We're back tonightpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
Tonight's races are scheduled to begin 6.00pm tonight (18:00 BST)
Summary
Pole positions: Michael Dunlop (Superbike & Superstock); Alastair Seeley (Supersport); Lee Johnston (Supertwin)
Three races tonight: Supersport, Supertwin & Superstock
Saturday's five races going ahead as planned
We're back tonightpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
POLE POSITIONpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
Michael Dunlop is on pole for the Superbikes, Michael Rutter is second fastest with Alastair Seeley third. The two Superbikes are on Saturday - but tonight expect some ultra-competitive action as the real racing gets underway in the Supersport, Supertwin and Superstock classes.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE!published at 14:30 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
Ballymoney's Michael Dunlop looks to have grabbed Superbike pole position with a brilliant 4.24 lap.
Superbikes updatepublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
Top five in the Superbikes so far - Seeley, Rutter, Anstey, W Dunlop, Easton
Good sportspublished at 13:25 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
The wee wizard Alastair Seeley takes pole position in the Supersport with a time of four minutes, 35.622 seconds - then come Michael Rutter and Lee Johnston.
Best of timespublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
Michael Rutter and William Dunlop are currently involved in a ding-dong for the best time in the Supersport - but they'll be keeping an eye out for the likes of Alastair Seeley and Lee Johnston
Back on coursepublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
The Supersport qualifying session resumes. There will be one race in this category tonight and another six-lapper opening Saturday's five-race programme.
RED FLAGpublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
The Supersport session has been stopped because a rider has come off her bike. Maria Costello from Northampton, in her 10th year at the North West, is fine and back on her feet.
Starting soonpublished at 12:27 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
The Supersport guys are out next. William Dunlop posted the best times for this class in Tuesday's first practice session.
Taking Stockpublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
Image source, Press EyeImage caption, Michael Dunlop secured pole position in the Superstock class at the North West 200
The top three lap times in Superstock qualifying: 1) Michael Dunlop; 2) Alastair Seeley; 3) Michael Rutter
Expert opinionpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
Phillip McCallen
11-times TT winnerThe Kawasaki ZX10, which Alastair Seeley is on, and the BMW, which Michael Dunlop is on, are the machines which will be battling for the Superstock honours.
Dunlop on firepublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
Michael Dunlop has put in a stunning lap on his MD Racing BMW in the Superstocks - could be a pole clincher ahead of Alastair Seeley.
Support for Rutterpublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
Gregg emails the BBC team: Great to hear that Michael Rutter is heading the lap time listing this morning. I have been following him ever since I returned to motorcycling at the tender age of 67. I am now 75! The old 'uns can still teach the whippersnappers something - now and again! Keep up the commentary guys.
Course workpublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
Tanya on Twitter: Essay due tomorrow for uni and I am sitting in library watching live coverage - priorities are definitely right :)
Canada callingpublished at 11:19 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
Truenorth Tweets from Northern Alberta - 4am!! Love the bikes. Thx for coverage.
Relatively speakingpublished at 11:11 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
Hector Neill, who has been coming to the North West for more than 40 years, is happy to have William Dunlop in his Northern Ireland-based Tyco Suzuki set-up.
"This wee guy reminds me so much of his uncle Joey. If you ask him as question he answers it, conversation over.
"He is not looking for the limelight or the glory. I am so pleased to have him on board."
1-2-3published at 11:06 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
Top three in Supertwins qualifying: 1) Lee Johnston, 2) Keith Amor, 3) Ivan Linton. Superstocks are up next.
Johnston setting the pacepublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
Northern Ireland's Lee Johnston is set for pole position, breaking the five-minute barrier on the Triangle circuit, and Scotsman Keith Amor also looking good for the front row in the Supertwins.
"Everybody is here to win and I am certainly pushing for that," says Johnston.
Live race timespublished at 10:26 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
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GO! GO! GO!published at 10:23 British Summer Time 15 May 2014
The Supertwins are out on their practice session and the weather outlook is good. Event director Mervyn Whyte says racing will go ahead as planned on Saturday and that the back-up option of moving to Friday will not happen.