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The Brest-taking north coast provides the backdrop to one of

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Northern Ireland's biggest, fastest and most speck stack Lahr sporting

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds

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events. Welcome to this year's What was that? Oh he's off! We have

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had some thrilling action so far and we have got three more races

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for you coming upment starting with the Superstock class. Look who I

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have found? Not racing, but back for the first time in 19 years, the

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former champion, Carl Fogarty. How much are you enjoying this.

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loving it. To be back here with the sun out and watching great racing,

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it feels special. You probably wish you were out there. I have been out

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there. I'd love to be racing. I had some great times here. Eleven times

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North West 200 winner Phillip McCallen joins me. Who do you fancy

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in this race. Ryan Farquar will give them a good run. Because of

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the qualifying on Tuesday, we'd better not forget Michael Rutter.

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The lace was red flagged early on and the restart was over the full

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race distance. The grid as they qualified. They qualified in damp

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qualified. They qualified in damp conditions. So Phillip McCallen was

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talking about Michael Rutter. He starts with a clear road and the 30

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seconds he waits will be taken away at the end of the race. Two notable

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absentees, Guy Martin and William Dunn lop. That could open a door

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for Cameron Donald to come up into contention. Guy Martin is pitting.

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You can see the empty space and it is go at the North West 200.

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Farquar and Seeley dive to the side. McGuinness slips back. A good start

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for Farquar. We're on board with braus Anstey. He loves a good start.

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At the Ulster Grand Prix last year he started from the second wave and

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went on to win. We have got those guys to factor in. It is Ryan

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Farquar in front. Seeley is in second and Anstey in third.

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McGuinness is fourth. Here is that second wave of the grid with John

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Burrows on pole. Look back to Michael Rutter. James Hillier with

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Cameron Donald behind him. We're on board with Bruce Anstey. A great

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start. But look at the way Seeley is pulling away. It is full

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throttle. Farquar and then Seeley. Seeley won this race the other

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night. He scored the fastest lap. Will he wait for Anstey? Bruce

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looking to pull him back. Watch Seeley fly past. Farquar may be on

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the brakes. They are almost three aBrest. Seeley had a nose in front.

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Farquar is so late on the brakes. Seeley's tucked him up like a good

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one. Hillier is in fourth. And Farquar hard on the power.

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didn't like that much, did he? is the run in to Ballysally.

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round about for the first time. Seeley from Farquar and Anstey.

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They're so close together. Hillier, a good move from him. Seeley goes

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through, past Farquar. We're on board with Bruce Anstey who, may

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look to do the same. That front is shake, I'm sure he will be pushing

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back on the pedals, trying to get that thing steady, but it isn't

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working. That shows how bumpy the surface is. Just in the slip stream

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up to 200mph. Oh Hillier, where has he come from? He leads Farquar and

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Seeley and Anstey. Through under the railway. Up on to the Coast

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Road. James Hillier at the front. What about that? What a move that

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could have been from Hillier. He came from row... Oh somebody's gone.

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Anstey has gone straight on. He will have to wait his turn and he

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will rejoin. But that what -- but that has probably cost him the race.

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Anstey didn't finish the first one and now he has lost touch with this

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one. John McGuinness is on the tail end of this group. He was 15th on

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Thursday with tyre problems. He has had a better Saturday. Paul Owen.

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Yes he has a problem. Welshman's pulling it in and he

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will be following Anstey into the pit. We're looking down at Ryan

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Farquar, Seeley along side Hillier. They're into the Mather's Cross

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chicane and they have to slam on the anchor to get around in time.

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Look who is on McGuinness's tail, the distinctive helmet of McDonned

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a. How many times have we seen that over the years. Hillier around the

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outside as they go into Magherabuoy. You can can see the way Farquar was

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almost pulled back. McGuinness trying to get involved. James

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Hillier, where has he come from? has come right from row four. He

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started there on Thursday and finished sixth. Look at this at the

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Metropole. Farquar gets mugged. This is the battle for second, the

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guy who is leading is Rutter. Look at Farquar! He leaving it so late,

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trying to go around Hillier. Farquar had all the corner speed

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and the momentum. Maybe we may see Seeley hit back. Farquar was

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immense into Metropole. He was feathering the braking into the

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turn. That was the best I have seen into Metropole this week. It has

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all been good. We have had a fantastic week of racing here. And

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today in the sunshine of course we're seeing the best of the best.

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But James Hillier cannot get away from Ryan Farquar. He is taking

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Seeley with him. This is Seeley's chicane. This is Seeley's home town.

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He is throwing it up the inside. Rutter with the lead just under

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three seconds at the end of lap one. I think Anstey will call this a day.

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That thing doesn't look happy. But he is getting more miles in. Seeley

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from Farquar from Hillier. There is McGuinness getting attention from

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Donald. I wonder if they know they're racing Michael Rutter. He

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is just in the lead of the race. He is riding laps as fast as he can.

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He is not getting anyone behind him and no one pulling him back. These

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guys are mugging each other all of the time and it's costing them time

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and they will come up with something, maybe if Rutter gets

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slowed up with someone from the first wave. But Rutter's on his own.

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He said before the race that he thought he could get into the top

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half dozen, but he didn't think he could run at the front. You have to

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be with the guys to race them. That is proving to either have been a

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red herring or a surprise for him. There is Seeley getting a surprise

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as well. He should be used to those surprises. They skip into here and

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they apply all the pressure on the front. McGuinness can't shake off

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Cameron donned a. Anstey's still going. -- Cameron Donald. Here it

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is again. Hillier throwing himself up into the lead. Is he? Farquar's

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closing. They nearly touched. Hillier must be thinking what can I

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do. Oh they have. Must have been contact there. Get the power down

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and was that Farquar waving at James Hillier there? I think it

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might have been a gesture. I don't think he was going for a tear off.

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I think he was waving. Maybe he was trying to cool himself down! Look

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for Seeley up the inside. No Farquar's got Metropole. Or maybe

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he hasn't. Maybe Seeley is thinking, I'd better keep clear.

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Entertainment from these guys, but it is the battle for second place.

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Rutter leads it. Clear and free and very comfortable. But these three

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are locked in a Titanic struggle. That is all the entertainment the

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people have come to see. They're watching it on that big screen.

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They must be loving this. It is and I think a runaway express train is

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what we could call this. Here is Seeleys a big moment of the lap. I

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wonder what we will see. Who would have expected this from James

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Hillier. He is a quality rider, but he doesn't have the track time at

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North West 200 that these guys have. It could be the weather being a

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factor. But he only finished fourth on Thursday and he is determined to

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redress that. He won his Supertwin. He can concentrate on racing.

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Seeley. That was tight. That's cost him. He had to shut off, Alastair

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sealy. McGuinness is trying to catch up. Ryan Farquar has seen

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that all before and he is thinking, you're not doing that to me,

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sunshine. Rutter is continuing to extend his advantage and it is his

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race to lose. Oh Ryan Farquar, into York, that is almost motor cross.

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They haven't a clue that rutter is doing another, another of these

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rutter rides to fame. Who would have thought that Michael rutter

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it is looking that way. Here is nice and smooth and dialled end.

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Absolutely perfect. He thinks this is for the lead. They have been

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going at it hammer and tongs. The front goes up in their era. They

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have a way to go. If you have not brood on the brakes by the

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crossroads, you are in lots of trouble. Four here comes James

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Hillier as well. Alastair Seeley with the brakes. He is so perfect.

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He is very sharp on the brakes. James Hillier is going up there. He

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had to get out of it. That went all wrong for Ryan Farquar. Very close.

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He nearly went inside James Hillier, but he did not know he was there.

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This has given Alastair sealing all the room he needs. -- Alastair

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Seeley. He probably thinks this one is in the bag, or not. Sue Bird

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From James Hillier. He managed to slow it down in time without losing

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momentum. This is the view on top of James Hillier in second place.

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James Hillier and Ryan Farquar know they have to be in front of

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Alastair Seeley by the time they get to Metropole. James Hillier is

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going the long way round. The right hand approach is much bumpier.

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Alastair Seeley is very tidy. That was ever so tidy. People normally

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parked their cars in these little bays. This is looking like the best

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one. The view from up here is fantastic. It must look great from

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down on the ground. Here we go. Michael Rutter is on for a win.

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Alastair Seeley looks as though he will get yet another second place.

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Yet another winner at the North West 200. We spoke of Alastair

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Seeley winning every race and it has not happened. What a feeling

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for Michael Rutter to see thousands of people packed around this

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circuit, waving programmes and greeting him home. The man with the

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chequered flag waits for Alastair Seeley. Here comes Michael Rutter.

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It will be seven seconds, I think. Who would have thought to John

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McGuinness and Michael Rutter would win again. 13 again for Michael

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Rutter. The man who said it could not be done has just done it.

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Michael Rutter perhaps didn't believe it, but I am not sure that

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James Hillier believes he is in third place and in this kind of

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company. Your first victory here since 2008 and in very different

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circumstances. It was awful. I was catching people and hoping to be in

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the right place. I was very lucky. I got helped once or twice. I got

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my head down every lap. I felt like I was racing again. You are are the

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second most successful rider at the North West 200, joined with Joey

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confirmed that the red flag incident at the beginning had

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claimed the life of Mark Buckley. The Scottish rider was well-known

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and well-liked. He will be missed by the entire paddock as well as

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Joey Dunlop won 13 times round this circuit. Robert Dunlop is the

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record holder with 15 wins. William Dunlop has put on this display in

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Ballymoney. We managed to track down a replica of a unique piece of

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Joey Dunlop history. Joey Dunlop used many famous racing

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transporters through the years, but a replica of his most iconic than

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his back on the road. He was a hero of mine. Not Just for his racing,

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but also his charity work. I saw the van on film. The paddock was

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full of transit vans. I thought it would be great to recreate Joey

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Dunlop's than from the film. painting has been done by the

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original sign rider. It is nice just to get on with it. This was a

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surveillance van from the 1970s. There was a lot of radio listings -

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- listening equipment inside. William Dunlop is on the second

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role for the supersport race. Can he make it a double? He is hanged -

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- carrying an injury from an earlier crash. Getting his visor

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cleaned. How are you feeling? too bad. We will see what happens.

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The first one went so well for you. I don't know if I can sustain that

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piece, but I hope to get a half- decent result out of it. We know

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from the first supersport race that the bike was 100%, but what about

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the bike was 100%, but what about the rider? He had at Humboldt -- he

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did have a crash, but he seems in All the usual suspects we're

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expecting to do well are in the first wave. I don't think we will

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see Guy Martin again. They are off. William Dunlop has struggled to get

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off. Alastair Seeley Leeds. -- is in the lead. Followed by Gary

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Johnstone. William Pam Loch is eight places back. -- William

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Dunlop. Hopefully it the adrenalin will kick in soon. Someone got left

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behind in the second wave. Am Alastair Seeley and McGuinness are

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in front. We're not sure about William Dunlop's fitness. Will John

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McGuinness go through? He was on at the money when we saw them from the

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helicopter. Gary Johnson did not quite get it. Talk about grips

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bunching at the front. It is the first time we have seen this in the

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helicopter as they stretch their lead. Alastair Seeley will perhaps

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watch them go through. The look at Cameron Donald. Straight up the

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inside. On a straight line, that bike has the edge over the rest of

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the field. That was brave work from Cameron Donald. That was breaking

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as late as anyone has ever dared it to tiptoe through there. Look at

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the power of that machine again. William Dunlop did this in the

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first race. Now it is Cameron Donald's turn. Now they come to

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Metropole. William Dunlop was right on the tail of this group. William

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is now passing. Look at Alastair Seeley on the brakes! Absolutely

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fantastic. You could see he was determined 150 yards before that

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term. He is now in second place. Fantastic. William Dunlop did not

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get past Gary Johnson. He is not as poorly as we thought he might have

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been. William Dunlop has just gone past Gary Johnson. Blink and

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something happens. It is that kind of race. Can we keep this up for

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six laps? Dunlop is in fourth place behind at Bruce Anstey. We saw

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Alastair Seeley call from 14th to take second place. This could be

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even better. If Dunlop gets close to the front, it will send and the

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locals are wild. Alastair Seeley is still looking for that first win.

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This is the race for Alastair Seeley. Look at William Dunlop. He

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is caught right up on the back end of Bruce Anstey. Whether he can

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fight the pain... I think the adrenalin has kicked in. I think

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his foot came off there. recomposed ourselves and catch our

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breath once again. Cameron Donald leads and Alastair Seeley is in

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second. Dunlop is trying to take Bruce and say on the inside. You

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could see he was building up to that -- Bruce Anstey. Bruce Anstey

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is making a bid for second place now. I think Cameron Donald should

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pull out ahead of William Donald. - - William Dunlop. He wants some of

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the action. Was that only half a lap? I bet they don't keep these

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the sliders as they cross and get sucked into that gutter. You have

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got to stay with the bunch, if they're riding like this. William

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Dunlop leading, who would have bet on that before the race? Well he is

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trying to pull away. That is what he did in the first race. This

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could be good for William Dunlop. If he can break from the three

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behind him. It will be what we saw in the earlier race. The only thing

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that could beat him then is himself and whether he has the stamina to

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keep it up for six laps. He has had a tumble today. He had already had

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a hand injury. But he won't be feeling that now. It is all about

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adrenaline. Alastair Seeley doesn't watt to be involved. He wants to

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get on the gas and get up the front. William straight through chicane.

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Power on early. Cameron Donald, you can see the body language. We have

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seen some fairy tale Dunlop rides over the years. This could be added

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to the list. The Dunlops still have a grape on this race. Anstey will

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not tuck inside Cameron Donald and Seeley is into second and chasing

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William Dunlop as we saw earlier. He was catching them then. If that

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race hadn't stopped early and it was flagged, I'm sure Seeley

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thought he would win. That was Calum Laidlaw. Oh yes, straight on:

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He is all right. But I bet he feels a bit silly. He looks OK. Unhurt by

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that one. Dunlop leads from Seeley and then Donald. That is Bruce

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Anstey still behind in fourth. They haven't quite made the break.

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Behind there is a bit of tarmac, but not a lot. Yes going back to

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McGuinness. Cameron Donald and he has had his first win, Wilson Craig.

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He could be on for his second one. Seeley inside of Dunlop. He wasn't

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waiting for York this time. Not like last time. Seeley leads, short

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circuit racing. We have seen that from Seeley so many times. Down

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Primrose Hill into the York turn. Has Dunlop got the strength to get

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back Seeley? The back end is just moving around. He is still late on

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the brakes. Can he get the drive down hard. He knows if he leet lets

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Seeley go, there will be no tow and no race. We're back at the start of

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the second wave of bikes. I don't think we will see a winner off that

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second wave. Seeley from Dunlop. It is between these two. Battle for

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third has dropped back, Donald and Anstey are not going to win, unless

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something happens between these two, as Dunlop like a rocket flies past

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Alastair Seeley. Just nailed it. Seeley won't be too concerned. He

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can do it after Ballysally down to Mather's Cross and if he has got a

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plan, it is to make sure he is close enough to pass William Dunlop

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by the time they get to Metropole. They're working it now. I can't See

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believe we're saying this. Here is William Dunlop on for win No 2.

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bet that Alastair Seeley can't believe he is having to race that

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bike so hard. They lacked surprised by the strength of the red machines.

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-- looked surprised. And now Alastair Seeley is in the draft,

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where is he going to launch his attack? Because he is going the

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launch one. Shouldn't be a problem here. They will go up the inside.

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Seeley, yeah that is fine from Seeley. Whoever that was went

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straight in. Here come the quick boys. They have got the Magherabuoy

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chicane. Seeley won't be concerned about it yet. There is the battle

:33:18.:33:24.

for third. That is Anstey behind Donald as they scream down to

:33:24.:33:29.

Magherabuoy. Tight on the wire. Last lap, a lot to work for. But

:33:29.:33:35.

the slip stream isn't working there. So William Dunlop with Seeley

:33:35.:33:41.

behind him. Back markers behind them. And getting in the way of

:33:41.:33:46.

Dunlop. I'm sure they touched there. We could do with that back marker

:33:47.:33:54.

not moving left or right. Good boy skphram Breathe in! Dunlop has to

:33:54.:34:02.

stay ahead of Seeley into Metropole. He will get the fright of his life.

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That is good for Dunlop. And Seeley shaping up for pass. He is using

:34:08.:34:13.

the back marker. He goes through on the inside. Dup lon is forced wide.

:34:13.:34:18.

That is it from Dunlop. He has one more perhaps chance to get in. But

:34:18.:34:25.

I don't think he is close enough. Seeley has gone for it. William

:34:25.:34:30.

Dunlop right off his stroke. That has done and dusted it. But Cameron

:34:30.:34:34.

Donald's getting a taste of the same from Anstey. First and third

:34:34.:34:39.

has become second and fourth as we look down at Seeley from done lon.

:34:39.:34:47.

I don't think done lon will be too happy. -- Dunlop. It has worked for

:34:48.:34:54.

sealy. Here comes win No 2 at the North West 200. He is on his way to

:34:55.:35:02.

a checkered flag. He has to stay up. It is Seeley's race. Dunlop will be

:35:02.:35:07.

second. Seeley then takes the flag for the first time today. It has

:35:08.:35:15.

taken him three races. Cameron and Donald and Anstey still battling

:35:15.:35:21.

for third. Cameron Donald's down, Bruce is through. I tell you what,

:35:21.:35:25.

Alastair Seeley nearly crossed himself up through that last

:35:25.:35:35.
:35:35.:35:36.

chicane. Was that close and you can see the gap. Look at that, in the

:35:36.:35:40.

winners' enclousure. He put his hand out to congratulate William

:35:40.:35:46.

Dunlop and he refused. He is still not happy with that result. It may

:35:46.:35:53.

have been that move at Church corner. It was in the church.

:35:53.:35:59.

William turned in and I Dutched his handlebar. We didn't go down. So it

:35:59.:36:04.

is not too bad. -- touched his handlebar. That is why he wouldn't

:36:04.:36:10.

shake wrour hand. He is annoyed about something. He should be used

:36:10.:36:18.

that kind of stuff. Fair dos. It's racing. I don't mind hard riding,

:36:18.:36:22.

but dirty riding. He was riding better than me, but there is no

:36:22.:36:27.

need for that. He nearly put me into the wall. The front was

:36:27.:36:37.
:36:37.:36:42.

rolling all the time. I'm just happy to get finished. One man

:36:42.:36:52.
:36:52.:37:06.

making his return is Englishman Ian Hutchinson. But he is now back on a

:37:06.:37:16.
:37:16.:37:33.

bike. I'm still trying to get over the injury. Things have move on

:37:33.:37:43.
:37:43.:38:04.

since the metalwork has got taken out. Eight wins at the TT and five

:38:04.:38:10.

at the Ulster Grand Prix and a couple at the north-west. Is there

:38:10.:38:13.

some unfinished business? Yes it is a strange place. The amount of

:38:13.:38:21.

times you can be leading and then lose it in 2010 I led the 600 race

:38:21.:38:27.

until the last chicane and then finished second. Look at that,

:38:27.:38:31.

outside Alastair Seeley. And gets him on the brakes and does him as

:38:31.:38:36.

well. Anything can happen. There is nothing you can prepare yourself

:38:36.:38:41.

for, because of the slip stream situation. Come Saturday we will be

:38:41.:38:46.

there or thereabouts. Hutchinson is on the second row of

:38:46.:38:51.

the grid for the North West 200. But it is Alastair Seeley in pole

:38:51.:38:57.

and he is making sure he is ready. What are you putting him through?

:38:57.:39:07.
:39:07.:39:10.

We're giving him a wee loosener. Irt -- it gets him fresh again.

:39:10.:39:17.

have seen how important it is for Alastair Seeley to turn those

:39:17.:39:23.

second places into the stop steps on the podium. Now here is the big

:39:23.:39:32.

race of the day. A couple of absentees from the front two rows,

:39:32.:39:39.

one being Guy Martin and the other is William Dunlop. Gary Johnson and

:39:39.:39:47.

Ryan Farquar on row four. And then James Hillier on row five. It is

:39:47.:39:54.

game on. It is the big one. And not only the last race of the day.

:39:54.:39:59.

is the one everyone wants to win and put their name on it. They get

:39:59.:40:08.

six laps to do that. Alastair Seeley alongside John McGuinness.

:40:08.:40:15.

But look at Hutchinson go. McGuinness will take them down

:40:15.:40:21.

Primrose Hill. They go down to York for the first time. We're on board

:40:21.:40:26.

with James Hillier. Another good start for James Hillier and for

:40:26.:40:35.

Michael Rutter. Up into fourth. Ryan Farquar in fifth. Where has he

:40:35.:40:44.

come from? On board with Martin Jessop. Farquar came from row five

:40:44.:40:50.

as the second waver get under way. Andrews will be second into

:40:50.:40:59.

Primrose Hill. We get a face full of James Hillier and a face full of

:40:59.:41:05.

No 10. Cummins almost ran into the back of us there. Paul Owen had

:41:05.:41:14.

some bad luck earlier on. Fingers crossed for him in this race.

:41:14.:41:21.

Hutchinson, Rutter, far quar and Michael Dunlop appears from behind

:41:21.:41:29.

Ian Hutchinson. It is going to be another scorcher. That is Connor

:41:29.:41:38.

Cummins. And Martin Jessop recorded 208mph and it wasn't just once. He

:41:38.:41:48.
:41:48.:41:48.

did it twice. This is the Ducati and that is 200mph. 201, wow!

:41:48.:41:55.

that is how fast it is. John McGuinness. Another great start. It

:41:55.:42:05.
:42:05.:42:05.

is that 34 of Alastair Seeley out in front. And Bruce Anstey is on

:42:05.:42:10.

the Padgetts Honda. He got another good start and we're seeing a lot

:42:10.:42:20.
:42:20.:42:21.

of the old brigade coming through. Ballysally looking back at the

:42:21.:42:29.

Padgetts Honda. He is on a big high now. He will be full of himself.

:42:29.:42:37.

Alastair Seeley tucked in with McGuinness behind him. That is an

:42:37.:42:43.

amazing shot. 200 horsepower at work. And set against the blue

:42:43.:42:53.
:42:53.:43:04.

skies that have surrounded the area road racing. Is Alastair Seeley

:43:05.:43:14.
:43:15.:43:15.

making a break now? Look at the slipstream. Big shout out for

:43:15.:43:25.
:43:25.:43:27.

Hutchinson. We have come to know and love Michael Dunlop. Three

:43:27.:43:37.
:43:37.:43:39.

bikes are down. Gary Johnson has gone down. We will have to see who

:43:39.:43:49.
:43:49.:43:51.

the others are later. Michael Rutter as well. There is some grass

:43:51.:43:59.

on the track. They are all walking away. Michael Dunlop did that very

:43:59.:44:09.
:44:09.:44:11.

nicely. He has been very unlucky this weekend. Ryan Farquar at the

:44:11.:44:20.

back of this bunch. Can be Ian Hutchinson keep up over the

:44:20.:44:26.

duration of six laps around the triangle? Can and James Hillier

:44:26.:44:35.

pull off another astounding performance here? Straight up the

:44:35.:44:45.
:44:45.:44:47.

inside and he did not stand a chance. Far too late on the brakes.

:44:48.:44:52.

That was very sudden and luckily it was at one of the slow parts of the

:44:52.:45:00.

circuit. Johnson was too hot in there. Poor Conor Cummins it didn't

:45:00.:45:10.
:45:10.:45:24.

stand a chance. Fantastic by Hutchinson. No room for manoeuvre.

:45:24.:45:34.
:45:34.:45:40.

Hutchins and it is being chased. -- Al Hutchinson is being chased.

:45:40.:45:44.

the full fitness is not there with Al Hutchinson, but his craft on the

:45:44.:45:54.
:45:54.:45:57.

bike is looking like it did in the old days. I don't think he has the

:45:57.:46:07.
:46:07.:46:09.

strength. Cameron Donald goes past him now. Not such a good start from

:46:09.:46:14.

Ryan Farquar. He went like that clappers in at the first race.

:46:14.:46:23.

Still some distance to go. Ryan Farquar might be feeling the pace

:46:23.:46:33.
:46:33.:46:34.

of this week. So is our helicopter! Hutchins and might be struggling.

:46:34.:46:40.

Four or goes inside him. Bruce Anstey has overdone it. He looks to

:46:40.:46:50.
:46:50.:46:54.

have a problem. Cameron Donald has gone off as well. It looks like

:46:54.:47:04.
:47:04.:47:04.

Bruce Anstey is going to rejoin. Not a lot of urgency about him.

:47:04.:47:12.

Let's look down on Alastair Seeley. Could this be an hat-trick?

:47:12.:47:17.

could well be. He has John Mcguinness and Michael Rutter close

:47:17.:47:24.

behind him. It won't be easy. Alastair Seeley has used up on his

:47:24.:47:34.
:47:34.:47:39.

side, but also his level of fitness. -- he has got age on his side.

:47:39.:47:47.

Conor Cummins just want to have known what that crash was all about.

:47:47.:47:52.

I don't think he had a choice. He had committed himself in the

:47:52.:48:00.

slipstream and was passed is taking part -- past his breaking point.

:48:00.:48:07.

is not really a passing place there. This week, everywhere is a passing

:48:07.:48:17.
:48:17.:48:18.

place! Fantastic by Michael Rutter. McGuinness in front of him. Michael

:48:18.:48:23.

Rutter came 4th earlier and was delighted. What will he be thinking

:48:23.:48:33.
:48:33.:48:38.

now in third? Hutchinson moving not quite so fluidly any more. He is

:48:38.:48:46.

not 100% fit. For a man who broke his leg three months ago, it is

:48:46.:48:55.

amazing. Simon Andrews is in fourth place. He nearly lost his leg in an

:48:55.:49:01.

awful accident. Simon Andrews is looking really good on that machine.

:49:01.:49:07.

He had just as bad a problem as Ian Hutchinson. As you say, looking

:49:07.:49:15.

strong and riding well. He had a pin removed from his leg a few days

:49:15.:49:25.
:49:25.:49:29.

ago. McGuinness is getting closer. I think Michael Rutter is staying

:49:29.:49:38.

in touch with this pair. McGuinness seems to have upped the ante

:49:38.:49:48.
:49:48.:49:49.

somewhat. Come on, John McGuinness. Five races in one day is at big ask,

:49:49.:49:54.

especially when you are the wrong side of 40. There is no wrong side

:49:54.:50:04.
:50:04.:50:09.

of 40, but there is a wrong side of some high he's! -- some up Heidis -

:50:09.:50:19.
:50:19.:50:24.

his momentum going and getting a better drive it from the chicane.

:50:24.:50:33.

You can see the gap getting smaller. It is the next chicane where you

:50:33.:50:40.

have to worry. That is where Alastair Seeley can use his young

:50:40.:50:50.
:50:50.:50:51.

age and move that bike around. was put there to show people down

:50:51.:51:00.

and I am not sure that they are slowing down. That is how to ride a

:51:00.:51:07.

chicane! They will all take the same line and we will not see a

:51:07.:51:12.

change in position. I don't think we will see anyone gain or lose

:51:12.:51:18.

anything at Metropole. This is a lesson in experience you. The fact

:51:18.:51:23.

we have had such a disjointed practice may well have been part of

:51:23.:51:29.

the factor which has helped McGuinness and Rutter and the most

:51:29.:51:35.

experience -- the most experienced riders make the most of their trap

:51:35.:51:43.

time -- track time. Two it is still Simon Andrews in the second wave in

:51:43.:51:49.

fourth place. He was here last year, but he did not get to race. This is

:51:49.:51:59.

effectively his debut. You could see how for over James Hillier's

:51:59.:52:09.
:52:09.:52:11.

back wheel was going over there. He has when it left over from Thursday

:52:11.:52:20.

night. This is on course for a hat- trick. Can you cross your fingers

:52:20.:52:28.

in gloves or horse-riding a bike? I don't think so. -- while riding a

:52:28.:52:38.
:52:38.:52:43.

bike. His podium place might be under threat. What does McGuinness

:52:43.:52:52.

have to say? Here comes Simon Andrews, the man in fourth position.

:52:52.:52:56.

He was held up at the start of the final lap and that will not please

:52:56.:53:06.
:53:06.:53:07.

him more help him get a podium finish. Four of place is still good.

:53:07.:53:15.

Simon Andrews is born at the tail end of the first wave. -- is on at

:53:15.:53:23.

the tail end. John McGuinness has some defensive riding to do. There

:53:23.:53:32.

is no defence against the slipstream. I don't think we will

:53:32.:53:41.

see a change in positions year. Rutter might try to get passed on

:53:41.:53:51.
:53:51.:53:55.

the inside. Very late on the brakes. Michael Rutter in second place.

:53:55.:54:02.

John McGuinness will not be too disappointed with third place.

:54:02.:54:09.

McGuinness did not come here expecting to win a race. Look how

:54:09.:54:14.

far ahead they have broken away from everyone else. Bruce Anstey

:54:14.:54:20.

will have to wait another year for another victory. Michael Rutter has

:54:20.:54:30.

just added to his tally earlier on today. The first since 2008.

:54:30.:54:34.

Alastair Seeley on-course to make it a hat-trick at the North West

:54:34.:54:41.

200 this year. Michael Rutter and John McGuinness are beating each

:54:41.:54:46.

other up for second place. That leaves this man free to concentrate

:54:46.:54:54.

on doing what he needs to do. Alastair Seeley will feel that all

:54:54.:55:04.

the hype before the event was justified if he gets the hat-trick.

:55:04.:55:10.

Ryan Farquar is missing from that trio. He has been scrapping it out

:55:10.:55:20.
:55:20.:55:21.

with Hutchins and this race. -- Al Hutchinson. He has nothing to worry

:55:21.:55:31.
:55:31.:55:39.

about. Very neat and tidy. They are waving him on. Another local winner.

:55:39.:55:48.

Another win for Northern Ireland. There was all that talk about 5am

:55:49.:55:58.
:55:59.:55:59.

one day. What a performance this has been. We spoke of William

:55:59.:56:04.

Dunlop being the best ride of the day, but I think Alastair Seeley

:56:04.:56:11.

has taken over as the man of the North West 200. He has, but the old

:56:11.:56:19.

boys have socked it to him as well. He will have to pick his way

:56:19.:56:26.

carefully through the back markers. He is so close to his third

:56:26.:56:32.

chequered flag. It has been a great day of racing. Alastair Seeley

:56:32.:56:39.

shows us how to ride as Superbike. Excellent work by Alastair Seeley.

:56:39.:56:45.

He looks very calm and comfortable about that. We're expecting a

:56:45.:56:48.

Michael Rutter to cross the line in second with John Mcguinness third.

:56:48.:56:58.
:56:58.:57:12.

That is how we last saw them. The pace we had in the first race,

:57:12.:57:19.

we knew we could pull away from them. I was able to catch them and

:57:19.:57:26.

I just it every race and made sure I stayed in second without changing

:57:26.:57:36.
:57:36.:57:51.

gear. I did my homework. Dreams A famous North West 200 hat-trick

:57:51.:57:55.

for Alastair Seeley. We have had seven races, five winners, doesn't

:57:55.:58:02.

get much better than that. What a superb week. The racing on Saturday

:58:02.:58:06.

was a great success. Alastair Seeley with three victories was

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