.guys are mugging each other all of the time and it's costing them time
:09:38. > :09:43.and they will come up with something, maybe if Rutter gets
:09:43. > :09:47.slowed up with someone from the first wave. But Rutter's on his own.
:09:47. > :09:51.He said before the race that he thought he could get into the top
:09:51. > :09:56.half dozen, but he didn't think he could run at the front. You have to
:09:56. > :10:01.be with the guys to race them. That is proving to either have been a
:10:01. > :10:07.red herring or a surprise for him. There is Seeley getting a surprise
:10:07. > :10:12.as well. He should be used to those surprises. They skip into here and
:10:12. > :10:21.they apply all the pressure on the front. McGuinness can't shake off
:10:21. > :10:29.Cameron donned a. Anstey's still going. -- Cameron Donald. Here it
:10:29. > :10:34.is again. Hillier throwing himself up into the lead. Is he? Farquar's
:10:34. > :10:41.closing. They nearly touched. Hillier must be thinking what can I
:10:41. > :10:46.do. Oh they have. Must have been contact there. Get the power down
:10:46. > :10:50.and was that Farquar waving at James Hillier there? I think it
:10:50. > :10:54.might have been a gesture. I don't think he was going for a tear off.
:10:54. > :11:00.I think he was waving. Maybe he was trying to cool himself down! Look
:11:00. > :11:06.for Seeley up the inside. No Farquar's got Metropole. Or maybe
:11:06. > :11:11.he hasn't. Maybe Seeley is thinking, I'd better keep clear.
:11:11. > :11:16.Entertainment from these guys, but it is the battle for second place.
:11:16. > :11:23.Rutter leads it. Clear and free and very comfortable. But these three
:11:23. > :11:27.are locked in a Titanic struggle. That is all the entertainment the
:11:27. > :11:35.people have come to see. They're watching it on that big screen.
:11:35. > :11:40.They must be loving this. It is and I think a runaway express train is
:11:40. > :11:45.what we could call this. Here is Seeleys a big moment of the lap. I
:11:45. > :11:51.wonder what we will see. Who would have expected this from James
:11:52. > :11:57.Hillier. He is a quality rider, but he doesn't have the track time at
:11:57. > :12:02.North West 200 that these guys have. It could be the weather being a
:12:02. > :12:08.factor. But he only finished fourth on Thursday and he is determined to
:12:08. > :12:16.redress that. He won his Supertwin. He can concentrate on racing.
:12:16. > :12:21.Seeley. That was tight. That's cost him. He had to shut off, Alastair
:12:21. > :12:25.sealy. McGuinness is trying to catch up. Ryan Farquar has seen
:12:25. > :12:30.that all before and he is thinking, you're not doing that to me,
:12:30. > :12:40.sunshine. Rutter is continuing to extend his advantage and it is his
:12:40. > :12:40.
:12:40. > :12:46.race to lose. Oh Ryan Farquar, into York, that is almost motor cross.
:12:46. > :12:52.They haven't a clue that rutter is doing another, another of these
:12:52. > :13:02.rutter rides to fame. Who would have thought that Michael rutter
:13:02. > :13:10.
:13:10. > :13:19.it is looking that way. Here is nice and smooth and dialled end.
:13:19. > :13:25.Absolutely perfect. He thinks this is for the lead. They have been
:13:25. > :13:32.going at it hammer and tongs. The front goes up in their era. They
:13:32. > :13:38.have a way to go. If you have not brood on the brakes by the
:13:38. > :13:48.crossroads, you are in lots of trouble. Four here comes James
:13:48. > :13:53.
:13:53. > :13:59.Hillier as well. Alastair Seeley with the brakes. He is so perfect.
:13:59. > :14:09.He is very sharp on the brakes. James Hillier is going up there. He
:14:09. > :14:10.
:14:10. > :14:19.had to get out of it. That went all wrong for Ryan Farquar. Very close.
:14:19. > :14:28.He nearly went inside James Hillier, but he did not know he was there.
:14:28. > :14:38.This has given Alastair sealing all the room he needs. -- Alastair
:14:38. > :14:41.
:14:41. > :14:46.Seeley. He probably thinks this one is in the bag, or not. Sue Bird
:14:46. > :14:56.From James Hillier. He managed to slow it down in time without losing
:14:56. > :15:05.
:15:05. > :15:10.momentum. This is the view on top of James Hillier in second place.
:15:10. > :15:20.James Hillier and Ryan Farquar know they have to be in front of
:15:20. > :15:25.
:15:25. > :15:32.Alastair Seeley by the time they get to Metropole. James Hillier is
:15:32. > :15:42.going the long way round. The right hand approach is much bumpier.
:15:42. > :15:42.
:15:42. > :15:51.Alastair Seeley is very tidy. That was ever so tidy. People normally
:15:51. > :15:56.parked their cars in these little bays. This is looking like the best
:15:56. > :16:06.one. The view from up here is fantastic. It must look great from
:16:06. > :16:07.
:16:07. > :16:13.down on the ground. Here we go. Michael Rutter is on for a win.
:16:13. > :16:19.Alastair Seeley looks as though he will get yet another second place.
:16:19. > :16:26.Yet another winner at the North West 200. We spoke of Alastair
:16:26. > :16:30.Seeley winning every race and it has not happened. What a feeling
:16:30. > :16:35.for Michael Rutter to see thousands of people packed around this
:16:35. > :16:45.circuit, waving programmes and greeting him home. The man with the
:16:45. > :16:49.
:16:49. > :16:57.chequered flag waits for Alastair Seeley. Here comes Michael Rutter.
:16:57. > :17:02.It will be seven seconds, I think. Who would have thought to John
:17:03. > :17:12.McGuinness and Michael Rutter would win again. 13 again for Michael
:17:13. > :17:23.
:17:23. > :17:27.Rutter. The man who said it could not be done has just done it.
:17:27. > :17:30.Michael Rutter perhaps didn't believe it, but I am not sure that
:17:31. > :17:36.James Hillier believes he is in third place and in this kind of
:17:36. > :17:43.company. Your first victory here since 2008 and in very different
:17:43. > :17:49.circumstances. It was awful. I was catching people and hoping to be in
:17:49. > :17:55.the right place. I was very lucky. I got helped once or twice. I got
:17:55. > :18:01.my head down every lap. I felt like I was racing again. You are are the
:18:01. > :18:11.second most successful rider at the North West 200, joined with Joey
:18:11. > :18:21.
:18:21. > :18:29.confirmed that the red flag incident at the beginning had
:18:29. > :18:32.claimed the life of Mark Buckley. The Scottish rider was well-known
:18:33. > :18:42.and well-liked. He will be missed by the entire paddock as well as
:18:43. > :18:47.
:18:47. > :18:57.Joey Dunlop won 13 times round this circuit. Robert Dunlop is the
:18:57. > :19:00.
:19:00. > :19:05.record holder with 15 wins. William Dunlop has put on this display in
:19:05. > :19:13.Ballymoney. We managed to track down a replica of a unique piece of
:19:13. > :19:17.Joey Dunlop history. Joey Dunlop used many famous racing
:19:17. > :19:27.transporters through the years, but a replica of his most iconic than
:19:27. > :19:27.
:19:27. > :19:37.his back on the road. He was a hero of mine. Not Just for his racing,
:19:37. > :19:39.
:19:39. > :19:48.but also his charity work. I saw the van on film. The paddock was
:19:48. > :19:53.full of transit vans. I thought it would be great to recreate Joey
:19:53. > :20:03.Dunlop's than from the film. painting has been done by the
:20:03. > :20:09.
:20:09. > :20:15.original sign rider. It is nice just to get on with it. This was a
:20:15. > :20:25.surveillance van from the 1970s. There was a lot of radio listings -
:20:25. > :20:28.
:20:28. > :20:32.- listening equipment inside. William Dunlop is on the second
:20:32. > :20:38.role for the supersport race. Can he make it a double? He is hanged -
:20:38. > :20:48.- carrying an injury from an earlier crash. Getting his visor
:20:48. > :20:48.
:20:48. > :20:54.cleaned. How are you feeling? too bad. We will see what happens.
:20:54. > :21:01.The first one went so well for you. I don't know if I can sustain that
:21:01. > :21:05.piece, but I hope to get a half- decent result out of it. We know
:21:05. > :21:13.from the first supersport race that the bike was 100%, but what about
:21:13. > :21:23.the bike was 100%, but what about the rider? He had at Humboldt -- he
:21:23. > :21:47.
:21:47. > :21:52.did have a crash, but he seems in All the usual suspects we're
:21:52. > :21:59.expecting to do well are in the first wave. I don't think we will
:21:59. > :22:09.see Guy Martin again. They are off. William Dunlop has struggled to get
:22:09. > :22:10.
:22:10. > :22:20.off. Alastair Seeley Leeds. -- is in the lead. Followed by Gary
:22:20. > :22:25.
:22:25. > :22:35.Johnstone. William Pam Loch is eight places back. -- William
:22:35. > :22:45.Dunlop. Hopefully it the adrenalin will kick in soon. Someone got left
:22:45. > :22:47.
:22:47. > :22:57.behind in the second wave. Am Alastair Seeley and McGuinness are
:22:57. > :23:03.
:23:03. > :23:10.in front. We're not sure about William Dunlop's fitness. Will John
:23:10. > :23:20.McGuinness go through? He was on at the money when we saw them from the
:23:20. > :23:26.
:23:26. > :23:33.helicopter. Gary Johnson did not quite get it. Talk about grips
:23:33. > :23:43.bunching at the front. It is the first time we have seen this in the
:23:43. > :23:56.
:23:56. > :24:05.helicopter as they stretch their lead. Alastair Seeley will perhaps
:24:05. > :24:12.watch them go through. The look at Cameron Donald. Straight up the
:24:12. > :24:21.inside. On a straight line, that bike has the edge over the rest of
:24:21. > :24:30.the field. That was brave work from Cameron Donald. That was breaking
:24:30. > :24:34.as late as anyone has ever dared it to tiptoe through there. Look at
:24:34. > :24:44.the power of that machine again. William Dunlop did this in the
:24:44. > :24:49.
:24:49. > :24:59.first race. Now it is Cameron Donald's turn. Now they come to
:24:59. > :25:03.
:25:03. > :25:10.Metropole. William Dunlop was right on the tail of this group. William
:25:10. > :25:18.is now passing. Look at Alastair Seeley on the brakes! Absolutely
:25:18. > :25:25.fantastic. You could see he was determined 150 yards before that
:25:25. > :25:32.term. He is now in second place. Fantastic. William Dunlop did not
:25:33. > :25:42.get past Gary Johnson. He is not as poorly as we thought he might have
:25:43. > :25:51.
:25:51. > :25:56.been. William Dunlop has just gone past Gary Johnson. Blink and
:25:56. > :26:06.something happens. It is that kind of race. Can we keep this up for
:26:06. > :26:11.
:26:11. > :26:18.six laps? Dunlop is in fourth place behind at Bruce Anstey. We saw
:26:18. > :26:28.Alastair Seeley call from 14th to take second place. This could be
:26:28. > :26:28.
:26:28. > :26:38.even better. If Dunlop gets close to the front, it will send and the
:26:38. > :26:38.
:26:38. > :26:47.locals are wild. Alastair Seeley is still looking for that first win.
:26:47. > :26:55.This is the race for Alastair Seeley. Look at William Dunlop. He
:26:55. > :27:05.is caught right up on the back end of Bruce Anstey. Whether he can
:27:05. > :27:05.
:27:06. > :27:12.fight the pain... I think the adrenalin has kicked in. I think
:27:12. > :27:21.his foot came off there. recomposed ourselves and catch our
:27:21. > :27:31.breath once again. Cameron Donald leads and Alastair Seeley is in
:27:31. > :27:41.second. Dunlop is trying to take Bruce and say on the inside. You
:27:41. > :27:44.
:27:44. > :27:52.could see he was building up to that -- Bruce Anstey. Bruce Anstey
:27:52. > :27:58.is making a bid for second place now. I think Cameron Donald should
:27:59. > :28:08.pull out ahead of William Donald. - - William Dunlop. He wants some of
:28:09. > :28:11.
:28:11. > :28:21.the action. Was that only half a lap? I bet they don't keep these
:28:21. > :28:27.
:28:27. > :28:35.the sliders as they cross and get sucked into that gutter. You have
:28:35. > :28:40.got to stay with the bunch, if they're riding like this. William
:28:40. > :28:45.Dunlop leading, who would have bet on that before the race? Well he is
:28:45. > :28:50.trying to pull away. That is what he did in the first race. This
:28:50. > :28:54.could be good for William Dunlop. If he can break from the three
:28:54. > :28:59.behind him. It will be what we saw in the earlier race. The only thing
:28:59. > :29:05.that could beat him then is himself and whether he has the stamina to
:29:05. > :29:12.keep it up for six laps. He has had a tumble today. He had already had
:29:12. > :29:17.a hand injury. But he won't be feeling that now. It is all about
:29:17. > :29:22.adrenaline. Alastair Seeley doesn't watt to be involved. He wants to
:29:22. > :29:31.get on the gas and get up the front. William straight through chicane.
:29:31. > :29:35.Power on early. Cameron Donald, you can see the body language. We have
:29:35. > :29:45.seen some fairy tale Dunlop rides over the years. This could be added
:29:45. > :29:46.
:29:46. > :29:51.to the list. The Dunlops still have a grape on this race. Anstey will
:29:51. > :29:56.not tuck inside Cameron Donald and Seeley is into second and chasing
:29:56. > :30:03.William Dunlop as we saw earlier. He was catching them then. If that
:30:03. > :30:12.race hadn't stopped early and it was flagged, I'm sure Seeley
:30:12. > :30:22.thought he would win. That was Calum Laidlaw. Oh yes, straight on:
:30:22. > :30:22.
:30:22. > :30:30.He is all right. But I bet he feels a bit silly. He looks OK. Unhurt by
:30:30. > :30:34.that one. Dunlop leads from Seeley and then Donald. That is Bruce
:30:34. > :30:43.Anstey still behind in fourth. They haven't quite made the break.
:30:43. > :30:49.Behind there is a bit of tarmac, but not a lot. Yes going back to
:30:49. > :30:55.McGuinness. Cameron Donald and he has had his first win, Wilson Craig.
:30:55. > :31:01.He could be on for his second one. Seeley inside of Dunlop. He wasn't
:31:01. > :31:09.waiting for York this time. Not like last time. Seeley leads, short
:31:09. > :31:16.circuit racing. We have seen that from Seeley so many times. Down
:31:16. > :31:21.Primrose Hill into the York turn. Has Dunlop got the strength to get
:31:21. > :31:27.back Seeley? The back end is just moving around. He is still late on
:31:27. > :31:32.the brakes. Can he get the drive down hard. He knows if he leet lets
:31:32. > :31:37.Seeley go, there will be no tow and no race. We're back at the start of
:31:37. > :31:42.the second wave of bikes. I don't think we will see a winner off that
:31:42. > :31:47.second wave. Seeley from Dunlop. It is between these two. Battle for
:31:47. > :31:54.third has dropped back, Donald and Anstey are not going to win, unless
:31:54. > :32:00.something happens between these two, as Dunlop like a rocket flies past
:32:00. > :32:06.Alastair Seeley. Just nailed it. Seeley won't be too concerned. He
:32:06. > :32:11.can do it after Ballysally down to Mather's Cross and if he has got a
:32:11. > :32:21.plan, it is to make sure he is close enough to pass William Dunlop
:32:21. > :32:26.
:32:26. > :32:34.by the time they get to Metropole. They're working it now. I can't See
:32:34. > :32:39.believe we're saying this. Here is William Dunlop on for win No 2.
:32:39. > :32:46.bet that Alastair Seeley can't believe he is having to race that
:32:46. > :32:52.bike so hard. They lacked surprised by the strength of the red machines.
:32:52. > :32:57.-- looked surprised. And now Alastair Seeley is in the draft,
:32:57. > :33:01.where is he going to launch his attack? Because he is going the
:33:01. > :33:07.launch one. Shouldn't be a problem here. They will go up the inside.
:33:08. > :33:13.Seeley, yeah that is fine from Seeley. Whoever that was went
:33:13. > :33:18.straight in. Here come the quick boys. They have got the Magherabuoy
:33:18. > :33:24.chicane. Seeley won't be concerned about it yet. There is the battle
:33:24. > :33:29.for third. That is Anstey behind Donald as they scream down to
:33:29. > :33:35.Magherabuoy. Tight on the wire. Last lap, a lot to work for. But
:33:35. > :33:41.the slip stream isn't working there. So William Dunlop with Seeley
:33:41. > :33:46.behind him. Back markers behind them. And getting in the way of
:33:47. > :33:54.Dunlop. I'm sure they touched there. We could do with that back marker
:33:54. > :34:02.not moving left or right. Good boy skphram Breathe in! Dunlop has to
:34:02. > :34:08.stay ahead of Seeley into Metropole. He will get the fright of his life.
:34:08. > :34:13.That is good for Dunlop. And Seeley shaping up for pass. He is using
:34:13. > :34:18.the back marker. He goes through on the inside. Dup lon is forced wide.
:34:18. > :34:25.That is it from Dunlop. He has one more perhaps chance to get in. But
:34:25. > :34:30.I don't think he is close enough. Seeley has gone for it. William
:34:30. > :34:34.Dunlop right off his stroke. That has done and dusted it. But Cameron
:34:34. > :34:39.Donald's getting a taste of the same from Anstey. First and third
:34:39. > :34:47.has become second and fourth as we look down at Seeley from done lon.
:34:48. > :34:54.I don't think done lon will be too happy. -- Dunlop. It has worked for
:34:55. > :35:02.sealy. Here comes win No 2 at the North West 200. He is on his way to
:35:02. > :35:07.a checkered flag. He has to stay up. It is Seeley's race. Dunlop will be
:35:08. > :35:15.second. Seeley then takes the flag for the first time today. It has
:35:15. > :35:21.taken him three races. Cameron and Donald and Anstey still battling
:35:21. > :35:25.for third. Cameron Donald's down, Bruce is through. I tell you what,
:35:25. > :35:35.Alastair Seeley nearly crossed himself up through that last
:35:35. > :35:36.
:35:36. > :35:40.chicane. Was that close and you can see the gap. Look at that, in the
:35:40. > :35:46.winners' enclousure. He put his hand out to congratulate William
:35:46. > :35:53.Dunlop and he refused. He is still not happy with that result. It may
:35:53. > :35:59.have been that move at Church corner. It was in the church.
:35:59. > :36:04.William turned in and I Dutched his handlebar. We didn't go down. So it
:36:04. > :36:10.is not too bad. -- touched his handlebar. That is why he wouldn't
:36:10. > :36:18.shake wrour hand. He is annoyed about something. He should be used
:36:18. > :36:22.that kind of stuff. Fair dos. It's racing. I don't mind hard riding,
:36:22. > :36:27.but dirty riding. He was riding better than me, but there is no
:36:27. > :36:37.need for that. He nearly put me into the wall. The front was
:36:37. > :36:42.
:36:42. > :36:52.rolling all the time. I'm just happy to get finished. One man
:36:52. > :37:06.
:37:06. > :37:16.making his return is Englishman Ian Hutchinson. But he is now back on a
:37:16. > :37:33.
:37:33. > :37:43.bike. I'm still trying to get over the injury. Things have move on
:37:43. > :38:04.
:38:04. > :38:10.since the metalwork has got taken out. Eight wins at the TT and five
:38:10. > :38:13.at the Ulster Grand Prix and a couple at the north-west. Is there
:38:13. > :38:21.some unfinished business? Yes it is a strange place. The amount of
:38:21. > :38:27.times you can be leading and then lose it in 2010 I led the 600 race
:38:27. > :38:31.until the last chicane and then finished second. Look at that,
:38:31. > :38:36.outside Alastair Seeley. And gets him on the brakes and does him as
:38:36. > :38:41.well. Anything can happen. There is nothing you can prepare yourself
:38:41. > :38:46.for, because of the slip stream situation. Come Saturday we will be
:38:46. > :38:51.there or thereabouts. Hutchinson is on the second row of
:38:51. > :38:57.the grid for the North West 200. But it is Alastair Seeley in pole
:38:57. > :39:07.and he is making sure he is ready. What are you putting him through?
:39:07. > :39:10.
:39:10. > :39:17.We're giving him a wee loosener. Irt -- it gets him fresh again.
:39:17. > :39:23.have seen how important it is for Alastair Seeley to turn those
:39:23. > :39:32.second places into the stop steps on the podium. Now here is the big
:39:32. > :39:39.race of the day. A couple of absentees from the front two rows,
:39:39. > :39:47.one being Guy Martin and the other is William Dunlop. Gary Johnson and
:39:47. > :39:54.Ryan Farquar on row four. And then James Hillier on row five. It is
:39:54. > :39:59.game on. It is the big one. And not only the last race of the day.
:39:59. > :40:08.is the one everyone wants to win and put their name on it. They get
:40:08. > :40:15.six laps to do that. Alastair Seeley alongside John McGuinness.
:40:15. > :40:21.But look at Hutchinson go. McGuinness will take them down
:40:21. > :40:26.Primrose Hill. They go down to York for the first time. We're on board
:40:26. > :40:35.with James Hillier. Another good start for James Hillier and for
:40:35. > :40:44.Michael Rutter. Up into fourth. Ryan Farquar in fifth. Where has he
:40:44. > :40:50.come from? On board with Martin Jessop. Farquar came from row five
:40:50. > :40:59.as the second waver get under way. Andrews will be second into
:40:59. > :41:05.Primrose Hill. We get a face full of James Hillier and a face full of
:41:05. > :41:14.No 10. Cummins almost ran into the back of us there. Paul Owen had
:41:14. > :41:21.some bad luck earlier on. Fingers crossed for him in this race.
:41:21. > :41:29.Hutchinson, Rutter, far quar and Michael Dunlop appears from behind
:41:29. > :41:38.Ian Hutchinson. It is going to be another scorcher. That is Connor
:41:38. > :41:48.Cummins. And Martin Jessop recorded 208mph and it wasn't just once. He
:41:48. > :41:48.
:41:48. > :41:55.did it twice. This is the Ducati and that is 200mph. 201, wow!
:41:55. > :42:05.that is how fast it is. John McGuinness. Another great start. It
:42:05. > :42:05.
:42:05. > :42:10.is that 34 of Alastair Seeley out in front. And Bruce Anstey is on
:42:10. > :42:20.the Padgetts Honda. He got another good start and we're seeing a lot
:42:20. > :42:21.
:42:21. > :42:29.of the old brigade coming through. Ballysally looking back at the
:42:29. > :42:37.Padgetts Honda. He is on a big high now. He will be full of himself.
:42:37. > :42:43.Alastair Seeley tucked in with McGuinness behind him. That is an
:42:43. > :42:53.amazing shot. 200 horsepower at work. And set against the blue
:42:53. > :43:04.
:43:05. > :43:14.skies that have surrounded the area road racing. Is Alastair Seeley
:43:15. > :43:15.
:43:15. > :43:25.making a break now? Look at the slipstream. Big shout out for
:43:25. > :43:27.
:43:27. > :43:37.Hutchinson. We have come to know and love Michael Dunlop. Three
:43:37. > :43:39.
:43:39. > :43:49.bikes are down. Gary Johnson has gone down. We will have to see who
:43:49. > :43:51.
:43:51. > :43:59.the others are later. Michael Rutter as well. There is some grass
:43:59. > :44:09.on the track. They are all walking away. Michael Dunlop did that very
:44:09. > :44:11.
:44:11. > :44:20.nicely. He has been very unlucky this weekend. Ryan Farquar at the
:44:20. > :44:26.back of this bunch. Can be Ian Hutchinson keep up over the
:44:26. > :44:35.duration of six laps around the triangle? Can and James Hillier
:44:35. > :44:45.pull off another astounding performance here? Straight up the
:44:45. > :44:47.
:44:48. > :44:52.inside and he did not stand a chance. Far too late on the brakes.
:44:52. > :45:00.That was very sudden and luckily it was at one of the slow parts of the
:45:00. > :45:10.circuit. Johnson was too hot in there. Poor Conor Cummins it didn't
:45:10. > :45:24.
:45:24. > :45:34.stand a chance. Fantastic by Hutchinson. No room for manoeuvre.
:45:34. > :45:40.
:45:40. > :45:44.Hutchins and it is being chased. -- Al Hutchinson is being chased.
:45:44. > :45:54.the full fitness is not there with Al Hutchinson, but his craft on the
:45:54. > :45:57.
:45:57. > :46:07.bike is looking like it did in the old days. I don't think he has the
:46:07. > :46:09.
:46:09. > :46:14.strength. Cameron Donald goes past him now. Not such a good start from
:46:14. > :46:23.Ryan Farquar. He went like that clappers in at the first race.
:46:23. > :46:33.Still some distance to go. Ryan Farquar might be feeling the pace
:46:33. > :46:34.
:46:34. > :46:40.of this week. So is our helicopter! Hutchins and might be struggling.
:46:40. > :46:50.Four or goes inside him. Bruce Anstey has overdone it. He looks to
:46:50. > :46:54.
:46:54. > :47:04.have a problem. Cameron Donald has gone off as well. It looks like
:47:04. > :47:04.
:47:04. > :47:12.Bruce Anstey is going to rejoin. Not a lot of urgency about him.
:47:12. > :47:17.Let's look down on Alastair Seeley. Could this be an hat-trick?
:47:17. > :47:24.could well be. He has John Mcguinness and Michael Rutter close
:47:24. > :47:34.behind him. It won't be easy. Alastair Seeley has used up on his
:47:34. > :47:39.
:47:39. > :47:47.side, but also his level of fitness. -- he has got age on his side.
:47:47. > :47:52.Conor Cummins just want to have known what that crash was all about.
:47:52. > :48:00.I don't think he had a choice. He had committed himself in the
:48:00. > :48:07.slipstream and was passed is taking part -- past his breaking point.
:48:07. > :48:17.is not really a passing place there. This week, everywhere is a passing
:48:17. > :48:18.
:48:18. > :48:23.place! Fantastic by Michael Rutter. McGuinness in front of him. Michael
:48:23. > :48:33.Rutter came 4th earlier and was delighted. What will he be thinking
:48:33. > :48:38.
:48:38. > :48:46.now in third? Hutchinson moving not quite so fluidly any more. He is
:48:46. > :48:55.not 100% fit. For a man who broke his leg three months ago, it is
:48:55. > :49:01.amazing. Simon Andrews is in fourth place. He nearly lost his leg in an
:49:01. > :49:07.awful accident. Simon Andrews is looking really good on that machine.
:49:07. > :49:15.He had just as bad a problem as Ian Hutchinson. As you say, looking
:49:15. > :49:25.strong and riding well. He had a pin removed from his leg a few days
:49:25. > :49:29.
:49:29. > :49:38.ago. McGuinness is getting closer. I think Michael Rutter is staying
:49:38. > :49:48.in touch with this pair. McGuinness seems to have upped the ante
:49:48. > :49:49.
:49:49. > :49:54.somewhat. Come on, John McGuinness. Five races in one day is at big ask,
:49:54. > :50:04.especially when you are the wrong side of 40. There is no wrong side
:50:04. > :50:09.
:50:09. > :50:19.of 40, but there is a wrong side of some high he's! -- some up Heidis -
:50:19. > :50:24.
:50:24. > :50:33.his momentum going and getting a better drive it from the chicane.
:50:33. > :50:40.You can see the gap getting smaller. It is the next chicane where you
:50:40. > :50:50.have to worry. That is where Alastair Seeley can use his young
:50:50. > :50:51.
:50:51. > :51:00.age and move that bike around. was put there to show people down
:51:00. > :51:07.and I am not sure that they are slowing down. That is how to ride a
:51:07. > :51:12.chicane! They will all take the same line and we will not see a
:51:12. > :51:18.change in position. I don't think we will see anyone gain or lose
:51:18. > :51:23.anything at Metropole. This is a lesson in experience you. The fact
:51:23. > :51:29.we have had such a disjointed practice may well have been part of
:51:29. > :51:35.the factor which has helped McGuinness and Rutter and the most
:51:35. > :51:43.experience -- the most experienced riders make the most of their trap
:51:43. > :51:49.time -- track time. Two it is still Simon Andrews in the second wave in
:51:49. > :51:59.fourth place. He was here last year, but he did not get to race. This is
:51:59. > :52:09.effectively his debut. You could see how for over James Hillier's
:52:09. > :52:11.
:52:11. > :52:20.back wheel was going over there. He has when it left over from Thursday
:52:20. > :52:28.night. This is on course for a hat- trick. Can you cross your fingers
:52:28. > :52:38.in gloves or horse-riding a bike? I don't think so. -- while riding a
:52:38. > :52:43.
:52:43. > :52:52.bike. His podium place might be under threat. What does McGuinness
:52:52. > :52:56.have to say? Here comes Simon Andrews, the man in fourth position.
:52:56. > :53:06.He was held up at the start of the final lap and that will not please
:53:06. > :53:07.
:53:07. > :53:15.him more help him get a podium finish. Four of place is still good.
:53:15. > :53:23.Simon Andrews is born at the tail end of the first wave. -- is on at
:53:23. > :53:32.the tail end. John McGuinness has some defensive riding to do. There
:53:32. > :53:41.is no defence against the slipstream. I don't think we will
:53:41. > :53:51.see a change in positions year. Rutter might try to get passed on
:53:51. > :53:55.
:53:55. > :54:02.the inside. Very late on the brakes. Michael Rutter in second place.
:54:02. > :54:09.John McGuinness will not be too disappointed with third place.
:54:09. > :54:14.McGuinness did not come here expecting to win a race. Look how
:54:14. > :54:20.far ahead they have broken away from everyone else. Bruce Anstey
:54:20. > :54:30.will have to wait another year for another victory. Michael Rutter has
:54:30. > :54:34.just added to his tally earlier on today. The first since 2008.
:54:34. > :54:41.Alastair Seeley on-course to make it a hat-trick at the North West
:54:41. > :54:46.200 this year. Michael Rutter and John McGuinness are beating each
:54:46. > :54:54.other up for second place. That leaves this man free to concentrate
:54:54. > :55:04.on doing what he needs to do. Alastair Seeley will feel that all
:55:04. > :55:10.the hype before the event was justified if he gets the hat-trick.
:55:10. > :55:20.Ryan Farquar is missing from that trio. He has been scrapping it out
:55:20. > :55:21.
:55:21. > :55:31.with Hutchins and this race. -- Al Hutchinson. He has nothing to worry
:55:31. > :55:39.
:55:39. > :55:48.about. Very neat and tidy. They are waving him on. Another local winner.
:55:49. > :55:58.Another win for Northern Ireland. There was all that talk about 5am
:55:59. > :55:59.
:55:59. > :56:04.one day. What a performance this has been. We spoke of William
:56:04. > :56:11.Dunlop being the best ride of the day, but I think Alastair Seeley
:56:11. > :56:19.has taken over as the man of the North West 200. He has, but the old
:56:19. > :56:26.boys have socked it to him as well. He will have to pick his way
:56:26. > :56:32.carefully through the back markers. He is so close to his third
:56:32. > :56:39.chequered flag. It has been a great day of racing. Alastair Seeley
:56:39. > :56:45.shows us how to ride as Superbike. Excellent work by Alastair Seeley.
:56:45. > :56:48.He looks very calm and comfortable about that. We're expecting a
:56:48. > :56:58.Michael Rutter to cross the line in second with John Mcguinness third.
:56:58. > :57:12.
:57:12. > :57:19.That is how we last saw them. The pace we had in the first race,
:57:19. > :57:26.we knew we could pull away from them. I was able to catch them and
:57:26. > :57:36.I just it every race and made sure I stayed in second without changing
:57:36. > :57:51.
:57:51. > :57:55.gear. I did my homework. Dreams A famous North West 200 hat-trick
:57:55. > :58:02.for Alastair Seeley. We have had seven races, five winners, doesn't
:58:02. > :58:06.get much better than that. What a superb week. The racing on Saturday
:58:06. > :58:13.was a great success. Alastair Seeley with three victories was