BBC NI,  as usual, showing all sessions live. Showery this morning. https://www.bbc.com/sport/northern-ireland/motorbikes

thanks M11 .. just plugged into it now

Watched it brilliant coverage from BBC role on Thursday racing as well

Here's the schedule (subject to terms & conditions i.e. weather! ) -

https://www.northwest200.org/practice-race-schedule/

Live on iplayer now, or in a minute anyway!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0...ssion-live
Getting a bit confused where to find the coverage, website...iplayer!!

is it on yet still saying starting in a min

So far so good!

Live timings are here -
  
https://speedhive.mylaps.com/LiveTiming/...2147483710

Great coverage from the BBC. Pity the weather wasn't better, nightmare for the organisers.
IMHO I think they should have shortened the other two races by a lap and then they could have given the super twins their race.
Just my opinion.
At least the weather should be good for Saturday.

I thought they had been given leeway to use others days if the weather was bad?

I was there in 2014 I think and the Thursday was wet but they did run the races sort of Friday was brilliant weather and Saturday was absolutely torrential rain and racing was totally cancelled .
It was the only visit I`ve made because of the weather being so unpredictable.

Practice & racing from Thursday available on .........
you guessed it.....iplayer!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p...nw200-live

Bad batch of Dunlops apparently, rather spoiled the last race.

https://www.northwest200.org/statement-f...lop-tyres/

yes, the pictures of the tyres are terrifying!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSujlKiWIAEW...name=large


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSujldmXoAAk...name=large

Bloody hell that`s bad didnt   realise how bad they were.

This is even scarier!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSxYrF3X0AAM...me=900x900

https://twitter.com/i/status/1525533348906639360

Where were they made?

Bloody hell MD was so lucky.

1 off them photos is a treaded tyre
the official statement was a problem in a batch of race slick tyres ?????????

Fantastic meeting. Great global coverage from the BBC, thanks Beeb.

Wish I could establish exactly what the bracket/frame modification is about. Nothing to be found anywhere that clarifies what Ryan has done. If, as he says, it's a bracket, it seems terribly unfair.

what i saw was great
ill catch up with full viewing at some point
rules are rules
if its something silly then i agree  but it could be  that its a lot lighter or  allows the chance to move something that makes the bike better  
im sure we will learn more

that tyre debacle is a shocking lethal disgrace, you would hope it's nothing to with a post-covid reduced manufacturing budget or testing schedule .... it's the first very high top speed race meeting and the tyres are delaminating ... honestly - how does that ever happen these days ??......i'd also be intrigued as to how they can test anywhere before the TT under conditions that match the extremes of the rear wheel not being in constant contact with the track surface and to properly and safely determine just what has gone wrong with the tyre carcass.

(15-05-2022, 04:08 PM)scaramanga Wrote: what i saw was great
ill catch up with full viewing at some point
rules are rules
if its something silly then i agree  but it could be  that its a lot lighter or  allows the chance to move something that makes the bike better  
im sure we will learn more

Ryan Farquhar claims that the alteration is nothing but a bracket, the organisers are saying it was a frame modification. Unfortunately, a claim by martimotoracing, Jean-Yves Bian's team, is suggesting the bike was found to be 700cc. This claim needs putting to bed by the organisers before it gains traction. Below is a supposed statement posted by Ryan on a site to which I don't have access so I am unable to verify its authenticity.