Summary

  • Glenn Irwin clinches Superbikes

  • Davey Todd wins Supersport race

  • Jeremy McWilliams, 55, Supertwin winner

  • James Hillier victory in Superstock

  • Last Superbike race cancelled

Live Reporting

Michael Morrow

  1. Third time lucky?

    One warm-up lap followed by a full six lap race.

    The Supersports are back on the grid.

  2. Seeley's engine goes

    The engine went bang in a big way" - Seeley

  3. Staying put

    Fair play to the crowd who have not given up hope of seeing some racing this afternoon.

    There are ponchos, puffa jackets and more umbrellas than a Mary Poppins convention but good lord they are staying until they are told they absolutely have to leave.

    NW200Pacemaker

  4. Lopez unhurt in crash

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  5. Helicopter problems

    Before the unsuccessful second attempt of staging today's Supersport race there was a lengthy delay as a number of issues, some racing and some non-racing, slowed down proceedings.

    Race director Mervyn Whyte explains NW200 delays

  6. Seeley's view of things

    The engine on my bike just went bang so I knew something was not right. I coasted into university, knowing the motor had gone. There was a trail of oil up the road and I was concerned for the second wave riders. I was glad to see them get through and then the red flag went out.

    Alastair Seeley, Record 24-times North West winner

  7. Double whammy

    Potentially oil on the track at University and Black Hill, where there was a spill earlier today.

    Race director Mervyn Whyte is on the track. A penny for his thoughts right now. Tough decisions to be made and a reminder that there is not unlimited time to play with, the roads can only remain closed until nine o'clock.

  8. Johnson concerned

    We were coming down to university and an engine blew up. We are coming in there at 160+ miles per hour and you have to err on the side of caution. You have to access the situation - if there is oil on the road I don't want to be the one to find it. Overall the tarmac is pretty good but there are bits like Mathers chicane where there is standing water. It's the spray and visibility too. This can be one of the best places to go motorbike racing - but not today.

    Gary Johnson, Triumph rider

  9. Our hands are tied - Hillier

    Regardless of the grip, visibility was pretty bad. This job is risky enough so if you have a gut feeling you've got to go with it. In the bigger picture we have got some big races coming up that i need to make count. It is so busy out there, you can actually see and feel that the atmosphere is good. We are so dependant on the weather but we have got our hands tied and will just stay on standby I guess.

    James Hillier, Led first Supersport race but chose not to start second race

  10. Oil on the track

    They are checking for oil at University, where Alastair Seeley's engine was in a lot of bother.

  11. RED FLAG

    The race has been stopped for the second time today.

  12. Seeley, Johnston and Johnson into the pits

    They are getting away in two groups.

    Seeley and Derek McGee go side by side and very nearly touch. There is something wrong with Seeley's bike and it appears to be smoking as well as lifting up a considerable amount of spray on the road.

    Seeley has stopped and is out of the race.

    Gary Johnson, coming just behind Seeley, is signalling that he is not comfortable in the current conditions. He is into the pits, as is Thursday's race winner Lee Johnston.

    So after the first lap Derek McGee leads from Davey Todd with Peter Hickman in third.

  13. Supersport starts

    We're going, the Supersport race is underway again.

  14. Harrison and Dunlop not racing

    Ok.

    They are having a sighting lap and then will decide if they are going to race or not. Conditions are still dreadful.

    Alastair Seeley is talking to racing director Mervyn Whyte after the lap. There is a lot of water on the track, says the 24 time North West winner.

    Big puddles at Ballysally and Mathers Cross chicane, he says.

    Dean Harrison and Michael Dunlop aren't racing in this one.

  15. Back to the bikes

    Andy Gray
    BBC Sport NI at the NW200

    Is that the sound of engines I hear?

    The badly-missed rumble is back and race control have confirmed one warm-up lap before a six-lap encounter.

    James Hillier impressed before the first red flag (which feels like a day ago now) but can he have the same impact when racing gets back underway?

  16. Take two

    Right folks, lets try that again shall we?

    Supersports will go again and it will be a sighting lap followed by the full six lap race.

  17. Racing to resume at 13:30

    Now is the time to start praying to the weather gods.

    We've been told that the racing is set to start again at half one.

  18. Recap

    In case you're just tuning in... you're in luck. You haven't missed any races yet.

    Not unless you count the Supersport race which was red flagged during the second lap after a rider came off at Black Hill.

    Thankfully he was unhurt but the bigger problem is the bad weather which is playing havoc with the course.

    Glenn Irwin and Alastair Seeley have both expressed their concerns about track conditions. Irwin said he would not be racing in the first Superbikes race - a decision the Carrickfergus man won't have taken lightly given that he has won the last three big bike races round the triangle course.

    That perhaps is the most telling indication of how bad conditions are.

    Seeley added that there was some kind of spillage at Black Hill which nearly dismounted James Hillier during the Supersport.

    All in all, not a good start to the day. Racing is currently delayed so it is now a case of wait and see.

    Weather

  19. Rain, rain go away

    Andy Gray
    BBC Sport NI at the NW200

    Unfortunately, this isn't looking promising. The delays are building up and the forecast doesn't seem to be on our side either.

    The Supersport bikes are back off the grid after the announcement of the latest delay, and the drizzle is still coming down.

    It's extremely disappointing after Thursday's racing, but you can't control the weather and rider safety has to be the top priority.

    It'll be a case of wait and see from here on in.

  20. Thursday racing highlights

    Ah Thursday. The halcyon days when it was dry and even warm.

    There was also some racing, and it was excellent.

    Make the most of the delay and watch the full highlights of all the action.