north west 200

Gearlink Kawasaki's Glenn Irwin says he has nothing to fear as he looks ahead to his debut at the North West 200 in 2015

Bradford's Dean Harrison is having a superb week at the Isle of Man TT after two fourth place finishes in the Supersport class plus a runner-up result in the Superstock event

Bruce Anstey topped the Superbike times on the Padgett's Honda with a 127mph lap as practice for the Isle of Man TT commenced on Monday evening

Simon Andrews' father has paid a poignant tribute to his son, who sadly died following an accident at the North West 200

Josh Brookes becomes the fastest ever rider at the North West 200 with a stunning new lap record on his way to the runner-up spot in the feature Superbike event

Tyco Suzuki's William Dunlop comes out on top of battle with brother Michael to win the opening Superbike race at the North West 200

Northern Ireland rider Lee Johnston has qualified on pole position for the Supertwin races at the North West 200 on the East Coast Kawasaki

French competitor Franck Petricola in a 'serious but stable' condition in hospital following an accident during practice at the North West 200

Tyco Suzuki's William Dunlop claimed provisional pole in the Supersport class ahead of Michael Rutter as practice got under way at the North West 200 on Tuesday

'I feel brilliant and after a couple of years away from racing in the Superstock Championship I want to come back and give a good account of myself' - Conor Cummins

'While I will continue with the short circuit commitments, my focus and aim has always been to develop on the roads' - Phil Crowe

'This is a massive honour and I never thought I'd be following in the footsteps of my dad and Joey because of what they achieved in the sport' - Michael Dunlop

'It feels like I have been building up to here and now this is a massive chance for me' - Steve Mercer

'I like going fast and that is what the North West is all about. There is a lot of grinning inside the helmet' - James Hillier

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'We pride ourselves on the fact that we're doing a good job in BSB now but at the end of the day we started as a road race team and we've never left those roots' - Philip Neill

'There was talk from Guy and TAS about how they beat me in my backyard at the Ulster Grand Prix, so I just went over there and returned the favour' - Michael Dunlop

'When the Ulster Grand Prix didn't run in 2008 we lost a whole year's planning and it cost us ?600,000 to put the event on' - Noel Johnston

'We've done a massive amount of work around the course with three road sweepers out there to try and clear the water but there's so much surface water that it was impossible to keep it clear' - Mervyn Whyte

'I always keep fighting and I came back fighting today again' - Michael Dunlop

KMR Kawasaki rider Jeremy McWilliams holds onto pole position for Supertwin 650 races at North West 200

'I have never ridden a Ducati before but the Panigale seemed very strong for a Superstock machine' - Karl Harris