Summary

  • NW200 - Tuesday practice 09:15 - 15:15 BST

  • BBC Coverage starts at 10:00 BST

Live Reporting

  1. Bye for now

    Thanks for joining us for live coverage of opening practice for the North West 200.

    We had a couple of heavy showers but the session was completed with Josh Brookes the fastest man of the day in his Superbike outing.

    We're back on Thursday morning for the second practice session - see you then.

  2. Dunlop does the business in Superstock session

    1 Michael Dunlop (Honda) 115.273mph

    2 Michael Rutter (BMW) 114.929

    3 Richard Cooper (Suzuki) 113.43

    4 Dominic Herbertson (Suzuki) 113.015

    5 Ian Hutchinson (BMW) 112.874

    6 James Hillier (Yamaha) 112.169

  3. Cooper fastest in Supertwins

    1 Richard Cooper (Kawasaki) 101.465mph

    2 Pierre Yves Bian (Paton) 101.086

    3 Jeremy McWilliams (Paton) 100.477

    4 Michael Rutter (Paton) 100.374

    5 Joe Loughlin (Paton) 98.419

    6 Christian Elkin (Kawasaki) 98.221

  4. Practice resumes

    The rain has cleared and the Supertwins are out on a damp circuit.

  5. Rain delay

    The wet stuff has put a halt to practice - let's hope it clears shortly and the session can resume.

  6. Brookes best in Superbike practice

    1 Josh Brookes (Ducati) 120.045mph

    2 Michael Dunlop (Suzuki) 119.967

    3 Davey Todd (Honda) 119.648

    4 Alastair Seeley (Yamaha) 119.640

    5 Glenn Irwin (Honda) 119.095

    6 James Hillier (Yamaha) 118.081

  7. Johnston tops Supersport times

    1) Lee Johnston (Yamaha) 114.132mph

    2) Michael Dunlop (Yamaha) 113.642mph

    3) Dean Harrison (Kawasaki) 113.330mph

    4) Davey Todd (Honda) 113.088mph

    5) Alastair Seeley (Yamaha) 112.923mph

    6) Adam McLean (Kawasaki) 112.898mph

  8. Dunlop aims to set pace in Supersport session

    Michael Dunlop out in the Supersport session

  9. Rain incoming ?

    Rain incoming ?BBC Sport

    Rain incoming ?

  10. McWilliams relishing NW200 return at 58

    "It's awesome to be back" - Jeremy McWilliams

  11. How you can watch the NW200

    BBC Sport coverageBBC Sport

    BBC Sport coverage

    BBC Sport coverageBBC Sport

    BBC Sport coverage

  12. Michael Dunlop secures last-minute Superbike ride with Hawk Racing

    Michael Dunlop has secured a last-minute deal to ride a Suzuki for Hawk Racing in the Superbike class at this week's North West 200 road races.

    Read more here

    Michael DunlopBBC Sport

    Michael Dunlop

  13. Let's go!

    The BBC Team on the North CoastBBC Sport

    The BBC Team on the North Coast

  14. Mixed conditions on Triangle

    NW200 course conditionsBBC Sport

    NW200 course conditions

  15. Leading contenders for the top honours as racing returns to 'The Triangle'

    For fans of international motorcycle road racing, that is most certainly the case as the North West 200 gets into gear over the Triangle circuit this week for the first time since 2019.

    Take a look at the contenders for podium places.

    Action from the start of a Supersport race at the last running of the North West 200 in 2019pacemaker

    Action from the start of a Supersport race at the last running of the North West 200 in 2019

  16. Class timetable

    NW200 Tuesday practiceBBC Sport

    NW200 Tuesday practice

  17. It's back!

    After three long years action from the North West 200 returns with Tuesday's practice session on the Triangle circuit.

    The weather is looking good so far and bikes are revving up in preparation for one of the biggest road-race meetings in the calendar.

    We start with the Newcomers class followed by the Supersport, Superbike, Supertwin and Superstock machines.

    Welcome to our coverage - you can watch it all unfold as riders vie to be the fastest over the famous 8.9-mile course.