NW 200 practice live

[baldy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/norther ... efault.stm

[Zax]

cheers

[Coddy]

Even worked in Qatar.
Cheers Nicky.

[steve]

'twas a good session , cheers Nick

[baldy]

Could be quite close this year as McPint and Amour missing with endurance ,Cummings not fully fit ,Hutchy out with leg. Martin ,Dunlop or Seeley might be on top or even Rutter is looking not to bad

Looks like you will get the practice on Thursday and racing Saturday from the same link.There is also live coverage on the "Red Button" from 10:30 AM on Saturday

I unfortunately wont manage to watch it on the TV as i will be watching it live from the side of the road at the NW200
No TT this year for me as house building work to finish but will be back next year

Superstock practice times:
1. Cameron Donald 114.29
2. Alastair Seeley 114.25
3. Michael Dunlop 112.64
4. Gary Johnson 112.09
5. Bruce Anstey 111.22
6. Guy Martin 110.28
7. Ian Lougher 109.31
8. Ryan Farquhar 108.38
9. Lee Johnston 108.19
10. Luis Carreira 107.83

Supersport practice times:
1. Alastair Seeley 118.42
2. Michael Dunlop 118.40
3. Michael Rutter 116.74
4. William Dunlop 116.33
5. Ian Lougher 116.29
6. Adrian Archibald 116.14
7. Cameron Donald 116.12
8. Ryan Farquhar 116. 10
9. Guy Martin 115.73
10. Stefano Bonetti 115.48

1. Alastair Seeley 119.10
2. Michael Rutter 118.68
3. Martin Jessopp 116.95
4. Gary Johnson 116.44
5. Stephen Thompson 115.29
6. Guy Martin 115.21
7. William Dunlop 115.15
8. Michael Dunlop 115.04
9. Stuart Easton 114.61
10. Adrian Archibald 114.45

[IZINBARD]

Even worked in Qatar.
Cheers Nicky.

Bloody typical, it doesn't work in Danestone.

[Coddy]

Good luck to Les Shand.
Keep it local.

[baldy]

Good luck to Les Shand.
Keep it local.

Aye was a good interview with him trying to spik a posh Would be good to see him do well

[steve]

Good luck to Les Shand.
Keep it local.

Aye was a good interview with him trying to spik a posh Would be good to see him do well

It's great to see Les making a comeback , he was a regular in the top 20 at the TT in all classes ,

I hope you guys (lucky sods) have a great time at the NW200 , ride safe an remember your waterproofs , hopefully the forecast will be wrong for a change

[Coddy]

FFS. Finally Stuart Easton gets a bike, where he might finally live upto the promise in BSB, and he goes and breaks his leg at the NW200.

MSS Kawasaki riders Gary Mason and Stuart Easton have crashed out of this morning’s practice for the NW200.

Easton, currently sitting third in the British Superbike championship, is believed to have suffered a broken femur and a possible pelvic injury and has been taken to hospital for further observations.

Gary Mason is believed to have been given the all-clear.

NW200 Technical Director Mervyn Whyte said: “Stuart Easton and Gary Mason were involved in an incident at Station Road during the first practice session this morning.

"Stuart Easton has been taken to Causeway Hospital with a suspected fractured right leg and pelvis. Gary Mason was able to walk away. Further updates will be issued in due course.”

Further information as we get it from MCN’s reporter on the scene, Gary Pinchin.

[erin]

Good luck to Les Shand.
Keep it local.

Aye was a good interview with him trying to spik a posh Would be good to see him do well

It's great to see Les making a comeback , he was a regular in the top 20 at the TT in all classes ,

I hope you guys (lucky sods) have a great time at the NW200 , ride safe an remember your waterproofs , hopefully the forecast will be wrong for a change

Well Baldy, Boydie, Rick & Blueflame left this morning at half six & are currently on a ferry heading towards Ireland (whilst i am stuck at work with Auditors ) .. They did hit a wee bit of rain on the way down but nothing bad & nothing like their last 2 years. Most of their ride down has been blue sky. Fingers crossed it stays what way for them as there is nowt worse then knowing you are stuck with the rain for days on end .

as you said Steve Lucky Sods

[steve]

I've heard Stuart Easton was involved in a coming together with Gary Mason after Masons bike cut out , unfortunately Easton came off and apparently has a broken leg and hip ,

I've not heard much else about how practice is going tho

[erin]

Just had a call from Baldy & i believe Easton has a badly broken leg & pelvis wishing him a speedy recovery.

Other than that they are having a blast & said everything is going well, today they are chasing blue sky's At least it is dry for them over there (unlike here)

[sneezey]

Racing abandoned due to oil spill. Looks like a big spill, good (but difficult) call for the organisers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13486092

[Zax]

I feel a bit sorry for those who have travelled over for this race meeting as it has been abandoned.

I suppose that there is very little the organisers could have done to clear a big oil spill up if it was raining

[Dickie]

Was watching it on the BBC red button thingy. Bit of a carry on to be honest. It was already stop-start because of the rain, which is understandable, then there was the bomb hoax and to top it off Farquhar's ZX-10 shat itself and put oil over a good 2 miles of the circuit.

Bad enough from the comfort of my sofa, never mind standing out in the rain.

[Coddy]

You have to wonder why there is not a contingency to run on into the Sunday.

[steve]

You have to wonder why there is not a contingency to run on into the Sunday.

I was just sayin that to somebody last night , it's a shame for the folk who go to this event an the meeting gets abandoned

[Dave]

Having looked at the bbc iplayer, it is hard to imagine clearing miles and miles of an oil slick

Of course I feel for the spectators and competitors, but if you have miles of a ‘racing track’ coated in oil and it is raining..what can the organisers do

Better to be safe...the racers are risking their lives, and if you have ever ridden on a duel carriageway roundabout in the drizzle/wet, you will know how massively different the grip levels are compared to the dry

Road racers...I probably do more miles per year than them...but I am not worthy ...they are at such a different level...I applaud you ...be safe

[steve]

It was apparently announced today Stuart Easton has broken both femurs , broken his pelvis in 5 places , broken his coxis , ruptured his bowel , broken some fingers an has a deep cut in his arm ! ! !

MEGA ouch !

Get well soon young lad